15.45
SoftWhispering Angel Handicap
- Prize money: £38655
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 2
- 16 runners
Runners: 16 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
11/2 (Won)
Form: 2-151 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 10lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 2 (2) |
25th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
The winner of three of his seven starts; sent off the red-hot favourite for Ascot's Victoria Cup last month but he failed to fire, finishing 22nd of the 28 runners; gelded soon after and he remains capable of better. |
5/2 |
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32 (9) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb
|
Reserve; hindered by traffic issues in his final start of an otherwise progressive 2025 season that featured a Glorious Goodwood win (7f, good to soft); disappointing favourite in the Victoria Cup over C&D on reappearance but has possibilities if a physical tweak (gelded since) works a treat. |
9/1 |
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22th 16 (19) |
9th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Well-bred colt whose record of 3-6 overall and 2-3 in handicaps (7f) features a narrow win at Glorious Goodwood; hindered by traffic issues at same venue when last seen (effort best forgiven); cheekpieces worn that day are retained; beat Defence Minister by half a length at Sandown last July; still open to further progress and remains of strong interest. |
11/2 |
14/1
Form: 5-1714 D BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 6lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 14 (8) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Unable to reward strong support at York four weeks ago when dropped to 6f for the first time, finishing hot on the heels of Far Above Dream; handles good to soft but untried on soft; remains capable of better as a sprinter and she should make a bold bid to enhance the fine record of the Balding family in this race. |
7/1 |
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4th 7 (11) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Has raced exclusively at 7f, winning four of her 12 starts; overcame a wide draw and trouble in running to win at Chester (7f, good) three weeks ago, showing a bright turn of foot and having more in hand than the 1l winning margin might suggest; up 4lb ahead of this belated first 6f run but the way she travels through her races offers serious encouragement that she will improve for it; tops the list. |
5/1 |
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1st 5 (10) |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Produced a smart turn of foot to defy a wide draw in a C&D handicap in May; unplaced twice since but her potential hasn't been dimmed, looking stretched by the trip on rain-softened ground at Epsom and then doing best of her group at Royal Ascot; drawn widest again but this mark is unlikely to prove beyond her. |
5/2 |
16/1
Form: 119661 D
Last run: 31 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (9) |
25th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 212y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Has a patchy profile but he got back on the scoresheet with a comfortable win at Epsom (7f, good to soft) last month; up 4lb but that was a personal best last time and he's had a light campaign this season; respected. |
11/2 |
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1st 2 (2) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
His two C&D runs last season yielded a win and a close second (in this race off a 1lb higher mark); best effort this year when third of 13 at Southwell two weeks ago; handles good to soft but untried on slower. |
5/1 |
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3rd 9 (12) |
16th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
2-3 on AW surfaces; he's on a handy mark on last season's best efforts and the signs were more encouraging at Thirsk 15 days ago (7f), as although only midfield he wasn't beaten all that far; others are still preferred. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 112 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 4 (9) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Ran well in 7f handicap at Glorious Goodwood, taking record to 1124 while shaping as if he's ready for a crack at this new trip; still open to further improvement; respected. |
9/2 |
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4th 4 (19) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Nicely bred gelding who ran well in small-field handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) most recently, taking record to 112; the form of his maiden/novice wins (7f, good) has substance; goes into deeper waters but is open to further improvement. |
12/1 |
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2 (4) |
25th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
Looked good when beating his 14 rivals at Thirsk on debut in April and defied a penalty at Newbury (again 7f on good) one month later; the Newbury second and third have won since; good prospect and the drop to sprinting shouldn't be an issue (dam won the Abbaye); an intriguing contender. |
7/4 |
11/2
Form: 01-585
Last run: 42 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 5 (4) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Listed winner who has Group form; shaped well, amid traffic issues, at Glorious Goodwood (7f; handicap debut) most recently; return to 1m is worth exploring; possibilities. |
13/2 |
|
5th 3 (13) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Unraced on going softer than good; Listed winner as a 2yo and, dropped back from Classic level, ran respectably in the Jersey Stakes (7f Group 3; fared best of the near-side group) at Royal Ascot most recently; that latest effort has received several boosts since; clear possibilities on handicap debut, provided the cards drop right (usually held up in rear). |
11/2 |
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5th 14 (8) |
21st Jun 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Gained Listed win at Newbury (6f, good) last summer on final 2yo run and excelled himself when eighth in last month's 2,000 Guineas (66-1) despite being hampered at the start; needs another step forward and he was well held in the Coventry here 12 months ago, but he may not be fully exposed. |
25/1 |
20/1
Form: 7-4865
Last run: 7 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (4) |
5th Oct 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Chasing a hat-trick after 7f wins at Thirsk (good to soft) and Chester (heavy) last month; still of interest from a handicapping perspective but the drop in trip is a slight concern. |
9/2 |
|
1st 4 (2) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Ended a long losing sequence in 7f handicap at Thirsk two weeks ago; hasn't always proved the easiest of rides but she's not out of things nudged up 2lb. |
15/2 |
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1st 3 (5) |
5th Sep 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Not yet added to his debut win in May 2024 but there have been some cracking efforts in defeat in big-field York handicaps this summer; well short of that level at Ripon (1m, good) three weeks ago but he is on a dangerous mark and conditions shouldn't be an issue. |
8/1 |
16/1
Form: 31-230
Last run: 44 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 24 (26) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Versatile as regards ground; perhaps didn't take to visor in the Britannia at this meeting 12 months ago; creditable fourth in major handicap last October when bidding for a C&D double; possibilities back in this scenario, especially as latest effort (third at York) represented a return to form. |
14/1 |
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3rd 6 (4) |
14th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 192y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Progressive 3yo last season (on various ground), winning a big-field 1m handicap at Ascot in September; reappeared with encouraging run in the Lincoln at Doncaster and he's not written off, but he was somewhat underwhelming in the Spring Cup at Newbury last time when favourite. |
11/2 |
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13th 9 (5) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Raced too freely in the Lincoln and ended up shaping nicely in a never-nearer ninth; had ended 2025 on a high with a smooth success at Ascot (1m, soft) and a fine fourth in the Balmoral Handicap (good) over the same C&D; gets on really well with Oisin Murphy and he's back in the saddle today; still unexposed and now looks ready to strike. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 1-1947 D
Last run: 42 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (17) |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Versatile sort who landed the Ayr Gold Cup (6f, heavy) in first-time tongue-tie most recently, adding to his 7f wins and taking record to 5-21; in top form and may remain competitive even with 6lb penalty. |
16/1 |
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1st 18 (16) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Slow start for David O'Meara but back in the groove now, winning 7f handicap at Haydock last month and creditable third at Goodwood three weeks ago; handles soft and a good test at the trip should be fine; now tongue tied. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 3 (10) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Record is 4-19; went close in competitive race at York in July; flattered by the winning margin at Haydock (7f, good) last time but may remain competitive back up 4lb; peak mark was higher. |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: 3-8705
Last run: 23 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 3 (1) |
29th Aug 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 9lb |
Smart 2yo, including third place in the Coventry Stakes; slow start to 2025 but he has run creditably in deep 3yo handicaps on his last two starts; something bigger could be brewing. |
12/1 |
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9th 8 (8) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Record of 0-7 since debut win; had Group form last year but isn't particularly solid on 2025 handicap results, for all that the latest seemed encouraging; James Doyle prefers the other Wathnan Racing runner. |
20/1 |
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8 (6) |
10th Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Third in last season's Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and followed that with fourth in the Superlative Stakes at this meeting; well beaten in three handicap runs this year, the latest behind Hucklesbrook last month, and a further 4lb drop in the weights isn't enough to tempt. |
50/1 |
7/1
Form: 2-11 D
Last run: 64 days
W: 8st 11lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (3) |
28th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 0f 68y Class 3 |
10st 0lb |
Two novice wins in May 2025; 0-7 in handicaps since but has proved very consistent this season, most recently doing well to finish third in useful 1m AW contest at Newcastle three months ago, having come from a rather difficult position; major player back down in grade. |
7/2 |
8/1
Form: 231-10 CD
Last run: 44 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (7) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
7f winner at Goodwood on reappearance and far from discredited from an unfavourable draw when upped to 1m at Royal Ascot next time; just 6-1 for a 16-runner 7f handicap back at Goodwood two weeks ago, never remotely a threat but he was messed around in the closing stages; cheekpieces go on. |
13/2 |
|
11th 7 (11) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Yet to encounter ground softer than good; far from discredited from unfavourable draw upped to 1m in the Britannia at Royal Ascot last time; progressive over 7f otherwise and registered a C&D success, narrowly beating a hat-trick seeker, in his only other start this season; remains of interest. |
8/1 |
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10th 12 (3) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Looked a work in progress last season before doing it easily in a 7f AW novice in September; gelded afterwards and was noticeably strong in the market when making a successful handicap debut at Goodwood (good), where he needed all of the 7f to seal the deal; 5lb higher but this extra furlong could make a huge difference to him; one of three runners for Ralph Beckett who took this race in 2019. |
9/1 |
12/1
Form: -11017 D BF
Last run: 35 days
W: 8st 10lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 7 (4) |
24th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
C&D winner on good off 3lb higher last summer; got his head back in front at Goodwood (7f, soft) off 2lb higher in May; unable to reproduce that form since (not helped by missing the break on occasions) but has obvious handicapping scope. |
12/1 |
|
6th 2 (4) |
11th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Completely blew the start on his penultimate outing and last time can be excused when tackling a Class 2; now back on the same mark that he narrowly prevailed from at Goodwood (7f, soft) in June and he's effective at 6f; could go well. |
8/1 |
|
7th 14 (13) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 5lb |
Lost chance by blowing the start last time; prevailed narrowly off 1lb lower in Class 4 event over C&D (soft) in June but needs to prove he has the required quality at this better level. |
33/1 |
16/1
Form: 313711 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 5lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 10 (1) |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 7f 1y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Promiment racer who is well drawn to attack; three creditable runs here for his new stable in 2026 but others appeal as being better treated. |
8/1 |
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4th 2 (3) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 4 |
10st 1lb |
Overall record of 3-11 but he's not been easy to predict; finished down the field here when last seen in May but he's now only 1lb higher than when completing a double in this race last year; cheekpieces are reapplied after a short break and he needs a close look on this drop back in grade. |
9/2 |
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9th 11 (6) |
30th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 1y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
Two course wins (7.6f) for Hugo Palmer last summer; respectable fourth on this month's stable debut; should give his running but perhaps vulnerable for win purposes. |
9/1 |
20/1
Form: 216749
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 5 (4) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Godolphin gelding whose productive spell (at 6f-1m) featured wins in Doncaster sales race and Meydan conditions event; has become exposed since and came up short in Newmarket handicap (6f) most recently. |
20/1 |
|
3 (10) |
10th Jul 2025 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Two wins as a 2yo, notably a sales race at Doncaster's St Leger meeting (6.5f, good), and he also won a 1m conditions event in Dubai in January; unplaced in two runs back in Britain this spring/summer and a personal best will be required to take this. |
10/1 |
|
5 (8) |
6th Jun 2025 Good To Soft 0m 7f 3y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Peak RPRs when winning a sales race at Doncaster (6.5f, good; narrowly beat the subsequent French Derby winner) last September and conditions event at Meydan (1m, good to firm) in January; player provided he returns to that form. |
3/1 |
20/1
Form: 10-706 D
Last run: 57 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 1 (13) |
14th Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Group 3 win last season didn't help his handicap mark and this season is turning into a struggle, with this headgear combination tried last time at Chester. |
33/1 |
|
5th 7 (6) |
30th Aug 2025 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Won 7f 2yo Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket last September; well handicapped on that form but he's found it difficult to get competitive this season, most recently well beaten at 40-1 in 7f handicap at Glorious Goodwood; a first-time visor replaces cheekpieces. |
14/1 |
|
15th 1 (7) |
2nd Aug 2025 Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Useful last term, the highlight a Group 3 win at Newmarket (7f, soft); has much weaker claims on 2025 form and still needs to prove he's trained on; admittedly may derive some benefit from the switch to a handicap. |
20/1 |
9/1
Form: 221 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 6 (1) |
16th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
Most recent success came in a Curragh premier handicap in May but has not really come close to matching that since; positive rider booking and coming down the handicap but others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
10th 6 (9) |
26th Sep 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
9st 2lb |
Unable to land much of a blow in big-field sprints on last three starts but had previously finished second over 7f at Cork (good) and was perhaps unlucky that day; 4lb lower now, and that's without taking into account Reese Holohan's claim; tempting. |
11/2 |
|
12th 12 (11) |
13th Sep 2026 Yielding 0m 6f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Successful on second start for current yard when taking premier Habitat Handicap over C&D in May; bit underwhelming both starts since here, never counting after an awkward start in Scurry Handicap and not pace to challenge back to 5f behind Rosie Frith last month. |
16/1 |
Non-runners
Wolf Of Badenoch, Spirit Of Farhh, The Fingal Raven, Fondo Blanco
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | £58.94 |
| Tricast | £1209.49 |
Selections
The Star:
Spirit Of Farhh