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Good To FirmDavies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed Race)
- Prize money: £25519.5
- 1m 1f 209y
- Class 1
- 6 runners
Runners: 6 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £5.50
- Place: £2.20
Form: 36-263
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 104
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (1) |
30th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Goes well on soft and acts on heavy; has won once in each of the last four seasons, bagging Listed honours this term at Sandown (1m2f) in July; respectable Group 3 efforts on next two starts but he needs to bounce back from a poor show at Newmarket 18 days ago; big player if he does. |
6/1 |
|
3rd 1 (1) |
30th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 75y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Goes well on soft and acts on heavy; has won once in each of the last four seasons, bagging Listed honours this term at Sandown (1m2f) in July; respectable Group 3 efforts on next two starts but he needs to bounce back from a poor show at Newmarket 18 days ago; big player if he does. |
6/1 |
|
8th 1 (3) |
12th Oct 2024 Good To Soft 1m 1f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Has form on all types of ground; bagged Listed honours at Sandown (1m2f) in July and has posted a couple of respectable Group 3 efforts since; frame possibilities on the figures. |
6/1 |
9/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: 0167-4 CD
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 1 (8) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Useful performer, albeit has an underwhelming strike-rate; narrowly beat Dark Moon Rising over C&D (off 3lb lower) in most recent AW attempt but this looks a stiffer task. |
20/1 |
|
10th 1 (8) |
18th Apr 2025 Standard 1m 2f 42y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Useful performer, albeit has an underwhelming strike-rate; narrowly beat Dark Moon Rising over C&D (off 3lb lower) in most recent AW attempt but this looks a stiffer task. |
20/1 |
|
4th 7 (2) |
29th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Listed scorer at Sandown (1m2f, good) in 2023 and recorded a smart RPR when landing his first success since in 1m2f Newcastle handicap in December; this trip is a little short of his optimum and, back from 113 days off, others are preferred for win purposes. |
25/1 |
5/2
Form: 1331-3
Last run: 95 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (7) |
21st Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 1f 219y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Beat all bar subsequent Group 1 winner Kalpana when last seen, taking his Kempton form figures to 1132; gelded since; Listed scorer in 2023 and finished third in this contest 12 months ago; solid chance. |
9/2 |
|
6th 5 (7) |
21st Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 1f 219y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Beat all bar subsequent Group 1 winner Kalpana when last seen, taking his Kempton form figures to 1132; gelded since; Listed scorer in 2023 and finished third in this contest 12 months ago; solid chance. |
9/2 |
|
2nd 3 (5) |
7th Sep 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 3f 219y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Comfortably won a four-runner C&D Listed race last November; major player on that form, which has not been reproduced this season but he might be of more interest back at this track after two runs this summer on turf. |
5/2 |
8/1
Form: 1 CD
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 (13) |
19th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Very lightly raced 4yo who didn't make the track for Aidan O'Brien but has done extremely well for this yard, comfortably winning the four-runner Group 2 Joel Stakes at Newmarket (1m, soft) last month; supplemented for this race at a cost of £70,000; today is a much stiffer test of his credentials but it remains to be seen where the ceiling of his ability lies; interesting. |
12/1 |
|
1st 2 (1) |
27th Sep 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
reared start and slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in last, switched right and raced wide over 4f out, soon headway and joined leader, quickened and led clearly over 1f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong, comfortably |
7/2 |
|
2nd 3 (3) |
7th Sep 2024 Good To Soft 1m 0f 37y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Galileo 4yo who didn't make the track for Aidan O'Brien; easy win at 40-1 on belated debut at Sandown (1m2f, good to soft) in June; fair efforts in tough races the next twice (1m2f/1m1f) and, while improvement is needed today, he's shaped as though this drop to 1m is well worth a go; tongue-tie added. |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: 41-586 D
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 111
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 (8) |
21st Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 1f 219y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Ties in with Botanical on reappearance form; has scored only once in last 18 turf runs but looks interesting belatedly returned to AW, being 2-2 in this sphere (first two career starts, including Listed win). |
8/1 |
|
8th 2 (8) |
21st Apr 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 1f 219y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Ties in with Botanical on reappearance form; has scored only once in last 18 turf runs but looks interesting belatedly returned to AW, being 2-2 in this sphere (first two career starts, including Listed win). |
8/1 |
|
2nd 2 (3) |
29th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Listed/Group 3 winner who was back to somewhere approaching his best when placed in a 1m1f York Group 3 and 1m Sandown Listed race at the end of last summer; ended 2024 on a low note, though, and returns minus the headgear he's worn on his last 12 starts. |
20/1 |
12/1
Form: 227-50
Last run: 17 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (1) |
5th Jul 2024 Good To Firm 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Group 3 2yo winner on heavy and best form has an older horse has also come in the mud, notably seconds in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood and a 1m Listed race here (wore first-time cheekpieces that now return); having his first run on fast ground and over 1m2f when never dangerous in the Wolferton at Royal Ascot; there are reservations on a couple of counts. |
12/1 |
|
10th 10 (11) |
18th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 1m 1f 212y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Won the Horris Hill at Newbury on heavy as a 2yo and underlined his liking for testing turf when second in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood and a 1m Sandown Listed race (wore first-time cheekpieces) at the end of last summer; ended 3yo campaign on a low note at Newmarket and also ran poorly with a visor added on his Doncaster reappearance in March; given time since; no headgear now and also up in trip. |
25/1 |
|
5th 5 (7) |
23rd Mar 2024 Heavy 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Won the Horris Hill at Newbury on heavy as a 2yo and underlined his liking for testing turf when second in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood (Charyn over 1l back in third) and a Sandown Listed race (wore first-time cheekpieces) at the end of last summer; ran poorly in 1m1f Newmarket Group 3 when last seen in October but a bold show is assured if back to anywhere near his best in a first-time visor. |
5/2 |
Non-runners
Regal Reality
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £18.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £18.68 |
| Trifecta | £55.90 |
Selections
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