Knights Nursery Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

14:50

Knights Nursery Handicap

Date 2023-07-14

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £8,451

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (10)	Soldiers Gold Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	135	—	421	80	85	71	16d	—	—	+2	29.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Gradually improving and off the mark at Carlisle last time; serious player
7 (7)	Mr Baloo Bay J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky(5) T:Richard Hannon	129	—	633	74	85	77	50d	—	—	-1	16.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fair third at Salisbury in May and had excuses last time; could bounce back
3 (6)	Impressive Act Bay J:Harry Davies(3) T:Charlie Appleby	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Charlie Appleby	134	—	234	79	87	59	29d	—	—	+1	16.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Promising second on York debut, but not built on it twice since; gelded since last seen
2 (9)	Passionately Bay J:George Bass(3) T:Amy Murphy	J:George Bass(3) T:Amy Murphy	135	—	510	80	81	63	21d	—	—	+7	17.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Out of her depth in the Albany last time, but this still looks tough off joint top weight
4 (4)	Quickfire Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Ed Walker	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Ed Walker	134	—	751	79	76	44	20d	—	—	+12	19.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Off the mark over 7f at Lingfield last time, but return to 6f may not be in his favour
5 (1)	Dark Points Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	461	78	86	41	31d	—	—	+13	18.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Appreciated the quicker ground and step up to 6f when winning at Ayr last time; appealing
6 (2)	Oops Chestnut J:Connor Planas(5) T:George Boughey	J:Connor Planas(5) T:George Boughey	131	—	493	76	83	47	21d	—	—	+6	10.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Two fair efforts on turf either side of a lesser AW effort; this return to 6f should suit
10 (3)	Time Signature Bay J:Jefferson Smith T:William Knight	J:Jefferson Smith T:William Knight	118	v	088	63	82	61	29d	—	—	-1	5	3.25/1	14 7%
Well beaten in three starts; this more realistic but a leap of faith is required; visor on
9 (5)	Socialise Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	121	v	6884	66	85	70	27d	—	—	-1	5.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Fair fourth at York on fourth start, but still needs to improve; visor on
8 (8)	White Christmas Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	124	h	386	69	83	58	29d	—	—	+3	7.3	8.00/1	33 3%
Has twice gone backwards since a fair debut; hood will need to make a big difference

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Soldiers Gold	2	2	15/8	2	2
Mr Baloo	7/2	9/2	4	4	5
Impressive Act	5	11/2	5	9/2	11/2
Passionately	9	17/2	13/2	8	8
Quickfire	14	12	9	11	11
Dark Points	14	14	12	12/1	12
Oops	16	16	14	14/1	14
Time Signature	14	12	12	12	12
Socialise	14	12	11	12	12
White Christmas	33	25	22	22/1	22

Predictor

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

1st

Soldiers Gold

29.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 8.4

15/8

2nd

Quickfire

19.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

3rd

Dark Points

18.6

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

Passionately

17.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Impressive Act

16.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Mr Baloo

16.1

OR: 6 Form: 5.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Oops

10.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

White Christmas

7.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

Socialise

5.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Time Signature

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Soldiers Gold	80	85	71
Passionately	80	81	63
Impressive Act	79	87	59
Quickfire	79	76	44
Dark Points	78	86	41
Oops	76	83	47
Mr Baloo	74	85	77
White Christmas	69	83	58
Socialise	66	85	70
Time Signature	63	82	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Soldiers Gold	16d ago	Fit
Quickfire	20d ago	Fit
Passionately	21d ago	Fit
Oops	21d ago	Fit
Socialise	27d ago	Fit
Impressive Act	29d ago	Fit
Time Signature	29d ago	Fit
White Christmas	29d ago	Fit
Dark Points	31d ago	Fit
Mr Baloo	50d ago	Fresh