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17:35 Ascot

Damtshaa Diamond Rated Stakes (Handicap) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.54s
  • 14 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Beige, Dark Blue triple diamond, Dark Blue cap
4/1
  • Form 120-116
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

behind, ridden 5f out, soon struggling, tailed off

2(9)
Silk - Dark Green, Orange hoop, armlets and cap
25/1
  • Form 3102-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leaders, chased winner 2f out, well held approaching final furlong, lost 2nd last stride

3(14)
Silk - Black, Brown cross belts, Brown cap

Kuster

22 b
6/1
  • Form 40-0031
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2

soon led and taken wide, headed 4f out, chased winner to 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(1)
Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 54221-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1

mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out

5(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue seams, Emerald Green cap
16/1
  • Form 050-40U
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, weakened rapidly over 4f out, eased and no chance final 2f

6(13)
Silk - Black and Orange check, Black sleeves and cap
  • Form 23-0156
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

tracked leaders until weakened over 1f out

7(10)
Silk - Red, Dark Green chevrons, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 631-016
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

in touch until weakened 2f out

8(6)
Silk - Orange, White halved sleeves
  • Form 130-010
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

held up in mid-division, kept on under pressure final furlong, no danger

9(11)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Emerald Green and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
50/1
  • Form 101-250
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11

held up, ridden when hampered on rails 3f out, soon behind, eased when no chance final furlong

10(3)
Silk - White, large Red spots and armlets, Red and White quartered cap
  • Form 0040-03
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10

slightly hampered start, well in rear and never travelling, rapid headway over 1f out, finished strongly to take 2nd last stride, never reached winner

11(7)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue stars, royal blue and yellow diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 406235
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10

keen hold, held up, headway under pressure and switched left over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous

12(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red striped cap
5/2
  • Form 6-55561
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden 3 lengths clear approaching final furlong, tiring near finish but held on well

13(12)
Silk - White, Royal Blue castle front & back, White sleeves, two Royal Blue hoops, Royal Blue cap
10/1
  • Form 521
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5

took keen hold, in touch, headway under pressure 3f out, stayed on final furlong

14(2)
Silk - White, Mauve hoops, Mauve sleeves and cap
  • Form 214101
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-12

lost place and behind from halfway

In depth

Verdict

Mark Johnston does well at Ascot and might well have another winner here with Double Obsession. Only lightly-raced, but with a course and distance win under his belt, he has better to come, although this is his toughest test to date. Collier Hill won the Old Newton Cup but disappointed next time. Rule Britannia is six pounds better off for the eleven-and-a-half lengths he finished behind the selection at Ascot, but ought to be able to improve on that. Promoter comes here on the back of a Newmarket maiden win, but more will be required now. Irish import Coup de Chance is interesting in that this will be his first run in England, but two of his three wins have come in claimers. Most of the others will need to produce career-best efforts to win so, once again, it all points back to Double Obsession.