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- Prize money: £12988.08
- 0m 7f 36y
- Class 2
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.10
Form: /0321- D
Last run: 23 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (5) |
15th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Listed winner (6f) on AW; showed himself to be smart on turf too with a 7f handicap win at Newmarket last month; wouldn't judge him harshly on his Bunbury Cup defeat five weeks ago, racing away from the main action and still in front 1f out; 4lb lower today and he looks a big player for last year's winning connections. |
8/1 |
|
10th 1 (4) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Respectable fifth in this year's Victoria Cup; prevailed last Saturday to take C&D record to 2-2 and overall strike-rate to 7-23; incurs 6lb penalty but Conor Whiteley takes off a useful 5lb; major player. |
8/1 |
9/1
- Place: £7.80
Form: 0/419- D
Last run: 220 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (1) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
All three wins on turf came on testing ground in France and his best efforts in Britain have been on the AW, including a win at Kempton in October; below par in recent starts and has been dropped another 2lb. |
11/1 |
|
6th 3 (5) |
6th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 15y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
His best efforts in Britain have been on AW and he was ideally suited by testing ground when trained in France; none too consistent, either. |
12/1 |
11/4
- Place: £1.40
Form: 15521- D
Last run: 54 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 (3) |
25th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 212y Class 3 |
10st 0lb |
Triple winner at around 7f in 2024, including on good to soft; went close at Newcastle (AW) in June and had an excuse when the blindfold was removed late at York last time; has claims if he can get back near best and his peak effort last season was a close call over C&D. |
10/1 |
|
15th 3 (7) |
6th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
10st 1lb |
Went down narrowly in a 7f handicap at Newcastle in June; well beaten at Goodwood last time but he would have finished a bit closer with a clear run; sure to be popular again. |
11/2 |
6/1
Form: 10714- D
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 1 (13) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 18y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Has kept his head down on AW for new yard and again without the cheekpieces he wore for the latest of four wins (6f and 7f) for previous stable; back on turf with a query but he's dropped a hefty chunk in the weights and this trainer may well get a good tune out him at some stage. |
33/1 |
|
12th 3 (8) |
18th Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Very well handicapped on his best form for Richard Hughes but miles below that level since moving yards. |
33/1 |
|
8th 1 (10) |
2nd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
4-21, with the most recent success coming at Newbury (6f, good) last April off a 12lb higher mark than today's; below his best on his final three starts for Richard Hughes and has failed to beat a rival home in two outings for this stable; others preferred. |
66/1 |
4/1
Form: 50643- D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 11 (13) |
16th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
8st 13lb |
Six-time AW winner in Britain and some very solid handicap efforts here early in the year; off since May but not hard to make a case for overall. |
10/1 |
|
4th 4 (9) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 1lb |
All six wins have been gained on AW; in good form at Dundalk last winter, soft ground probably wasn't ideal on turf comeback (slowly away) over C&D early this month and fair bit to find with Gleneagle Bay on that run. |
12/1 |
16/1
Form: 56120- CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (2) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Back on the mark he defied over 1m6f at Wolverhampton in March but recent efforts haven't been obviously encouraging, for all the 7f trip of the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot is almost certainly too short for him these days. |
33/1 |
|
19th 27 (27) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Effective at 7f earlier in career but seems to need much further now and gained last three wins over 1m4f/1m6f (stays 2m); still has a much better strike-rate on AW than on turf in any case and looks unlikely to figure in this hot prize, back down sharply in distance. |
66/1 |
12/1
Form: 03205- CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 8st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (1) |
6th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Well below par in two races (elsewhere) since returned to AW but could revive back at Wolverhampton; has form figures of 7112441 over C&D, most recently defying a 2lb higher mark last March; not dismissed. |
12/1 |
|
7th 7 (1) |
6th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
dwelt start, in touch with leaders, outpaced from under 2f out, weakened final furlong |
12/1 |
|
5th 3 (4) |
19th Dec 2024 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
7f specialist who has to put a moderate effort at Southwell last time behind him, but is back off the same mark as when gaining his third Wolverhampton success back in March; has gone close on Polytrack and shouldn't be far away. |
9/1 |
15/2
Form: /9205-
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 12 (4) |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Creditable fourth over C&D in this year's Victoria Cup but his subsequent form, comprising mostly duck eggs, reads poorly by comparison; major resurgence is required. |
66/1 |
|
10th 2 (1) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Couldn't set your watch by him but he's a smart performer on his good days, as when beating 21 rivals at Doncaster (6f, heavy) last November; finished fourth in the Victoria Cup here (7f, good) in May, and he is 5lb lower today, but there hasn't been much to cheer since then. |
33/1 |
|
19th 3 (6) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Inconsistent but he is a smart performer, as when beating his 21 rivals at Doncaster last November (6f, heavy); raced exclusively at 7f since, with mixed results, but this mark isn't beyond him and a big run could be on the cards back down in distance. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £47.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £62.34 |
| Tricast | £146.49 |
| Trifecta | £269.50 |
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