Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – Ascot

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Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2023-06-20

Distance 2m3f210y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 4m 32.05s (slow by 11.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ahorsewithnoname (GB) William Buick · Nicky Henderson	7/1	Won
2nd	Calling The Wind (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Richard Hughes	15/2	1.75
3rd	Tritonic (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	20/1	.75
4th	Law Of The Sea (GB) David Egan · Ian Williams	8/1	0.05
5th	Weston (GER) Colin Keane · Gordon Elliott	28/1	0.2
6th	Zoffee (GB) Ben Curtis · Hugo Palmer	16/1	.5
7th	Novel Legend (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · James Fanshawe	6/1	.75
8th	The Grand Visir (GB) Richard Kingscote · Ian Williams	40/1	1
9th	Solent Gateway (IRE) James Doyle · Hugo Palmer	50/1	2.25
10th	Throne Hall (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	50/1	0.3
11th	Prince Imperial (USA) Rob Hornby · Milton Harris	100/1	0.1
12th	Themaxwecan (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Charlie Johnston	40/1	1.75
13th	Bring On The Night (GB) Ryan Moore · W P Mullins	13/8F	1.5
14th	Urban Artist (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hughie Morrison	50/1	0.05
15th	Irish Lullaby (GB) Ronan Whelan · Mrs John Harrington	20/1	1.75
16th	Zinc White (IRE) Jim Crowley · Ian Williams	11/1	0.3
17th	Pleasant Man (GB) Tom Marquand · Paul Nicholls	40/1	6.5
18th	Achnamara (GB) Saffie Osborne · Harry Fry	50/1	16
19th	Fleurman (IRE) Kevin Stott · Olly Murphy	28/1	58

Runners (20)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (15)	Bring On The Night Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:W P Mullins	J:Ryan Moore T:W P Mullins	135	t	811/2-	97	108	74	371d	—	—	-6	27.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
2nd when favourite for this race (good to firm) last year; up 4lb; big player
6 (7)	Ahorsewithnoname Bay J:William Buick T:Nicky Henderson	J:William Buick T:Nicky Henderson	134	—	1/115-	96	105	95	—	—	—	+11	21.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Cesarewitch fifth; returned to form in latest hurdles start (April) and is now in foal
15 (1)	Novel Legend Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	131	—	12-112	94	110	82	39d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.25/1	6 17%
Big improver; staying-on second of 14 to Zinc White in the 2m2f Chester Plate
17 (17)	Law Of The Sea Bay J:David Egan T:Ian Williams	J:David Egan T:Ian Williams	130	t	3-0042	92	110	84	24d	—	—	+5	15.5	2.00/1	9 11%
Eyecatching 4th in the Chester Cup (yard debut); good second to Solent Gateway at Haydock
20 (19)	Zinc White Grey J:Jim Crowley T:Ian Williams	J:Jim Crowley T:Ian Williams	130	—	6/11/1	92	107	80	39d	—	—	+16	22.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Impressive in the Chester Plate; drawn very wide and all his form is on soft ground
2 (13)	Calling The Wind Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Richard Hughes	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Richard Hughes	137	—	370-46	99	110	85	39d	—	—	+5	15.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran well all his five races at Ascot, including when placed in two 2m5f Queen Alexandras
11 (16)	Zoffee Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ben Curtis T:Hugo Palmer	133	—	3734-2	95	111	91	39d	—	—	+12	17.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Reliable and progressive back on Flat, though slight blip at 2m4f; neck 2nd in Chester Cup
12 (12)	Irish Lullaby Grey J:Ronan Whelan T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Ronan Whelan T:Mrs John Harrington	133	—	120-20	96	107	64	48d	—	—	+8	12.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Excuses latest; a lot in good 1m4f/1m6f displays suggests significant staying potential
1 (11)	Tritonic Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	138	—	/210-0	100	109	78	39d	—	—	+10	13.5	6.00/1	25 4%
9-1 for the 2m2f Chester Cup on reappearance, always in rear; needs career-best Flat form
3 (6)	Fleurman Grey J:Kevin Stott T:Olly Murphy	J:Kevin Stott T:Olly Murphy	137	p	5/1122	99	108	-	74d	—	—	+10	13.2	6.00/1	25 4%
Interesting candidate for this longer distance after doing well at 2m on AW
7 (8)	Weston Grey J:Colin Keane T:Gordon Elliott	J:Colin Keane T:Gordon Elliott	133	—	2114-8	96	107	62	44d	—	—	+9	12.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Shaped well when 1m2f looked too short on stable/seasonal debut; stamina in pedigree
8 (20)	The Grand Visir Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	133	p	6/69-9	95	105	93	39d	—	—	+9	12	9.75/1	40 3%
Won this 2019, placed in two Queen Alexandras; 9th in last 2 Chester Cups, off in between
10 (18)	Pleasant Man Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Paul Nicholls	J:Tom Marquand T:Paul Nicholls	133	p	4871/3	95	105	65	73d	—	—	+13	14.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Creditable, front-running third of 14 in strong 1m6f handicap at Musselburgh in April
9 (2)	Solent Gateway Bay J:James Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:James Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	133	tp	134761	95	109	64	24d	—	—	+19	22.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Never better than when making all at Haydock (2m, good to firm; up 2lb today) latest start
18 (9)	Themaxwecan Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jamie Spencer T:Charlie Johnston	130	p	017-93	92	109	60	24d	—	—	+9	11	12.25/1	50 2%
Best on good or good to firm; has proved himself over 2m here, questionable beyond that
14 (10)	Throne Hall Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	132	p	22320-	94	109	101	—	—	—	+17	19.1	12.25/1	50 2%
Stays 1m6f; back to form as a hurdler 13 days ago; plenty to prove in this, though
19 (5)	Achnamara Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry Fry	J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry Fry	130	t	00241-	93	107	97	—	—	—	+22	23.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Stays 1m6f well; didn't shine as a hurdler for new yard; wind surgery and tongue-tie
4 (14)	Urban Artist Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Hughie Morrison	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hughie Morrison	136	—	628-46	98	100	71	44d	—	—	+11	12.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Sixth in the 2m5f Queen Alexandra here last year, held by Calling The Wind on that result
NR (3)	East Asia Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Ian Williams	J:Pat Dobbs T:Ian Williams	130	—	208-58	92	98	51	73d	—	—	+10	10.8	24.75/1	100 1%
Lightly raced these days; his last serious impact was at Meydan in February 2022
13 (4)	Prince Imperial Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Milton Harris	J:Rob Hornby T:Milton Harris	132	tv	2017-9	94	109	75	60d	—	—	+10	11.2	31.00/1	125 1%
Left Richard Hughes for 35,000gns in May; 2020 visor returns, plus tongue tied first time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Bring On The Night	7/4	11/8	13/8	6/4	6/4
Ahorsewithnoname	8	7	7	15/2	8
Novel Legend	6	6	6	6	6
Law Of The Sea	9	15/2	13/2	15/2	9
Zinc White	12	12	12	12	14
Calling The Wind	15/2	13/2	13/2	7	7
Zoffee	16	14	14	14	16
Irish Lullaby	22	22	20	22	22
Tritonic	22	22	20	22	25
Fleurman	22	22	20	22	25
Weston	33	28	28	28	33
The Grand Visir	40	33	33	33	33
Pleasant Man	40	33	33	40	40
Solent Gateway	50	22	22	22	40
Themaxwecan	40	40	40	40	50
Throne Hall	50	50	50	50	40
Achnamara	66	50	50	50	50
Urban Artist	50	50	40	50	50
East Asia	100	80	66	100	100
Prince Imperial	125	100	100	100	100

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Bring On The Night

27.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Achnamara

23.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.5

3rd

Solent Gateway

22.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1

Zinc White

22.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

Ahorsewithnoname

21.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Throne Hall

19.1

OR: 11 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0.6

Zoffee

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

Law Of The Sea

15.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

Calling The Wind

15.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Pleasant Man

14.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.6

Novel Legend

14.3

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

Tritonic

13.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Fleurman

13.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Irish Lullaby

12.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Urban Artist

12.5

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Weston

12.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

The Grand Visir

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Prince Imperial

11.2

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125

Themaxwecan

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

East Asia

10.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tritonic	100	109	78
Calling The Wind	99	110	85
Fleurman	99	108	—
Urban Artist	98	100	71
Bring On The Night	97	108	74
Ahorsewithnoname	96	105	95
Irish Lullaby	96	107	64
Weston	96	107	62
Zoffee	95	111	91
The Grand Visir	95	105	93
Pleasant Man	95	105	65
Solent Gateway	95	109	64
Novel Legend	94	110	82
Throne Hall	94	109	101
Prince Imperial	94	109	75
Achnamara	93	107	97
Law Of The Sea	92	110	84
Zinc White	92	107	80
Themaxwecan	92	109	60
East Asia	92	98	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Law Of The Sea	24d ago	Fit
Solent Gateway	24d ago	Fit
Themaxwecan	24d ago	Fit
Novel Legend	39d ago	Fit
Zinc White	39d ago	Fit
Calling The Wind	39d ago	Fit
Zoffee	39d ago	Fit
Tritonic	39d ago	Fit
The Grand Visir	39d ago	Fit
Weston	44d ago	Fit
Urban Artist	44d ago	Fit
Irish Lullaby	48d ago	Fresh
Prince Imperial	60d ago	Fresh
Pleasant Man	73d ago	Fresh
East Asia	73d ago	Fresh
Fleurman	74d ago	Fresh
Bring On The Night	371d ago	Long break
Ahorsewithnoname	—	—
Throne Hall	—	—
Achnamara	—	—