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15:45 Ascot

John Doyle Handicap Hurdle (Class C)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 47.10s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rob Leach

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Under The Sand (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Coulthard (IRE)

      8/1

        1
        Silk - Red and White (quartered), Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap, White star

        Idaho d'Ox (FR)

        31 v
        8/1
        • Form 00120-P
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        prominent, chased fromn 6th, effort and chance 2 out, hard ridden and weakened approaching last

        2
        Silk - Yellow, Red hoops, Red sleeves, Yellow spots and spots on cap

        Under The Sand (IRE)

        20
        10/1
        • Form 140/2-6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-6

        prominent, chased lrds from 7th, every chance from 2 out, hard ridden and led final 2o yards, headed close home

        3
        Silk - White, Royal Blue star, Red sleeves, Red and White hooped cap

        Hawadeth

        13
        7/1
        • Form 1612-32
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-4

        prominent, with leaders 7th, every chance and mistake 2 out, beaten before last, weakened flat

        4
        Silk - Light Green, Orange sleeves and cap

        Tikram

        13 b
        7/1
        • Form 60-42P4
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-4

        in touch and pulled hard, with leaders 7th, soon hard ridden and weakened 2 out

        5
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and WHITE (quartered), WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Deep Sunset (IRE)

        244
        9/4
        • Form 32/2144-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-3

        held up towards rear, effort 2 out, kept on from last but no impression on leaders

        6
        Silk - White, Red cap, White spots

        Rob Leach

        20
        9/1
        • Form 31126-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        led and soon clear, raced wide, blundered badly 6th, joined 7th, hard ridden approaching 2 out and 6 lengths down, hard driven before last, ran on strongly flat to lead close home

        7
        Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star, RED sleeves, RED cap, LIGHT BLUE star

        Colombian Green (IRE)

        20
        10/1
        • Form 2/1346-3
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        in rear, ridden and outpaced 7th, stayed on from 2 out, nearest finish

        8
        Silk - Yellow, Mauve spots on sleeves

        Infini (FR)

        88
        20/1
        • Form 23-PF10
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towards rear, progress from 6th, chased leaders 7th, hard ridden when blundered 2 out, soon weakened

        10
        Silk - Royal Blue, White halved sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star

        Cool Monty (IRE)

        307
        16/1
        • Form 144/202-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-8

        pulled hrd in mid-division, chased leaders 7th, still going well approaching straight, weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up before last

        11
        Silk - Yellow, Black sleeves

        Coulthard (IRE)

        13
        8/1
        • Form 353F0-3
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-4

        held up 2nd, joined leader 7th, led before 2 out, hard ridden from last, headed final 50 yards, no extra

        13
        Silk - Red and Royal Blue diabolo, White sleeves, Red spots, White cap

        Guru

        27
        25/1
        • Form 164-3P
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-1

        always struggling behind, hard ridden 4 out, soon beaten

        9
        NR

        Effusive

        13
        • Form F6020-6
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-11

        12
        NR

        Mulligatawny (IRE)

        758
        • Form 2F324/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        A fairly competitive finale here, though Tikram has been running well in some better races over the last year or so, and on the best of those runs he has a great chance at the weights here. First-time blinkers are also applied and it could just be the time to catch him here, so he gets the TEAMtalk vote. Stablemate Rob Leach is another with solid enough form. He normally wears the headgear, but is given free reign here and he could chase home the selection. There are plenty of them who wil go on the ground, including Jonjo O'Neill-trained Effusive, and Victor Darnall's Hawadeth, who has shown ability. Another with a squeak is definitely Deep Sunset. He too has been running competitive handicaps for years and Nicky Henderson is likely to have him spot on for his seasonal reappearance. He looks booked for a place. Finally, Idaho D'Ox cannot be discounted, though he does look exposed and is switched back to hurdles after an unconvincing chasing debut at Exeter last month.