King Edward VII Ascot Membership Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Ascot

15:40

Date 2024-12-20

Distance 1m7f152y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £14,238

Winning Time 3m 39.43s (slow by 8.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Windbeneathmywings (IRE) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	3/1	Won
2nd	Moneygarrow (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/4F	14
3rd	Step Ahead (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Don Cantillon	10/1	2
4th	Swingin Safari (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	20/1	1
5th	Doctor Blue (FR) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	10/1	0.1
6th	Presenting Milan (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Richard Hawker	100/1	3.75
7th	It's Top (FR) Ben Jones · Oliver Signy	16/1	1.75
8th	Tennessee Tango (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Joe Tizzard	12/1	0.3
9th	West Hill Verde (FR) Daniel Sansom · Seamus Mullins	50/1	0.3
10th	Glance At Midnight (GB) Jonathan Burke · Andrew J Martin	100/1	18
11th	Fresh Perspective (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	8/1	.5
12th	Blues Singer (GB) Tom Cannon · Alan King	7/1	16
13th	Kajikia (FR) Jay Tidball · Paul Nicholls	33/1	22

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Gallant Approach (GB) David Bass · Hughie Morrison	150/1

Runners (15)

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
8	Moneygarrow Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	11	-	115	77	69d	—	—	0	24.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won Irish maiden point and drew 6l clear when favourite for nine-runner bumper at Chepstow
15	Windbeneathmywings Chestnut J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	156	—	121	-	123	120	83d	—	—	+5	24.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
121 in Irish bumpers; latest performance in particular suggests he is a leading player
1	Blues Singer Bay J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	156	—	1-2	-	120	109	28d	—	—	+4	15.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Well on top in big field at Kempton in March and beaten a nose over C&D (good) last month
2	Doctor Blue Bay J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	156	—	1	-	113	-	22d	—	—	+4	12.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
5-4 at Taunton (2m, good to soft) and got up by a length in the closing stages
13	Tennessee Tango Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Joe Tizzard	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Joe Tizzard	156	—	1	-	107	82	54d	—	—	+4	12.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Wincanton form (on good) may not be great but the style of that win left a good impression
11	Step Ahead Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Don Cantillon	J:Nico de Boinville T:Don Cantillon	156	—	2	-	124	111	223d	—	—	-1	7.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Second favourite, 8l second of 11 at Haydock (good) in May was a promising start
3	Fresh Perspective Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	156	—	1-1	-	114	109	49d	—	—	+12	18.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won a maiden point in January and a bumper at Uttoxeter (2m, good) seven weeks ago
12	Swingin Safari b/br J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	2-1	-	119	27	41d	—	—	+9	15.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
2nd at Ballinrobe (soft); 165,000euros buy before his win by a neck at Wincanton (good)
6	It's Top Bay J:Ben Jones T:Oliver Signy	J:Ben Jones T:Oliver Signy	156	t	1-1	-	117	65	44d	—	—	+12	18.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won a point bumper in April and bumper at Chepstow (again 2m on good to soft) in November
7	Kajikia Bay J:Jay Tidball T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball T:Paul Nicholls	156	h	1	-	112	23	48d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
17-2 and hooded, last to first in six-runner race over C&D (good) despite looking green
14	West Hill Verde Bay J:Daniel Sansom T:Seamus Mullins	J:Daniel Sansom T:Seamus Mullins	156	—	2-	-	106	70	300d	—	—	+3	5.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
11-1, nearly 2l second of nine at Kempton (2m, soft) in February, running on well
10	Presenting Milan Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Richard Hawker	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Richard Hawker	156	—	231	-	103	73	38d	—	—	+14	15	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won at Hereford but his form puts him well down this field on ratings
4	Gallant Approach Bay J:David Bass T:Hughie Morrison	J:David Bass T:Hughie Morrison	156	—	0/6-3	-	101	72	14d	—	—	+2	3.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Looked set to win at Sedgefield last time but didn't; now looks one of the outsiders
5	Glance At Midnight Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Andrew J Martin	J:Jonathan Burke T:Andrew J Martin	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Bred to be pretty useful; this is a tough debut, though, surely
NR	No Drama This End Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	156	—	1-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Won maiden point (soft) in February by 23l; £160,000 buy in March; looks yard first string

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Moneygarrow	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Windbeneathmywings	10/3	7/2	10/3	3/1	9/2
Blues Singer	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Doctor Blue	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	15/2
Tennessee Tango	10/1	17/2	10/1	17/2	9/1
Step Ahead	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Fresh Perspective	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Swingin Safari	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
It's Top	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Kajikia	20/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	18/1
West Hill Verde	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	25/1
Presenting Milan	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1
Gallant Approach	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Glance At Midnight	150/1	80/1	100/1	66/1	80/1
No Drama This End	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Moneygarrow

24.3

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Windbeneathmywings

24.2

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

3rd

Fresh Perspective

18.9

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 1.9

12/1

It's Top

18.9

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Blues Singer

15.3

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Swingin Safari

15.1

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Presenting Milan

OR: 0 Form: 14.6 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Doctor Blue

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Tennessee Tango

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Kajikia

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

25/1

No Drama This End

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Step Ahead

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

West Hill Verde

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Gallant Approach

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Glance At Midnight

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Moneygarrow	—	115	77
Windbeneathmywings	—	123	120
Blues Singer	—	120	109
Doctor Blue	—	113	—
Tennessee Tango	—	107	82
Step Ahead	—	124	111
Fresh Perspective	—	114	109
Swingin Safari	—	119	27
It's Top	—	117	65
Kajikia	—	112	23
West Hill Verde	—	106	70
Presenting Milan	—	103	73
Gallant Approach	—	101	72
Glance At Midnight	—	—	—
No Drama This End	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gallant Approach	14d ago	Fit
Doctor Blue	22d ago	Fit
Blues Singer	28d ago	Fit
Presenting Milan	38d ago	Fit
Swingin Safari	41d ago	Fit
It's Top	44d ago	Fit
Kajikia	48d ago	Fresh
Fresh Perspective	49d ago	Fresh
Tennessee Tango	54d ago	Fresh
Moneygarrow	69d ago	Fresh
Windbeneathmywings	83d ago	Fresh
Step Ahead	223d ago	Long break
West Hill Verde	300d ago	Long break
Glance At Midnight	—	—
No Drama This End	—	—