17:40 Ascot

Friday 14 July 2017

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

CMS Real Deal Apprentice Handicap (Str)

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 42.45s

1^st

(5)

Fire Tree

49-3

5/2f

T: C FellowesJ: Paddy Bradley (5)

Tracked leader in centre group, merged to join stands side group 4f out, ridden and edged slightly left over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, led towards finish op 3/1 tchd 9/4

2^nd

(9)

Brilliant Vanguard

49-2

10/1

T: K A RyanJ: Seamus Cronin (7)

Tracked leader in stands side group, led over 2f out, soon edged right, driven over 1f out, headed towards finish op 8/1

3^rd

(6)

Balmoral Castle

89-10

12/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin (7)

Held up in stands side group, switched right and headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, unable to challenge

4^th

1 ½

(7)

Zlatan

49-5

13/2

T: E De GilesJ: David Egan (3)

Took keen hold, tracked leaders in stands side group, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong op 6/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

1 ¾

(8)

Tomahawk Kid

49-8

12/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: George Wood

Tracked leaders in stands side group, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong tchd 16/1

6^th

(3)

In The Red

49-8

14/1

T: Martin SmithJ: Milly Naseb (5)

Edged right start, tracked leader in centre group, merged to join stands side group 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no impression final furlong op 12/1

7^th

1 ½

(4)

Golden Wedding

59-10

5/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Edward Greatrex

Led centre group, merged to join stands side group 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, no extra final furlong op 13/2

8^th

2 ¾

(2)

Archie

59-8

16/1

T: Tom CloverJ: Cameron Noble (5)

Slowly away, switched to race behind in stands side group, switched right over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression op 12/1

9^th

(10)

Mamillius

49-11

4/1

T: George BakerJ: H Crouch

Led stands side group, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 7/2

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Non-Runners

(1)

Kingston Kurrajong¹⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: M J Attwater J: George Buckell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.20, £3.20, £3.80EX:£29.80Trifecta:£511.20Tricast:£255.66SF:£28.83Swingers:£6.10, £8.50, £21.10

Forecasts

Fire Tree (5/2), Mamillius (4/1), Golden Wedding (5/1), Zlatan (13/2), Brilliant Vanguard (10/1), Balmoral Castle (12/1), Tomahawk Kid (12/1), In The Red (14/1), Kingston Kurrajong (14/1), Archie (16/1)

Those who looked potentially well treated such as Archie, Kingston Kurrajong and Balmoral Castle have something to prove at present. Fire Tree showed signs of progress last time and Zlatan has one of the apprentice finds of the season on board. MAMILLIUS defied a big weight to score at Leicester last time and he has scope to continue improving. His relaxed front-running style last time indicated he had more in hand than the margin suggested and he was always pulling out a bit extra when needed.