14.25
GoodWeatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2) (British Champions Series)
- Prize money: £141775
- 2m 0f 56y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £3.30
- Place: £1.25
Form: 9-2211 D
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 |
13th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 1m 6f 44y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Front-runner who won this race in 2021, on his way to four Group wins including the Group 1 Goodwood Cup in 2023; the major concern is that his only subsequent run last year was disappointing and something has also been missing in his three races this term, but this is a step down in class and he should still be good enough. |
8/13 |
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6th 5 (2) |
23rd Aug 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Front-runner who gave his rivals the slip in this race two years ago and the Group 1 Goodwood Cup in 2023; the major concern is that his only subsequent run last year was disappointing and so were his two races this term. |
12/1 |
|
4th 1 (6) |
5th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 2m 0f 50y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Front-runner who was a Listed winner at York (1m6f, good to firm) last June and gave his rivals the slip to follow up in the Group 1 Goodwood Cup (2m, good to soft); his season ended with a lesser run, and his comeback was also disappointing, but this C&D winner has leading claims if back on song. |
7/4 |
3/1
- Place: £1.15
Form: 422114 C
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (3) |
12th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Stalwart of the staying scene, including with a win in this race in 2022 and a creditable fourth in 2024; both were on good to soft (beaten nearly 4l by Sweet William last year) and there was a lesser show on soft ground in the 2023 renewal; not quite as good as he was and he was dropped to a Listed race when winning ten weeks ago when last seen; major place contender if the ground isn't soft. |
12/1 |
|
3 (5) |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 50y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Four-time Group winner; well held in the Gold Cup most recently; two attempts over C&D comprise a success in this contest in 2022 and respectable second in Group 3 on penultimate start; solid chance back down in class. |
9/2 |
|
5th 1 (6) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 2m 3f 210y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Stalwart of the top staying races who was at his best in 2023 but not far off it on two occasions in 2024, in a very mixed campaign; runner-up in two four-runner races this season, with latest start better than the first but he was still no match for Trawlerman; second and fifth in the last two Gold Cups and others will have to underperform if he's to win it. |
33/1 |
40/1
- Place: £2.65
Form: 055215 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (3) |
18th Jul 2023 Soft 2m 0f 32y Class 3 |
10st 4lb |
raced in fourth, detached and pushed along after 1f, looked to go wrong and pulled up halfway |
16/1 |
|
7th 1 (7) |
27th May 2023 Good To Firm 2m 0f 45y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Better than ever for Ian Williams last year and he runs off his last winning mark; made his stable and seasonal debut at Chester a fortnight ago and has never run well there, but he was tailed off and there is a big question mark regarding his current form. |
33/1 |
|
16th 3 (9) |
12th May 2023 Soft 2m 2f 140y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Had a fine summer last season in final campaign for Ian Williams; ran well in 2018 on soft and heavy but peak efforts have been when the ground is less testing; stays very well but he has not shone in his four visits to Chester, including last two editions of this race. |
40/1 |
9/1
Form: 52-535
Last run: 64 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 115
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
7th Mar 2026 Soft 2m 4f 100y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
A very useful four-time winner on the Flat, he got off to a winning start over hurdles at Hexham (2m4f, heavy) in December; stayed on well to snatch third up in trip in a Grade 2 at Haydock (3m, good to soft) three weeks ago; holds obvious credentials back down in grade. |
2/1 |
20/1
Form: 411111 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (3) |
26th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
3yo who won handicaps at Redcar, Sandown, Nottingham, Doncaster and Ascot this May-July (first of those was on good to soft, rest on good or good to firm) and relishes 2m; that was huge improvement, not nearly enough to give him a leading role in Group 2 at York last week but he appeared to run well in fifth of six; should have more to offer back in handicaps. |
2/1 |
|
5th 8 (8) |
19th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
8st 7lb |
sweating, held up in rear, pushed along home turn, went modest third 4f out, soon ridden and kept on, switched left inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish |
20/1 |
33/1
Form: 141209 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 6 (6) |
25th Aug 2023 Good To Firm 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Best efforts on good or firmer; reproduced his best this season on the three occasions he's had his ground, including latest start when about 9l fifth to Courage Mon Ami and Coltrane in the Gold Cup; that also shows he has a bit to find on form, though, and he came last in this race last year. |
33/1 |
|
5th 5 (4) |
22nd Jun 2023 Good 2m 3f 210y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Best efforts on good or firmer; ran at Royal Ascot as 2yo, 3yo, 4yo and 6yo, underperforming in the 2m5f Queen Alexandra on last two occasions and he has a major question to answer beyond 2m; hit career-best form elsewhere last term and reproduced it on the two occasions he's had his ground this season, but he's up against it at this level. |
66/1 |
|
2nd 2 (1) |
25th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 50y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
led, headed and raced in second after 2f |
5/2 |
11/8
Form: 23-132 CD
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 5lb
8 yo Horse
OR: 118
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 (6) |
19th Aug 2022 Good 2m 0f 56y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Effervescent and seemingly ever-present at or near the top of the staying division; that includes wins in this race in 2018, 2019 and 2021 and he's also won three Yorkshire Cups, which makes him unbeaten in his six races at York; while not quite the force of old these days, he still gave Gold Cup winner Kyprios a big fright in the Goodwood Cup last month, just ahead of Trueshan, and looks set to throw down another powerful late challenge. |
11/8 |
5/6
Form: 11-113 D
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 124
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 (7) |
29th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 12lb |
Needs good ground or softer; grand stayer who has been first, third and fourth on his three appearances in the Goodwood Cup; not disgraced on return in France this May and he got seriously involved every time last season after his first run, but he's a 9yo now and it would be rolling back the years to see him top of the pile today. |
40/1 |
|
2nd 5 (2) |
13th Sep 2024 Good 2m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Tricky to settle; beaten a neck by Coltrane in this race in 2022 but he went one better against Sweet William in it in 2023; as in those races, he's usually been kept to ground softer than good, but he was allowed to take his chance on good going on last two starts, hammering his rivals in a Listed race at Sandown but finishing just over 4l adrift of Sweet William and Gregory in the Goodwood Cup last time; a staying star of previous campaigns but on this season's evidence he needs a bit extra. |
4/1 |
Non-runners
Stradivarius, Trueshan
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £7.90 |
| Straight Forecast | £4.86 |
| Tricast | £35.05 |
| Trifecta | £43.10 |
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