14:15 Ascot

Saturday 11 May 2019

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Les Ambassadeurs Casino Handicap

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 2m 37.12s

1^st

(8)

Sextant

49-4

7/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Louis Steward

Steadied start, held up last, good headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led and edged right over 1f out, soon clear, stayed on strongly op 13/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

3 ¼

(3)

Blue Laureate

49-4

10/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: B A Curtis

Held up in 5th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd final 125 yards, no chance with winner op 15/2 tchd 7/1

3^rd

(5)

Eddystone Rock

79-4

9/1

T: J R BestJ: Kieren Fox

Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 2f out, stayed on into 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

1 ¼

(4)

Setting Sail

49-11

6/4f

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Raced keenly tracking leader, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd final 125 yards, weakened soon after op 7/4 tchd 11/8

5^th

(2)

Autumn War

49-2

7/1

T: C HillsJ: Tom Marquand

Raced keenly tracking leaders, tracked leader halfway, pushed along 3f out, hung right from 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong tchd 13/2

6^th

(6)

Now Children

59-12

11/4

T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby

Held up in 5th on inside, tracked leaders 4f out, weakened 2f out op 3/1 tchd 10/3

7^th

(1)

Boite

99-3

50/1

T: W GreatrexJ: R Winston

Led until halfway, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off

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Non-Runners

(7)

Island Brave²²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: H Main J: Charles Bishop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£2.70, £4.30EX:£71.10Trifecta:£253.30Tricast:£630.92SF:£69.23Swingers:£5.10, £9.70, £8.80

Forecasts

Setting Sail (6/4), Now Children (11/4), Sextant (7/1), Autumn War (7/1), Eddystone Rock (9/1), Blue Laureate (10/1), Island Brave (16/1), Boite (50/1)

With Sextant still having a little to prove in terms of temperament having been outfought in a match here last September, clear preference id for SETTING SAIL, who looked so good on his return from a long absence at Wolverhampton. Blue Laureate ran his best race when runner-up over C&D at last summer's Shergar Cup meeting, and he is respected on his return, assuming that he is ready to go.

Setting Sail
Blue Laureate
Sextant

Previous Winners

2018

Count Calabash

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 4

J: Charles Bishop | T: Eve Johnson Houghton

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £16,172.002nd: £4,812.003rd: £2,405.004th: £1,202.00