18.30
StandardBest Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap
- Prize money: £12988.08
- 0m 7f 36y
- Class 2
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Showers
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.10
Form: /0321- D
Last run: 23 days
W: 8st 13lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (5) |
15th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Listed winner (6f) on AW; showed himself to be smart on turf too with a 7f handicap win at Newmarket last month; wouldn't judge him harshly on his Bunbury Cup defeat five weeks ago, racing away from the main action and still in front 1f out; 4lb lower today and he looks a big player for last year's winning connections. |
8/1 |
|
10th 1 (4) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Respectable fifth in this year's Victoria Cup; prevailed last Saturday to take C&D record to 2-2 and overall strike-rate to 7-23; incurs 6lb penalty but Conor Whiteley takes off a useful 5lb; major player. |
8/1 |
9/1
- Place: £7.80
Form: 0/419- D
Last run: 220 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 (1) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 16y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
All three wins on turf came on testing ground in France and his best efforts in Britain have been on the AW, including a win at Kempton in October; below par in recent starts and has been dropped another 2lb. |
11/1 |
|
6th 3 (5) |
6th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 15y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
His best efforts in Britain have been on AW and he was ideally suited by testing ground when trained in France; none too consistent, either. |
12/1 |
11/4
- Place: £1.40
Form: 15521- D
Last run: 54 days
W: 9st 5lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 3 (5) |
29th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 10lb |
Unraced at two but he scored twice around this trip on turf as a 3yo; built on his Chester comeback in May with neck second of 14 in fairly valuable Newcastle handicap (7f, AW) one month ago; that wasn't far off his best and he may still be capable of better; respected. |
4/1 |
|
2nd 7 (6) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Winless last season but ran some promising races and did likewise when fourth on his reappearance at Chester (7f, good; Supido third), having been dropped in from a wide draw; continues to drop down the weights; chance. |
6/1 |
6/1
Form: 10714- D
Last run: 19 days
W: 8st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (10) |
2nd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 5 |
10st 0lb |
4-21, with the most recent success coming at Newbury (6f, good) last April off a 12lb higher mark than today's; below his best on his final three starts for Richard Hughes and has failed to beat a rival home in two outings for this stable; others preferred. |
66/1 |
|
9th 4 (3) |
18th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Dual 7f Polytrack winner in his younger days but does most racing now over 6f; made a poor debut in a claimer for his new yard here last month, having been picked up for 10,000gns from Richard Hughes last autumn; surprise to see him take this. |
50/1 |
|
11th 4 (10) |
30th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Has gained his wins over 6f on turf and 7f on AW; inconsistent since last success but has a chance on these figures now into a claimer if in form after his break (yard debut); drawn wide. |
8/1 |
4/1
Form: 50643- D
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (9) |
19th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 1lb |
All six wins have been gained on AW; in good form at Dundalk last winter, soft ground probably wasn't ideal on turf comeback (slowly away) over C&D early this month and fair bit to find with Gleneagle Bay on that run. |
12/1 |
|
9th 14 (14) |
3rd May 2026 Yielding 0m 7f 0y |
8st 10lb |
All six wins have been gained on AW; in good form at Dundalk this winter before a below-par Newcastle run on latest; others have much stronger claims on turf form. |
10/1 |
16/1
Form: 56120- CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 8st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 5 (2) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Back on the mark he defied over 1m6f at Wolverhampton in March but recent efforts haven't been obviously encouraging, for all the 7f trip of the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot is almost certainly too short for him these days. |
33/1 |
|
19th 27 (27) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Effective at 7f earlier in career but seems to need much further now and gained last three wins over 1m4f/1m6f (stays 2m); still has a much better strike-rate on AW than on turf in any case and looks unlikely to figure in this hot prize, back down sharply in distance. |
66/1 |
|
9th 6 (11) |
3rd May 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Moving up to 1m4f worked well in December and comparable form at 1m6f/2m since, including another win three starts back; he's come up a bit short in warmer races this year, though, including behind Align The Stars at Kempton, and none of his turf form (admittedly at up to 1m2f) is close to this mark. |
25/1 |
12/1
Form: 03205- CD
Last run: 18 days
W: 8st 10lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 7 (1) |
6th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Well below par in two races (elsewhere) since returned to AW but could revive back at Wolverhampton; has form figures of 7112441 over C&D, most recently defying a 2lb higher mark last March; not dismissed. |
12/1 |
|
7th 7 (1) |
6th Jan 2025 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
dwelt start, in touch with leaders, outpaced from under 2f out, weakened final furlong |
12/1 |
|
5th 3 (4) |
19th Dec 2024 Standard 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
7f specialist who has to put a moderate effort at Southwell last time behind him, but is back off the same mark as when gaining his third Wolverhampton success back in March; has gone close on Polytrack and shouldn't be far away. |
9/1 |
15/2
Form: /9205-
Last run: 51 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 101
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
19th 3 (6) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
Inconsistent but he is a smart performer, as when beating his 21 rivals at Doncaster last November (6f, heavy); raced exclusively at 7f since, with mixed results, but this mark isn't beyond him and a big run could be on the cards back down in distance. |
50/1 |
|
15th 1 (14) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Below his best on his last two runs, most recently over C&D at the Royal meeting; has some good C&D form, however, such as when fourth in both this race last year and the Victoria Cup in May; not ruled out each-way. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £47.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £62.34 |
| Tricast | £146.49 |
| Trifecta | £269.50 |
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