15:20 Ascot

Saturday 10 August 2024

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

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 13.56s

1^st

(6)

Jarraaf

310-1

5/6f

T: Owen BurrowsJ: Billy Loughnane

Bumped start, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won going away op Evens

2^nd

2 ¾

(9)

Venture Capital

39-5

20/1

T: K A RyanJ: J L Borrego

Led early, led 5f out, headed entering final furlong, no impression on winner final 75 yards op 18/1

3^rd

(5)

Thunder Blue

39-8

10/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Marie Velon

Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, headway 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on op 9/1

4^th

(8)

Aramram

39-8

10/1

T: R HannonJ: Seamie Heffernan

Held up in rear, headway and edged right over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on, no impression op 12/1

5^th

1 ½

(4)

Bulldog Drummond

39-3

33/1

T: P OwensJ: Rachel Venniker

Edged right start, held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer

6^th

(12)

Imperial Guard

39-3

5/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Nanako Fujita

In touch in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never able to get on terms

7^th

1 ¼

(3)

Grand City Hall

39-9

18/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Joanna Mason

Reared leaving stalls and slow away, mid-division, headway over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong op 16/1

8^th

(1)

Action Point

310-2

20/1

T: A WatsonJ: Alberto Sanna

Prominent, lost place 5f out, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out op 16/1

9^th

(7)

Daring Legend

39-4

16/1

T: M ApplebyJ: T P O'Shea

Bumped start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 12/1

10^th

2 ½

(2)

Dapper Valley

39-8

20/1

T: R HannonJ: Rachel King

Soon led, headed 5f out, lost place over 2f out op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

General Assembly²⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Harry Eustace J: Reserve 2

(11)

Beyond Borders¹⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Reserve 1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £3.60, £2.40EX:£22.80Trifecta:£130.30Tricast:£112.82SF:£25.78Swingers:£6.90, £3.70, £24.30

Forecasts

Jarraaf (5/6), Imperial Guard (5/1), Thunder Blue (10/1), Aramram (10/1), Daring Legend (16/1), Grand City Hall (18/1), Venture Capital (20/1), Action Point (20/1), Dapper Valley (20/1), General Assembly (25/1), Bulldog Drummond (33/1), Beyond Borders (50/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but it's hard to ignore the claims of JARRRAAF who created an excellent impression when going in over C&D last time and still looks ahead of his mark despite being raised 8 lb by the official assessor. Imperial Guard brings some very solid handicap efforts to the table and could emerge as the main danger, although in-form trio Thunder Blue, Venture Capital and Grand City Hall all need factoring in too. Daring Legend completes the shortlist.

JARRAAF
IMPERIAL GUARD (IRE)
THUNDER BLUE

Previous Winners

2023

Dark Trooper

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 3

J: Saffie Osborne | T: E Walker

7/2

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