19.10
StandardHighbet Ascot Free Bet Drop Handicap
- Prize money: £3977.84
- 1m 2f 0y
- Class 5
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Polytrack
Weather: Mostly sunny
9/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 7-76
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 6 (14) |
24th Sep 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Dead-heated for first in a 1m2f handicap at Lingfield (Polytrack) in June but two poor efforts since; this is just his fourth handicap but a revival won't be easy from the widest stall. |
25/1 |
|
13 (3) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 3f 44y Class 3 |
8st 11lb |
Dead-heated for first at Lingfield in June when upped to 1m2f on handicap debut; that AW performance remains very much his best effort, though, as he disappointed when favourite back on turf at Doncaster (1m2f, good) three weeks ago. |
25/1 |
100/30 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 076-2
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (1) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Has form figures of 2112 (and progressive RPRs) since handicapping, most recently running well in 3yo event over C&D (good to firm); reasonably solid and has possibilities off bottom weight upped further in grade. |
11/2 |
|
2nd 5 (1) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
8st 13lb |
Runner-up on handicap/seasonal debut, dead-heated for first at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) next time and clearcut winner of a six-runner race at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm) four weeks ago; up another 6lb but galloped on relentlessly last time as if he had more in the tank. |
11/2 |
|
1st 6 (4) |
18th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 4 |
9st 0lb |
Runner-up on handicap/seasonal debut at Leicester (1m2f, good to soft) in May then dead-heated for first at Lingfield (1m2f, AW; no stall used), coming clear with his fellow winner; this 3yo is open to further improvement and he's a player if handling conditions (unraced on good/good to firm). |
4/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 56-63
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (1) |
22nd Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 11lb |
225,000euros breeze-up buy; remains a maiden, and is on the verge of becoming frustrating, but the Newbury and Newmarket races he contested in August and September have worked out very well; rail draw. |
7/2 |
|
8th 8 (6) |
25th Sep 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
Made it 0-7 when below par at Newbury four weeks ago, when failing to settle; however, prior to that he went close in a small field at Salisbury (1m, good to firm) and can be in the picture if leaving last time behind. |
8/1 |
|
6th 12 (6) |
28th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 1lb |
Six-race maiden; similar form in two handicaps around 1m this term, a solid third of 13 at Hamilton (good) in May backed up by a narrow second at Salisbury (good to firm) last time; far from disgraced over 1m2f in between; this drop back in trip asks a question but he's in form and is yet another contender. |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 521-77
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 72
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 (4) |
27th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 6 |
9st 12lb |
Gained a first win for her current yard in 1m6f Doncaster handicap in July; set a lot to do when a never-dangerous sixth of nine at Redcar (1m6f) 19 days ago; not dismissed. |
7/1 |
|
6th 3 (7) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 5f 218y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
Came good for current stable at fifth attempt, in tactical four-runner race at Doncaster (extended 1m6f, good to firm) last month but was behind Newport when down the field at York a fortnight later; others have more convincing profiles. |
10/1 |
|
11th 12 (13) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 4 |
8st 6lb |
Kept on for reasonable third of six at Doncaster last month on first crack at 1m4f before winning over 14.5f there a fortnight ago (good to firm each time); had just three rivals to beat last time but she's unexposed over staying trips and could be in the shake-up. |
16/1 |
6/1
Form: 67-816
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 74
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (8) |
4th Sep 2025 Standard 1m 0f 13y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Won by a short head at Kempton (1m, AW) in May but he's not progressed since; ran respectably there over 7f 15 days ago and now steps back up to 1m. |
16/1 |
|
2 (5) |
20th Aug 2025 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Won by a short head over 1m here in May but he's made no further progress since; needs the return to this track to spark him back up on this drop back to 7f. |
7/1 |
|
6 (1) |
1st Aug 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Short-head winner on handicap debut at Kempton in May (1m AW) but has made no further progress, albeit at 1m2f; dropping back to 1m may help but others appeal more. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 5-06
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 65
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 (12) |
20th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Perked up with a second off a reduced mark over C&D last month but that was a five-runner race and he beat only one rival at Wolverhampton (8.6f) last time; record is now 0-9 and others are more convincing. |
14/1 |
|
10th 8 (5) |
30th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Modest for Ed Dunlop, including in handicaps, but there was some promise in his second behind an odds-on shot at Newcastle (1m) recently on second run for this yard; hard to weigh up that effort but he could improve. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 5 (2) |
6th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 5y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
Ended his time with Ed Dunlop under a cloud and he offered little for his new yard when ninth of 13 in 7f handicap here in December; he's hard to make a case for in his bid for a maiden victory. |
50/1 |
13/2
Form: -36235
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 70
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (3) |
4th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Won by a nose here over 1m3f on his stable debut in May and bounced back from a lesser run on turf when third here over 1m4f last time, form that has since been franked by the winner; stamina is a concern on his first try at 2m. |
9/1 |
|
3rd 10 (12) |
12th Aug 2026 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Held on to beat Dust Cover by a nose here over 1m3f on his stable debut in May before a disappointing run at Goodwood (1m4f, good to soft), taking his record on turf to 0-5; could bounce back returned to this surface. |
16/1 |
|
8th 7 (2) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 3f 218y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Picked up for 25,000gns in February and emerged from midfield to make a successful debut for George Baker over 1m3f on the AW; impressed with his attitude that day as he was under the pump early enough; raised 4lb; 0-4 on turf and unraced on ground slower than good. |
6/1 |
17/2
Form: 4434
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 71
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (9) |
4th Jul 2025 Good 1m 2f 42y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Clear promise in three 7f maiden/novice runs on AW early in the year; some promise on turf/handicap debut at Salisbury in May (1m2f, good to firm) but ran poorly at Lingfield two weeks ago (AW; tried in blinkers which are quickly dispensed with); could still have a bigger run in him. |
25/1 |
|
8th 6 (1) |
19th Jun 2025 Standard 1m 2f 0y Class 5 |
9st 6lb |
In the frame in his first three starts at Wolverhampton (7f, Tapeta) earlier in the year (all three races have produced winners), but didn't improve much when fourth of eight on handicap debut at Salisbury (1m2f, good to firm) last month; still early days, though, and blinkers are now given a go. |
17/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £6.08 |
| Tricast | £12.59 |
| Trifecta | £22.70 |