16:55 Ascot

Friday 7 September 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2016:55

Sodexo Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 14.10s

1^st

(1)

Akbar Shah

39-1

8/1

T: E WalkerJ: J P Spencer

Switched left start, held up in rear, smooth headway inside final 2f, driven to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, clear final 100 yards, readily op 14/1

2^nd

2 ¾

(18)

Mullionheir

69-3

10/1

T: J R BestJ: S De Sousa

Held up behind, shaken up and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd final strides, no chance with winner op 11/1

3^rd

(13)

Blazed

49-3

14/1

T: E F VaughanJ: Harry Bentley

Mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, just failed for 2nd, no chance with winner op 12/1

4^th

(10)

Big Lachie

49-2

33/1

T: D M LoughnaneJ: Liam Jones

Mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, ridden inside final furlong, readily outpaced by winner final 100 yards, lost place near finish

5^th

nse

(7)

Daschas

49-7

20/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Fran Berry

Prominent, led narrowly inside final 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace inside final furlong op 16/1

6^th

(15)

Nezar

79-6

20/1

T: D K IvoryJ: G Mosse

Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression tchd 25/1

7^th

(20)

Madrinho

59-5

33/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Poppy Bridgwater (7)

Mid-division, driven over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders

8^th

(14)

Nick Vedder

49-0

8/1

T: M WighamJ: R Winston

Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, driven and headway when not clear run again inside final furlong, kept on, unable to challenge op 10/1

9^th

(19)

Parnassian

49-3

9/2

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: Jason Watson (3)

Held up behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer op 4/1

10^th

(2)

Firmdecisions

89-8

20/1

T: N TinklerJ: Lewis Edmunds

Behind, headway under pressure towards far side over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, not reach leaders op 25/1

11^th

(11)

Moon Song

39-3

16/1

T: C G CoxJ: H Crouch

Led early, prominent, ridden inside final 2f, lost place inside final furlong, no extra

12^th

(6)

Bounty Pursuit

69-1

50/1

T: M BlakeJ: William Cox (5)

Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden, led briefly 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

13^th

1 ¾

(4)

Boy In The Bar

79-8

4/1f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: James Doyle

Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, soon weakened op 3/1

14^th

(16)

Quick Breath

39-5

20/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby

Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong tchd 16/1

15^th

(12)

The Establishment

39-3

7/1

T: P D EvansJ: A Kirby

Tracked leaders, driven 2f out, lost place 1f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1

16^th

(9)

Field of Vision

59-2

33/1

T: J L FlintJ: Cameron Noble (5)

Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never able to challenge

17^th

1 ¾

(8)

Shepherd's Purse

69-6

16/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: Charles Bishop

Raced keenly, soon led, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong op 14/1

18^th

(3)

Mr Orange

59-7

20/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: D C Costello

Mid-division, driven to chase leaders 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened final furlong op 14/1

19^th

(5)

Englishman

89-7

50/1

T: J M BradleyJ: Hayley Turner

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong

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Non-Runners

(17)

Rockies Spirit⁴¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: D P Quinn J: Dane O'Neill

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.70Pl:£2.60, £2.80, £3.90, £9.20EX:£115.10Trifecta:£2,634.30Tricast:£1,175.08SF:£83.35Swingers:£21.40, £17.60, £53.00

Forecasts

Boy In The Bar (4/1), Parnassian (9/2), The Establishment (7/1), Akbar Shah (8/1), Nick Vedder (8/1), Mullionheir (10/1), Blazed (14/1), Moon Song (16/1), Shepherd's Purse (16/1), Daschas (20/1), Nezar (20/1), Firmdecisions (20/1), Quick Breath (20/1), Mr Orange (20/1), Rockies Spirit (20/1), Big Lachie (33/1), Madrinho (33/1), Field of Vision (33/1), Bounty Pursuit (50/1), Englishman (50/1)

A wide-open contest this but the safest bet looks to be PARNASSIAN who lost a race in the stewards room at Windsor on Monday night. Had he retained the race he would have had a 6lb penalty and in any case the handicapper will no doubt add weight on so this is a good opportunity before such re-evaluation. Last year's winner Millionheir is drawn next door and the champion jockey takes over in the saddle as he did for last year's success off the same mark. On the opposite side of the track Mr Orange and 2016 winner Boy In The Bar are the most appealing.

Parnassian
Mullionheir
Mr Orange

Previous Winners

2017

Mullionheir

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 5

J: S De Sousa | T: J R Best

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,728.002nd: £2,002.003rd: £1,000.004th: £500.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00