13:15 Royal Ascot

Wednesday 17 June 2020

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:40

Silver Royal Hunt Cup Handicap (Str)

Off time: 13:17 | Winning time: 1m 39.54s

1^st

(18)

Sir Busker

49-10

12/1

T: W J KnightJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced near side, held up and behind, good headway on rail chasing leaders over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish tchd 11/1

2^nd

(17)

Salayel

49-6

12/1

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Chased near side leader, led group and overall inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, kept on well until headed and not pace of winner towards finish tchd 14/1

3^rd

(21)

Alternative Fact

59-4

9/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: L Dettori

Awkwardly away, soon chasing near side leaders, pushed along hanging right over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace towards finish op 10/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

(19)

Almufti

49-5

33/1

T: H PalmerJ: James Doyle

Raced near side, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders op 40/1

5^th

1 ¾

(12)

Red Bond

49-6

14/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez

Tracked leader in centre, switched left to join near side group over 6f out, chased leaders, went 2nd in group well over 1f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 18/1

6^th

(14)

Presidential

69-3

40/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: S W Kelly

Raced near side, held up, headway and switched right over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders

7^th

(5)

Maydanny

49-4

4/1j

T: C & M JohnstonJ: Jim Crowley

Tracked far side leaders, switched left and led group over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, no chance with near side leaders

8^th

(24)

Ouzo

49-5

4/1j

T: R HannonJ: R L Moore

Held up towards rear near side, some late headway never on terms

9^th

(3)

Dean Street Doll

49-7

40/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Jason Watson

Mid-division far side, headway over 2f out, ran on into 2nd in group near finish, no chance with near side leaders op 33/1

10^th

(20)

Nicklaus

59-6

18/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Raced near side, chased leaders, hung right and weakened over 1f out tchd 20/1

11^th

(8)

Brian Epstein

49-9

9/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Raced far side, mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd in group over 1f out until near finish, no chance with near side leaders op 8/1

12^th

(16)

Plantadream

59-9

20/1

T: J R BestJ: K T O'Neill

Raced near side, held up, some late headway, never dangerou op 22/1

13^th

1 ½

(11)

Ambassadorial

69-4

12/1

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: J F Egan

Led pair racing in centre, switched left to join near side group over 6f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f

14^th

2 ¼

(7)

Sucellus

49-4

40/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: B A Curtis

Raced far side, held up, headway chasing group leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 50/1 tchd 33/1

15^th

(15)

Home Before Dusk

59-10

100/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Ben Sanderson (3)

3rd in group of 3 in centre until switched left to near side group over 6f out, behind final 2f, never on terms

16^th

(2)

Hortzadar

59-6

28/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up far side, headway on rail chasing group leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong

17^th

(1)

Universal Gleam

59-9

100/1

T: K DalgleishJ: David Probert

Chased far side leader until led group over 4f out until over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

18^th

(23)

Smile A Mile

49-6

40/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Raced near side, always behind

19^th

(6)

So Beloved

109-9

50/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Held up in rear far side, never on terms

20^th

(9)

Brains

49-7

66/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Nicola Currie

Prominent far side, 2nd in group 4f out until over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

21^st

(22)

Zhui Feng

79-8

18/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: M Dwyer

Raced near side, overall leader until inside final 2f, lost 2nd and weakened quickly

Also Ran

(10)

Goring

89-2

40/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Georgia Dobie (5)

Led far side group until over 4f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off and pulled up final furlong

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Non-Runners

(4)

Asdaa⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: C & M Johnston J: Non Runner

(13)

Model Guest¹¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: G G Margarson J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.50Pl:£5.00, £3.90, £4.60EX:£167.80Trifecta:£2,182.70Tricast:£1,387.69SF:£138.84Swingers:£36.10, £30.20, £32.90

Forecasts

Maydanny (4/1), Ouzo (4/1), Alternative Fact (9/1), Brian Epstein (9/1), Sir Busker (12/1), Salayel (12/1), Ambassadorial (12/1), Red Bond (14/1), Nicklaus (18/1), Zhui Feng (18/1), Plantadream (20/1), Hortzadar (28/1), Almufti (33/1), Asdaa (33/1), Model Guest (33/1), Presidential (40/1), Dean Street Doll (40/1), Sucellus (40/1), Smile A Mile (40/1), Goring (40/1), So Beloved (50/1), Brains (66/1), Home Before Dusk (100/1), Universal Gleam (100/1)

A consolation race for the Royal Hunt Cup and nearly as competitive as the valuable handicap itself. The one who could be best suited to this race is the unexposed SALAYEL. She put up her best UK performance in a big field at York and given that they're like to go a decent gallop here, she ought to be able to settle better than she has in some of her starts. Sir Busker is another who will be suited to a decent pace and a 4lb rise is fair for his recent success at Newcastle. Plantadream was impressive on return and looks less exposed than most of his rivals; he looks interesting if he converts his AW form to turf.