Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Ascot - Sat 12th May 2012
13:45 14:20 14:50 15:25 16:00 16:35 17:10 17:40

16:35 Betfred The Bonus King Handicap 6f
Weighed In - (Class 4), £8,000 added, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winner £5,175 2nd £1,540 3rd £770 4th £385
Going: Soft (Round Course: Heavy, Soft in places) Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 17.62s
Off time: 16:35:16

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Moretta Blanche	8/1
2nd	Slip Sliding Away (IRE)	14/1
3rd	Rothesay Chancer	8/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (5)	179761	Seek The Fair Land 5 (ex6)	6	9-12 b	J Fortune	J R Boyle	78	5/1
2 (4)	1120/9P-	Slip Sliding Away (IRE) 334	5	9-7	J P Fahy	P Hedger	79	14/1
3 (11)	3-03159	Night Trade (IRE) 5	5	9-6	D E Egan (7)	R Harris	78	25/1
4 (7)	076844-	Moretta Blanche 264	5	9-5 t	Jim Crowley	R M Beckett	77	8/1
5 (9)	342-765	Jack My Boy (IRE) 11	5	9-4 v	P B Beggy	P D Evans	76	16/1
6 (13)	28368-2	Rothesay Chancer 34	4	9-4	G Lee	J S Goldie	76	8/1
7 (8)	11	Mon Ami Jolie (USA) 17	4	9-3	R L Moore	R Hannon	75	9/4
8 (3)	1105-62	Emiratesdotcom 5	6	9-2	Hayley Turner	J M Bradley	74	6/1
10 (2)	609-975	Local Singer (IRE) 37	4	9-1 t1	J-P Guillambert	P Howling	73	33/1
11 (6)	13-7714	Mata Hari Blue 15	6	9-0 t	Kirsty Milczarek	J R Holt	72	10/1
12 (12)	2-27239	Earlsmedic 19	7	9-0 v	Saleem Golam	S C Williams	72	33/1
13 (1)	339302	Hatta Stream (IRE) 11	6	8-9	Simon Pearce (3)	Mrs L Pearce	67	14/1

Non runners
9 (10)	31141-4		Paradise Spectre	5	9-1	Mrs K Burke	Martin Harley	73

Verdict

Graham Lee has made a very successful switch to the Flat and should get a good ride here from ROTHESAY CHANCER. Jim Goldie's charge was narrowly beaten by Mayoman at Musselburgh but the fact that he had earlier gone 2f after a false start won't have helped and he will love the ground. He can take this though Mon Ami Jolie has won two Polytrack events and could well be starting from a very lowly mark, though how he handles the conditions is another matter. Returning to turf after a spell on Polytrack certainly didn't concern Seek The Fair Land, who beat Emiratesdotcom comfortably on soft going at Windsor on Monday, and Paradise Spectre will be better for his run at Warwick and he's not on a bad mark these days.

Formwatch

Seek The Fair Land 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort to lead and grab far side rail over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, won at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft beating Emiratesdotcom (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

Slip Sliding Away (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt, towards rear, pulled up well over 3f out, in a race won by We Have A Dream (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun, 14 ran.

Night Trade (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Fly leapt start, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 9l behind Highland Colori (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

Moretta Blanche 12-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on to 4th inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Golden Tempest (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.

Jack My Boy (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f outr, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 12, 6l behind Sulis Minerva (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.

Rothesay Chancer 5-1 (8-10) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Mayoman (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.

Mon Ami Jolie (USA) 4-1fav (9-3) Dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Twice Red (8-10) by 1l, 11 ran.

Emiratesdotcom 4-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, effort to chase winner over 1f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Seek The Fair Land (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.

Paradise Spectre 8-1 (9-2) In touch, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 3l behind Divine Call (9-4) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.

Local Singer (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led on rail, headed 2f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 11l behind Kingswinford (9-2) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

Mata Hari Blue 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 2l behind Dancing Welcome (8-7) at Doncaster 6f fll hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Apr.

Earlsmedic 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, still travelling well when plenty to do 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 9th of 14, 5l behind Rafaaf (9-4) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

Hatta Stream (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Sulis Minerva (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.