2.45 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £80,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 2) 1m. 3f. 211yds.

Ascot Results Sat, 9th Aug, 2025

Going - Good to Firm-Good in places.

Jackpot Pool - £24,813.16 Winning Units - .02 Dividend - £17,617.30. Placepot Pool - £248,654.02 Winning Units - 1656.05 Dividend - £109.60. Quadpot Pool - £22,917.71 Winning Units - 1490.63 Dividend - £11.30. Place Six Dividend - £50.49. Place Five Dividend - £23.48.

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) of £80,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 2) 1m. 3f. 211yds.

1st - £39,344.00, 2nd - £13,776.00, 3rd - £6,296.00, 4th - £4,912.00, 5th - £4,328.00, 6th - £3,152.00 , 7th - £2,560.00, 8th - £1,968.00, 9th - £1,376.00, 10th - £984.00 10 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Night Breeze (IRE) 9-6 (Midtech 2)
(Drawn 10)sr Rated 86
New Approach (IRE) - Right Direction (IRE)(Cape Cross (IRE))
Breeder - Godolphin

(Morning price: 6/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3 7/2 3/1 10/3)
(Ring price: 10/3 16/5 10/3 16/5 3/1 5/2 11/4 5/2 11/4) SP 11/4fav

I Williams

R D Dolan

Tote Win £3.75 Place £1.30

midfield, smooth headway 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, kept on strongly to lead near finish

12th Jul, 25 Ascot
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 86 This
Race 16th Jan, 26 Newcastle
13th Flat Hcp Rated 90

2nd

0.5L

La Pulga (IRE) 9-13 (Raceshare - La Pulga)
(Drawn 6) Rated 93
Kodiac (GB) - Nijah (IRE)(Pivotal (GB))
Breeder - McCracken Farms

(Morning price: 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Charlie Johnston

H Bowman

Place £3.20

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on but held by winner

7th Aug, 25 Chepstow
8th Flat Hcp Rated 92 This
Race 22nd Aug, 25 Hamilton
6th Flat Hcp Rated 95

3rd

0.5L

Insanity (GB) 10-2 (McNeill Family & The Spero Partnership)
(Drawn 9)sr Rated 96
Nathaniel (IRE) - Queen's Dream (IRE)(Oasis Dream (GB))
Breeder - Star Pointe Ltd

(Morning price: 8/1 7/1 6/1 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Alan King

Joanna Mason

Place £1.90

held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd near finish, not reach leaders

11th Jul, 25 Newmarket
11th Flat Hcp Rated 96 This
Race 22nd Aug, 25 York
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 97

4th

0.75L

Great Bedwyn (GB) 9-8 (Michael Kerr-Dineen & Martin Hughes)
(Drawn 1) Rated 88
Showcasing (GB) - Mistress Quickly (IRE)(Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs M. E. Slade

(Morning price: 11/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Richard Hannon

Dario Di Tocco

tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish

31st Jul, 25 Wolverhampton
6th Flat Hcp Rated 89 This
Race 21st Aug, 25 Newcastle
5th Flat Hcp Rated 88

5th

Asgard's Captain (IRE) 9-8 (Quest Thoroughbreds - Asgard's Captain)
(Drawn 2) Rated 88
Make Believe (GB) - Twiggy's Girl (IRE)(Manduro (GER))
Breeder - Miss Eileen Farrelly

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Dylan Cunha

Katie Davis

held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a threat

24th Jul, 25 Yarmouth
7th Flat Hcp Rated 89 This
Race 22nd Aug, 25 York
1st Flat Hcp Rated 88

6th

shd

Dramatic Star (GB) 9-9 (Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 4)sr Rated 89
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Dramatic Queen (USA)(Kitten's Joy (USA))
Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

William Haggas

Mirai Iwata

held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a danger

22nd Oct, 24 Newcastle
1st Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 6th Sep, 25 Haydock
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 89

7th

Candyman Stan (GB) 9-8 (Sandie & David Newton)
(Drawn 8)cp¹ Rated 88
Study Of Man (IRE) - Karamela (IRE)(Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Breeder - Miss K. Rausing

(Morning price: 9/1 15/2 8/1 10/1 12/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

A Balding

Delphine Santiago

tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on without threatening

28th Jun, 25 Windsor
7th Flat Hcp Rated 90 This
Race 6th Sep, 25 Kempton
7th Flat Hcp Rated 88

8th

1.25L

Claymore (FR) 10-1 (Mrs Jane Chapple-Hyam)
(Drawn 5) Rated 95
New Bay (GB) - Brit Wit (GB)(High Chaparral (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Guenther Schmidt

(Morning price: 5/1 7/1 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 7/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2) SP 15/2

J Chapple-hyam

Suraj Narredu

held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never involved

24th Jul, 25 Yarmouth
7th Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race 14th Aug, 25 Windsor
6th Flat Hcp Rated 95

9th

0.5L

Dream Harder (IRE) 9-7 (Mr Paul Farrell)
(Drawn 11)cp⁺sr Rated 87
Muhaarar (GB) - Silent Thoughts (IRE)(Entrepreneur (GB))
Breeder - Barronstown Stud

(Morning price: 5/1 13/2 6/1 5/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 8/1 17/2) SP 17/2

I Williams

Per-Anders Graberg

held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, no impression

25th Jul, 25 Ascot
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 88 This
Race 23rd Aug, 25 Goodwood
6th Flat Hcp Rated 86

10th

Houstonn (GB) 9-4 (Mrs Johnny de la Hey)
(Drawn 3)bl² Rated 84
Expert Eye (GB) - Moment In Time (IRE)(Tiger Hill (IRE))
Breeder - Sun Kingdom Pty Ltd

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 17/2)
(Ring price: 17/2 9/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Richard Hannon

Ryusei Sakai

tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

12th Jul, 25 Ascot
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 85 This
Race 16th Aug, 25 Newbury
5th Flat Hcp Rated 84

Off 2.45
Time 2m. 35.13 secs, which is 3.61 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £34.30
Tote Trifecta- £172.40
CSF- £37.58
Tricast- £158.54.

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