Eight Horse Field In Ascot Mile
The last race on the card for Saturday racing will be the Grade II Ascot Mile on the turf. The mile long race is open to all horses of three years of age. The weather has been pleasant here in Ascot for the majority of the week, making it likely for the race to go off listed as firm on race day. A field of eight has drawn into this years running, lets take a look at the contenders.
Drawing the rail will be We Hardly Knew Ya (Dynaformer x Carson City x Round Table), who is owned and trained by doctahg1. The three year old chestnut colt has had a total of ten lifetime starts. Of these ten starts, six have resulted in wins for the striking chestnut, all have been on the turf. His most recent start came in April during the ungraded Foggy A.P. Handicap where he was held back in sixth and sent forward to pass horses early on in the race, crossing under the wire first and winning by three-fourths of a length with a speed figure of ninety-eight. His last graded start came in March during the Grade III Alec and Stephen Stakes where he finished eighth.
Longshot Yesimalllitupagain (JPN) (Fantastic Light x Seeking The Gold x Metfield), who is out of the graded race-starter Fields Of Gold. The bay colt is trained and owned by themainman and has a total of ten lifetime starts, of which three were wins, all on the turf. The colts most recent start came earlier this month in the mile long ungraded GR Simsters 2000 Guineas Restricted where he was held back in ninth until the stretch but only gained minimum ground, finishing seventh. His most recent win came in March in the Grade III Theregoesmyhero Stakes over yielding turf where he again was held back in the field but sent forward to challenge much earlier, taking the win by half a length with a speed figure of ninety-five on the off-track.
In the third slot is R Loyal Man (Mr. Greeley x Lil’s Lad x Lear Fan), who is out of the race-winning dam Streets Of Heaven. The chestnut colt is owned by kbsweet and has had a total of twelve lifetime starts. Of these starts three races have resulted in wins, one on the turf and two on the dirt. His most recent start came earlier this month during the mile long Grade III Black Velvet Turf Stakes where he was held back just barely off the pace of the front-runner who was only leading by a head, the chestnut colt then got his nose in front and continued to increase his lead. However, he was taken over in the stretch to finish second, back by one and three-fourths of a length. His most recent victory came in late January during an allowance caliber race in Kentucky where he was held back in third and went to challenge in the stretch, winning the race by three lengths.
Next will be Gateaux De Boeuf (IRE) (Shamardal x Kingmambo x Theatrical (IRE)), who is trained by beefcake2. The chestnut colt has had a total of twelve lifetime starts with five wins, all of which have occurred on the turf, all but one of them being sprints. His most recent start came earlier this month in the Grade I 2000 Guineas where he was held back in ninth and began to make a slight move in the stretch, but only finished seventh. His most recent win came in april during the ungraded Hugo De Pero (AUS) Special where he was held up closer to the pace in sixth and began to take down horses in the stretch, going on to win the race by one and three-fourth lengths.
Following is Jedi Ransom (ENG) (Red Ransom x A.P. Indy x Theatrical (IRE)), who is out of the Grade I winning dam Mongoose Jedi. The bay colt is trained and owned by kyclocker9 and has been lightly raced with a total of nine lifetime starts. Of these nine starts all seven of his on the board finishes has taken place on the turf, including his three wins. His most recent start came in April during the Grade III Craven Stakes where he was held at the very back of the field in fourteenth and wasn’t sent forward until the stretch with a lot of ground to make up. Impressively, the colt went on to finish third, although five and three-fourth lengths back behind the eventual winner. His most recent win came in early December of last year during the ungraded Sal Bridge Memorial where he was held closer to the pace in fifth and went on to win the race by a head.
At 3/1 is Unintentional (Dixieland Band x Wild Again x Fusaichi Pegasus), who is out of the graded race starter Imawildone. The chestnut colt is owned and trained by pjlracing and has a total of twelve lifetime starts including five wins and five places. All with the exception of one second place finish have occurred on the turf track. His most recent start came earlier this month during the Grade III Roy Rogers Handicap where he was stalking the front runners in fourth and made his move in the stretch to finish second, one and three-fourth lengths off the pace. His most recent win came in mid-April during the ungraded Royal Roo Challenge where he again was stalking behind in fourth but went forward to challenge for the lead much earlier on in the race, going on to win by two lengths with a speed figure of ninety-eight.
American Werewolf (Storm Cat x Fappiano x Nijinsky II), trained by kensel is next in the eight horse field. The bay colt has had a lucky thirteen lifetime starts, including five wins, three on the turf and two on the dirt, along with four places, equally split among the two track surfaces. THe bay colts most recent start came in late April during the mile long Grade III Craven Stakes where he was held back in eleventh and sent to go after the front runners in the stretch, crossing the wire second, back by two and three-fourth lengths. His most recent win came in mid-March during the ungraded Pharwood Memorial where he was held closer to the pace in third and didn’t move up to challenge until almost to the wire where he took the victory by two lengths.
Breaking from the far outside will be Eurotrash (Eurosilver x Storm Cat x Mr. Prospector), who is out of the graded race-winning dam Dear Storm. The light gray colt is owned and trained by roberto and has had twelve lifetime starts. Five of these starts have resulted in wins, with interestingly, the majority of these wins coming on the dirt. To date, the striking colt has only had three starts on the turf. His most recent start came on the turf over one mile during the ungraded Prospector Doc Stakes where he was held back in fifth and sent forward to challenge for the lead in the stretch, crossing the wire first to win by one and three-fourth lengths with a speed figure of one hundred four. His most recent graded start came in early April during the Grade II J.P. Losman Derby there he finished fourth.