Full Result 3.40 Ascot | 22 July 2022

John Guest Racing Handicap

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £15,462 2nd £7,251 3rd £3,627 4th £1,812 5th £906 6th £453

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Juan De Montalban (IRE) 9/4 Jack Mitchell Kevin Philippart De Foy	Jack Mitchell Kevin Philippart De Foy	4	102	99	75	109	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Abilene (Samum)
Prominent, went second over 8f out, led over 3f out, clear with one other from over 2f out, ridden and faced strong challenge over 1f out, kept on strongly (op 11/4)

2⁽²⁾ 2½	5. The Whipmaster (IRE) 15/8F Ryan Moore Gary Moore	Ryan Moore Gary Moore	4	96	89	60	95	–
ch g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Birdie Queen (Pastoral Pursuits)
Held up in midfield, headway and disputing third over 6f out, chased winner over 3f out, went clear with winner from over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final 110yds (op 6/4)

3⁽⁵⁾ 14 [16½]	6. Merlin's Beard 5/1 George Rooke Richard Hughes	George Rooke Richard Hughes	4	93	86	29	70	–
bb g Dark Angel (IRE) - Welsh Cake (Fantastic Light)
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and went modest third when edged right over 1f out, no match for first two (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

4⁽³⁾ 5½ [22]	2. Protected Guest 33/1 Tom Queally George Margarson	Tom Queally George Margarson	7	911	94	26	69	–
b g Helmet (AUS) - Reem Star (Green Tune)
Slowly away, in rear, headway and went modest third over 2f out, soon ridden, weakening when lost third over 1f out (op 22/1)

5⁽¹⁾ 2½ [24½]	4. Commonsensical 9/2 Harry Davies ⁵ Hugo Palmer	Harry Davies ⁵ Hugo Palmer	4	94 b	92	19	63	–
b g Bated Breath - Critical Path (IRE) (Noverre)
Led, headed but prominent after 1f, shaken up over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 9 [33½]	3. Jeremiah 10/1 Tom Marquand Alan King	Tom Marquand Alan King	7	910 b	93	2	49	–
ch g Kheleyf (USA) - Tessie (Tiger Hill)
Prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and 11/1)

6 ran Off time: 3:40:18 Winning time: 2m 33.35s (slow by 3.65s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah (Juan De Montalban) 1st breeder: Ballylinch Stud
2nd owner: The Golf Partnership (The Whipmaster)
3rd owner: M J Caddy (Merlin's Beard)
Tote win: £3.25 PL: £1.70 £1.40 Ex: £8 CSF: £6.92 Trifecta: £26.10

3:40 Ascot 22 Jul 2022

John Guest Racing Handicap