15:22 Ascot

Friday 6 October 2023

All14:1214:4715:2215:5716:3017:05

Racing Welfare Classified Stakes (Str)

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 1m 41.87s

1^st

(3)

Metal Merchant

39-4

5/1

T: J ChannonJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up towards rear, good headway near side rail over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, strong challenge throughout final furlong, led post op 4/1

2^nd

nse

(6)

Jeff Koons

39-4

3/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

Sweating,tracked leaders, smooth headway near side of group over 2f out, soon 2nd, led entering final 2f, ridden and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, headed post tchd 10/3

3^rd

4 ½

(7)

Daysofourlives

39-4

9/2

T: M BottiJ: L Morris

Bumped start, held up in last trio, headway far side of group and hung right 2f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo op 6/1

4^th

3 ¾

(8)

Florida

39-4

11/4f

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Went right start, chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened and lost modest 3rd inside final furlong op 5/2

5^th

2 ¾

(4)

Raising Sand

119-7

18/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Held up in rear, moderate headway over 1f out, never involved op 16/1 tchd 20/1

6^th

(2)

Dawn Of Liberation

49-7

12/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Held up off the pace on last pair, pushed along far side of group 2f out, never on terms tchd 14/1

7^th

(10)

Sweet Reward

69-7

14/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Rob Hornby

Close 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly entering final 2f op 12/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

(9)

Stormbuster

39-4

11/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Led and took field towards near side of centre, headed and weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off and eased op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Orbaan¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: D O'Meara J: Non Runner

(1)

Hickory²⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: J R Fanshawe J: W Buick

(11)

Sterling Knight¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: E A L Dunlop J: N Callan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £1.50EX:£20.80Trifecta:£76.30SF:£20.43Swingers:£3.60, £3.50, £3.30

Forecasts

Florida (11/4), Jeff Koons (3/1), Hickory (3/1), Daysofourlives (9/2), Metal Merchant (5/1), Orbaan (10/1), Stormbuster (11/1), Dawn Of Liberation (12/1), Sweet Reward (14/1), Sterling Knight (16/1), Raising Sand (18/1)

A tightly-knit affair due to the conditions of the race but unexposed 3-y-os JEFF KOONS and Florida represent excellent yards and they could easily have more to offer. Marginal preference is for the former dropped in trip, with rock-solid handicapper Hickory completing the shortlist.

JEFF KOONS (IRE)
FLORIDA (IRE)
HICKORY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Raising Sand

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 10

J: Saffie Osborne | T: J A Osborne

14/1

Prize Money

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