16:45 Ascot

Friday 27 July 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Neptune Investment Management Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 1.03s

1^st

(1)

Blue De Vega

59-3

12/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced in 3rd place in group of 3 towards far side, ridden and ran on to lead final 100 yards op 14/1

2^nd

(5)

Evergate

49-3

12/1

T: R M H CowellJ: G Mosse

Tracked leader racing towards far side, led and hung left over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards op 11/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

(12)

Golden Steps

78-6

12/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Jamie Gormley (3)

Raced in centre, chased leaders, effort near side of group over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong op 11/1

4^th

(6)

Encore d'Or

69-10

9/2

T: R M H CowellJ: R L Moore

Prominent in centre, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 5/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

nse

(4)

Gracious John

59-10

8/1

T: P D EvansJ: Jim Crowley

Led group of 3 racing towards far side and probably overall, headed over 1f out, chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 9/1

6^th

nse

(8)

Polybius

79-5

3/1f

T: D M SimcockJ: James Doyle

Held up in centre, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders tchd 4/1

7^th

(11)

Show Stealer

59-1

13/2

T: Rae GuestJ: S De Sousa

Raced in centre, took keen hold, held up, headway hanging right and slightly checked over 1f out, plugged on, no threat op 6/1 tchd 7/1

8^th

2 ¾

(7)

Venturous

58-4

9/1

T: T D BarronJ: B A Curtis

Half reared and started slowly, held up in centre, never on terms op 8/1

9^th

3 ½

(10)

Vibrant Chords

59-10

8/1

T: H CandyJ: Fran Berry

Prominent in centre, weakened over 1f out op 12/1

10^th

1 ¾

(9)

Koditime

39-5

12/1

T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby

Chased leaders in centre, wandered and weakened well over 1f out op 10/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Oriental Lilly¹⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Non Runner

(3)

Tarboosh⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: P T Midgley J: L Morris

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.00Pl:£4.30, £3.70, £3.40EX:£172.00Trifecta:£2,654.50Tricast:£1,820.87SF:£150.12Swingers:£38.40, £33.80, £19.90

Forecasts

Polybius (3/1), Encore d'Or (9/2), Show Stealer (13/2), Tarboosh (7/1), Gracious John (8/1), Vibrant Chords (8/1), Venturous (9/1), Blue De Vega (12/1), Evergate (12/1), Golden Steps (12/1), Koditime (12/1), Oriental Lilly (12/1)

An impossibly difficult looking sprint handicap in which many darts could be unsuccessfully fired, so it's simply a case of looking for a single runner and hoping to hit the bull. POLYBIUS is one of a number of horses in this race who find winning difficult (that list also includes Venturous), but he's feasibly handicapped from his current mark of 95 and has shown a consistent level of previous course form (finished fourth of 27 in the 2017 Wokingham; rated 101). His latest close-up C&D sixth behind Spring Loaded (when racing on the wrong side of the track) implies that his turn is near, so he gets the nod in a truly head-scratching contest.

Polybius
Venturous
Encore d'Or

Previous Winners

2017

Jack Dexter

Weight: 8-6 |Age: 8

J: William Carson | T: J S Goldie

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,012.002nd: £8,388.003rd: £4,194.004th: £2,097.005th: £1,048.006th: £526.00