12:40 Royal Ascot

Saturday 20 June 2020

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Silver Wokingham Handicap

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 1m 13.91s

1^st

(15)

Chiefofchiefs

79-4

20/1

T: C FellowesJ: W Buick

Raced near side, held up and behind, headway and weaved way through inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead final 100 yards, soon clear op 33/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(24)

Burmese Waltz

49-2

22/1

T: A WatsonJ: D Tudhope

Raced near side, held up tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway chasing leaders and ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, not pace of winner

3^rd

(21)

Nahaarr

49-2

4/1

T: W J HaggasJ: James Doyle

Bit keen tracking leaders near side, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed and not quicken final 100 yards, lost 2nd final strides, ducked left after line op 9/2

4^th

(12)

Louie de Palma

89-4

25/1

T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby

Prominent in centre, chasing leaders as groups merged halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 18/1

5^th

(7)

Gabrial The Wire

49-2

50/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (3)

Chased leaders in centre, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong

6^th

(8)

Woven

49-4

22/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Jim Crowley

Raced in centre, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong tchd 25/1

7^th

(13)

Aplomb

49-4

7/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Held up in mid-division in centre, headway hanging right over 1f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong op 13/2

8^th

(14)

Golden Apollo

69-2

40/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Chased leaders in centre, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 33/1

9^th

(20)

Blue Mist

59-4

7/2f

T: H & R CharltonJ: Jason Watson

Started slowly, behind in centre, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge op 4/1

10^th

2 ¼

(17)

Embour

59-4

14/1

T: R HannonJ: Thore Hammer-Hansen (5)

Chased leaders in centre, weakened over 1f out

11^th

1 ¾

(16)

Count D'Orsay

49-5

25/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Oisin Murphy

Chased leaders in centre, weakened over 1f out

12^th

(1)

Magical Wish

49-5

28/1

T: R HannonJ: R L Moore

Raced in centre, always towards rear op 22/1 tchd 33/1

13^th

(22)

Flavius Titus

59-3

33/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Hollie Doyle

Chased leaders near side, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out op 40/1

14^th

(4)

Bernardo O'Reilly

69-2

100/1

T: R SpencerJ: M Dwyer

Raced in centre, outpaced and never on terms op 80/1

15^th

1 ½

(10)

Cosmic Law

49-3

50/1

T: R A FaheyJ: K Stott

Raced in centre, always towards rear

16^th

(23)

Hyperfocus

69-3

33/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: J Garritty

Chased leaders in near side group, well there as groups merged halfway, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 28/1

17^th

(9)

Total Commitment

49-4

40/1

T: P HedgerJ: Nicola Currie

Chased leaders in centre, weakened halfway tchd 50/1

18^th

(19)

Vintage Brut

49-4

80/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: S De Sousa

Raced keenly, raced in centre and overall leader, switched to near side rail over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly op 66/1

19^th

1 ¼

(3)

Dirty Rascal

49-3

40/1

T: T WardJ: Charles Bishop

Raced centre, never nearer than mid-division op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(18)

Sir Maximilian¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 11

T: Ian Williams J: R Kingscote

(2)

Swindler¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: E Walker J: Andrea Atzeni

(6)

Pass The Vino¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P W D'Arcy J: Non Runner

(5)

Gunmetal¹⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: T D Barron J: Non Runner

(11)

Open Wide⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Mrs A J Perrett J: P J Dobbs

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.45Pl:£5.50, £6.35, £1.70EX:£329.90Trifecta:£2,273.80Tricast:£1,380.86SF:£278.16Swingers:£66.05, £15.00, £11.70

Forecasts

Blue Mist (7/2), Nahaarr (4/1), Swindler (11/2), Aplomb (7/1), Embour (14/1), Gunmetal (14/1), Pass The Vino (16/1), Open Wide (16/1), Chiefofchiefs (20/1), Burmese Waltz (22/1), Woven (22/1), Louie de Palma (25/1), Count D'Orsay (25/1), Magical Wish (28/1), Flavius Titus (33/1), Hyperfocus (33/1), Sir Maximilian (33/1), Golden Apollo (40/1), Total Commitment (40/1), Dirty Rascal (40/1), Gabrial The Wire (50/1), Cosmic Law (50/1), Vintage Brut (80/1), Bernardo O'Reilly (100/1)

Saturday's Ascot action begins with the consolation for the Wokingham Stakes. A maximum field (of 24) has been declared and it's probably an advantage to be drawn mid-to-high which could count against the progressive Swindler (2) and the otherwise interesting Pass The Vino (6). The Ayr Silver Cup winner Golden Apollo (14), the dropped-in-trip Blue Mist (20), and the largely unexposed duo of Aplomb (13) and Nahaarr (21) figure on the radar. However, we'll elect to stick with proven C&D form and plump for the Clive Cox-trained 8yo LOUIE DE PALMA (12). He has favourable conditions, and acquitted himself admirably in various similar races in 2019.