ASCOT
4 October 2024
Friday 4th October

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Colliers Handicap (Class 3) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 7f 209y
  • Going: Heavy
Ascot
Runners
7

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Centre

Weather
Partly cloudy

Selection

Selection Selected At
True Legend silk
True Legend
Selected at: 4/1

True Legend was only beaten a length when third over course and distance off this mark on his penultimate start. A reproduction of that effort would surely give him every chance and his trainer has a 25 per cent strike-rate at Ascot so far this season.

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4/1
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(2)
True Legend silk
True Legend
J: Luke Morris
T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Running well in defeat this term; in the mix if handling the going (unraced on soft/heavy)
-22539
Age: 4
Weight: 10-4
OR: 92
Days: 62
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Aug 24 Goo Goodwood 14f GF 2Hc 9-3 p 9/13 Align The Stars (2¾L) 13/2 93 97
26 Jul 24 Asc Ascot 16f Gd 3Hc 10-4 3/9 Tactician (1L) 7/2 92 100
29 Jun 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 16.5f St/Slw 2Hc 8-8 5/20 Onesmoothoperator (6¼L) 11/1 92 94
25 May 24 Goo Goodwood 14f Gd 2Hc 8-13 2/8 Tides Of War (shd) 100/30 89 98
11 May 24 Lin Lingfield 11.5f Gd 2Hc 8-9 p 2/6 Aimeric (2½L) 5/2 88 92
28 Sep 23 Nmk Newmarket 12f GF 2Hc 9-1 p 5/9 Divina Grace (5¾L) 15/2 89 88
2
(1)
Officer Of State silk
Officer Of State
J: Rhys Clutterbuck
T: Gary & Josh Moore
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (25%)
Hasn't shone over hurdles for this yard but won on the Flat in France last October
30631-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-13
OR: 87
Days: 356
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Feb 24 Asc Ascot 19.5f GS 2NvH 11-2 8/9 Pic Roc (32L) 80/1 - 100
23 Jan 24 Nby Newbury 16.5f GS 3MdH 11-8 8/16 Into The Park (22L) 12/1 - 93
30 Dec 23 Nby Newbury 16.5f Sft 3H 11-4 5/5 Jeriko Du Reponet (25L) 9/1 - 93
14 Oct 23 Fnt Fontainebleau 15f Sft 9-0 1/10 Mirabad (¾L) 39/10 - 103
22 Sep 23 Sai Saint-Cloud 10f Hy 8-4 3/9 Dilawar (¾L) 16/5J - 100
3 Sep 23 Lon Longchamp 12f GS Hc 9-7 6/15 Everillo (1¾L) 58/10 - 95
3
(4)
Wonderful Eagle silk
D
Wonderful Eagle p
J: Tom Queally
T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Bang-in-form 5yo who handles testing ground and could play another leading role
61/161
Age: 5
Weight: 9-12
OR: 86
Days: 40
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Sep 24 Nab Newton Abbot 21.5f Gd 3HcH 10-11 p 1/8 Onemorefortheroad (1¾L) 11/10F 110 118
25 Aug 24 Goo Goodwood 16f GS 3Hc 9-10 v 1/8 Duke Of Verona (nk) 12/1 84 90
28 Apr 24 Sth Southwell (AW) 16.5f St 2Hc 8-6 v1 6/9 Prydwen (9½L) 3/1J 85 81
28 Mar 24 Sth Southwell (AW) 14f St 4Hc 9-10 p 1/6 Tradesman (½L) 8/1 82 90
15 Dec 23 Chl Cheltenham 17f Sft 3HcH 10-6 p 8/12 Go Dante (12½L) 10/1 112 102
18 Nov 23 Chl Cheltenham 21f Sft 3HcH 10-2 4/9 Springwell Bay (3¾L) 11/1 112 112
4
(3)
Wind Your Neck In silk
Wind Your Neck In
J: Richard Kingscote
T: David Evans
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not at his best on good going the last twice but his 3 wins have come on soft/heavy ground
1-9284
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 83
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Aug 24 Chs Chester 16f Gd 4Hc 10-1 4/9 Spirit Mixer (8½L) 17/2 84 81
4 Aug 24 Hay Haydock 16f Gd 3Hc 9-13 8/9 Arrange (15½L) 9/1 85 74
15 Jun 24 Chs Chester 16f Sft 4Hc 9-11 2/10 Rich Belief (nk) 6/1 82 92
20 Mar 24 Sth Southwell (AW) 11f St 4Hc 9-10 9/12 Ninth Life (4¾L) 20/1 83 82
3 Nov 23 Nmk Newmarket 12f Hy 3Hc 8-12 1/11 Mr Alan (nk) 5/2F 79 88
11 Oct 23 Not Nottingham 10f Hy 4Hc 10-0 3/8 Stressfree (2L) 4/1 80 85
5
(6)
Hutchence silk
Hutchence v
J: Rossa Ryan
T: Ralph Beckett
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 8 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (25%)
3yo who stayed on for third over 1m6f last time; open to further improvement now at 2m
563113
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 89
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Sep 24 Hay Haydock 14f Gd 23yHc 9-6 v1 3/10 Master Builder (2½L) 13/2 88 95
17 Aug 24 Nby Newbury 12f GF 4Hc 9-5 b 1/10 Bas Bleu (nk) 2/1F 82 93
27 Jul 24 Sal Salisbury 12f GF 53yHc 9-8 b1 1/6 Calvert (4½L) 7/2 74 88
24 Jun 24 Wdr Windsor 11.5f GF 53yHc 9-10 3/6 Lucentio (11½L) 5/2J 76 73
14 Jun 24 Chs Chester 10.5f Gd 43yHc 9-5 6/10 Rebaatt (9¼L) 13/8F 76 72
6 May 24 Wdr Windsor 8f Sft 5Nv 9-3 5/13 Miletus (5¾L) 13/2 - 76
6
(5)
Maxident silk
BF
Maxident
J: Oisin Murphy
T: Raphael E Freire
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 13 wins from 45 in the last 14 days (29%)
Twice went close in the spring on testing ground and he could make a bold bid
-236P2
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 80
Days: 6
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Sep 24 Rip Ripon 16f Sft 4Hc 9-9 2/7 Merrijig (10L) 9/4J 80 79
22 Jun 24 Asc Ascot 21.5f GF 2 9-3 PU/9 Uxmal () 40/1 80 -
24 May 24 Goo Goodwood 16f Gd 3Hc 9-4 6/7 Pledgeofallegiance (5½L) 5/1 81 83
4 May 24 Goo Goodwood 16f Sft 4Hc 9-6 3/7 Punctuation (½L) 15/8F 80 89
2 Apr 24 Pon Pontefract 18f Hy 4Hc 9-4 2/5 Justus (¾L) 11/8F 79 84
21 Oct 23 Asc Ascot 15.5f GS G2 9-1 7/8 Trawlerman (45L) 150/1 79 67
7
(7)
Monsieur Lambrays silk
D
Monsieur Lambrays p
J: Jack Doughty 5
T: Bernard Llewellyn
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Well treated on C&D near-miss in May 2023 but has struggled to get competitive since
2746-6
Age: 8
Weight: 8-11
OR: 68
Days: 103
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Jun 24 Ffo Ffos Las 16f GS 4Hc 8-10 p 6/6 Shagpyle (5L) 33/1 72 72
25 Aug 23 Ffo Ffos Las 16f GS 5Hc 10-10 p 6/7 Trooper Bisdee (42L) 9/1 76 32
8 Aug 23 Ffo Ffos Las 14f Sft 4Hc 10-9 p 4/8 Golden Shot (32L) 16/1 78 55
11 Jun 23 Goo Goodwood 16f GF 3Hc 9-1 p 7/7 Pons Aelius (11½L) 33/1 79 73
12 May 23 Asc Ascot 16f Sft 3Hc 9-1 p 2/8 Blazeon Five (shd) 40/1 78 84
8 Oct 22 Yor York 16.5f GS 3Hc 9-1 v 10/11 Praiano (25L) 18/1 82 66
Verdict

The step up to 2m could be ideal for the progressive 3yo HUTCHENCE and he earns the vote ahead of Wind Your Neck In.

Verdict silk image
Hutchence

Betting Forecast:

7/4 Hutchence,

4/1 Wonderful Eagle,

9/2 True Legend,

5/1 Maxident,

6/1 Wind Your Neck In,

12/1 Officer Of State,

33/1 Monsieur Lambrays

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