August 29 / 18.30 Windsor

18.30

Good To Firm

Weatherbys August Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 1m 3f 99y
  • Class 1
  • 8 runners
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Weatherbys August Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 12-313 C BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
A typically progressive late developer from this yard who never ran at two; won four in a row last season before finishing second in the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes (1m4f, soft) in October; continuing on an upward curve this year and wasn't seen to best effect when the beaten favourite in a steadily-run French Group 3 three weeks ago (1m4f, good); big shout, even with the extra weight.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

(5)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

14:25 Ascot

Tenability

9st 5lb

J: Harry Davies

T: William Haggas

Graduated from handicaps when 6l second in this race last year (soft); better form on all four starts this season, including his Listed successes at Goodwood (1m4f) in June and Windsor (11.4f) five weeks ago; both were on soft ground and he's not raced on firmer than good since last August, but the latest win was his best form and gives him a fine chance at today's weights.

7/4

1st

1

(5)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Tenability

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

A typically progressive late developer from this yard who never ran at two; won four in a row last season before finishing second in the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes (1m4f, soft) in October; continuing on an upward curve this year and wasn't seen to best effect when the beaten favourite in a steadily-run French Group 3 three weeks ago (1m4f, good); big shout, even with the extra weight.

4/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 10-269 C

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
A 6yo but with flashes of quality form in the last 12 months, notably in winning the Grade 1 Canadian International (1m4f, firm) and his second to Opera Ballo in a Meydan Group 1 in January (1m1f, good; handles softer); failed to fire in another Group 1 a month ago in Germany, though that was after a lengthy break and his draw was no help; could be dangerous at this level.
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2nd

6

(6)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Silawi

9st 7lb

J: James Doyle

T: Hamad Al Jehani

A 6yo but with flashes of quality form in the last 12 months, notably in winning the Grade 1 Canadian International (1m4f, firm) and his second to Opera Ballo in a Meydan Group 1 in January (1m1f, good; handles softer); failed to fire in another Group 1 a month ago in Germany, though that was after a lengthy break and his draw was no help; could be dangerous at this level.

6/1

2

(3)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

18:45 Windsor

Silawi

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Formerly trained in France/Qatar; mixed results in three runs in Britain this season but he dominated a C&D handicap (good to firm) in May and was a respectable fifth of 18 at Glorious Goodwood last time; hasn't been far off his best in those two runs but this is much tougher in this Group 3 and he's bottom of the pack on the figures.

12/1

8/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: /2450-

Last run: 328 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Last seen finishing 12th in the Arc and soon after changed hands for 300,000gns; a genuine 1m2f/1m4f Group 1 performer at his best but entitled to need this first run back from being gelded; rain would be welcomed.
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3rd

8

(2)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

White Birch

9st 7lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Jamie Osborne

Last seen finishing 12th in the Arc and soon after changed hands for 300,000gns; a genuine 1m2f/1m4f Group 1 performer at his best but entitled to need this first run back from being gelded; rain would be welcomed.

8/1

5th

4

(5)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

17:30 Leopardstown

White Birch

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: John Joseph Murphy

Third in 2023 Derby after Dante second; in rear in the Irish Derby and not at best here on final start at three; progressive in a hat-trick of Pattern wins at the Curragh early last season, culminating in an impressive Group 1 victory over Auguste Rodin; setbacks later, returned with a fine effort against Los Angeles; excuses behind the same horse in Tattersalls Gold Cup.

13/2

8

(4)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 110y

15:05 Curragh

White Birch

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: John Joseph Murphy

Third behind Auguste Rodin in 2023 Derby after Dante second; in rear in the Irish Derby and not at best at Leopardstown on final start at three; progressive in a hat-trick of Pattern wins at this venue early last season, culminating in an impressive victory over August Rodin in this event; setbacks later, returned with a fine effort against Los Angeles; every chance he can reverse the form.

11/4

10/1

Form: 213129

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Just ahead of Warrant Holder in a York handicap last time when neither were at their best; lightly raced 4yo with two 1m2f handicap wins to his name this season and, when second on good to soft at Epsom, he beat all bar a Group horse; stays this far.
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1st

4

(2)

23rd Sep 2026

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:15 Goodwood

Respond

9st 4lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Has shown useful handicap form on AW/turf this year, including two wins over 1m2f; failed to see out 11.5f on soft ground in Listed grade last time; possibilities back down in distance, provided he lives up to his name and responds well to the removal of hood (worn all 13 starts).

4/1

4th

4

(3)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Respond

9st 7lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

Just ahead of Warrant Holder in a York handicap last time when neither were at their best; lightly raced 4yo with two 1m2f handicap wins to his name this season and, when second on good to soft at Epsom, he beat all bar a Group horse; stays this far.

10/1

9th

1

(20)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:45 York

Respond

9st 12lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Lightly raced 4yo who made it two wins for the year when scoring easily at Chester (10.3f, good) in May then finished second of 16 at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) on Oaks day, albeit no match for the highly progressive winner; yard has won three of the last seven runnings and he could be a contender.

12/1

Form: 6433-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Smart 3yo, winning a 1m2f Listed race in the spring and even better in the autumn when placed at that same level and in Group company over 1m4f (soft); dictated steady fractions on his belated return (after being gelded) in a Group 3 at Haydock (1m2f, good), only to succumb to the seriously progressive Sallaal; fully entitled to step up on that run.
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5th

5

(1)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Sea Scout

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Smart 3yo, winning a 1m2f Listed race in the spring and even better in the autumn when placed at that same level and in Group company over 1m4f (soft); dictated steady fractions on his belated return (after being gelded) in a Group 3 at Haydock (1m2f, good), only to succumb to the seriously progressive Sallaal; fully entitled to step up on that run.

4/1

2nd

5

(2)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

14:25 Haydock

Sea Scout

9st 7lb

J: James Doyle

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Showed he can go well fresh when winning 1m2f Listed event at Epsom last spring; mostly creditable efforts in defeat afterwards (subsequently gelded) but will probably need a career best to make a winning return after ten months off.

14/1

66/1

Form: 42-350

Last run: 73 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Dual AW winner with some good form on grass, including at Listed level; however, this would be a big ask even if at her best, which hasn't been the case in her last two races.
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6th

9

(4)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Muddy Mooy

9st 2lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Charlie Pike

Dual AW winner with some good form on grass, including at Listed level; however, this would be a big ask even if at her best, which hasn't been the case in her last two races.

66/1

19th

3

(9)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:35 Ascot

Muddy Mooy

9st 7lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Charlie Pike

Both wins were on AW and she did well to finish third, in difficult circumstances, at Kempton (1m2f Listed, AW) on seasonal/stable debut; stiff task in Group 3 back on turf at Sandown since but she should still have done better than a remote last of five; fourth in this last year but off 7lb lower.

28/1

5th

5

(2)

24th Apr 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Muddy Mooy

8st 13lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Charlie Pike

Has gained both wins on AW and she did well to finish third, in difficult circumstances, at Kempton (1m2f Listed) on reappearance; ties in with Devil's Advocate on that bare form but isn't guaranteed to find the required further improvement back on turf.

25/1

Form: 463-04

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Placed in several Group 1s when trained by Clive Cox; returning from a year off when down the field in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot on stable debut and then ran perfectly well in a Group 3 at Goodwood, albeit one that was steadily run; unlikely he's as good as he was, but still makes plenty of appeal at this level; goes on all ground.
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7th

3

(7)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Ghostwriter

9st 7lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Placed in several Group 1s when trained by Clive Cox; returning from a year off when down the field in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot on stable debut and then ran perfectly well in a Group 3 at Goodwood, albeit one that was steadily run; unlikely he's as good as he was, but still makes plenty of appeal at this level; goes on all ground.

7/2

4th

3

(4)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

14:25 Goodwood

Ghostwriter

9st 3lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

He was returning from a year off when down the field in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot in June, and may have needed that first run for Kevin Philippart De Foy; classy performer for Clive Cox prior to £2,000,000 sale, making the frame in several Group 1s, and can have a big say if back to his best.

6/1

12th

8

(4)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

17:35 Ascot

Ghostwriter

9st 5lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Sold on the eve of this meeting last year for £2,000,000 and finished a creditable third to Rebel's Romance and Al Riffa in the Group 2 Hardwicke (1m4f, good to firm) a few days later; withdrawn after rearing over being saddled up on an intended start at last year's Newmarket July meeting; subsequently left Clive Cox and hasn't been seen since.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 846-86 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
It's been some fall from grace since he finished placed in two Derbys as a 3yo, with his only subsequent win coming over hurdles; very opposable.
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8th

2

(8)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:30 Windsor

Ambiente Friendly

9st 7lb

J: George Wood

T: James Owen

It's been some fall from grace since he finished placed in two Derbys as a 3yo, with his only subsequent win coming over hurdles; very opposable.

33/1

6th

7

(2)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 11y

Class 2

16:10 Goodwood

Ambiente Friendly

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: James Owen

Runner-up in the Derby in 2024 but nothing like the same force now; after a stint over hurdles he was comfortably beaten in a handicap at Royal Ascot last month; hard to fancy.

66/1

8th

2

(12)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

15:40 Ascot

Ambiente Friendly

9st 12lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

His second in the 2024 Derby is feeling pretty distant now and on latest outing he was second of four in a handicap hurdle at Fakenham; hooded throughout that hurdles campaign and sometimes on Flat, but that is now replaced by cheekpieces; this is also his first ever Flat handicap.

33/1

Non-runners

Warrant Holder

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £28.70
Straight Forecast £23.66
Trifecta £89.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tenability

RP RATINGS:

Silawi

NEWMARKET:

Warrant Holder

POSTDATA:

Ghostwriter

TOPSPEED:

White Birch

The Guardian:

Sea Scout

Telegraph:

Tenability

Daily Mail:

Tenability

Daily Mirror:

Tenability

Daily Record:

Tenability

The Times:

Warrant Holder

The Star:

Ghostwriter

D Express:

Silawi

The Sun:

Silawi

LAMBOURN:

White Birch