2025-07-26 Ascot 15:00
Ascot

Moet & Chandon International Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Distance: 7f

Going: Good

Prize: £77,310

Runners: 21

Winning time: 1m 26.70s (slow by 0.90s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 2

18 Two Tribes

J: David Egan T: Richard Spencer

Age:4 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:90 SP:25/1

Midfield - headway and switched left over 1f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 20/1)

2 nk

19 Classic

J: Sean Levey T: Richard Hannon

Age:5 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:90 SP:10/1

Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - ridden and led 1f out - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 17/2)

3 1 1¼

22 Sword

J: Mark Winn T: David O'Meara

Age:4 Weight:8st 6lbs

OR:85 SP:18/1

Towards rear - ridden over 1f out - headway and short of room 1f out - soon switched right - kept on well - went third towards finish(op 16/1)

4 1¼ 2½

5 Golden Mind

J: Warren Fentiman(5) T: Richard Fahey

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:100 SP:28/1

Prominent - led over 1f out - headed 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1)

5 ½ 3

14 Kodi Lion

J: Frederick Larson T: Michael Appleby

Age:4 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:92 SP:11/1

In touch with leaders on far side of group - headway and challenging over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 10/1)

6 ¾ 3¾

4 Northern Express

J: Paul Mulrennan T: Michael Dods

Age:7 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:100 SP:9/1

Led narrowly - headed over 1f out - soon no extra

7 ¾ 4½

1 Zoum Zoum

J: Hector Crouch T: Ralph Beckett

Age:4 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:105 SP:12/1

In touch with leaders - no extra from over 1f out

8 hd 4¾

13 Billyjoh

J: Tom Marquand T: Michael Appleby

Age:5 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:94 SP:12/1

Dwelt start - held up in midfield - some headway over 1f out - no extra final furlong(op 10/1)

9 shd 4¾

9 Yorkshire

J: Callum Rodriguez T: Edward Bethell

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:97 SP:11/1

Prominent - no extra final furlong(op 10/1)

10 ¾ 5½

17 Lord Bertie

J: Jamie Spencer T: David O'Meara

Age:5 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:90 SP:28/1

Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear on near side of group - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 22/1)

11 1¼ 6¾

7 Akkadian Thunder

J: Daniel Tudhope T: David O'Meara

Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:99 SP:11/4F

Midfield on near side of group - hung left and weakened inside final furlong(op 7/2)

12 nk 7¼

15 Qazaq

J: Silvestre De Sousa T: Roger Varian

Age:4 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:92 SP:16/1

Slowly away - in rear on far side of group - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 18/1)

13 nk 7½

10 Fresh

J: Daniel Muscutt T: James Fanshawe

Age:8 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:95 SP:25/1

Never better than midfield(op 22/1)

14 3 10½

20 Pals Battalion

J: David Probert T: David O'Meara

Age:4 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:88 SP:66/1

Raced far side - towards rear - weakened over 1f out

15 2¼ 12¾

3 Array

J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:102 SP:25/1

Raced far side - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out

16 1 13¾

11 Cerulean Bay

J: James Doyle T: David O'Meara

Age:4 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:95 SP:25/1

Midfield on far side of group - weakened from over 1f out

17 hd 14

21 Al Ameen

J: Marco Ghiani T: James Fanshawe

Age:6 Weight:8st 6lbs

OR:85 SP:80/1

Never better than midfield

18 1¾ 15¾

16 Aalto

J: William Buick T: Ian Williams

Age:5 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:91 SP:11/2

Towards rear throughout (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reported gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 13/2)

19 ¾ 16½

2 City House

J: Darragh Keenan T: George Scott

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:103 SP:80/1

Raced far side - midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 66/1)

20 13 29½

12 Noble Truth

J: Neil Callan T: John C McConnell

Age:6 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:94 SP:50/1

Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakened 2f out

21 26 55½

6 Galeron

J: Mickael Barzalona T: Charles Hills

Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:99 SP:28/1

Always behind (vet reported gelding had an irregular heartbeat)

Oliver Show

J: Billy Loughnane T: George Boughey

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:98 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £38.95

Tote place: £7.45 £2.65 £5.65

Exacta: £475.60

Trifecta: £8562

Tricast: £4711.58

CSF: £258.67