September 15 / 18.40 Salisbury

18.40

Good To Firm

Weatherbys Stallion Book Persian Punch Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10308
  • 1m 6f 44y
  • Class 2
  • 4 runners
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Weatherbys Stallion Book Persian Punch Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.91

Form: 113-80 D

Last run: 174 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Improved for staying trips and fitting of a hood last year, notably winning prestigious Ebor handicap at York and third in Group 2 Long Distance Cup at Ascot; disappointing in Saudi Arabia and Meydan in his two runs this spring but conditions should be ideal on this return to Britain and he has strong claims if he can get back near best after a break.
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3

(2)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 209y

Class 1

12:55 Ascot

Trawlerman

9st 9lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Battling 7yo who can front-run (doesn't have to) and did so to pulverising effect in the Gold Cup here (2m4f) this June, winning by 7l; that's his career-best form but several runs are not far behind it, including his two other wins this season; latest was from Sweet William at York (2m); won this race in 2023, fair third last year and very much the one to beat this time.

4/9

1st

1

(4)

22nd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 1

14:25 York

Trawlerman

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Battling 7yo who can front-run (doesn't have to) and did so to pulverising effect in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot (2m4f, good to firm) two months ago, winning by 7l; favourite that day, having gone head to head with the best stayers around in 2023 and 2024; the one to beat, though the 3lb penalty and probably the shorter trip make his task a bit more difficult.

4/7

1st

4

(2)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Trawlerman

9st 4lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Can front-run; peak days in 2023 and 2024 saw him go head to head with the best stayers around, last term beaten just 1l in this race (good to firm) by the champion Kyprios; that old rival is now absent and this battling 7yo warmed up with a dominant performance in four-runner race at Sandown; looks sure to go well again.

5/2

Form: 0-6534 D

Last run: 70 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Missed most of 2022 and he's had only four runs this year; ran respectably in a small-field Group 3 contest in May but he was well held in a Listed event at Sandown in July and was 5l behind Ocean Wind in that race; this drop back in trip should be fine but he has some work to do at the weights after a break.
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10th

3

(9)

20th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 110y

Class 2

14:25 Newbury

Sleeping Lion

9st 1lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Harry Charlton

Solid efforts at Kempton (2m, AW) in his two outings this season, off 105 days since; seen less often on turf in recent campaigns, but his two minor honours on turf at Sandown last summer also give him a chance if the ground (he's steered clear of softer than good) is suitable.

10/1

2nd

4

(3)

6th Apr 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 2

15:15 Kempton (AW)

Sleeping Lion

9st 12lb

J: David Probert

T: Harry Charlton

Won this race in 2021 and fifth of six (raced freely) in 2023; it's more than two years since he last won (also C&D) and he's now a 9yo but his C&D third two months ago showed again that he should not be far away.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 23/300 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Horse

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Smart stayer in 2021 and he returned from a massive absence with a creditable third in a Listed race at Sandown (2m, good) in July; had tough task in the Goodwood Cup next time but he finished tailed off and it was a similar story in the Ebor three weeks ago; has some questions to answer and he needs a major upturn in form.
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0

4

(28)

14th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 2f 0y

Class 2

14:40 Newmarket

Ocean Wind

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Roger Teal

Probably no ground worries; C&D Trial winner in 2020; over two years off before this season and his smart form of 2021 has not been recaptured, with reappearance offering plenty of hope but well beaten since in the Goodwood Cup, Ebor and a good Salisbury conditions stakes; needs a big revival.

40/1

3rd

2

15th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

1m 6f 44y

Class 2

18:40 Salisbury

Ocean Wind

9st 7lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Roger Teal

Smart stayer in 2021 and he returned from a massive absence with a creditable third in a Listed race at Sandown (2m, good) in July; had tough task in the Goodwood Cup next time but he finished tailed off and it was a similar story in the Ebor three weeks ago; has some questions to answer and he needs a major upturn in form.

4/1

18th

7

(19)

26th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Ocean Wind

9st 8lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Roger Teal

Well handicapped judged on peak effort but that came when smart stayer in April 2021; absent more than two years before creditable third of six in Listed race at Sandown (2m) this July, followed by a heavy defeat in the Goodwood Cup but that was a stiff task (66-1); the blinkers worn this season are replaced by a visor.

33/1

Form: 000425 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in St Leger in 2020 and won on Southwell (2m, AW) this January on third run after an absence; has mixed record since but he was runner-up at Ascot (2m) on penultimate run and was a good fifth in the Ebor (1m6f; first-time visor) last time; this looks tough on these terms but he's in good form and it wouldn't be a surprise if he ran a big race.
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9th

9

(13)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

2m 3f 210y

Class 2

18:05 Ascot

Berkshire Rocco

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Runner-up in the 2020 St Leger and won on AW (2m) in January 2023; has a mixed record since, the best of which were his two good runs last August when second here (2m; will stay further) and fifth in the Ebor (good to firm); that form gives him a shout (1lb lower today) and his latest start was a step back in the right direction, but he does not look the percentage call.

20/1

3rd

1

(2)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:15 Newmarket

Berkshire Rocco

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Runner-up in the 2020 St Leger and won on AW (2m) last January; has a mixed record since, the best of which were his two good runs last August (including fifth in the Ebor); that form gives him a shout and he may have needed his recent reappearance here, but he does not look the percentage call.

7/2

3rd

1

(2)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

16:15 Newmarket

Berkshire Rocco

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Runner-up in the 2020 St Leger and won on AW (2m) last January; has a mixed record since, the best of which were his two good runs last August (including fifth in the Ebor); that form gives him a shout and he may have needed his recent reappearance here, but he does not look the percentage call.

7/2

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.80
Straight Forecast £9.58
Trifecta £21.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Trawlerman

Daily Mail:

Sleeping Lion

LAMBOURN:

Ocean Wind

RP RATINGS:

Trawlerman

TOPSPEED:

Trawlerman

POSTDATA:

Trawlerman

NEWMARKET:

Trawlerman

The Times:

Trawlerman

Telegraph:

Trawlerman

The Guardian:

Trawlerman

D Express:

Trawlerman

The Sun:

Trawlerman

The Star:

Trawlerman

Daily Record:

Trawlerman

Daily Mirror:

Sleeping Lion