16:40 Ascot

Friday 5 September 2025

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Ascot Iron Stand Membership Handicap (Str)

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 41.87s

1^st

(4)

Shout

38-9

13/2

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Oisin Murphy

Slowly into stride and bumped start, held up towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders going well over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear op 11/2

2^nd

2 ¾

(17)

Mr Swivell

49-2

14/1

T: K P De FoyJ: Billy Loughnane

Tracked leaders near side rail, led inside final 2f until ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on for 2nd but no chance with winner op 20/1

3^rd

(11)

Ebt's Guard

49-9

5/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds

Tracked leaders out wide, ridden and challenging over 1f out, kept on pressing for 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish tchd 9/2

4^th

2 ¼

(16)

High Degree

38-11

10/3f

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, hung right and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 4/1

5^th

(15)

La Trinidad

89-3

40/1

T: Roger FellJ: Hollie Doyle

Mid-division towards near side rail, looking for room over 2f out, gap opened and headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, just missed 4th tchd 33/1

6^th

1 ½

(10)

Witch Hunter

69-8

14/1

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Held up towards rear, looking for room 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung right over 1f out

7^th

(1)

Theoryofeverything

59-4

14/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, looking for room out wide over 2f out, some headway between horses inside final 2f, ridden and beaten over 1f out op 12/1

8^th

(18)

Thunder Roar

69-3

28/1

T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: T Eaves

Mid-division near side rail, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 12/1

9^th

(8)

Bopedro

99-5

18/1

T: D O'MearaJ: J P Spencer

Steadied and switched left after start, held up and towards rear most of way tchd 16/1

10^th

3 ¾

(7)

Grey's Monument

510-0

18/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Raced in centre until joined main group near side over 6f out, never closer than mid-division op 16/1

11^th

(12)

Sisyphean

49-3

9/1

T: K A RyanJ: S H James

Tracked leader until ridden edging right 2f out, weakened quickly soon after op 12/1

12^th

(14)

Star Anthem

39-2

25/1

T: C G CoxJ: Callum Shepherd

Steadied start, soon tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung badly right and weakened quickly inside final 2f tchd 22/1

13^th

(13)

Hi Royal

59-9

25/1

T: K A RyanJ: Rowan Scott

Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly final 2f op 20/1

14^th

1 ½

(9)

Talis Evolvere

58-12

22/1

T: R HannonJ: Tyrese Cameron (7)

Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened quickly tchd 20/1

15^th

1 ¼

(5)

Accentuate

38-8

9/1

T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson

Off the pace and always towards rear op 11/1

16^th

1 ¼

(6)

Balmacara

49-8

9/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

Steadied and slightly hampered start, raced alone in centre in mid-division, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly soon after, soon behind op 8/1

17^th

5 ½

(2)

Epictetus

59-3

40/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Went left start, always towards rear op 28/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Flying Finn¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: A Keatley J: O McSweeney

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.10Pl:£2.20, £3.50, £1.90, £1.50EX:£159.60Trifecta:£1,032.00Tricast:£529.15SF:£95.85Swingers:£22.70, £11.90, £19.10

Forecasts

High Degree (10/3), Ebt's Guard (5/1), Shout (13/2), Sisyphean (9/1), Accentuate (9/1), Balmacara (9/1), Mr Swivell (14/1), Witch Hunter (14/1), Theoryofeverything (14/1), Bopedro (18/1), Grey's Monument (18/1), Talis Evolvere (22/1), Star Anthem (25/1), Hi Royal (25/1), Flying Finn (25/1), Thunder Roar (28/1), La Trinidad (40/1), Epictetus (40/1)

Lots with chances but it could pay to side with William Haggas' lightly-raced HIGH DEGREE who advanced his form on his handicap debut when fifth in a big field at Goodwood and should find this return to 1m a plus. Both Bopedro (second choice) and Witch Hunter are far more exposed but figure on decent marks and can have a say too, while Mr Swivell, Ebt's Guard and Star Anthem also warrant plenty of respect.

HIGH DEGREE
BOPEDRO (FR)
WITCH HUNTER (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Theoryofeverything

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 4

J: S M Levey | T: D O'Meara

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £23,193.002nd: £10,876.003rd: £5,440.004th: £2,718.005th: £1,359.006th: £680.00