15:20 Ascot

Saturday 12 August 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:30

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap) (Rnd)

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 1m 44.62s

1^st

(6)

Perotto

59-7

10/3

T: R VarianJ: Thore Hammer-Hansen

Dwelt, soon recovered into mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, angled out inside final 2f, went 2nd 1f out, strong challenge under pressure towards finish, led on line op 3/1 tchd 7/2

2^nd

(4)

Fox Tal

79-10

20/1

T: A M BaldingJ: J Moreira

Awkward and taken steadily to post, pulled hard and led, urged along and carried head high from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, headed final strides op 16/1

3^rd

(10)

Empirestateofmind

59-7

5/2f

T: J & S QuinnJ: L Dettori

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong op 7/2

4^th

2 ¼

(8)

Silent Film

59-7

12/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Kazuo Yokoyama

Wore hood to post, held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never dangerous 4th towards finish op 10/1

5^th

(7)

The Wizard Of Eye

49-12

13/2

T: J S MooreJ: Tom Marquand

Raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 7/1

6^th

(1)

Positive Impact

49-9

10/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Hayley Turner

Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 6/1

7^th

(9)

Rainbow Fire

59-7

6/1

T: M BottiJ: O Peslier

Off the pace towards rear, ran on against rail inside final furlong, never dangerous tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2

8^th

(3)

Escobar

99-11

13/2

T: D O'MearaJ: Saffie Osborne

Hood off slightly late and slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, ridden out wide over 1f out, never involved tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

9^th

(12)

Excel Power

59-9

40/1

T: A WatsonJ: Declan McDonogh

Wore hood to post, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, every chance 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 33/1 tchd 50/1

10^th

(11)

Freescape

89-11

66/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Matthew Chadwick

Held up in last trio, never involved op 50/1 tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Bear Force One⁵²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: R A Teal J: Reserve 1

(5)

Outbreak¹¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: C Johnston J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.70, £4.10, £1.60EX:£71.20Trifecta:£282.70Tricast:£199.88SF:£69.74Swingers:£12.50, £2.50, £8.00

Forecasts

Empirestateofmind (5/2), Perotto (10/3), Rainbow Fire (6/1), The Wizard Of Eye (13/2), Escobar (13/2), Positive Impact (10/1), Bear Force One (10/1), Silent Film (12/1), Outbreak (16/1), Fox Tal (20/1), Excel Power (40/1), Freescape (66/1)

The vote goes to RAINBOW FIRE, who landed a useful Haydock handicap during the spring and while he has failed to reproduce that level of form in two subsequent starts, the 5-y-o is interesting now moving back up to a mile. Positive Impact will be a big threat if on-song and he is feared most ahead of Empirestateofmind and Perotto. Consideration should also be given to Escobar, who is now 5 lb lower than for his success in a major handicap here in 2022.

RAINBOW FIRE (IRE)
POSITIVE IMPACT (IRE)
EMPIRESTATEOFMIND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Jungle Cove

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 5

J: Emma Jayne Wilson | T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Prize Money

1st: £39,344.002nd: £13,776.003rd: £6,296.004th: £4,912.005th: £4,328.006th: £3,152.007th: £2,560.008th: £1,968.009th: £1,376.0010th: £984.00