August 06 / 14.45 Ascot

14.45

Good To Firm

Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap)

  • Prize money: £36885
  • 1m 7f 209y
  • Class 2
  • 12 runners
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Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

33/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.30
  • Place: £2.60

Form: -04000 CD

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
C&D winner in July 2019; well handicapped judged on plenty of 2021 form, including two wins, but he's been less competitive this term; tried various headgear recently; can't be ruled out completely.
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0

5

(13)

23rd Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Themaxwecan

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Charlie Johnston

always behind, lost action and pulled up quickly home turn

14/1

6

(1)

14th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newmarket (July)

Themaxwecan

8st 13lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Charlie Johnston

Best on good or good to firm; 1lb lower than when winning over 2m at Ascot last August; comparable form when third this May and not disgraced in his two top handicaps since; however, he does not appear the percentage call and perhaps it's clutching at straws that a new jockey (as he has in today's race) has coincided with most of his wins.

16/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 1-1346 BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Often front-runner; all three wins at 1m4f; stoutly bred and, having been below form on both attempts at 1m6f, he produced career-best form when coming from behind for fourth of 19 over 2m4f at Royal Ascot on penultimate outing; raced freely with those tactics at Newbury (first 2m run) on latest start, running disappointingly behind Rock Eagle; mixed messages.
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6th

3

(19)

8th Oct 2022

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Newmarket

Going Gone

9st 7lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

held up in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, edged right and outpaced from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)

14/1

1st

4

(11)

11th Sep 2022

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 2

17:05 Doncaster

Going Gone

9st 13lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: Jim Boyle

prominent, raced in second after 4f, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faced challenge inside final 110yds, just held on

7/1

25/1

  • Place: £4.10

Form: 720060

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Usually front-runner; scored three times in 2021; clear best effort this term when beaten narrowly at Haydock in May (2m); interesting on that effort and his run here next time was forgivable over 2m4f, but he's not a solid contender on 2022 evidence.
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1

(3)

9th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

13:23 Bath

Golden Flame

10st 2lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Thomas Faulkner

Hasn't won a race since 2021 and pretty much tailed off on the AW (2m/1m6f) on last two starts; best watched for now.

10/1

5th

1

(1)

6th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:42 Wolverhampton (AW)

Golden Flame

10st 2lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Thomas Faulkner

7yo who is without a win since 2021 and was well beaten at Southwell last time; however, he's on a handy mark on his placed efforts this April-June and is not written off now dropping into a Class 6 for the first time.

3/1

Form: 857008 CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 12lb

8 yo Horse

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Versatile tactically; C&D winner two years ago and creditable fourth in this race last year; has not made a serious impact this year but ran respectably at the Royal meeting and in the Northumberland Plate on last two outings and has been dropped 3lb since; case can be made.
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18th

13

(5)

29th Jun 2024

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

15:10 Newcastle (AW)

Island Brave

8st 6lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: Heather Main

10yo; latest of 12 wins was in September 2022; fourth in this in 2021 and eighth in 2022; missed nearly all of last season and has not provided a persuasive case this term, but he is now 5lb below his last winning mark.

66/1

8th

4

(4)

22nd Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 5f 26y

Class 2

17:55 Ayr

Island Brave

9st 6lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Heather Main

Exposed 12-time winner; second run back was a lot better than the first when a front-running fourth at Newmarket (1m6f, good to firm); down another 3lb and hard to rule out.

8/1

4th

3

(8)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:15 Newmarket

Island Brave

9st 7lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Heather Main

Absent 295 days before his only race last season, when seemingly not discredited behind a 1-5 favourite in a two-finisher Listed race in September; normally reliable and fully effective on AW but no show when 40-1 in useful AW race six weeks ago and this 10yo has questions to answer despite subsequent 4lb drop; rarely seen on softer than good.

20/1

33/1

Form: -14766 D BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Three wins last year and another this January, three of them on AW; below form on his last two AW starts and ran a shocker at Newmarket in between; back to his last winning mark but has something to prove on this first run since sold out of Marco Botti's for 42,000gns one month ago.
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3rd

3

(5)

13th Mar 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 4

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Moliwood

9st 11lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Dylan Cunha

0-12 since winning off 6lb higher over C&D at the start of 2022, but in the frame in three of his five starts since returning from over a year off in November; one for the shortlist.

7/1

4th

2

(8)

4th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 4

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Moliwood

9st 12lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Dylan Cunha

soon led, headway after 1f, soon in touch with leaders

9/1

9th

6

(1)

4th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

13:32 Lingfield (AW)

Moliwood

9st 12lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Dylan Cunha

3-11 on AW; 0-6 for current yard but has been placed in two of his last three races and ties in closely with Artisan Dancer on latest effort; each-way possibilities off same mark.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: -11232 CD BF

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Held up these days and sometimes meets trouble in running, including last time; steadily progressive in the last year or so, including five wins and the latest was from Make My Day over C&D in May; beaten less than a length since at York (2m), Salisbury (1m6f) and Glorious Goodwood (2m4f); still looks capable of better, so hugely respected.
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7th

3

(3)

4th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Super Superjack

9st 7lb

J: William Carver

T: Olly Murphy

Well treated on best turf form but it's a long time since his last win; inconsistent results for current yard and latest defeat took his AW record to 0-10.

16/1

7th

2

(3)

21st Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Super Superjack

9st 11lb

J: William Carver

T: Olly Murphy

Four wins on turf, the last three over further than this and the latest in 2022; missed 2023; bit more needed than when fourth at Kempton in October on latest outing and he is dropping in trip.

9/1

16/1

Form: 548002 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 1lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Veteran who retains a great deal of his ability and was runner-up in the first and latest of his seven starts this season, latterly when switching to this headgear and ridden more prominently than usual; his most recent wins have been in small fields and, although well capable of figuring late on, he's probably placed at best today.
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11th

6

(10)

17th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Red Verdon

9st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Ed Dunlop

in touch with leaders, prominent 8f out, pushed along from under 4f out, ridden when lost position 3f out, towards rear when edged left over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

20/1

7th

2

(2)

6th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 7f 209y

Class 2

14:45 Ascot

Red Verdon

10st 1lb

J: Antonio Fresu

T: Ed Dunlop

midfield, pushed along from over 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and rallied from over 1f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong

16/1

14/1

Form: 1/2200

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Runner-up over 2m here and at Goodwood on first two starts this season; well held twice since over 2m4f but he didn't have the run of the race at Royal Ascot and appeared to be running well until hampered over 2f out at Glorious Goodwood; the latter race also suggested that 2m4f may have stretched him; returns to 2m as a major each-way player.
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8th

7

(4)

6th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 7f 209y

Class 2

14:45 Ascot

Make My Day

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Gary Moore

prominent, pushed along from 2f out, ridden and hung right when not clear run and hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

14/1

10th

5

29th Jul 2022

Good To Firm

2m 4f 97y

Class 2

13:50 Goodwood

Make My Day

9st 0lb

J: Tom Queally

T: Gary Moore

midfield, headway to challenge over 3f out, hampered by loose horse and lost ground over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened against far rail over 1f out

7/1

5/1

Form: 22-682 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Very reliable; absent 421 days before this season and tongue tied on last two starts when eighth at Royal Ascot (2m4f) and second at Newbury (2m; Going Gone last of six); should run well again.
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7

(7)

8th Oct 2022

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Newmarket

Rock Eagle

9st 4lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

8th

5

(6)

17th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Rock Eagle

9st 1lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

prominent, pushed along and lost position from over 3f out, soon midfield, slightly hampered over 2f out, soon no impression

10/1

9th

1

(10)

6th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 7f 209y

Class 2

14:45 Ascot

Rock Eagle

10st 2lb

J: Kerrin McEvoy

T: Ralph Beckett

in rear, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, never dangerous

5/1

Form: 902232

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Races prominently and can lead; ran with credit on his last four starts, on last two occasions in small fields over 1m6f; his two runs at Ascot (2021 and 2022) don't make great reading and he is unraced beyond 1m6f.
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2

(2)

20th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

13:55 Bath

Throne Hall

11st 1lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Won back-to-back races at Musselburgh (2m) and Les Landes (1m5f) in April but he's been generally disappointing since; on dangerous mark on this step back up in trip but needs to turn things around; tongue-tie added.

9/2

6th

4

(6)

9th Sep 2025

Good

1m 5f 192y

Class 6

14:10 Catterick

Throne Hall

10st 7lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Won back-to-back at Musselburgh (2m) and Les Landes (1m5f) in April but has been below par of late; paid the price for doing too much too soon when a weakening fifth to Stellarmasterpiece (1m4f, here; beaten 2l) on penultimate start; easing mark helpful.

11/2

6

(6)

26th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

16:10 Lingfield (AW)

Throne Hall

10st 4lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Made all when winning in a small field at Musselburgh in April (2m, good) and he followed up in Jersey 19 days later; poor run at Doncaster last month but he bounced back with a solid effort at Catterick last week (1m4f, good to firm); shouldn't be far away.

7/1

Form: 322111 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Reserve; sank to a career-low mark in May and has rediscovered winning ways recently at Musselburgh, Redcar and York; the latter was something of an eyeopener when he went in by 8l, for which he's been raised 10lb, but he had even better form as recently as April 2021; up in grade but needs a second look in this bid for a four-timer.
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4

15th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:20 Wetherby

Red Force One

11st 11lb

J: Miss Natasha Cookson

T: Philip Kirby

Well-beaten when back over hurdles last month but stayed on well from poor position to go close under Natasha Cookson at Kelso (2m5f, good) ten days ago and looks well worth a crack at 3m.

7/2

10

16th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

14:10 Uttoxeter

Red Force One

11st 1lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Won small-field Flat marathon off much reduced mark last month but has not run over hurdles since summer 2023 and his current ability in this sphere is hard to gauge; best suited by good or faster ground.

25/1

16/1

Form: 814121 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 8st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Reserve; Yarmouth in May saw him end a lengthy losing run and he's scored again at Chelmsford (made all) in June and Nottingham nine days ago; position 9lb out of the handicap is a big negative but last week's win was by 7l and some earlier form (2020 and early 2021) still reads well, including his third in the 2020 Queen Alexandra at Royal Ascot; not impossible.
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6th

5

(9)

5th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 5

15:05 Lingfield (AW)

Mukha Magic

9st 10lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Gay Kelleway

Very well suited by 2m on Polytrack and lurks on a tempting mark but has looked out of sorts in recent months; needs to turn a corner.

33/1

8th

7

(9)

17th Nov 2023

Standard

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

15:05 Newcastle (AW)

Mukha Magic

9st 7lb

J: George Bass

T: Gay Kelleway

led at steady pace

20/1

9th

1

(7)

9th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 2y

Class 5

15:30 Pontefract

Mukha Magic

10st 2lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Gay Kelleway

in touch with leaders

10/1

Non-runners

Red Force One, Mukha Magic

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £82.10
Straight Forecast £86.62
Tricast £1277.94
Trifecta £901.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Super Superjack

TOPSPEED:

Throne Hall

Daily Express:

Make My Day

The Times:

Themaxwecan

RP Ratings:

Island Brave

NEWMARKET:

Red Verdon

POSTDATA:

Super Superjack

Telegraph:

Super Superjack

The Guardian:

Super Superjack

Daily Mail:

Super Superjack

Daily Mirror:

Super Superjack

The Sun:

Super Superjack

The Star:

Super Superjack

Daily Record:

Super Superjack

LAMBOURN:

Throne Hall