15:00 Ascot
Friday 26 July 2024
All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45
Chapel Down Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 4 | 7f | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 30.18s
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Below expectations when favourite on reappearance, but left that behind when third at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month, faring best of those held up. Unable to land a blow at Newmarket latest but she is a previous C&D winner and this is a drop in grade.
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Has held his form well since striking at Newcastle in March, posting another solid effort in defeat when third over 1m at Chelmsford last month. Rare turf outing over C&D a fortnight ago but did enough to think he's still in good nick.
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Gained fourth win since joining this yard at Brighton in May and sound third under a penalty at Lingfield a week later. Latest effort easy to excuse given he reared leaving the stalls and was badly hampered at a crucial stage.
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Back-to-back winner in 2023 and is back in good order of late, runner-up in a brace of handicaps at Newbury. Nudged back up 2 lb but she can remain competitive.
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Mid-field effort on debut proved to be strong form and well backed, he found only a stablemate too good at Salisbury. Shade disappointing at Haydock 3 weeks ago but a well-run 7f will be right up his street and he retains potential as a handicapper.
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Missed the majority of 2023 and below par so far this year, albeit C&D run last time isn't a race to judge him too harshly on. AW profile is more convincing, though.
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Found improvement when second at Kempton (7f) last month but unable to back that up at Newmarket a month ago. Still early days.
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Already a dual AW winner in 2024 and solid second at Brighton (6f, good) last month. Plausible excuses at Newmarket but harder to excuse heavy defeat at Epsom since.
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Lightly-raced maiden who returned to pick of his form when second in a Chelmsford novice (7f) in October on final start for Andrew Balding. Changed hands for 38,000 gns and gelded thereafter and feasible to think he can do better now handicapping as a 3-y-o, for all mark demands it.
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Dual winner on the AW to end 2023 and ran creditably when third of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (7.6f, good) keeping on once in clear inside final 1f. Doncaster effort was a backward step and cheekpieces reached for.
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Non-Runners
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Final Watch14
Weight: 10-1| Age: 6
T: W Stone J: K Shoemark
NR
Forecasts
Zouzanna (3/1), Amsterdam (7/2), North View (7/2), Red Maids (11/2), Musical Mystery (9/1), Billy Mill (12/1), Final Watch (14/1), The Bitter Moose (18/1), Tadreeb (20/1), Mumayaz (20/1), Al Shabab (40/1)
This is the weakest band of handicap than ZOUZANNA has ever contested and, as a previous C&D winner, a bold showing looks on the cards with Oisin Murphy retained. Red Maids is going through a good spell currently and she can remain competitive, while an improved showing from Amsterdam would come as no surprise.
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £10,468.002nd: £4,912.003rd: £2,454.004th: £1,228.005th: £612.00
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