Result 16:45 · Ascot

Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Class 3Handicap1m 7f 209yGood to firm · GoingStick 7.93YO plus · 5 ran£16,200 to the winnerMostly sunny 6 experts

Result

Official · time 3m 34.27s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Hot Fuss (IRE)	Pierre-Louis Jamin	Tom Dascombe	—	2.75	2.63
2	Shipshape (IRE)	Isobelle Chalmers	Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams	1¼L	7.00	8.42
3	Just An Hour (IRE)	George Wood	Rod Millman	2½L	5.00	5.93
4	Must Believe	Jack Dace	George Baker	2¾L	7.50	7.25
5	Vaguely Royal (IRE)	W Buick	Ian Williams	7L	4.00	4.24

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Betfair Exchange · Win

Cranachan2.222.24

Hot Fuss (IRE)5.705.80

Vaguely Royal (IRE)7.007.20

Just An Hour (IRE)9.409.80

Shipshape (IRE)13.514.0

Must Believe15.016.0

Cranachan: 2.40 at 15:45 → 2.24 at 16:44.

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1 (6)

Hot Fuss (IRE) v

5yo · 10-4 · OR 92

233100 J Pierre-Louis Jamin T Tom Dascombe 5.70 5.80

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Apr 26	Aintree	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	14/22	15¼L	12.0
13 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	2/24	2¾L	26.0
28 Feb 26	Kelso	2m	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	9.00

4 wins from 27 · placed 11

Won 2 of 6 at around this trip

Returns from a 175-day break

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3 (3)

Must Believe

4yo · 9-3 · OR 77

451832 J Jack Dace (5) T George Baker 15.0 16.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Sep 26	Kempton Park	1m 7f 218y	Standard To Slow	C5	2/8	1½L	4.50
12 Aug 26	Kempton Park	1m 3f 219y	Standard To Slow	C3	3/12	5½L	51.0
05 Jun 26	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	Good To Soft	C4	8/9	20¾L	12.0

3 wins from 22 · placed 11

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 28 days ago

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4 (2)

Just An Hour (IRE)

6yo · 9-3 · OR 72

343341 J George Wood T Rod Millman 9.40 9.80

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Sep 26	Ffos Las	1m 6f	Soft	C4	1/9	—	4.50
24 Aug 26	Windsor	1m 3f 99y	Good To Firm	C4	4/7	8¾L	5.50
10 Aug 26	Windsor	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C5	3/6	1¼L	3.25

5 wins from 36 · placed 16

1 run here without a win

Last ran 11 days ago

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5 (1)

Shipshape (IRE) p

4yo · 9-1 · OR 75

211253 J Isobelle Chalmers (7) T Bernard Llewellyn & Robert Williams 13.5 14.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Sep 26	Chester	1m 7f 196y	Soft	C2	3/10	2¾L	19.0
11 Aug 26	Carlisle	1m 6f 32y	Good	C4	5/6	36L	5.00
27 Jun 26	Chester	1m 7f 196y	Good	C4	2/7	2½L	2.62

3 wins from 14 · placed 7

2 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 20 days ago

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6 (4)

Vaguely Royal (IRE) v

6yo · 8-13 · OR 73

336116 J W Buick T Ian Williams 7.00 7.20

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Aug 26	Musselburgh	2m 2f 28y	Good	C4	6/9	9¾L	5.00
24 Jul 26	York	2m 56y	Good To Firm	C4	1/13	—	4.33
11 Jul 26	Chester	1m 6f 87y	Good	C4	1/6	—	6.50

6 wins from 37 · placed 17

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

Last ran 38 days ago

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