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| Heritage Handicap, Ascot 15:00 £150,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 2  |
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1 Baradar 16/1
2 Hickory 50/1
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Star Of Orion 14/1
4
Northern Express 12/1
25 ran NR: Nizaaka, Top Secret
Distances: ½l, nk, shd Time: 1m 29.80s (slow by 4.10s)
The @gbougheyracing trained Baradar land the Moet and Chandon International Stakes @ascot under Kevin Stott for @amoracingltd pic.twitter.com/Fe2ShPui56 https://t.co/dpqOsBjP5g via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) July 30, 2023
The five-year-old Baradar was third in a Group One at Doncaster for Roger Varian three years ago, since when he has had a spell in Ireland with Johnny Murtagh before joining George Boughey last term.
He made a successful debut for his new trainer at Doncaster in November, was third in the Lincoln on his reappearance and had since contested the Victoria Cup and the Buckingham Palace Stakes over Ascot’s straight seven furlongs.
Fitted with cheek pieces for the first time on his return to Berkshire, the Amo Racing-owned Baradar was a 16-1 shot in the hands of Kevin Stott and having raced prominently throughout, he saw off the challengers one by one, passing the post half a length ahead the runner-up Hickory.
Boughey said: “He’s a warrior. He’s never worn the cheekpieces and I said to Kia (Joorabchian of Amo Racing) that he’s not quite giving us everything.
“The ability is there – he was third in the Vertem Futurity a couple of years ago and he had Group One two-year-old form – so we just keep battling away.
“Fast ground was just too fast for him last time and he’s probably just a top-end handicapper, nothing more than that.
“It was a good performance, great ride from Kevin and it looked a long way home because he is usually ridden with a bit more restraint, but I just said to Kevin just kick on and see how we get on, and it worked.
“There is no real plan for him, he could come back for the Balmoral Handicap at the end of the year and we will run him sparingly. He doesn’t take much training and I may even leave him until then. We might look at another big pot along the way, but we’ll see how he takes it.
“It can’t be soft enough for him so we can probably upgrade that performance.”
Moet and Chandon International Stakes
(Heritage Handicap)
£150,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 7f, Class 2
25 ran
Going: Good
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (24) Baradar 5 9-1 George Boughey Kevin Stott 16/1
2 (26) ½ Hickory 5 8-6 James Fanshawe Saffie Osborne 50/1
3 (18) nk Star Of Orion 5 9-0 3ex Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan 14/1
4 (20) shd Northern Express 5 9-7 3ex Michael Dods Paul Mulrennan 12/1
5 (19) 2¼ Fools Rush In 5 8-9 Jim Goldie William Pyle 50/1
6 (11) hd Tacarib Bay 4 9-8 Richard Hannon Sean Levey 28/1
7 (25) nk Orbaan 8 9-1 David O'Meara Jim Crowley 33/1
8 (13) 1¾ Montassib 5 9-7 William Haggas William Buick 12/1
9 (21) nk Ramazan 3 8-9 3ex Richard Fahey Richard Kingscote 9/1
10 (17) nk Rhythm Master 5 9-7 James Horton P J McDonald 40/1
11 (4) shd Fresh 6 9-6 James Fanshawe Daniel Tudhope 10/1
12 (7) nk Popmaster 5 8-13 3ex Ed Walker Oisin Murphy 18/1
13 (5) nse Spangled Mac 4 8-13 George Boughey Neil Callan 22/1
14 (10) ½ Bless Him 9 9-7 David Simcock Jamie Spencer 14/1
15 (27) hd Ropey Guest 6 9-0 George Margarson Tom Queally 22/1
16 (15) shd Bopedro 7 9-5 David O'Meara Hollie Doyle 11/1
17 (2) 1 Mitrosonfire 5 8-6 William Muir & Chris Grassick 50/1
18 (23) 1½ Safe Voyage 10 9-2 John Quinn Jason Hart 33/1
19 (6) 1¾ Biggles 6 9-8 3ex Ralph Beckett Ryan Moore 4/1F
20 (14) 2 Escobar 9 9-12 David O'Meara Frankie Dettori 20/1
21 (9) 1¼ Mister Bluebird 5 8-5 Heather Main George Rooke 66/1
22 (12) ½ Vafortino 5 9-7 Kevin Philippart De Foy Kaiya Fraser 15/2
23 (16) 2¾ Spirit Of Light 6 9-3 Ian Williams Sean D Bowen 33/1
24 (22) ½ Zu Run 3 8-2 Andrew Balding Jimmy Quinn 66/1
25 (1) 13 Lir Speciale 4 9-2 Roger Varian David Egan 40/1
NR 20 (3) Nizaaka 5 8-9 Jane Chapple-Hyam NON RUNNER
NR 26 (8) Top Secret 6 8-5 William Muir & Chris Grassick NON RUNNER
