John Guest Racing Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

15:35

John Guest Racing Handicap

Date 2023-07-28

Distance 1m3f211y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £23,193

Runners (9)

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 (2)	Gaassee Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	142	t	30-704	100	109	63	20d	—	—	-12	23.9	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Back to form when fourth of 13 in useful 1m4f handicap at Haydock on latest outing
6 (6)	Oneforthegutter Bay J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	131	p	40-881	89	104	82	13d	—	—	-2	14.5	0.75/1	4 25%
Raised his head again to win over C&D latest by a neck from hot favourite; first headgear
2 (1)	Max Mayhem Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	139	—	73-186	97	102	93	35d	—	—	+2	15.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Good sixth of 18 over C&D at the Royal meeting (good to firm; acts on yielding to soft)
NR (5)	Youthful King Bay J:TBC T:Luke Dace	J: T:Luke Dace	134	—	7-9131	92	104	88	27d	—	—	+2	13.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Comfortably made all twice on good to firm at Windsor this summer, upped to 11.4f latest
7 (3)	City Streak Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	129	—	2-3125	87	105	76	27d	—	—	+5	15.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
1st and 2nd in May at about 1m2f, at which he's registered much his best results and form
8 (9)	The Whipmaster Chestnut J:Tom Queally T:Gary Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary Moore	129	p	78-016	87	107	66	27d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Runner-up in this race last year; won penultimate start but well beaten on latest
4 (8)	Nolton Cross Brown J:Harry Davies(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Hugo Palmer	135	—	216036	93	106	44	20d	—	—	+10	16.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Transferred AW form to turf on last two starts; not proven on softer than good
NR (4)	Saratoga Gold Chestnut J:TBC T:Charles Hills	J: T:Charles Hills	137	b	4-3U16	95	99	72	13d	—	—	+7	12.7	4.75/1	20 5%
Below form on both visits here, including recently nine days after his most recent win
9 (7)	Protected Guest Bay J:David Probert T:George Margarson	J:David Probert T:George Margarson	127	—	330282	85	102	-	22d	—	—	+15	17.6	12.25/1	50 2%
Often on the premises; more to prove if the ground is softer than good.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gaassee	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8	11/8
Oneforthegutter	4	4	4	4	4
Max Mayhem	11/2	5	5	5	5
Youthful King	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
City Streak	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
The Whipmaster	8	8	17/2	8	8
Nolton Cross	12	11	14	12	12
Saratoga Gold	20	20	20	20	20
Protected Guest	40	33	50	40	33

Predictor

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

1st

Gaassee

23.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Protected Guest

17.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0.7

3rd

Nolton Cross

16.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 1.7

Max Mayhem

15.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

City Streak

15.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Oneforthegutter

14.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

Youthful King

13.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Saratoga Gold

12.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

The Whipmaster

11.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gaassee	100	109	63
Max Mayhem	97	102	93
Saratoga Gold	95	99	72
Nolton Cross	93	106	44
Youthful King	92	104	88
Oneforthegutter	89	104	82
City Streak	87	105	76
The Whipmaster	87	107	66
Protected Guest	85	102	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oneforthegutter	13d ago	Quick return
Saratoga Gold	13d ago	Quick return
Gaassee	20d ago	Fit
Nolton Cross	20d ago	Fit
Protected Guest	22d ago	Fit
Youthful King	27d ago	Fit
City Streak	27d ago	Fit
The Whipmaster	27d ago	Fit
Max Mayhem	35d ago	Fit