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Ascot Colts And Fillies' Club Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Class 2, 1m7½f (1m7f157y), NH Flat, 4-5yo, £8,714, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Shane's Spirit is our selection at Ascot, and the case rests on his fitness edge and a more solid book of form than the top-rated Lord Churchill, who is only five pounds better on our figures. That gap is small enough for sharpness and reliability to overturn it over this two miles on good ground. Lord Churchill is the chief danger on raw ability, while Saint Argente, two pounds behind our pick, also commands respect, and the six unrated runners add some uncertainty to a nine-runner Class 2. Shane's Spirit gets the nod, though only on a low-confidence basis.
Runners
Tom Cannon
Nick Scholfield 0/14
Won last time out and has run over today's trip and on this going, so Lord Churchill arrives with a positive profile, and our rating of 112 ranks him top of nine. The main risk is a 213-day absence, with 159 lb to carry adding to the test.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Macnamara (IRE) by Dylan Thomas
- Owner
- Simon Smode
- Foaled
- 16 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Sam Twiston-Davies
Warren Greatrex 1/10
Saint Argente won last time out and has run over today's trip and on this going before, which makes him a serious threat under 159 lb, with our rating of 105 putting him third of nine. The main risk is a 219-day absence, so fitness is the question.
- Sire
- Beaumec De Houelle (FR)
- Dam
- Belladame (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- Scott Turner
- Foaled
- 20 Jun 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 105
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Paul O'Brien
Mickey Bowen 0/14
Shane's Spirit won last time out after a fifth two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Carrying 159 lb after 41 days off is a fair test, but the profile makes him our pick.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Jet Setting Fiona (IRE) by Doyen
- Owner
- De Banks & Delaney Partnership
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Haverfordwest, Pembrokes
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Charlie Deutsch
Syd Hosie 0/4
Unexposed gelding who filled a third last time out, and a second two starts back, so there's promise in that limited form, though he returns after 237 days off and is yet to win in his last two starts. Carrying 156 lb, he has scope to improve.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- Hoo Bally Diva (IRE) by Scorpion
- Owner
- Brennan , Rose , Van Der Horst
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Sherborne, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard 11/31
Colombe d'Or is unraced, so there's no form to lean on, and he looks unexposed with plenty of scope for improvement. He carries 155 lb on debut, while his yard is in cracking nick with 11 of 31 runners successful over the last 14 days.
- Sire
- No Risk At All (FR)
- Dam
- Queensland (FR) by Martaline
- Owner
- Mrs Mary Ann Middleton
- Foaled
- 2 May 2022
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 11 wins from 31 runs (35%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
Harry Reed
Nick Scholfield 0/14
Jack's Succes is an unexposed gelding with no recorded form, so he's a blank canvas who could well improve for the experience, and he'll shoulder 155 lb on what looks a first look at the track.
- Sire
- Jack Hobbs (GB)
- Dam
- Ayres Succes (FR) by Balko
- Owner
- Gdm Partnership
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams 4/15
Wheresdcueballgoin is unexposed with no recorded form to go on, so this debut is a blank page for a gelding who could easily improve. He carries 155 lb, and there is plenty of scope for him to find progress.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Starryeyessurprise (IRE) by Fame And Glory
- Owner
- The 147 Syndicate
- Foaled
- 7 May 2022
- Stable
- Ogmore-By-Sea, Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
Benjamin Macey
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 8/28
Jota's Gold is unexposed, with just one recent outing to go on, an eighth last time out, and she returns after 266 days off. Yet to win in that short spell, she may have more to offer, and her yard is in form with 7 from 25 over the last 14 days, while she carries 149 lb.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- South Africa (FR) by Turtle Bowl
- Owner
- Piper Woodward Racing
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 28 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
Kielan Woods
Christian Williams 4/15
Unexposed filly who was fourth last time out and fourth again the start before, so she is yet to win but has little on the clock; returning after 213 days off and carrying 148 lb, she looks open to improvement.
- Sire
- Poet's Word (IRE)
- Dam
- Cara Mara (IRE) by Saddlers' Hall
- Owner
- Daffodil Racing Cleni
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Ogmore-By-Sea, Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.