July 17 / 17.40 Worcester

17.40

Good

eventmasters.co.uk Royal Ascot 2026 On Sale Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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eventmasters.co.uk Royal Ascot 2026 On Sale Handicap Chase

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: /78-41 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Belatedly doubled his tally when readily coming clear of Henry Box Brown over C&D (good) 15 days ago to earn this 6lb higher mark; has to go well if in the same sort of form.
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4

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

17:50 Fontwell

King Of The Story

10st 13lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Won three times (all 2m4f, good) in early part of last season and returned from break with pretty good fourth here (2m3f, good) in April but has looked out of sorts on recent outings and needs to turn a corner.

25/1

6

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:55 Worcester

King Of The Story

10st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Two of his four wins over fences have been over C&D but he has been well below that level recently and is hard to fancy.

16/1

7th

7

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

King Of The Story

11st 0lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Four chase wins include two here, one in this race last year; creditable return from a break at Fontwell in April but he's struggled in two Warwick runs since, the step up to 3m seemingly not the main issue last time; just below his latest winning mark though so hard to dismiss.

10/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 6F1-U2 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Two 2m4f chase wins last year included one here on good ground; got going too late when chasing home King Of The Story here last time but he has a 6lb pull on the winner.
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1st

6

16th Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:27 Worcester

Henry Box Brown

10st 7lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Mrs C Williams

Well treated on his old form but his last win was in December 2024 and he's finished down the field in his three completed starts this year; cheekpieces now return but he needs to raise his game.

12/1

6th

7

26th Jun 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

18:33 Bangor-on-Dee

Henry Box Brown

10st 10lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Mrs C Williams

Returned from break with two below-par runs towards the end of last season and suffered mid-race mishap on latest outing this month but he has slipped to a good mark and can't be ruled out.

7/1

4

2nd Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:00 Southwell

Henry Box Brown

10st 9lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Mrs C Williams

Last win came in December 2024 off 6lb higher; hasn't been firing on all cylinders recently but is down to a career-low mark and cannot dismiss.

7/1

Form: 0PP-51 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
8lb out of the weights when prevailing by 2l over C&D ten days ago for which he carries a penalty; therefore, 1lb lower now, but whether he'll back that up remains to be seen.
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3rd

6

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Deal Em High

10st 11lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Debra Hamer

8lb out of the weights when prevailing by 2l over C&D ten days ago for which he carries a penalty; therefore, 1lb lower now, but whether he'll back that up remains to be seen.

3/1

6

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:12 Worcester

Deal Em High

10st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Debra Hamer

Fair third over hurdles last September but struggled in that sphere subsequently and soundly beaten on recent chase debut here; 0-15 over hurdles/fences and 9lb out of the handicap this afternoon.

14/1

7

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:40 Worcester

Deal Em High

10st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Debra Hamer

0-14 over hurdles, having been pulled up on his last two outings; might be boosted by the refitted cheekpieces on this chasing debut but looks far too risky.

25/1

Form: 47P0-4 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Well handicapped on old form and there was enough in his latest race here (2m, good) to believe he might yet come good again; that was only his fourth run over fences.
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6th

4

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

15:52 Ludlow

Rathmacknee

11st 3lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Regressive 10yo who is better known as a chaser now and was just a modest third at Warwick (2m4f, good to soft) on New Year's Eve; reverts to hurdling on a tempting mark but others have more appealing profiles.

12/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:47 Stratford

Rathmacknee

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; returned from a break with respectable fourth in modest Worcester handicap (2m, good) in June but his 2m4f run there in July was below that level.

16/1

8

30th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 125y

Class 5

15:47 Stratford

Rathmacknee

11st 2lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Danni O’Neill

Has some fairly useful form on his CV but has become disappointing; returned from a break with respectable fourth in modest Worcester handicap (2m, good) in June but his 2m4f run there in July was below that level.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: /PP/66

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced in recent years and has been disappointing since winning an Irish maiden hurdle in 2022; hard to make a case for.
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3

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Wee Willie Nail

11st 5lb

J: Mr Sam Burton

T: Richard Harper

Lightly raced in recent years and has been disappointing since winning an Irish maiden hurdle in 2022; hard to make a case for.

100/1

8

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

20:18 Stratford

Wee Willie Nail

10st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Richard Harper

Hasn't had a lot of racing in recent years and has been disappointing since winning an Irish maiden hurdle in 2022; hard to make a case for.

66/1

6th

3

17th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 5

15:13 Stratford

Wee Willie Nail

11st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Richard Harper

Lightly raced and very disappointing since Irish maiden hurdle win in 2022; well beaten when back under rules at Warwick (3m, good) a fortnight ago; drops sharply back in trip here.

40/1

Form: 5/966- D

Last run: 84 days

W: 10st 5lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Didn't run badly from the front at Warwick (2m, good) but that was three months ago and this 10yo hasn't won since 2022.
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7

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Forget You Not

10st 5lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Jackie Du Plessis

Didn't run badly from the front at Warwick (2m, good) but that was three months ago and this 10yo hasn't won since 2022.

14/1

6th

9

24th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

15:05 Warwick

Forget You Not

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Jackie Du Plessis

led, headed with one circuit to go, lost position before 6th

33/1

Non-runners

Sir Jack West

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.40
Straight Forecast £6.76
Trifecta £16.00

Selections

WEST COUNTRY:

King Of The Story

POSTDATA:

Deal Em High

RP RATINGS:

Rathmacknee

SPOTLIGHT:

Henry Box Brown

Daily Mail:

Deal Em High

Daily Record:

Deal Em High

The Times:

King Of The Story

Telegraph:

King Of The Story

The Guardian:

King Of The Story

D Express:

King Of The Story

The Star:

King Of The Story

TOPSPEED:

Rathmacknee

Daily Mirror:

Rathmacknee