May 09 / 15.30 Ascot

15.30

Good

Royal Ascot Local Schools Art Competition Handicap

  • Prize money: £18900
  • 1m 1f 212y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Royal Ascot Local Schools Art Competition Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

9/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 76-222

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Now 0-6 but he's posted progressive RPRs when runner-up on all three starts since joining George Boughey; the form of his latest 1m2f Newmarket second has been boosted by subsequent wins for the third and fourth (the winner also a creditable third in a Listed race); if he can pull out only a little more for the addition of cheekpieces he could take a bit of stopping.
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2nd

1

(4)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 3

15:30 Ascot

Waterford Castle

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Now 0-6 but he's posted progressive RPRs when runner-up on all three starts since joining George Boughey; the form of his latest 1m2f Newmarket second has been boosted by subsequent wins for the third and fourth (the winner also a creditable third in a Listed race); if he can pull out only a little more for the addition of cheekpieces he could take a bit of stopping.

9/4

2nd

8

(9)

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:17 Newmarket

Waterford Castle

8st 13lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: George Boughey

Showed promise in three turf runs for Ralph Beckett last summer; turned over at 4-6 this year at Wolverhampton (AW) in a 7f maiden and 8.6f handicap, which were his best form and he's shaping as if worth a go at 1m2f but he needs to find extra.

7/2

2nd

3

(4)

23rd Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 4

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Waterford Castle

9st 2lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Showed promise behind some useful rivals in three runs for Ralph Beckett last summer; returned after gelding operation with odds-on defeat here (7f maiden) last month but he pulled a long way clear of the third and that was behind a rival who followed up under a penalty; looks on a fair mark now switched to a handicap and he's an interesting contender at a new trip.

4/5

Form: 2434-2

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden but he looked unlucky not to collect on his 1m3f Kempton reappearance in April, just failing have been denied a clear run; has looked a little ungainly on occasions but he's talented enough to win races.
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4th

3

(5)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 3

15:30 Ascot

Devils Peak

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: John & Thady Gosden

Six-race maiden but he looked unlucky not to collect on his 1m3f Kempton reappearance in April, just failing have been denied a clear run; has looked a little ungainly on occasions but he's talented enough to win races.

3/1

2nd

3

(5)

1st Apr 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Devils Peak

9st 6lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Free-going juvenile maiden who signed off with a respectable fourth of six in 1m1f nursery at Newmarket in November; this son of Camelot has since been gelded and it would come as no surprise to see him take a step forward on his Polytrack debut.

11/2

2

(4)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Devils Peak

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Carries head high; no win from his four starts (hooded last three) but persistently short of room when beaten a head on second occasion (1m); failed to fire on AW next time but better when a closing, close third in Yarmouth novice (7f) latest; likely to stay but improvement is needed.

7/1

Form: 1-4

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
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Form: 16

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 323

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £10.90
Straight Forecast £11.23
Trifecta £22.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Waterford Castle

LAMBOURN:

Sassicaia

POSTDATA:

Devil's Peak

The Star:

Sintra

The Times:

Sassicaia

D Express:

Sassicaia

Daily Mail:

Devil's Peak

Daily Record:

Devil's Peak

RP RATINGS:

Waterford Castle

TOPSPEED:

Waterford Castle

NEWMARKET:

Waterford Castle

Telegraph:

Waterford Castle

The Guardian:

Waterford Castle

Daily Mirror:

Waterford Castle

The Sun:

Waterford Castle