Looking forward to another great day of racing at Ascot. Suppose my question is will Mark Johnston get a winner today? He has a blank score sheet so far this year but usually does well at Ascot.
ATR report "Johnston believes he has a strong hand with Captain Webb and Age Of Reason as he attempts to improve an already impressive record in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot on Friday.
The Middleham trainer has won the two-mile heat four times since the turn of the century with And Beyond (2001), Shanty Star (2003), Melrose Avenue (2005) and Soapy Danger (2006).. . .
4.55 QUEEN'S VASE
"AGE OF REASON was returning from a four-month break when finishing third to Unnefer over 1m2f at Newmarket recently - an encouraging effort, especially as it was his first run on turf. He's essentially a 1m4f horse, but we've won this race before with similar types. A bit like Soapy Danger, he could well come back in trip after this as he's not an out-and-out stayer but his class makes him a serious contender.
"CAPTAIN WEBB won the Glasgow Stakes like a horse who's going to relish stepping up from 1m3f and his performance that day convinces me that his Sandown defeat three weeks earlier was a blip. I've no idea what went wrong there, but he's unbeaten in his other four starts and is very progressive.
The yard is split over who's our number one contender, but I rate him as probably my best chance of the week.""
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