15:55 Hamilton

Monday 21 September 2020

All14:2514:5515:2515:5516:3017:0517:35

Sodexo Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 44.76s

1^st

(2)

Daawy

69-2

9/2

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: B A Curtis

Midfield, headway when switched left over 2f out, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, kept on op 6/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(10)

Flood Defence

68-11

12/1

T: I JardineJ: Harrison Shaw (3)

Held up towards rear, modest headway on outside when ridden 3f out, strong run final furlong, took 2nd final strides op 14/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1

3^rd

(8)

Donnachies Girl

78-4

7/1

T: A C WhillansJ: A Mullen

Led, ridden 3f out, narrow advantage over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home op 10/1

4^th

(7)

Dance King

108-10

12/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Paula Muir (3)

Slightly slow to stride, in rear, last when ridden over 3f out, headway on far rail over 2f out, switched left and ran on between horses final furlong, nearest finish op 17/2

5^th

(4)

Nietzsche

78-12

4/1f

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Restrained towards rear, ridden and switched right over 2f out, steady headway over 1f out, ran on op 5/2 tchd 9/2

6^th

(3)

Stonific

79-9

11/2

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up towards rear, ridden and headway on far rail over 2f out, close up entering final furlong, no extra op 5/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

(1)

Ascot Day

68-7

11/2

T: B J LlewellynJ: J Fanning

Tracked leader, short of room travelling well over 2f out, ridden and no room over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 13/2

8^th

(12)

Hillgrove Angel

88-2

16/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Andrew Breslin (5)

Pressed leader, ridden and almost on terms 3f out, still close up entering final furlong, weakened quickly close home op 22/1

9^th

(6)

Dragons Voice

69-6

9/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Connor Beasley

Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong op 8/1

10^th

(5)

Royal Cosmic

68-10

40/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (3)

Midfield, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened from over 2f out tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Zabeel Star¹³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: I Jardine J: Non Runner

(11)

Akamanto⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: R M Smith J: P Mathers

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£2.20, £3.60, £1.70EX:£55.40Trifecta:£385.70Tricast:£372.93SF:£56.51Swingers:£10.60, £6.20, £12.90

Forecasts

Nietzsche (4/1), Daawy (9/2), Stonific (11/2), Ascot Day (11/2), Donnachies Girl (7/1), Dragons Voice (9/1), Akamanto (10/1), Flood Defence (12/1), Dance King (12/1), Zabeel Star (12/1), Hillgrove Angel (16/1), Royal Cosmic (40/1)

The versatile NIETZSCHE shaped well on his Flat return after 10 months off when fourth at York and is potentially on a good mark in this sphere. Dance King and Ascot Day both shaped better than the bare result at Catterick and Bath respectively and they head the dangers.

NIETZSCHE
DANCE KING
ASCOT DAY (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Multellie

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 7

J: D Allan | T: T D Easterby

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,208.002nd: £1,550.003rd: £774.004th: £387.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00