GBAscot Races

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Ascot
15:35
BetMGM Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Ascot Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2025 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.60 £3.20 £2.30 Exacta: £28.10 Tricast: £105.62 Trifecta: £207.80
Non-Runners: Dosman (unsuitable ground), Hafeet Alain (unsuitable ground), Linwood (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m 1m 7f 7f 7f
1st
Niggled along early - in rear - smooth headway 2f out - led on far side of group 1f out - pushed along and ran on final 110yds - comfortably(op 3/1)
3 C AVG
K R Burke 131 lbs 9/4F Won
1m
7f 1m 1m½f 1m 7f
2nd
Midfield - headway on far side of group from 3f out - pressed leaders 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 6/1)
6 G AVG
Jamie Osborne 121 lbs 9/1 1.75
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1m 7f 7f 1m 1m
3rd
Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders when not clear run then hampered and lost position 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - ran on and went third towards finish - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 2f out)(op 17/2 tchd 5/1)
4 G AVG
Kevin Ryan 123 lbs 11/2 .75
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1m 7f 7f 7f 7f
4th
Midfield - in touch with leaders when not clear run 2f out - headway when hung right 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on but lost third towards finish(tchd 18/1)
4 G AVG
Eve Johnson Houghton 128 lbs 16/1 .5
1m
7f 7f 6f 6f 6f
5th
In rear - outpaced over 2f out - slightly hampered but rallied final furlong - ran on final 110yds(op 16/1)
3 G AVG
Richard Spencer 131 lbs 22/1 .75
6f
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f
6th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and disputed lead 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG
J P Murtagh 135 lbs 12/1 .75
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1m2f 1m2½f 1m2½f 7f 7f
7th
Raced in third - went second 3f out - hung right but disputed lead 2f out - weakening when hampered inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
3 C AVG
Dominic Ffrench Davis 123 lbs 10/1 .5
7f 1m2f
7f 7f 6½f 7f 7f
8th
Towards rear - smooth headway when not clear run 2f out - soon switched left - hung left and no impression from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
5 G AVG
David O'Meara 123 lbs 17/2 .5
6f 6f
7½f 7f 7f 7f 7½f
9th
Raced in second - chased clear leader 4f out - lost second 3f out - lost position then short of room under 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 40/1)
7 G AVG
Harriet Bethell 121 lbs 33/1 .75
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6f 6f 7f 6½f 6f
10th
In touch with leaders - prominent over 2f out - weakened under 2f out(op 12/1)
4 G Poor
Andrew Balding 124 lbs 14/1 2.75
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1m 7f 1m 7f 1m
11th
Towards rear throughout(op 20/1)
6 G AVG
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 127 lbs 22/1 .75
1m
6f 7f 7f 7f 7f
12th
In touch with leaders - lost position over 2f out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
7 G AVG
Eve Johnson Houghton 114 lbs 50/1 1.25
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1m 7f 7f 7f 7f
13th
Never better than midfield(op 18/1)
6 G Poor
Jamie Osborne 124 lbs 33/1 .75
7f
1m1f 1m3f 1m 1m 1m
14th
Soon led at fast pace - clear 4f out - reduced lead under 3f out - headed 2f out - soon slightly hampered and weakened quickly(op 9/1)
4 G AVG
Eve Johnson Houghton 125 lbs 14/1 1.75
7f
7½f 7f 1m 7f 1m1f
15th
Always behind(op 20/1)
7 G AVG
Michael Bell 136 lbs 28/1 0.3
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