16:10 Ascot

Friday 5 October 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Canaccord Genuity Gordon Carter Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 3m 31.25s

1^st

(1)

What A Welcome

410-0

4/1j

T: P R ChamingsJ: Joey Haynes

Keen in touch, switched right and headway entering final 2f, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on very gamely op 3/1

2^nd

(13)

Never Surrender

49-1

10/1

T: C HillsJ: Jim Crowley

Keen mid-division, ridden and headway entering final 2f, driven to lead entering final furlong, edged left and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 11/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

1 ½

(6)

African Jazz

39-2

4/1j

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on op 7/2 tchd 3/1

4^th

(14)

C'Est No Mour

59-0

7/1

T: P HedgerJ: Tom Marquand

In touch, ridden and headway entering final 2f, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on one pace op 16/1

5^th

1 ½

(10)

Arab Moon

49-1

7/1

T: W J KnightJ: S De Sousa

Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1

6^th

3 ¼

(8)

Darksideoftarnside

49-6

8/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Fran Berry

Pressed leader until led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 10/1

7^th

(12)

Machine Learner

59-10

11/1

T: J TuiteJ: R L Moore

Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders op 10/1

8^th

1 ¼

(7)

Gavlar

78-13

33/1

T: W J KnightJ: G Mosse

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression

9^th

(2)

Guard Of Honour

79-0

40/1

T: George BakerJ: Josephine Gordon

Dwelt soon pushed along in rear, never on terms op 50/1

10^th

4 ½

(5)

Mancini

49-12

11/2

T: J G PortmanJ: Harry Bentley

Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 7/1 tchd 5/1

11^th

2 ¾

(3)

Sunblazer

89-4

40/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Joshua Bryan (3)

Held up towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms op 33/1

12^th

(9)

Ravenous

78-9

25/1

T: L A DaceJ: Jason Watson (3)

Raced wide pressed leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

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Non-Runners

(11)

Alfredo¹⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: S Durack J: J P Spencer

(4)

Percy's Word³¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: S & E Crisford J: Andrea Atzeni

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £3.00, £1.80EX:£44.90Trifecta:£365.10Tricast:£172.10SF:£44.66Swingers:£10.70, £1.60, £6.80

Forecasts

What A Welcome (4/1), African Jazz (4/1), Mancini (11/2), C'Est No Mour (7/1), Arab Moon (7/1), Darksideoftarnside (8/1), Never Surrender (10/1), Machine Learner (11/1), Percy's Word (12/1), Alfredo (14/1), Ravenous (25/1), Gavlar (33/1), Guard Of Honour (40/1), Sunblazer (40/1)

AFRICAN JAZZ looked a stayer of serious potential in his first try at 2m last time where he fairly hosed up. This is a tougher contest but a 7lb rise is not unfair and looks unlikely to stop him here. Arab Moon is the obvious danger having won well at Kempton latest and he can take advantage of a lower turf mark here which is generous given his form on turf is pretty good overall. What A Welcome is an unknown over 2m but having won seven of his nine starts for this yard he can't be dismissed.

African Jazz
Arab Moon
What A Welcome

Previous Winners

2017

Dominating

Weight: 8-11 |Age: 3

J: P J McDonald | T: C & M Johnston

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,410.002nd: £2,502.003rd: £1,251.004th: £625.00