14:00 Ascot

Saturday 7 August 2021

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 2m 35.73s

1^st

(6)

Graphite

79-5

18/1

T: T KentJ: David Egan

Held up off the pace towards rear, headway tracking leaders and squeezed through over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 150 yards, all out op 14/1 tchd 20/1

2^nd

(5)

HMS President

49-2

9/2

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Nicola Currie

Mid-division out wide, good headway chasing leaders 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, rallied op 5/1

3^rd

1 ½

(8)

Restorer

99-7

28/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched out, stayed on into 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo

4^th

6 ½

(11)

Sam Cooke

59-3

7/2

T: R M BeckettJ: S M Levey

Steadied and switched right start, held up towards rear on inside, not clear run 3f out, headway chasing leaders and squeezed through 2f out, went modest 4th final 100 yards op 10/3 tchd 4/1

5^th

(2)

Master The Stars

49-5

18/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: Hayley Turner

Wore hood to post, raced keenly disputing 2nd until pushed along inside final 3f, chased leaders, losing place when slightly hampered 2f out, switched right and rallied on inside, kept on late op 16/1 tchd 20/1

6^th

(1)

Spanish Kiss

49-4

4/1

T: W J KnightJ: T P O'Shea

Wore hood to post, mid-division on inside, not clear run and switched left soon after, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 10/3

7^th

1 ¾

(3)

C'Est No Mour

89-5

25/1

T: S HodgsonJ: A Kirby

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, edged right and weakened over 1f out op 20/1

8^th

3 ½

(4)

The Trader

59-6

18/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: Mickaelle Michel

Chased leaders, pushed along edging right over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 25/1

9^th

(7)

Mancini

79-2

25/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: James Doyle

Wore hood to post, led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly op 20/1

10^th

(12)

Group One Power

49-2

3/1f

T: A M BaldingJ: J Fanning

Wore hood to post, disputing 2nd, went outright 2nd inside final 3f until over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 7/2

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Non-Runners

(9)

Torcello⁷⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: S Lycett J: Reserve 2

(10)

Plantadream³⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: J R Best J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.40Pl:£3.60, £1.80, £5.80EX:£108.80Trifecta:£3,141.50Tricast:£2,263.56SF:£91.70Swingers:£10.80, £35.40, £15.10

Forecasts

Group One Power (3/1), Sam Cooke (7/2), Spanish Kiss (4/1), HMS President (9/2), Graphite (18/1), Master The Stars (18/1), The Trader (18/1), Torcello (20/1), Plantadream (20/1), C'Est No Mour (25/1), Mancini (25/1), Restorer (28/1)

Things didn't really pan out for SPANISH KISS in his hat-trick bid here a month ago, but he looked a handicapper going places prior to that, and given the way he travels this drop in trip is probably a good move. Group One Power is a very solid proposition, while Sam Cooke has it in him to win a race like this.

SPANISH KISS
GROUP ONE POWER
SAM COOKE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £20,656.002nd: £7,232.003rd: £3,305.004th: £2,579.005th: £2,272.006th: £1,655.007th: £1,344.008th: £1,033.009th: £722.0010th: £517.00