Ascot

Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco)

Distance: 1m
Going: Soft
Prize: £103,080
Runners: 20
Winning time: 1m 46.59s (slow by 7.69s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 2
1
J:Christophe Soumillon T:Michael Bell
Age:7 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:104 SP:14/1
Slowly away - in rear - good headway on near side of group from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged right but led 1f out - kept on well(op 11/1)
2 2
J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho
Age:5 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:18/1
Took keen hold - raced near side - in touch with leaders - joined main group 5f out - soon towards rear - headway when switched right 2f out - soon challenging against far rail - went second final 110yds(op 20/1)
3
J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hannon
Age:5 Weight:9st 11lbs
OR:109 SP:25/1
Slowly away - raced near side - in rear - joined main group 5f out - short of room and switched left under 3f out - hung right but headway from 2f out - went fourth final 110yds - kept on
4 nse
J:Ryan Moore T:K R Burke
Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs
OR:100 SP:7/2F
Raced near side - soon led group - joined main group and disputed lead 5f out - pressed leader 3f out - briefly disputed lead under 2f out - weakened final 110yds - lost third post(op 18/5)
5 nse
J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas
Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:104 SP:16/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - rallied inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)
6
J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier
Age:5 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:9/1
In touch with leaders - switched right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
7 nk 6
J:Billy Loughnane T:Charles Hills
Age:4 Weight:9st 11lbs
OR:109 SP:18/1
Raced near side - prominent - joined main group 5f out - carried head high when pushed along 2f out - hung right over 1f out - soon no extra(op 25/1)
8 1 7
J:Kieran Shoemark T:David O'Meara
Age:5 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:16/1
Prominent - pressed leader going okay over 2f out - soon briefly disputed lead - weakened inside final furlong
9 3 10
J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara
Age:4 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:33/1
Raced near side - in touch with leaders - joined main group 5f out - outpaced 2f out - soon switched right - kept on inside final furlong
10 11½
J:William Buick T:K R Burke
Age:4 Weight:9st 12lbs
OR:110 SP:12/1
Led overall - disputed lead 5f out - led again 3f out - headed under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 11/1)
11 ½ 12
J:Silvestre De Sousa T:William Haggas
Age:4 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:18/1
Took keen hold - prominent - weakening when hampered over 1f out(tchd 16/1)
12 13½
J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara
Age:8 Weight:8st 12lbs
OR:96 SP:17/2
In rear - some headway over 1f out - never dangerous(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
13 16¾
J:Chris Hayes T:W T Farrell
Age:4 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:8/1
Towards rear - headway towards far side over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 15/2)
14 hd 16¾
J:Brandon Wilkie(3) T:William Knight
Age:8 Weight:9st 12lbs
OR:110 SP:50/1
Never better than midfield(op 40/1)
15 1 17¾
J:Ross Coakley T:Ed Walker
Age:6 Weight:9st 6lbs
OR:104 SP:50/1
Never better than midfield
16 24¼
J:Jack Mitchell T:Marco Botti
Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs
OR:101 SP:9/1
Pushed along halfway - never better than midfield(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
17 30¾
J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire
Age:5 Weight:8st 13lbs
OR:97 SP:14/1
Midfield - weakened 2f out(op 12/1)
18 21 51¾
J:Maxime Guyon T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Age:4 Weight:8st 11lbs
OR:95 SP:18/1
Always behind - weakened quickly 2f out(op 12/1)
19 hd 52
J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton
Age:6 Weight:8st 12lbs
OR:96 SP:33/1
Slowly away - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly over 2f out(op 28/1)
20 13 65
J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King
Age:3 Weight:8st 12lbs
OR:99 SP:80/1
Stumbled badly start and nearly lost jockey - took keen hold - never better than midfield
R22
jockey silk R22 Theoryofeverything
J: T:David O'Meara
Age:4 Weight:8st 10lbs
OR:94 SP: -
R23
jockey silk R23 Akkadian Thunder
J: T:David O'Meara
Age:4 Weight:8st 9lbs
OR:93 SP: -
R21
jockey silk R21 Qirat
J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett
Age:3 Weight:8st 10lbs
OR:97 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £16.45
Tote place: £5.40 £7.30 £8
Exacta: £392.70
Trifecta: £14638.30
Tricast: £6279.47
CSF: £249.52