Ascot Races
Ascot
13:35
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash (Handicap)
Ascot
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £1.90 £3.30 £1.90
Exacta: £72
Tricast: £385.13
Trifecta: £444.20
Non-Runners: Emperor Spirit (reserve), Nimitz (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Vintage Clarets (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 134 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Towards rear - good headway over 2f out - led over 1f out - ridden out | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Vespasian (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Simon & Ed Crisford | 135 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Prominent - went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Venture Capital (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 131 lbs | 9/2F | .5 | Prominent - disputing second final 110yds - kept on(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Manaccan (GB) | 6 H | AVG | John Ryan | 140 lbs | 5/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - switched left and headway on near side of group from over 1f out - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Rosario (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Roger Teal | 131 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Blindfold off late and lost many lengths start - in rear - kept on from over 1f out - nearest finish - did well in the circumstances (jockey was slow to remove blindfold resulting in gelding being slow to start; he explained that he was slow to remove blind as he is used to the process of stalls handler removing the blind when racing in India - which was noted)(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Dream Composer (FR) | 7 G | AVG | James Evans | 131 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Dwelt start - towards rear - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Seven Questions (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Robert Cowell | 137 lbs | 8/1 | 0.1 | In touch with leaders - outpaced from over 1f out(op 17/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Regal Envoy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | William Knight | 134 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Pressed leader - weakened final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Toca Madera (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Brian Meehan | 131 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Soon led - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 9/2) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Chipstead (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Roger Teal | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 36 | Awkward start and slowly away - always behind - tailed off (jockey removed blind slightly early resulting in gelding making contact with front of stalls prior to race causing gelding to be slowly away; vet said gelding bled from the nose but was unable to ascertain whether it was as a result of hitting his head in stalls)(op 22/1 and tchd 25/1) |