Full Result 4.45 Ascot | 27 July 2018

Neptune Investment Management Handicap

(Class 2) (3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £28,012.50 2nd £8,388 3rd £4,194 4th £2,097 5th £1,048.50 6th £526.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Blue De Vega (GER) 12/1 Oisin Murphy Robert Cowell	Oisin Murphy Robert Cowell	5	93	93	47	102	–
b h Lope De Vega (IRE) - Burning Heights (GER) (Montjeu)
Slightly awkward start, held up in last of trio that raced on outer, progress 2f out, driven to lead overall just inside final furlong, stayed on (op 14/1)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	7. Evergate 12/1 Gerald Mosse Robert Cowell	Gerald Mosse Robert Cowell	4	93 v	93	45	100	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Lion Forest (USA) (Forestry)
Took keen hold, tracked leader in trio that raced on outer, driven to lead overall over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, stayed on (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1 [1½]	11. Golden Steps (FR) 12/1 Jamie Gormley ³ Jim Goldie	Jamie Gormley ³ Jim Goldie	7	83	82	30	85	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Kocooning (IRE) (King's Best)
Sweating, taken down early, dwelt, soon chased leaders in main group, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 11/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2½]	3. Encore D'Or 9/2 Ryan Moore Robert Cowell	Ryan Moore Robert Cowell	6	910 p	100	44	100	–
b g Oasis Dream - Entente Cordiale (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked leader in main group, led it over 1f out but not on terms with overall leader, kept on same pace final furlong (op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

5⁽⁴⁾ nse [2½]	1. Gracious John (IRE) 8/1 Jim Crowley David Evans	Jim Crowley David Evans	5	910	100	43	100	–
b g Baltic King - Dorn Hill (Lujain)
Looked well, led trio that raced on outer, overall leader after 2f to over 1f out, one pace under pressure (op 9/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ nse [2½]	5. Polybius 3/1F James Doyle David Simcock	James Doyle David Simcock	7	95	95	37	94	–
b g Oasis Dream - Freedonia (Selkirk)
Held up in main group, shaken up well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong but never able to threaten (tchd 4/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3]	9. Show Stealer 13/2 Silvestre De Sousa Rae Guest	Silvestre De Sousa Rae Guest	5	91 6 p	91	31	89	–
ch m Showcasing - Winifred Jo (Bahamian Bounty)
Held up in rear in main group, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on final furlong but not pace to threaten (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [5¾]	12. Venturous (IRE) 9/1 Ben Curtis David Barron	Ben Curtis David Barron	5	84	80	9	68	–
ch g Raven's Pass (USA) - Bold Desire (Cadeaux Genereux)
Very awkward start and slowly away, held up in main group, ridden well over 1f out, no real progress and faded final furlong (trainer was informed that the gelding could not run until the day after passing a stalls test) (op 8/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [9¼]	2. Vibrant Chords 8/1 Fran Berry Henry Candy	Fran Berry Henry Candy	5	910	100	15	75	–
b g Poet's Voice - Lovely Thought (Dubai Destination)
Overall leader 2f, led main group to over 1f out, weakened quickly (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 12/1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [11]	4. Koditime (IRE) 12/1 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	3	95 b	99	5	67	–
b g Kodiac - Eponastone (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Sweating, took keen hold, tracked leaders in main group, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:45:16 Winning time: 1m 1.03s (slow by 1.63s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Oriental Lilly (self certificate), Tarboosh (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Blue De Vega Partnership (Blue De Vega) 1st breeder: Gestut Ammerland
2nd owner: The Ever Hopefuls (Evergate)
3rd owner: Mrs M Craig & G Adams (Golden Steps)
Tote win: £16 PL: £4.30 £3.70 £3.40 Ex: £172 CSF: £150.12 Tricast: £1,820.87 Trifecta: £2,654.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 91 (22%) M [6-9] 20 (51%) H [10-12] 39 (27%)

4:45 Ascot 27 Jul 2018

Neptune Investment Management Handicap