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15:45 Ascot

Victoria Racing Club 'Confined' Handicap (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 212y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,800
  • 2nd: £5,070
  • 3rd: £2,536
  • 4th: £1,268
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.38s
  • Off Time: 15:47:07
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Elegancia

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Jeff Koons (IRE)

    85/40

      1(1)
      Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap

      Botanical (IRE)

      31 h
      11/4
      • Form 212
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 87

      in touch in rear, switched left 2f out, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish

      2(2)
      Silk - Bronze

      Elegancia

      36 h D
      15/2
      • Form 5-4421
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 87

      in touch in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, pushed along to lead close home

      3(5)
      Silk - Dark green, light green yoke and armlets, dark green cap

      Jeff Koons (IRE)

      13 BF
      85/40
      • Form 2144
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 86

      keen, close up, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed close home

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Mantoog

      23 D
      3/1
      • Form 2-251
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 84

      set steady pace, quickened pace 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

      5(3)
      Silk - Red, yellow epaulets, armlets and cap

      New Dayrell

      9 h D
      28/1
      • Form 0-66719
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 79

      keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      6(6)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Blueflagflyinghigh (IRE)

      14 D
      17/2
      • Form 514742
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 77

      raced wide, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Jeff Koons was a fair fourth behind older horses at York on his handicap debut and is still unexposed. BLUEFLAGFLYINGHIGH hasn’t done a lot wrong since getting off the mark at Ripon back in June. He may get an uncontested lead in this small field and has his ground. Elegancia came good at Bath last month and has her first run in a handicap and that’s also the case with Botanical, who came up against an improver at Kempton after winning at Hamilton. Mantoog won easily on his handicap debut at Salisbury but the second let the form down there on Thursday and the third has also been well beaten since.

      Formwatch

      Botanical (IRE) 15-8 (9-10) Midfield in touch, ridden 2f out, headway to briefly press leader entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong but no match for winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Measured Time (9-10) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Aug.

      Elegancia 2-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway into 3rd 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on strongly inside last to lead closing stages, won at Bath 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Aug beating Esmeray (8-13) by nk, 7 ran.

      Jeff Koons (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-0) In rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Royal Symbol (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

      Mantoog 9-4fav (9-8) Made all, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, drew away towards finish, won at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Monty Bay (9-10) by 4l, 8 ran.

      New Dayrell 28-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Storm Catcher (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Aug.

      Blueflagflyinghigh (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Disputed early, led after one furlong, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra when headed inside final 50 yards, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Jewel Maker (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.