Ascot Handicap

Grey’s Monument won this race last season off top weight and I am hoping that CARRYTHEONE (best priced at 33/1) can repeat that feat. The Michael Bell trained eight-year-old was an impressive two length winner of the Balmoral Handicap on soft ground on Champions Day last season off a mark of 104.

He had previously shown strong form at Ascot with a 3rd place finish in the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, a 1 ½ length 5th in the Moet & Chandon International Handicap, a 3rd place finish in the Shergar Cup Mile and a 6th place finish in the Challenge Cup over a mile.

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So far this season, Carrytheone has finished last of eight in a listed race at Chester and last of eight in a conditions race at Goodwood but has been dropped 2lbs down to a mark of 108 as a result. Whether the Balmoral Handicap will end up the overall aim of the season, Carrytheone returns to Ascot with condtions to suit and he looks overpriced with four places widely available.

Carrytheone 33/1 (0.5pt ew)