Horse Alert

22 Jul 2022 15:40 Ascot

Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £15,462); Distance: 1m 3f 211y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).

John Guest Racing Handicap

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1⁽⁴⁾	-	Juan De Montalban (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 2)	470-410 / 6	Flat (38)	J Mitchell	K P De Foy Sheikh Abdullah…	9/4
		steadied and went left start, bit keen in close 3rd, went 2nd 8f out, led 4f out, strongly pressed from 2f out, stayed on strongly to assert inside final furlong
2^nd	5⁽²⁾	2½ L	The Whipmaster (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 6)	0-61111 / 6	Flat (27)	R L Moore	G L Moore The Golf Partnership	15/8
		tracked leaders on inside, switched out before halfway, went 2nd 3f out, challenged 2f out, disputing lead and every chance until no extra inside final furlong
3^rd	6⁽⁵⁾	14 L	Merlin's Beard (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3)	11-5123 / 4	Flat (41)	George Rooke	R Hughes Mr M J Caddy	5/1
		held up last, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, switched out turning in, soon chasing leaders, went moderate 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo
4^th	2⁽³⁾	5½ L	Protected Guest (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11)	132100 / 8	Flat (38), Jump (629)	T P Queally	G G Margarson John Guest Racing	33/1
		held up in last pair, pushed along carried head high and and went moderate 3rd over 2f out, hung right and weakened into 4th over 1f out
5^th	4⁽¹⁾	2½ L	Commonsensical (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9)	37-1212 / 4	Flat (13)	Harry Davies	H Palmer More Turf Racing	9/2
		raced keenly, led briefly, tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd, pushed along after halfway, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
6^th	3⁽⁶⁾	9 L	Jeremiah (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 10)	805/30-9 / 7	Flat (20)	Tom Marquand	A King Mr Mervyn Ayers	10/1
		slightly hampered start, raced wide early and soon led, pushed along and headed 4f out, lost 2nd 3f out, soon ridden in 3rd, weakened over 2f out