15:35 Ascot
Friday 23 July 2021
All13:2013:5514:3015:0015:3516:1016:40
John Guest Racing Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 2  |  1m 3f 211y  |  Good to Firm  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:37Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 31.65s
T:Â H CandyJ:Â David Probert
Mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, led final stride tchd 5/1
T:Â J & T GosdenJ:Â L Dettori
Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon joined, headed and no extra last stride tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1
T:Â S & E CrisfordJ:Â W Buick
Raced wide early, tracked leader, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd op 5/1 tchd 11/2
T:Â A KingJ:Â M Harley
Held up off the pace towards rear, ridden and headway inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1
T:Â D MenuisierJ:Â R L Moore
Steadied and switched right start, held up in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders op 7/1
T:Â R HannonJ:Â Andrea Atzeni
Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 10/1 tchd 12/1
T:Â R VarianJ:Â David Egan
Sweating, always towards rear, never on terms tchd 11/2
T:Â C FellowesJ:Â K Shoemark
Mid-division on inside, pushed along switched right and some headway over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f tchd 18/1
T:Â M R ChannonJ:Â S De Sousa
Held up last, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 14/1
T:Â G G MargarsonJ:Â T P Queally
Tracked leaders on inside, ridden carried head awkwardly and hung right 2f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f, tailed off and eased final furlong op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£2.20, £1.70, £2.00EX:£25.90Trifecta:£121.50Tricast:£74.30SF:£20.46Swingers:£4.20, £4.40, £3.20
Forecasts
Grand Bazaar (11/4), Labeebb (9/2), Valyrian Steel (9/2), Alfred Boucher (11/2), Midnights Legacy (10/1), Soto Sizzler (10/1), Lost Eden (11/1), Pirate King (20/1), Koeman (20/1), Protected Guest (50/1)
VALYRIAN STEEL and Grand Bazaar both represent top yards and are still on the up, so they're worth taking against the field in an open-looking event. The first-named, who did well to get up late at Kempton last time, takes marginal preference, with Lost Eden the pick of the remainder.
- VALYRIAN STEEL (IRE)
- GRAND BAZAAR
- LOST EDEN (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £10,823.002nd: £5,076.003rd: £2,539.004th: £1,268.005th: £634.006th: £317.00
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