14:40 Ascot

Saturday 6 September 2025

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2516:55

Schweppes Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:42  |   Winning time: 1m 26.99s
1st
Horse silk
9
(4)
Native Warrior
49-7
10/3f
T: K R BurkeJ: J P Spencer
Held up towards rear, good headway far side of group over inside final 2f, soon switched left, went 2nd over 1f out, led final 110 yards, soon clear, ran on well op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
6
(9)
Great Acclaim
49-9
11/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Joe Leavy
Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 110 yards, kept on same pace, no chance with winner op 9/1 tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
16
(2)
Mirabeau
39-3
20/1
T: D J S Ffrench DavisJ: S Donohoe
Went right start, held up in mid-division, headway far side of group kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
10
(1)
Thunder Roar
69-6
33/1
T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: D C Costello
Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
5th
Horse silk
½
7
(3)
Bobby Bennu
49-8
18/1
T: R VarianJ: Ray Dawson
Towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(5)
Telemark
49-7
15/2
T: S & E CrisfordJ: Warren Fentiman (5)
Held up towards rear, headway inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved op 12/1 tchd 6/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
5
(8)
Tarkhan
69-9
22/1
T: J A OsborneJ: William Carver
Held up in mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
20
(15)
Mister Bluebird
78-11
22/1
T: H MainJ: Grace McEntee
Led in centre/near side, in 2nd place as groups merged halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
4
(7)
Akkadian Thunder
59-9
9/2
T: D O'MearaJ: H Crouch
Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
½
3
(12)
Array
49-11
33/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby
Prominent, in lead as groups merged halfway, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 40/1
11th
Horse silk
hd
14
(11)
Sterling Knight
69-3
18/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: Cieren Fallon
Held up in rear, some headway far side of group inside final furlong, never involved op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
(20)
Leadman
59-3
15/2
T: D O'MearaJ: Harry Davies
Held up in rear, never involved op 13/2
13th
Horse silk
hd
2
(14)
Rhoscolyn
79-12
33/1
T: D O'MearaJ: C Horgan (5)
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
14th
Horse silk
½
13
(6)
Strong Warrior
39-3
11/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Jim Crowley
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, hung right inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 9/1 tchd 8/1
15th
Horse silk
hd
18
(13)
King's Lynn
89-1
20/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Alfie Redman (7)
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 16/1
16th
Horse silk
nk
19
(10)
Sword
48-12
22/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Ben Robinson
Held up and always towards rear op 20/1
17th
Horse silk
½
15
(17)
Eldrickjones
69-3
33/1
T: Roger FellJ: George Wood
Held up and always towards rear, never involved op 40/1
18th
Horse silk
nk
11
(16)
Darkness
79-6
22/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
19th
Horse silk
nk
1
(19)
Nostrum
59-12
50/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Marco Ghiani
Raced alone near side rail in mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
20th
Horse silk
3
17
(18)
Afentiko
39-2
25/1
T: Oliver ColeJ: Rhys Clutterbuck
Chased leaders, pushed as groups merged halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 20/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.90, £2.50, £4.30, £6.30EX:£38.00Trifecta:£1,141.00Tricast:£708.60SF:£36.38Swingers:£6.60, £16.00, £36.60

Forecasts

Native Warrior (10/3), Akkadian Thunder (9/2), Telemark (15/2), Leadman (15/2), Great Acclaim (11/1), Strong Warrior (11/1), Bobby Bennu (18/1), Sterling Knight (18/1), Mirabeau (20/1), King's Lynn (20/1), Tarkhan (22/1), Mister Bluebird (22/1), Sword (22/1), Darkness (22/1), Afentiko (25/1), Thunder Roar (33/1), Array (33/1), Rhoscolyn (33/1), Eldrickjones (33/1), Nostrum (50/1)

Verdict

LEADMAN is a strong-travelling sort that should prove well suited by the test the 7f at Ascot provides and gets the verdict having shaped well in unfavourable circumstances at York last month. Native Warrior again showed plenty to like when a staying-on third at Goodwood and will benefit from the return to this track. He heads the list of dangers, with Great Acclaim and handicap newcomer Strong Warrior also considered.

  1. LEADMAN
  2. NATIVE WARRIOR
  3. GREAT ACCLAIM

Previous Winners

2024
Grey's Monument
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 4
J: Joe Leavy  |  T: R M Beckett
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £41,232.002nd: £19,336.003rd: £9,672.004th: £4,832.005th: £2,416.006th: £1,208.00

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