15:10 Ascot

Saturday 7 August 2021

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

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 37.90s

1^st

(8)

State Of Bliss

39-10

9/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: Nicola Currie

Held up off the pace in 6th, good headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly op 6/1

2^nd

3 ¾

(10)

Annandale

39-7

6/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up off the pace in 5th, closer in 2nd over 3f out, ridden to dispute lead narrowly over 1f out, inside stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner tchd 13/2

3^rd

(4)

Star Caliber

39-9

10/3f

T: A M BaldingJ: James Doyle

Raced keenly, led, went clear 7f out, pushed along 3f out, reduced lead soon after, ridden and headed over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong tchd 11/4

4^th

2 ¼

(9)

Contact

39-9

9/2

T: T D BarronJ: Mickaelle Michel

Steadied and switched right start, held up well off the pace in last pair, headway out wide edging right 2f out, went modest 4th towards finish, never on terms with leaders op 7/2

5^th

(6)

Buxted Too

39-0

12/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Cieren Fallon

Held up well off the pace in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on in modest 4th, weakened into 5th towards finish tchd 16/1

6^th

9 ½

(1)

Skycutter

310-0

6/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Kirby

Wore hood to post, edgy in prelims, raced keenly off the pace in 4th, closer in 3rd 5f out, ridden 3f out, hung right and weakened 2f out tchd 11/2

7^th

(5)

Harlem Soul

39-6

8/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: K Stott

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out until over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off op 9/1 tchd 15/2

8^th

(2)

Prison Break

38-11

14/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T P O'Shea

Tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders until weakened rapidly and behind final 5f, tailed off and eased in home straight op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Barn Owl¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: Hayley Turner

(7)

Possible Man²²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: Sir Michael Stoute J: David Egan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£1.80, £2.20, £1.50EX:£30.20Trifecta:£173.40Tricast:£99.99SF:£30.96Swingers:£4.70, £4.30, £4.10

Forecasts

Star Caliber (10/3), Barn Owl (7/2), State Of Bliss (9/2), Contact (9/2), Possible Man (5/1), Annandale (6/1), Skycutter (6/1), Harlem Soul (8/1), Buxted Too (12/1), Prison Break (14/1)

The vote goes to CONTACT, who appears to handle most ground-types and he performed with credit upped to 1¾m in a big Haydock handicap last time. The return to this trip in what promises to be a strongly-run race could be just the ticket for David Barron's charge. The forecast rain is a worry where Barn Owl and Possible Man are concerned, therefore Skycutter and Star Caliber rate the main dangers.

CONTACT (IRE)
SKYCUTTER (FR)
STAR CALIBER

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