July 22 / 13.50 Newbury

13.50

Good

bet365 Stakes (Registered As The Steventon Stakes) (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £22684
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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bet365 Stakes (Registered As The Steventon Stakes) (Listed Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 48/1-5 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
May not be a battler but he's very classy at his best, such as when gaining two impressive Group 3 wins over 1m4f here (good/good to soft) in spring 2021; also won a Listed event at Ascot (1m4f, good) on sole 2022 start; caught too far back when last of five (Phantom Flight fourth) on his 1m4f Newmarket reappearance 21 days ago and could leave that well behind now back at a venue which evidently suits.
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3rd

1

(8)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

14:25 Goodwood

Al Aasy

9st 3lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

9yo who has won the last two runnings of this race (good to firm/good to soft) and has run well on both starts this season, most recently posting a cosy Listed win at Beverley (1m4f, good to firm); leading claims.

2/1

1st

2

(6)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 23y

Class 1

16:02 Beverley

Al Aasy

9st 2lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Dual Group 3 scorer at Sandown (1m2f) and Goodwood (1m4f) in 2025; resumed from six months off with a very good second of six in Newbury's John Porter Stakes in April so this veteran looks the one to beat dropped into Listed company here.

8/13

2nd

3

(5)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

14:35 Newbury

Al Aasy

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Held up; eight Group 3 wins are already in the bag, including this race in 2021 (his only appearance in it); has a slightly mixed reappearance record but he was almost as good as ever with his two wins last term, including first time out, and a return to that level would make this 9yo the one to beat.

5/2

13/2

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 17-334 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Impressive winner of a 1m2f handicap at last year's York Ebor festival; has found life tougher in Listed company but he's certainly competitive at this level, beaten just over 2l when fourth (Al Aasy well behind in fifth) at Newmarket (1m4f, good) on latest outing three weeks ago.
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10th

8

(5)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

15:05 Ascot

Phantom Flight

9st 3lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Scott

Enhanced his good strike-rate in Bahrain with Group 3 success in April; weakened into last of six (well below par) at Newbury since and it's nearly two years since he last prevailed on home soil; doubts are cemented by this difficult assignment back up in grade.

66/1

6th

2

(6)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

14:35 Newbury

Phantom Flight

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: George Scott

Four Listed wins before he added a 1m4f Group 3 success in Bahrain 15 days ago; stacks of smart form in his lengthy career and none of it better than that latest start, but a bit extra will be needed to win this.

9/1

12/1

Form: 08-619 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Improved for the step up in trip when winning Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) in May; prominent for a long way when ninth (Dancing Magic a length ahead in eighth) in Group 3 Hampton Court at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm) one month ago, not helping his cause by hanging left under pressure; not fully exposed but has a bit to find on the figures.
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1st

5

(1)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 6

14:45 Ffos Las

Oviedo

9st 3lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Alexandra Dunn

Very useful over middle distances in his prime; had been in the doldrums for a good while but, having plummeted down the weights, breezed clear to win comfortably by 12l here (1m, good) nine days ago; 9lb well in under 5lb penalty today; ought to be hard to beat.

2/5

1st

5

(5)

12th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Ffos Las

Oviedo

9st 3lb

J: Millie Wonnacott

T: Alexandra Dunn

Very useful over middle distances in his prime but was badly out of sorts on AW during the winter and returned from break with disappointing 7f turf run in May; cheekpieces removed after one use; could be considered only if lively in the betting.

16/1

9th

9

(5)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

17:10 Chepstow

Oviedo

8st 10lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Alexandra Dunn

Very useful over middle-distances in his prime but was badly out of sorts on AW when last seen in the winter; drops back in trip and sports first-time cheekieces; considered if lively in the betting.

20/1

11/4

Form: 89-324

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Has shown he retains his ability since returning from a 14-month absence, second in the Diomed at Epsom (extended 1m, good to firm) and fourth in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good) last month; bold show likely.
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8/1

Form: 44-308

Last run: 30 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Good third in 1m Newmarket Group 3 on his reappearance but too free for his own good stepped up to 1m2f on his two outings since, latterly at Royal Ascot with a hood added (reopposing Oviedo just behind him); needs to settle better.
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8th

4

(10)

13th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

13:40 Chester

Dancing Magic

11st 0lb

J: Miss Megan Jordan

T: Roger Teal

Is 0-19 and he came in a below-par fifth of eight in 1m Salisbury handicap 20 days ago; he needs to take a big step forward.

14/1

5th

2

(4)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Salisbury

Dancing Magic

9st 8lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Roger Teal

Showed some smart form in defeat in his younger days, finishing fourth of eight behind Auguste Rodin in the Group 1 Vertem Futurity; runner-up three times last year, but failed to beat a rival on last month's Kempton return (7f, AW) and is now 0-18; best watched.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 31322- D

Last run: 251 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
3-7 when trained in France, including a Listed win at Compiegne (1m2f, good to soft; first-time blinkers) last summer, and also finished third of nine in a Group 3 at Longchamp (1m2f, good to soft; cheekpieces) in September; makes stable debut (same owners) after 251 days off minus any headgear; interesting to see what the market says.
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15th

2

(7)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Epic Poet

9st 11lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Not proven on worse than good to soft; fourth in this race in 2024; 7yo who is 0-13 since winning at Meydan in January 2025; has run really well in plenty of Group races in the interim, including the last two runnings of the Yorkshire Cup over C&D, but he ran a stinker in C&D Listed event in June and also disappointed here on latest start; big questions to answer after that.

50/1

5th

3

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

16:55 York

Epic Poet

9st 0lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

7yo who is 0-12 since winning at Meydan in January 2025; has run really well in plenty of Group races in the interim, including the last two runnings of the Yorkshire Cup over C&D, but he ran a stinker in C&D Listed event four weeks ago; bang there if he bounces straight back.

6/1

6th

2

(1)

13th Jun 2026

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:00 York

Epic Poet

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: David O’Meara

0-11 since winning at Meydan last January but he has run really well in Group races in the interim, including the last two runnings of the Yorkshire Cup over C&D; drops into a Listed race today and could be bang there.

7/2

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Payout
Exacta £22.40
Straight Forecast £24.47
Trifecta £92.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Highland Avenue

RP RATINGS:

Al Aasy

Telegraph:

Oviedo

D Express:

Epic Poet

The Times:

Phantom Flight

Daily Mail:

Oviedo

Daily Record:

Epic Poet

TOPSPEED:

Highland Avenue

POSTDATA:

Highland Avenue

The Guardian:

Highland Avenue

Daily Mirror:

Highland Avenue

The Sun:

Highland Avenue

NEWMARKET:

Al Aasy

The Star:

Al Aasy