13:35 Ascot 12 Aug 2023 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash
Michaelas Boy 2pt or £10 win only 15/2 (Skybet money back offer) – Hayley Turner won this race last year on a very similar sort. Likes to lead which could be his only flaw here with a couple of late finishers in the field but stuck to the task well last time out at the Curragh and is worth another try with todays weight for age allowance.
14:10 Ascot 12 Aug 2023 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers
East Asia 0.5pt EW 28/1 (4 places Skybet) – Useful stayer who has been very lightly raced since a stint out in Meydan. Has a piece of form out there however that if he is able to replicate today could well make a mockery of this current mark. Ian Williams has had plenty of success over the years at this meeting and despite the price it would be no surprise to see this one outrun his odds here.
14:45 Ascot 12 Aug 2023 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge
Kitsune Power 0.5pt ew 33/1 – Has plenty of questions to answer today but has performed better and even won twice last term when stepped up in trip for the first time. Breeding suggests that he will get the trip here and he has run well on Soft previously answering the question on ground softer than good. So all that is left to be seen is will the headgear have the desired effect today.
15:20 Ascot 12 Aug 2023 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile
Freescape 0.5pt EW 33/1 (4 places Skybet) – 0/32 on turf but has some patches of form on the green stuff that would put him right amongst it here. Sits 2lb below his last winning handicap mark which came on the AW at Dundalk but that victory was a very comfortable one making todays mark look even more tempting. Finished just 2 lengths behind the mighty Lord Glitters from level weights back in 2022 and a run of anywhere near that level today will make these odds look very generous.
15:55 Ascot 12 Aug 2023 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic
Struth 1pt win only 12/1 – Will need to bounce back from a lesser run at Goodwood last week but had previously put in a couple of big runs in decent looking races. The Johnston stable have won this race on 3 occasions with similar looking sorts who also all came into this from a run at Goodwood and his horses can bounce back pretty quickly.
16:30 Ascot 12 Aug 2023 Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint
Bonny Angel 0.5pt EW 25/1 (4 places Skybet) – Couple of runs with promise this term in behind a couple of reopposing rivals today. Has a huge turnaround in the weights here with both Quinault and Washington Heights and is another who could outrun these generous odds. The drying ground will play further in her favour and we have certainly not see the best of this one who hails from a stable with a decent record at this meeting.
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