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Heavybet365 Mile (Group 2)
- Prize money: £70887.5
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 1
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 23241- D
Last run: 217 days
W: 9st 6lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 1 (2) |
29th Sep 2023 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Made all in this last year (good) and did likewise on reappearance in another C&D Group 2 in May (good); below par at Royal Ascot and York the last twice and carries a 3lb penalty today, but five runs on the Rowley Mile have yielded four wins and he could bounce back to his best now returned here. |
7/2 |
|
7th 5 (7) |
26th Aug 2023 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Does most of his racing at 1m and made all in small fields for Newmarket Group 2s last autumn and this spring; has found the higher grade of the Lockinge at Newbury and Queen Anne at Royal Ascot beyond him since; now drops back in distance; enough to prove. |
8/1 |
|
11th 8 (10) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
took keen hold, towards rear |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 395-26 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (1) |
21st Oct 2023 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
in touch with leaders, lost position 4f out, weakened from over 2f out |
25/1 |
|
1st 2 (3) |
26th Aug 2023 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
midfield, waiting for room over 2f out, ridden and switched left against near rail 1f out, headway final furlong, ran on well to lead towards finish |
10/1 |
|
4th 3 (4) |
15th Jul 2023 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Added to his good record on softer than good when resuming winning ways in 7f Haydock Listed race last month; shaped better than the result after meeting trouble when seventh of 12 in the Queen Anne over the straight 1m here (good) at the Royal meeting; big run on the cards if the ground eases. |
9/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 27134- D
Last run: 195 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (10) |
16th May 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
7yo who's spent the vast majority of his career in Group or Listed races and this time last year he was fifth on this card in the Group 1 Lockinge; only his second handicap when, like so many others, he met traffic problems in the Spring Cup over C&D (28-1) four weeks ago; Rossa Ryan gets back on board and they are not totally dismissed. |
20/1 |
|
10th 1 (23) |
18th Apr 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Pretty consistent in Listed/Group races in 2025 without performing to his very best; losing sequence now stands at 18 and he reappears after seven months off in his first handicap since July 2022; cheekpieces left off and others preferred. |
25/1 |
|
9th 3 (6) |
24th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 1f 197y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
Retains plenty of ability and finished nicely for respectable effort in 1m Group 3 at Haydock most recently; going back up in trip looks a positive but his long losing sequence remains a negative. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /330-6 BF
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 11 (8) |
26th May 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Well exposed but won on Tapeta at Wolverhampton last year; second to a subsequent improver over C&D in January; poor form since. |
33/1 |
|
8th 3 (6) |
23rd Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Two minor wins on Flat in Britain; failed to build on C&D second in January; best of six subsequent runs when fourth in C&D claimer; well beaten here (7f) on latest; new headgear is tried now. |
25/1 |
|
9th 4 (13) |
10th Apr 2026 Standard 0m 7f 0y |
10st 0lb |
Two minor wins on the Flat in Britain; failed to build on a second placing over 1m here in January; best of four subsequent runs when fourth in a claimer; down the field over hurdles last time. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /9226- BF
Last run: 181 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (5) |
9th Sep 2023 Good 1m 0f 37y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
No win since his 2yo days but that doesn't really tell the story as he's regularly performed well at the very highest level, including when third to Inspiral in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville (1m) last month; raced only on good or softer so drying ground a slight concern but he's the one to beat on form with his sights lowered. |
7/4 |
|
3rd 5 (2) |
20th Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
led, headed 2f out, lost second over 1f out |
16/1 |
|
7th 6 (11) |
20th May 2023 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Lightly raced colt; Newmarket reappearance (behind Mutasaabeq) didn't pan out ideally; this looks more suitable and he's 1-1 at Newbury (soft-ground Group 3 win as a 2yo); good second in two Group 1 races at Deauville (7f/1m, good to soft) last summer; capable of a big run. |
10/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /284-1 C
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 3lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (11) |
23rd Mar 2024 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Ran four times last year and struggled on final three; however, he's run mighty races on his reappearances in each of the last two seasons, defying top weight in this contest 12 months ago (heavy); 4lb higher today; a major player if back to his best on this return to action; tongue-tie goes on. |
12/1 |
|
18th 1 (11) |
21st Oct 2023 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
10st 1lb |
Didn't have the ideal passage in this race last October (good to soft; back from break) but he showed what could be done when making up a lot of late ground to win the Lincoln at Doncaster in April (heavy); up 6lb to career-high mark in first handicap since (absent since a Group 3 in May) but this type of race suits him so well, he may yet do even better. |
8/1 |
|
1 (17) |
21st Jun 2023 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
10st 1lb |
Has bagged a few notable handicaps at 1m/1m2f, including this year's Lincoln on heavy ground; comfortably held in Newmarket Group 3 subsequently; returns to an ideal type of race but current mark presents a demanding task. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 27714- CD
Last run: 217 days
W: 9st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 (5) |
7th Nov 2023 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won a Group 3 at Sandown (1m, good) in August last year and often there or thereabouts in Pattern company, as when just beaten in a Listed contest at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) last time; handles Polytrack, but she isn't the easiest and a couple of the others are more convincing. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 6 (5) |
29th Sep 2023 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 4lb |
led, headed and prominent after 1f, led again 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and briefly led final 110yds, just held |
11/2 |
Verdict
Lightly raced LIGHT INFANTRY (nap) has a good chance on the figures and is taken to regain the winning thread. Checkandchallenge, who may be capable of further progress this season, is second choice ahead of Mutasaabeq who ran well in this race 12 months ago.[Steve Boow]
Selections
D Express:
Light InfantryDaily Mirror:
Light InfantryThe Sun:
Light InfantryDaily Record:
Light Infantry