October 14 / 13.25 Newmarket

13.25

Good To Soft

Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 7 runners
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Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 113 BF

Last run: 77 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
2,000,000euros yearling; all runs at 7f; won his first two (Haydock/Newmarket) without any fuss and the form of his Listed third at Ascot, in which he still looked a work in progress, is seriously hot with five of the first six home subsequently first or second in grades from Listed level to Group 1; strong contender for a yard that's won this four times since 2017.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

2

(3)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

17:35 Ascot

Ancient Wisdom

9st 5lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charlie Appleby

No win since the 2024 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket but runner-up in Listed race at Goodwood (1m2f, good to soft; beaten a neck) and Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, soft) last autumn; below-form 5l third in 1m4f Kempton Listed race (AW debut) in December when last seen; wears first-time cheekpieces; Buick seemingly prefers Arabian Light.

16/1

2nd

2

(6)

25th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Ancient Wisdom

9st 6lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Group 1 Futurity winner (on heavy ground) on this weekend as a 2yo; smart form on his day in a mixed record since, this season's plus points being his close second to Al Aasy in April and the narrow defeat when finishing strongly in Listed race at Goodwood last time (first run as a gelding); they were over 1m2f but last season's best efforts were at 1m4f and 1m5f; player if this is another of his good days.

11/4

2nd

1

(7)

24th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Ancient Wisdom

9st 4lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Group 1 winner (on heavy ground) as a 2yo; fell short of Classic standard last term but bagged Group 3 honours and ran well at that level on penultimate start (1m2f, good; at Sandown); gelded since facing a stiffer task in the Coronation Cup; leading player on ratings.

9/4

7/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 212 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Appeared to do only enough when off the mark at Leopardstown (1m, good) and duly found plenty on that form to finish runner-up in the Group 2 Beresford at the Curragh (1m, yielding to soft), defying market vibes that had him the outsider of his stable's three runners; respected, for all that he doesn't appear to do much in a hurry.
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Verdict Starting price

12th

3

(1)

21st Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

17:40 Ascot

Chief Little Rock

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Building up a useful CV and his comfortable all-the-way Group 3 win at the Curragh (1m2f, good/yielding) last month was a personal best; galloped on strongly that day and should stay this extra 2f; another plausible candidate for Aidan O'Brien.

9/1

1st

1

(7)

26th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Chief Little Rock

9st 5lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

made virtually all, clear before halfway, ridden under 2f out, pushed out, comfortably

4/1

1st

1

(7)

26th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Chief Little Rock

9st 5lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

made virtually all, clear before halfway, ridden under 2f out, pushed out, comfortably

4/1

Form: 1

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
A rare winning debutant from this yard when coming nicely clear in the closing stages at Leicester (7f, good to soft; also hooded; 8-1); this looks a big ask on the back of that just 19 days on, while the form has yet to be tested.
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No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

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

2nd

2

31st May 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

16:07 Fakenham

Ambiente Friendly

11st 13lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Smart 3yo on the Flat; just 1-5 over hurdles, and his habit of racing far too freely remains a worry, but he wasn't beaten far in a valuable novices' handicap at Sandown (2m, good) last month and is in much calmer waters here.

11/10

8th

13

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 216y

Class 2

13:45 Sandown

Ambiente Friendly

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Showed smart Flat form as a 3yo; managed to win in December but has otherwise broadly been too free for his own good since switched to hurdles; ideally needs to settle better.

33/1

Form: 1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beat the favourite, who had experience, in a 7f novice at Kempton (AW; 5-2) three weeks ago, albeit narrowly and the third has come up short since; has a lot to find at this level but the fact that his top connections are up for the challenge needs respect.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

17

(13)

12th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:50 York

Orne

9st 2lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Antony Brittain

Smart earlier in career; yet to win for this yard but gave it a good shot from the front when third over C&D (good) at the Dante meeting and bounced back from a lesser effort over 6f here when third (Inspired fourth) of 14 at Wetherby (good to firm; made running again) last week; each-way claims again.

16/1

3rd

11

(2)

4th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:42 Wetherby

Orne

9st 2lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

7f turf (heavy) and AW winner but without success since 2023; inconsistent but his better efforts of the last 12 months would give him each-way claims from this mark.

12/1

13th

20

(19)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:30 York

Orne

9st 4lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Very useful on his day for previous yard; nowhere near the same force for his current one but his mark reflects that and he looked to be coming to hand when fourth of 22 over 7f at here at last week's Dante meeting, travelling comfortably in the lead for a long way; not discounted back at 6f.

10/1

Form: 11

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Didn't beat a lot at Chepstow (7f, good to soft) or Ffos Las (7.5f, soft) but it was all very straightforward on both occasions; down the pecking order on Topspeed/RPR but it's difficult to gauge the ceiling of his talent.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

(7)

18th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 3

15:15 Ripon

Per Contra

9st 4lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

He's won just one of his last 23 starts and has failed to fire on his last two outings; however, he had a tough assignment in the John Smith's Cup at York last Saturday and he's dropped to a handy mark; runner-up to the 4-7 favourite in this race last year and he's not ruled out.

9/1

20th

21

(4)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:45 York

Per Contra

8st 6lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Some good C&D form, beaten just a neck in a big field last August (good to firm) and fourth of 16 two starts ago (good); he has an each-way squeak if he's on song but that wasn't the case at Newcastle last time (slowly away) and he's won just one of his last 22 starts.

66/1

8th

12

(3)

25th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 2

15:12 Newcastle (AW)

Per Contra

8st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

His 2-3 AW record includes a comfortable C&D win off only 1lb lower last September; arrives on the back of two good efforts in strong turf handicaps and a bold bid looks assured now back on AW.

9/2

Form: 12 BF

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
By Dubawi out of a Canadian Grade 1 winner; overcame inexperience to make a winning start on the July course here (7f, good to soft) before being put in his place by an improving Godolphin colt in a 1m Listed race at Salisbury (good); clearly needs more if he's to justify a further rise in class but improvement is perfectly feasible.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

1

(16)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:50 Newmarket (July)

Arabic Legend

9st 9lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

took keen hold, disputed lead

10/1

2nd

1

(8)

30th Jun 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

13:10 Curragh

Arabic Legend

9st 12lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

prominent, led after 1f, clear when ridden under 2f out, headed but kept on inside final furlong, no match for winner

5/1

Form: 3321

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Placed in three maidens (7f/1m) before making the breakthrough from the front at Listowel (7f, soft); that form has some substance with the odds-on third (a stablemate of Chief Little Rock) having been not far behind subsequent Group 1 winner Henry Longfellow on his debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

8

(2)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Ayr

Starliner

8st 9lb

J: William Pyle

T: Linda Perratt

Beat Donna Nook over C&D in May when rated 1lb higher; put a couple of lesser efforts behind him when chasing home Runninsonofagun here last week; 7lb better off for 2l defeat so has a handicapping chance; new visor replaces cheekpieces; others still more appealing.

6/1

2nd

3

(9)

13th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Ayr

Starliner

9st 7lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Linda Perratt

C&D winner in May (good to firm) and decent third at Hamilton later in the month (8.5f, good to firm); disappointing in two runs since, first-time cheekpieces latest (retained); could go well back on good to firm ground.

13/2

8th

1

(11)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Ayr

Starliner

10st 2lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Linda Perratt

Just held on to score over C&D (good to firm) in May and looked unlucky at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm) two starts ago (persistently denied clear run) but has become rather inconsistent and it's hard to predict whether the first-time cheekpieces will get the best out out him.

10/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.20
Straight Forecast £8.95
Trifecta £58.70

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Chief Little Rock

SPOTLIGHT:

Ancient Wisdom

RP RATINGS:

Arabic Legend

Telegraph:

Per Contra

POSTDATA:

Chief Little Rock

Daily Mirror:

Chief Little Rock

Daily Record:

Chief Little Rock

D Express:

Arabic Legend

The Star:

Arabic Legend

The Guardian:

Per Contra

Daily Mail:

Per Contra

NEWMARKET:

Ancient Wisdom

The Times:

Ancient Wisdom

The Sun:

Ancient Wisdom