14:47 Ascot

Friday 4 October 2024

All14:1214:4715:2215:5716:3017:05

Colliers Handicap

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 3m 42.47s

(2)

True Legend⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 92

7/2

Useful staying handicapper who has largely run well with defeat this year, including third over C&D in July. Not beaten far when ninth at Glorious Goodwood last time and big player back in slightly calmer waters.

Form: 5-22539

(1)

Officer Of State²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 87

33/1

Useful 15f winner on the Flat in France for Andre Fabre. Failed to make an impact in 3 hurdle outings for current yard last winter and off for 7 months ahead of this return to the Flat. Would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 2/30631-

(4)

Wonderful Eagle^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: T P Queally| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 86| D

4/1

Prolific since joining this yard, including a 2m Goodwood win in August. Followed that with a Newton Abbot hurdle success a fortnight ago and respected in his bid for a cross-code hat-trick.

Form: 161/161

(3)

Wind Your Neck In³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: P D Evans| OR: 83

10/1

Best effort this year when neck second at Chester (2m, heavy) in June. Respectable fourth on a much quicker surface there last time and considered with ground conditions likely to be more in his favour this time.

Form: 31-9284

(6)

Hutchence^v²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 89

5/2

Has reacted well to headgear, winning twice over 1½m in blinkers before a good third in a warm 3-y-o handicap at Haydock (1¾m) in a visor last time. Shapes as if this step up to 2m will be in his favour. Leading claims.

Form: 563113

(5)

Maxident⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Raphael Freire| OR: 80| BF

5/2

Heavy-ground novice winner in spring 2023 and placed in staying handicaps on soft/heavy this spring. A little below his best when beaten 10 lengths into second at Ripon last Saturday but still has to enter the reckoning if ground conditions remain testing.

Form: 7-236P2

(7)

Monsieur Lambrays^p¹⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 68| D

80/1

Temperamental sort. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, last of 6 in handicap at Ffos Las (2m, good to soft) on reappearance in June. Off again since. Plenty to prove from 3 lb out of the weights.

Form: 0/2746-6

Forecasts

Hutchence (5/2), Maxident (5/2), True Legend (7/2), Wonderful Eagle (4/1), Wind Your Neck In (10/1), Officer Of State (33/1), Monsieur Lambrays (80/1)

Sole 3-y-o HUTCHENCE tends to come off the bridle early but it's hard to knock his record since headgear has gone on and he shapes as if this step up to 2m will suit. Wind Your Neck In saves his best efforts for the mud and is second choice ahead of True Legend.