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Good To FirmAl Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (In Honour Of Tom Lacy) (Colts & Geldings)
- Prize money: £141775
- 0m 6f 0y
- Class 1
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
11/1
Form: 156
Last run: 43 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 2 (3) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 10y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Consistent sort who has Listed/Group form; couple of good efforts since switched to handicap level, close second at Windsor latest; campaigned over 6f since last July but recorded his sole win (debut) over 5f; very solid claims, belatedly returned to this distance. |
13/8 |
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2nd 2 (11) |
1st Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Useful 2yo, highly tried after his winning debut at Salisbury; third in his two runs this year, latterly in a Newmarket handicap last month (6f, good to firm); drawn wide but likely to give it another good go. |
100/30 |
13/8
Form: 02223
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 4 (9) |
12th Sep 2025 Good 0m 7f 6y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Unraced on softer than good; placed in the Coventry at Royal Ascot, July Stakes at Newmarket, Vintage at Goodwood and Gimcrack at York; all those races are Group 2, so he's easily top in this on ratings but the York race last time produced a lesser display in first-time cheekpieces; they are now dispensed with and he's returned to 7f which he tried at Goodwood; Group 1 Dewhurst entry; should be on the premises. |
11/2 |
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2 (1) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Useful maiden who is threatening to win a major 2yo prize having been placed in the Coventry at Royal Ascot, July Stakes at Newmarket and Vintage at Goodwood; top on ratings, so this seems his golden opportunity provided first-time headgear works well; related to a recent Gimcrack winner. |
13/8 |
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3 (7) |
29th Jul 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Arguably the best maiden in training having finished runner-up in the Coventry and the July Stakes; didn't make life easy for himself in the latter at Newmarket by coming under pressure so far out but he finished well and this step up to 7f looks an obvious move. |
8/1 |
6/1
Form: 5116 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 (5) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Won on the nod at Doncaster (good to firm) last time, looking suited by the step up to 7f and surging back to form; unexposed over this trip and may remain competitive, provided he takes to first-time cheekpieces (faced difficult task when once in blinkers). |
12/1 |
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1st 7 (5) |
18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 6y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Highly tried after winning a York maiden (6f, good to firm) and a Newbury novice (6f, good) last season; gelded in November; disappointing this season; first run at 7f. |
10/1 |
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6th 5 (3) |
30th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Highly tried last term after novice success; never figured in Windsor handicap on reappearance but may fare better with the outing under his belt; check the betting. |
10/1 |
25/1
Form: 2915
Last run: 34 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (8) |
12th Sep 2025 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Ran well in the Super Sprint; comfortably held in the face of a stiffer task in the Gimcrack upped to 6f since and this is an easier assignment; still unproven beyond 5f, however. |
14/1 |
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4 (8) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Fairly useful over 5f and ran creditably in the Super Sprint at Newbury most recently; however, he looks a fair way below Gimcrack standard and doesn't seem to be crying out for the extra furlong yet. |
25/1 |
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5th 11 (20) |
19th Jul 2025 Good To Firm 0m 5f 34y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Mid-field in Norfolk at Royal Ascot before readily landing the odds in maiden at Windsor (5f, good to firm) later in June; has a bit to find with some of these but he's going the right way and impossible to discount. |
12/1 |
9/2
Form: 1 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 5 (11) |
3rd Oct 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
2-2 as a 2yo including the Group 2 Gimcrack at York; satisfactory reappearance at Chester before struggling in a 7f Group 1 at the Ebor meeting; blinkers added now dropping to 5f for the first time; opposable. |
14/1 |
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11th 11 (14) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
All runs at 6f on good or faster ground; unbeaten as a 2yo, winning a weak Gimcrack here 12 months ago on his second start (good to firm); lots to like about his comeback run at Chester, as he did a lot of early running from a bad draw and was picked off only late on; however, that was a Listed race and this is a new trip, so it looks a big ask. |
33/1 |
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3rd 5 (9) |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 17y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
2-2 as a 2yo, following his debut success in a novice at Thirsk (6f, good) with a ready win in the Group 2 Gimcrack at York (6f, good to firm) last August; that form hasn't worked out and his subsequent absence is a slight concern; has the highest BHA rating in the field but he's drawn widest and there are grounds for taking him on. |
3/1 |
4/1
Form: 116 D
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 (9) |
19th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
A fairly useful 6f winner as 2yo for Karl Burke; yet to show that form in three runs for his current yard but there were better signs with sixth of 11 over C&D two weeks ago; the eyeshield and tongue-strap worn there are retained, and he's not out of things off a 2lb lower mark. |
20/1 |
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7 (9) |
5th Oct 2026 Standard 0m 7f 36y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Bagged a pair of 6f novices at Nottingham and Carlisle on his first two starts last June; failed to kick on though for Karl Burke and has also finished well held in 6f handicaps at Chester and Haydock for his new yard this summer; tongue tie and eyeshields are fitted here. |
40/1 |
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12th 6 (5) |
4th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Won 6f novices on his first two starts last June but failed to go on for Karl Burke; failed to beat a rival on his yard debut in 6f Chester handicap 13 days ago so has it to prove now. |
20/1 |
15/2
Form: 192 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15th 9 (11) |
19th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Runner-up in last season's Group 2 Gimcrack at York but that form hasn't worked out at all; has come up well short in Group 2, Group 1 and Listed company in three runs this year; had a wind op since latest start but still not an obvious one to enhance his trainer's fine record in this race. |
33/1 |
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8th 6 (7) |
2nd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 17y Class 1 |
9st 1lb |
Chased home Lifeplan in the Gimcrack last August; well beaten in Group 2/Group 1 events so far this year; this drop in class could revive his fortunes but he is up against some progressive sorts. |
10/1 |
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15th 11 (22) |
19th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Second in the Gimcrack at York (6f, good to firm) last August but well beaten in the Mill Reef at Newbury (6f, good to soft) next time and same story in the Sandy Lane at Haydock (6f, good to soft) last month; cheekpieces and the return to fast ground could help but others have less to prove. |
50/1 |
50/1
Form: 30
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 2lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (8) |
25th Sep 2025 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Promising third on debut over C&D (good to firm) in June; well beaten in Glorious Goodwood (6f, good) next time then not disgraced despite finishing last in the Group 2 Gimcrack at York (6f, good to firm); difficult to assess ahead of this nursery debut but his dam was a useful sprinter and he's a possible improver for his in-form yard in a first-time tongue-tie. |
9/1 |
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8 (2) |
22nd Aug 2025 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Well held in a maiden at Glorious Goodwood, failing to back up his Pontefract placed effort; clear bottom of this pack on the figures and therefore needs huge improvement. |
50/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £35.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £28.63 |
| Tricast | £61.54 |
| Trifecta | £89.40 |
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