Ascot Park tips and results

Our price $6.00 · SP $6.70 · Rohan Mudhoo

Torchem showed ability when finishing second on soft ground first-up, then had excuses on a heavy track last time. He is second-up today and the stable has a good record here. The concern is his get-back style: Ascot Park on soft ground has been very unkind to horses settling well off the pace. He is a place chance on ability but the map is against him.

Our price $9.00 · SP $20.50 · Terry Moseley

Eleganza Babe was beaten a long way on debut but had a genuine excuse when hampered near the home turn. She settled in a handy position that day, which suits the way Ascot Park has been playing on soft ground, and her trainer has a good record at this track.

Our price $8.50 · SP $37.00 · Abdul Najib

A lightly raced mare who took a big step forward two runs back when a close fourth over this trip on soft ground.

Our price $2.80 · SP $3.20 · Krishna Mudhoo

He is the only confirmed leader in a slow-tempo mile on a softening track. The main concern is fading late, but a soft lead should hold up against a field of plodders.

Our price $5.50 · SP $8.00 · Abdul Najib

Go Lotte comes off a good second at Gore and has won six times on soft ground. She is a regular placegetter and has a fair weight. A slow tempo is not ideal for her usual midfield running style. She is a solid place chance, and a win would need the leaders to come back to her.

Our price $4.80 · SP $4.50 · Donovan Cooper

Gentle Ben has been the best mile performer here in the past, with three wins and two seconds at this track and distance. He also gets a big weight advantage and a very strong local jockey. A good each-way value play.

Our price $4.50 · SP $9.10 · Krishna Mudhoo

Clearly the best-performed runner in a thin maiden: he has repeatedly run to a winning standard on wet ground while leading, including a close fourth over this trip. He maps as the only true speed in a race predicted to be run slowly, and at Ascot Park on-pace runners win while backmarkers have won nothing of late. The wide gate and a quiet stable are the worries, but his form stands above this field.

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.10 · Cooper Stumbles

Lightly raced mare whose close second over 1400m on heavy ground reads well against this ordinary company, and she comes from the in-form yard in the race. She gets 2kg off the topweights, is nicely drawn and was placed when fresh last time in. The lack of soft-track evidence and the longish break are the query, but her best run is good enough to be in the finish.

Our price $6.00 · SP $5.70 · Alyssa Parris

He looks the value of the race: drawn the inside with the speed to be prominent in a race predicted to be run at a crawl, which is exactly the profile this course favours. He has been placed on soft ground in a similar maiden and was taken out of the Gore race by a restraining ride.

Our price $3.20 · SP $3.10 · Ashlee Strawbridge

The most reliable form in a weak maiden. She has been placed at this track three times, has run well on soft ground and is trained by a stable that does well here. The 221-day spell is a risk, but she has been first-up placed before.

Our price $2.70 · SP $2.00 · Donovan Cooper

She drops from Listed company to a BM75, is unbeaten in two starts at Ascot Park and has won four times on soft ground. Her last-start win at Ashburton over 1400m confirms she is in form. Barrier two should allow a handy position, and her jockey has a strong record here. The main query is the 1200m trip, but she has won once at the distance and is clearly the one to beat.

Our price $7.50 · SP $11.80 · Kendra Bakker

Bakers Dozen has the best 1200m wet-track form in the field and an excellent record with Kendra Bakker, who has won four times from five rides on her. She was tightened first-up and can be forgiven; the second-up record is a concern, but her on-pace style suits Ascot Park.

Our price $6.50 · SP $10.50 · Corey Campbell

Better Shared is a class dropper with a strong 1200m record and two soft-track wins. She was disappointing first-up after overracing in an Open Handicap, but she won second-up last preparation and should be fitter.

Our price $5.00 · SP $5.90 · Terry Moseley

She draws well and looks likely to lead or sit handy, which is exactly the profile Ascot Park rewards. A long layoff, a lone run and a step up to 1200m against older horses mean she must prove it, but the front-running style earns her a clear top-three spot.

Our price $6.50 · SP $15.70 · Donovan Cooper

She brings the strongest recent form in the race and is a proven 1200m operator, with a high-class local rider who knows this track. The concerns are a wide gate, a first-up run after a break and the fact her best has come on heavier ground. If she gets a reasonable trip from midfield she is right in this despite the negatives.

Our price $9.00 · SP $5.60 · Corey Campbell

A class dropper from Listed races who won fresh last preparation and has run second here. She posted strong efforts over 1200m and gets an ideal inside draw. The knocks are real: a bare soft-track record, a quiet jockey and a tendency to settle well back on a track where leaders dominate.

Our price $6.00 · SP $7.00 · Yogesh Atchamah

Albazinga has the strongest recent form lines, including a close third over this trip at Wingatui on heavy ground. She is second-up, a stage at which she has won, and she has two wins at Ascot Park. The draw is a concern, but she can settle handy and her class should take her close.

Our price $3.20 · SP $3.80 · Ashlee Strawbridge

However, she steps to 1600m for the first time and has not won on soft ground.

Our price $10.00 · SP $17.60 · Akshay Balloo

He has placed both times over this track and distance and three times from five soft-track starts, and barrier eight should let him settle handy in a race lacking a clear leader. He lacks a winning profile but is a strong each-way chance.