16:25 Ascot

Friday 8 September 2017

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Victoria Racing Club Handicap

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 2m 41.86s

1^st

(4)

Great Hall

79-12

9/1

T: M QuinnJ: Fran Berry

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched inside to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, led narrowly when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well tchd 8/1

2^nd

(5)

Alqamar

38-10

10/11f

T: C ApplebyJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on tchd 5/6

3^rd

2 ¼

(8)

Roar

38-4

9/1

T: B EllisonJ: Joey Haynes

Pressed leader, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

(6)

Gawdawpalin

49-8

9/2

T: S KirkJ: M Dwyer

Held up towards rear, driven 3f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th final furlong tchd 5/1

5^th

1 ¾

(7)

Star Of The East

38-7

5/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: David Probert

Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon lost place, no extra final furlong op 6/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

(1)

Poyle Thomas

89-5

50/1

T: M MadgwickJ: P C O'Donnell (5)

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 2f out op 33/1

7^th

(3)

Mutadaffeq

49-7

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Niblawi¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: N P Mulholland J: S De Sousa

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.30Pl:£3.30, £1.10EX:£20.80Trifecta:£201.40Tricast:£77.97SF:£17.33Swingers:£1.60, £11.70, £3.30

Forecasts

Alqamar (10/11), Gawdawpalin (9/2), Niblawi (9/2), Star Of The East (5/1), Great Hall (9/1), Roar (9/1), Mutadaffeq (25/1), Poyle Thomas (50/1)

Great Hall, Gawdawpalin and Niblawi clashed here in a tactical race on Shergar Cup day when the former got first run on his rivals. On these terms and in what ought to be a more truly run affair, a different outcome has to be considered a real possibility. ALQAMAR showed some decent form last year and accordingly made short work of his rivals on his handicap debut. A fair run in the Queen's Vase leaves him on a viable mark and the rider's record for the stable suggests he is worth following.

Alqamar
Niblawi
Gawdawpalin

Previous Winners

2016

William Hunter

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 4

J: William Twiston-Davies | T: A King

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £9,704.002nd: £2,888.003rd: £1,443.004th: £722.005th: £699.006th: £351.00