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15:00 Ascot - 8 August 2020 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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15:00 Ascot

Saturday 8 August 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Dubai Duty Free Millenium Millionaire Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 7f 209y  |   Good to Firm  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:01  |   Winning time: 3m 28.3s
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1
(1)
Horse silk
Ernesto29
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: Ian Williams| OR:  98
66/1
Smart stayer at best for Markus Klug in Germany; hasn't fired in pair of runs for new trainer including here at the Royal Meeting in June.
2
(2)
Horse silk
Holy Kingdom29
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover| OR:  96
10/3
Twice a winner at Newmarket this season over 1m4f/1m6f since returning in June; perhaps didn't relish soft ground back there since but remains on a career-high mark. Australia colt may still have more to come upped in distance.
3
(8)
Horse silk
Eddystone Rock52
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon(3)| T: J R Best| OR:  96| CD
14/1
Won back-to-back handicaps in August 2019 including a 2m win at the Shergar Cup meeting here; 40-1 and may have needed the run over 1m6f here in June and could do better back up in trip.
4
(5)
Horse silk
Sleeping Lion28
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: J R Fanshawe| OR:  95| BF
5/1
Ended last season on a winning note at Doncaster and left reappearance run behind when runner-up at Newcastle behind Cosmelli over extended-2m. Up 2lb for that but has run well both visits here previously and worth considering for place money.
6
(11)
Horse silk
Island Brave28
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-2| J: M Dwyer| T: H Main| OR:  93
33/1
Multiple AW winner who has also scored twice on turf over 1m5f/1m6f (both on good); behind Charlie D at Newmarket penultimate run in third but less convincing here since. Has dropped below previous win-mark but others more appealing still.
7
(4)
Horse silk
Charlie Dp,t28
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-1| J: Jane Elliott| T: Tom Dascombe| OR:  92| D
25/1
1m6f Newmarket winner in June (Island Brave behind in third) took turf record to 5-9; lesser effort since at Newcastle on the AW needs forgiving but could well bounce straight back on decent ground here.
8
(6)
Horse silk
Australis42
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR:  92
7/2
Runner-up in the Northumberland Plate 42 days ago having won on reappearance at Wolverhampton; four-year-old back on the turf from career-high mark but not a shock to see him going well.
9
(9)
Horse silk
Kaloort18
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-11| J: Jim Crowley| T: D Menuisier| OR:  88
4/1
Debut winner in 2018 over a mile at Salisbury for Brian Meehan but not added to that since; latest third at Sandown (1m6f, good to firm; 9-2) teased out stamina still further and interesting now upped in trip once more.
10
(3)
Horse silk
Mondain14
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-11| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: C & M Johnston| OR:  88| D
22/1
Impressive winner over similar trip to this at Newcastle on second start back and also scored last summer at Thirsk over 2m; needs to bounce back from a very disappointing Newmarket effort a fortnight ago however.
11
(7)
Horse silk
Red Force One29
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-10| J: Megan Nicholls(3)| T: P F Nicholls| OR:  87| D
5/1
Dual purpose performer won over timber at Market Rasen last month and is potentially on a decent mark back on the level with Megan Nicholls taking a further 3lb off.

Non-Runners

5
(10)
Horse silk
Diocletian18
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 5
T: A M Balding  J: Oisin Murphy
NR

Forecasts

Holy Kingdom (10/3), Australis (7/2), Kaloor (4/1), Sleeping Lion (5/1), Red Force One (5/1), Eddystone Rock (14/1), Diocletian (14/1), Mondain (22/1), Charlie D (25/1), Island Brave (33/1), Ernesto (66/1)

15:00 Ascot - 8 August 2020 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

Australis only found one too good in the Northumberland Plate last time and has to be feared here, while Charlie D can likely leave behind a below-par run on the same Gosforth Park surface and bounce back on turf. KALOOR hasn't won since his debut but he's with an in-form trainer now and shaped well last time over 1m6f at Sandown in third despite not getting the clearest run. He's worth a crack at this extended trip and could be the answer.
  1. Kaloor
  2. Australis
  3. Charlie D

Prize Money

1st: £12,938.002nd: £3,850.003rd: £1,924.004th: £962.00

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