13.50
Good To SoftSky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3)
- Prize money: £99242.5
- 1m 0f 177y
- Class 1
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Form: 1-1653 D BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 10lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 117
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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3rd 2 (3) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Second to Pride Of Arras in last year's Dante over C&D; looked set for a stellar 2026 when trouncing five rivals in Group 3 at Newmarket (1m1f, good) on reappearance, but hasn't repeated the form in 1m Group 1s since; stepping back up in distance looks a sensible move and he's the one to beat judged on that standout Newmarket effort. |
3/1 |
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5th 2 (3) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
Record is 4-8, the most recent success gained comfortably in Newmarket Group 3 on seasonal debut when completing a 1m2f/1m1f hat-trick; disappointing in the Lockinge (1m) since, not looking entirely beaten by the drop back in trip, but he's difficult to write off having been broadly progressive otherwise; rebound is possible. |
14/1 |
Form: -53101 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 110
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1st 2 (20) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Contrasting performances since fitted with hood, winning readily at Meydan but disappointing favourite in the Royal Hunt Cup returned to British soil; something to prove off an unchanged mark, which remains 10lb above the last one he raced off prior to UAE stint. |
16/1 |
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20th 6 (18) |
17th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
In good form at Meydan this year for new yard, most recently scoring readily in first-time hood to take his 1m record to 22111 (all wins on good/firmer); may have even more to offer over this trip in the retained headgear; sound claims. |
10/1 |
Form: 125367 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 112
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7th 6 (1) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Won two handicaps in a row at Meydan (1m1f/9.5f, good) in February before Group 2 second there (1m1f, good); returned from break with good third in the Listed Wolferton Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm); flopped at Sandown four weeks ago but very much of interest on his earlier form. |
8/1 |
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6th 2 (3) |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
In great form since wearing cheekpieces, completing a handicap double at Meydan then running well in better races, latest at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm; Listed) back on home soil; solid claims in the retained headgear. |
11/2 |
Form: 996-22
Last run: 97 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 106
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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2nd 2 (2) |
17th May 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 11lb |
2024 Dewhurst runner-up on soft; highly tried in a three-run campaign last season, which never really took off; seasonal return was much more positive when coming home strongly from off the pace in a Leopardstown Listed contest (1m, yielding to soft) to take the runner-up spot behind a better-fancied stablemate; big player but this better ground is a small concern. |
9/4 |
Form: -71973
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 111
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Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 2 (4) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 11y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Won the Group 2 Celebration Mile here (good to firm) last August and bagged Listed win at Ascot (1m, good to firm) in May; below par in Group 1 and Group 2 races on last two runs and entitled to respect back down in grade. |
11/2 |
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7th 4 (8) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Won the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood (good to firm) last August; mixed results in international races on next three starts but back on the domestic scene with a defeat of Holloway Boy in a Listed race over the straight 1m here (good to firm) in May; too keen and never involved back in Group 1 company at Newbury since, with reopposing pair More Thunder and Zeus Olympios comfortably ahead. |
14/1 |
Form: 81-525
Last run: 42 days
W: 9st 7lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 110
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5th 6 (4) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Won a 1m2f Listed race at Goodwood (good to soft) last September; built on reappearance fifth to Jonquil and Holloway Boy in a Listed race over the straight 1m here when narrowly denied a second 1m2f Goodwood Listed success seven weeks ago; more needed at this level and his peak RPRs have been achieved over longer trips. |
33/1 |
Form: -42521 D
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 7lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 114
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No Results Found |
Form: 67-942 C
Last run: 27 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 109
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2nd 3 (3) |
26th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 6y Class 1 |
9st 7lb |
Front-runner; successful in this race in 2024 but that wide-margin win represents his last victory; solid fourth in a good York handicap in May; should be in the thick of it. |
9/4 |
Form: 81-354
Last run: 70 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 114
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No Results Found |
Form: 442412 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 112
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2nd 1 (7) |
30th Jul 2026 Good 1m 3f 218y Class 1 |
9st 6lb |
Ran in two Group 2s as 2yo and progressive at Listed/Group 3 levels this season, winning well at Leopardstown (1m1f, good) two weeks ago when he reverted to front-running; probably stayed 1m2f on penultimate start, without shouting that he's a 1m4f horse. |
4/1 |
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1st 5 (4) |
16th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 0y |
9st 0lb |
Smart Curragh form at two; beat top-class filly Kensington Lane on debut and then finished second in Group 2 races won by Constitution River and Hawk Mountain; 2026 form includes links to top-class performers Thesecretadversary and Causeway; a promoted second behind Isaac Newton in a 1m1f Listed event at Navan; reversed form with that rival on latest. |
5/2 |
Form: 121-30 C
Last run: 83 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 114
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4 (1) |
11th Oct 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Cost 210,000gns as a foal and 750,000gns as a yearling; beaten only a whisker in Doncaster Listed event when attempting to follow up his York win (both 7f, good); top on the figures and promises to do better still. |
9/4 |
Form: 2-2411 D
Last run: 55 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 92
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1st 10 (10) |
28th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 0y |
9st 1lb |
Promise on turf before taking advantage of a good opportunity on AW at Wolverhampton; mark left unchanged; cheekpieces added, merits respect. |
13/2 |
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1st 5 (11) |
1st Jun 2026 Standard 1m 0f 142y Class 4 |
9st 4lb |
Has shown clear promise with second-place finishes at Newbury (1m, soft) last October and Doncaster (7f, good to soft) in March (winner has won again since); beaten 2l in a decent Newbury maiden (1m, good) since and this looks a good opportunity on AW debut. |
5/4 |
Form: 1-1634
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 0lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 107
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4th 4 (3) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Ran below expectations when a warm order for the Jersey at Royal Ascot (2-2 previously) but bounced back with a creditable effort against his elders in 7f Group 3 at York a week later, while leaving the impression he'll be suited by this step up to 1m combined with first-time headgear; remains of interest, with further progress still plausible. |
9/2 |
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3rd 6 (3) |
27th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
8st 13lb |
Ran below expectations when a warm order for the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot last Saturday but was drawn a bit higher than ideal, the way the race panned out, and finishing sixth of 16 wasn't a total disaster; 2-2 previously, including 7f Listed win at Newmarket, and can be treated as retaining potential; respected in receipt of 9lb from his elders. |
13/8 |
Betting Forcast
5/2 Damysus, 14/1 Archivist, 20/1 Dividend, 14/1 Expanded, 12/1 Jonquil, 25/1 Naqeeb, 6/1 Persica, 16/1 Point Lynas, 16/1 Ridari, 11/2 Geryon, 7/1 Hankelow, 33/1 King Of Earth, 10/1 Saber Strike
Verdict
3yos have won three of the last four runnings and HANKELOW holds appealing claims judged on his fine third in the French 2,000 Guineas. He has had a break since a lesser effort over further in the Prix du Jockey Club. Aidan O'Brien's sole contender Expanded could relish going beyond 1m for the first time and is second choice ahead of Ridari, for whom firm ground may have been to blame for a below-par stint in the US. Damysus is another leading contender back down in trip/grade, while Dividend and Persica, among others, could also run well.[Ben Hutton]Selections
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Hankelow