13.15

J: Rowan Scott

12/1

Form: 0568-3 C

Last run: 97 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 101

Form & Verdict

Respectable eighth of 23 in the November Handicap here (1m4f, soft) ended his 2024 campaign; gelded before his good third of 14 at Epsom (1m4f, good) this April on final start for Raphael Freire (same stable) but absent again since; no show at Royal Ascot 2024 on his only go at this sort of trip.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
4th 10 (8)	20th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 2m 5f 143y Class 2	18:10 Ascot Maxi King 9st 4lb J: Rowan Scott T: Kevin Philippart De Foy	Likeable 6yo who handles any ground and can usually be relied upon to give his running, as was the case when a close second to A Piece Of Heaven in the Chester Cup (2m2f, good); Toby Moore's claim meant the winner was giving him 8lb that day, so he looks to have his work cut out to reverse those placings; can run well but probably not well enough.	20/1
2nd 3 (8)	8th May 2026 Good 2m 2f 140y Class 2	15:05 Chester Maxi King 9st 5lb J: Toby Moore T: Kevin Philippart De Foy	Reliable sort with a good first-time-out record, and he looks well worth this first foray beyond 14.5f, but there is something to prove if the ground if firmer than good; promising 7lb claimer has his first ride at Chester.	14/1
1 (3)	21st Oct 2025 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 2	16:50 Newcastle (AW) Maxi King 10st 2lb J: David Egan T: Kevin Philippart De Foy	Lightly raced for a 5yo; has twice made the frame since returning from another seven months off in June, finishing fourth of 13 in the Mallard at Doncaster (14.5f, good to soft) last month (runner-up has since won the Cesarewitch); placed in both starts on AW as a 2yo including one here; not dismissed.	11/4

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

4th

10

(8)

20th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 5f 143y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

9st 4lb

J: Rowan Scott

Likeable 6yo who handles any ground and can usually be relied upon to give his running, as was the case when a close second to A Piece Of Heaven in the Chester Cup (2m2f, good); Toby Moore's claim meant the winner was giving him 8lb that day, so he looks to have his work cut out to reverse those placings; can run well but probably not well enough.

20/1

2nd

3

(8)

8th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 2

15:05 Chester

9st 5lb

J: Toby Moore

Reliable sort with a good first-time-out record, and he looks well worth this first foray beyond 14.5f, but there is something to prove if the ground if firmer than good; promising 7lb claimer has his first ride at Chester.

14/1

1

(3)

21st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 2

16:50 Newcastle (AW)

10st 2lb

J: David Egan

Lightly raced for a 5yo; has twice made the frame since returning from another seven months off in June, finishing fourth of 13 in the Mallard at Doncaster (14.5f, good to soft) last month (runner-up has since won the Cesarewitch); placed in both starts on AW as a 2yo including one here; not dismissed.

11/4

5th

13 (5)

5/1

Form: 214112 BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict

Improver on turf in May/June, badly hampered on his latest turf start (probably acts on soft); has hit substantially greater heights over 2m on AW since, making up plenty of ground when a close second on Newcastle AW last time; that run makes him look one of the best handicapped in this race and this 3yo could still have more improvement in him.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 13 (9)	27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2	15:15 Newcastle (AW) Synergism 9st 1lb J: Luke Morris T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Last season included four wins and a good C&D second to Sax Appeal; a hard-working winner at evens in four-runner race at Lingfield (1m6f, good) last month, which he needs to improve on if he's to defy a 5lb penalty but that was a solid start to his 4yo campaign and he could still have potential.	12/1
1st 1 (3)	26th May 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 4	17:54 Lingfield Synergism 9st 11lb J: Luke Morris T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Won four times last year including over this trip at Sandown (good) in the summer; still 9lb above his last winning mark and off for seven months. but he is proven fresh and this is a drop in class; high on list.	7/4
3rd 10 (3)	22nd Oct 2025 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 2	19:40 Kempton (AW) Synergism 8st 7lb J: Luke Morris T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Improved as he's gone up in trip; should cope if this gets tactical given he won two six-runner C&D contests in August; his run in the Mallard at Doncaster last time didn't necessarily signal that the handicapper now has his measure.	100/30

Place /
No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

3rd

13

(9)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

15:15 Newcastle (AW)

9st 1lb

Last season included four wins and a good C&D second to Sax Appeal; a hard-working winner at evens in four-runner race at Lingfield (1m6f, good) last month, which he needs to improve on if he's to defy a 5lb penalty but that was a solid start to his 4yo campaign and he could still have potential.

12/1

1st

1

(3)

26th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:54 Lingfield

9st 11lb

Won four times last year including over this trip at Sandown (good) in the summer; still 9lb above his last winning mark and off for seven months. but he is proven fresh and this is a drop in class; high on list.

7/4

3rd

10

(3)

22nd Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 2

19:40 Kempton (AW)

8st 7lb