14:00 Ascot

Saturday 21 October 2017

All13:2514:0014:4015:1515:5016:30

Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 1m 16.78s

1^st

(3)

Librisa Breeze

59-2

10/1

T: D K IvoryJ: R Winston

Held up towards rear, headway travelling well when not clearest of runs and squeezed through over 1f out, led and hung right inside final furlong, ran on well op 11/1 tchd 12/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(5)

Tasleet

49-2

10/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Jim Crowley

Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and every chance until winner quickened on inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 12/1

3^rd

(12)

Caravaggio

39-1

9/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders and pushed along over 2f out, slightly unbalanced soon after, kept on towards finish, went 3rd last strides, never going pace to challenge op 4/1

4^th

(9)

Harry Angel

39-1

5/4f

T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby

Went to post early, held up tracking leaders, smooth headway between horses into 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and held when slightly checked soon after, no extra in 4th final strides tchd 11/8

5^th

1 ¼

(7)

The Tin Man

59-2

9/1

T: J R FanshaweJ: T P Queally

Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on near side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders tchd 8/1

6^th

(2)

Brando

59-2

20/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Held up in last pair, headway when not clear run and squeezed through over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong op 25/1 tchd 28/1

7^th

(4)

Washington Dc

49-2

50/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Held up towards rear, trying to make headway when hampered over 1f out, no chance after op 66/1

8^th

(11)

Donjuan Triumphant

49-2

20/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Disputed lead until went on halfway, headed 2f out lost 2nd soon after, weakened over 1f out

9^th

(1)

Quiet Reflection

48-13

6/1

T: K R BurkeJ: M Harley

Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 13/2 tchd 11/2

10^th

(6)

Danzeno

69-2

33/1

T: M ApplebyJ: L Dettori

Slowly away, always behind op 50/1

11^th

(8)

Alphabet

38-12

66/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakening when hampered over 1f out tchd 100/1

12^th

1 ¼

(13)

Intelligence Cross

39-1

100/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Disputed lead until halfway, chased leaders, weakened 2f out op 66/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Tupi²⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: R Hannon J: S M Levey

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.90Pl:£3.00, £3.00, £1.60EX:£101.00Trifecta:£493.30Tricast:£528.67SF:£100.88Swingers:£12.90, £6.90, £7.00

Forecasts

Harry Angel (5/4), Caravaggio (9/2), Quiet Reflection (6/1), The Tin Man (9/1), Librisa Breeze (10/1), Tasleet (10/1), Brando (20/1), Donjuan Triumphant (20/1), Danzeno (33/1), Washington Dc (50/1), Alphabet (66/1), Tupi (66/1), Intelligence Cross (100/1)

Caravaggio is seemingly the pick of the Ballydoyle quartet and the three-year-old gives Aidan O'Brien a solid chance in the trainer's ongoing bid to surpass Bobby Frankel's Group 1 record, but preference is for the progressive HARRY ANGEL. Clive Cox's charge was mightily impressive in heavy ground at Haydock last time and a reproduction of that effort will see him very hard to beat here. Librisa Breeze and Tasleet ought to be finishing off well and make up the shortlist in a hot renewal of the race.

Harry Angel
Caravaggio
Tasleet

Previous Winners

2016

The Tin Man

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 4

J: T P Queally | T: J R Fanshawe

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £340,260.002nd: £129,000.003rd: £64,560.004th: £32,160.005th: £16,140.006th: £8,100.00