17:20 Ascot

Saturday 28 July 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:20

Canisbay Bloodstock Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 2m 30.06s

1^st

(8)

Koeman

49-12

10/1

T: M R ChannonJ: J F Egan

Held up off the pace in 5th out, headway over 2f out, led and hung right over 1f out, soon straightened and stayed on tchd 12/1

2^nd

(4)

Bajan Gold

38-7

4/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up well off the pace in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held op 5/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

(9)

Sleeping Lion

39-2

6/5f

T: J R FanshaweJ: T P Queally

Dwelt, held up well off the pace in last, headway and driven 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, going on close home, too much to do op 11/8 tchd 11/10

4^th

3 ¾

(1)

What A Welcome

49-12

13/2

T: P R ChamingsJ: Joey Haynes

Slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon chased leaders on inside, switched left on home turn, headway on outside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 5/1

5^th

(10)

Ravenous

78-9

20/1

T: L A DaceJ: Sophie Ralston (7)

Pulled hard, headway from outside to lead 10f out, went clear halfway until came back to the field over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 14/1

6^th

1 ¼

(6)

Dark Pearl

49-7

8/1

T: E WalkerJ: G Mosse

Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 2f out until carried right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased towards finish op 15/2 tchd 9/1

7^th

(3)

Star Of Southwold

39-1

9/1

T: R HannonJ: S De Sousa

Led 2f, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened soon after, eased op 14/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1

8^th

(2)

Fast Dancer

69-12

16/1

T: J TuiteJ: James Doyle

Pushed along and struggling over 3f out, always towards rear op 10/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Now Children⁷³

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: C G Cox J: A Kirby

(7)

Noble Gift²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: W J Knight J: Kieren Fox

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.40Pl:£2.30, £1.40, £1.20EX:£37.40Trifecta:£113.60Tricast:£84.60SF:£52.08Swingers:£6.70, £2.80, £2.00

Forecasts

Sleeping Lion (6/5), Bajan Gold (4/1), What A Welcome (13/2), Now Children (13/2), Dark Pearl (8/1), Star Of Southwold (9/1), Koeman (10/1), Noble Gift (12/1), Fast Dancer (16/1), Ravenous (20/1)

WHAT A WELCOME arrives here looking for his sixth straight win and there were signs he was still improving when a winner at Windsor last month. Sleeping Lion is an obvious danger if taking up this engagement in a hat-trick bid and Koeman is another that is an interesting runner having shaped as a if a return to form was imminent last time.

What A Welcome
Sleeping Lion
Koeman

Previous Winners

2017

Royal Associate

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 3

J: W Buick | T: C Appleby

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,704.002nd: £2,888.003rd: £1,443.004th: £722.00