17:10 Ascot

Friday 14 July 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Tide Handicap

Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 1m 16.37s

1^st

(9)

Popmaster

59-12

9/4f

T: E WalkerJ: Billy Loughnane (3)

Wore hood to post, went right and slight bump start, held up tracking leaders on rail, switched right before halfway, good headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, shaken up and ran on well tchd 5/2

2^nd

2 ¼

(3)

Haymaker

49-10

5/2

T: H MorrisonJ: R Kingscote

Chased leader, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner op 9/4 tchd 11/4

3^rd

1 ½

(8)

Lucky Man

410-1

11/1

T: R SpencerJ: Connor Planas (5)

Went left and bumped rival start, soon led on rail, ridden and headed 1f out, edged right and lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd op 9/1

4^th

1 ½

(7)

Spanish Star

810-1

5/1

T: P R ChamingsJ: Rhys Clutterbuck

Reluctant to go to post, held up and behind, good headway out wide tracking leaders halfway, soon hung right and weakened over 2f out op 9/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

(10)

Temple Bruer

59-9

17/2

T: M Murphy & M KeadyJ: Jim Crowley

Held up in last pair, pushed along halfway, soon behind and struggling op 10/1 tchd 8/1

6^th

(5)

Havana Pusey

38-12

5/1

T: J GallagherJ: Darragh Keenan

Tracked leaders out wide pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 11/2 tchd 9/2

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Non-Runners

(6)

Great Max²²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Alice Haynes J: Rowan Scott

(2)

Fernando Rah³²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: C G Cox J: J P Fahy

(4)

Ingra Tor⁹⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: J Channon J: Charles Bishop

(1)

Hello Me⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: J Parr J: Jason Watson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.70, £1.70EX:£6.30Trifecta:£47.50Tricast:£45.67SF:£8.05Swingers:£1.60, £5.10, £4.80

Forecasts

Popmaster (9/4), Haymaker (5/2), Spanish Star (5/1), Havana Pusey (5/1), Ingra Tor (6/1), Temple Bruer (17/2), Lucky Man (11/1), Great Max (12/1), Fernando Rah (14/1), Hello Me (20/1)

A few in with chances but the vote goes to POPMASTER, who turned in his best effort of the year when going down by just a short head at Newbury last month and Ed Walker's grey looks potentially well treated back at a course he goes particularly well at. Haymaker possibly didn't handle the idiosyncrasies of Epsom last time, so he's put forward as the main threat back on a more conventional track, while Temple Bruer and Ingra Tor can battle for minor honours.

POPMASTER (IRE)
HAYMAKER
TEMPLE BRUER

Previous Winners

2022

Epsom Faithfull

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 5

J: Rhys Clutterbuck | T: P Phelan

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £10,800.002nd: £5,070.003rd: £2,536.004th: £1,268.00