Royal Ascot

14:30

Runners: 10 Distance: 1m 0f 0y Going: Good to Firm

Form
EW Places: 1/5 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: The withdrawal of Sardinian Warrior, who would have been the selection, promotes DANCING GEMINI to first choice ahead of Rosallion.

Rosallion

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: R Hannon Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 211-3 OR: 122

5 tips

9/4

Comment: Talented colt who normally travels and quickens and is suited by good ground or firmer; sparkled in a truncated 2024 campaign that featured wins, looking better than the bare form, in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes (latter took his Ascot record to 2-2); looked set to scale even greater heights in the 1m division but subsequently met with a setback; respected back at Royal Ascot with Lockinge reappearance (third behind race-fit rivals) under his belt.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 1 / F	1	3 / 8	9/4	122
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 8	5/2	118
25/05/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	1 / 8	10/11	118
04/05/24	Newmarket / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 11	15/2	117
01/10/23	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	1 / 10	61/10	-
16/09/23	Doncaster / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 5	4/5	112

Notable Speech

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: C Appleby Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 7153-4 OR: 122

3 tips

9/2

Comment: Unproven on ground softer than good; won the 2024 Sussex Stakes (good to firm); disappointing behind Rosallion in the St James's Palace here last year but had beaten that rival in the 2,000 Guineas the time before and was virtually alongside him in this year's Lockinge when the pair lacked recent match practice; on balance they are closely matched, as the ratings reflect, and look set for another engrossing clash; big player.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 1 / F	1	4 / 8	9/2	122
02/11/24	Del Mar / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	3 / 10	23/10	-
08/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	5 / 7	12/5	-
31/07/24	Goodwood / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 5	3/1	122
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	7 / 8	6/4	122
04/05/24	Newmarket / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 11	16/1	109

Lead Artist

Jockey: C T Keane Trainer: J & T Gosden Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 21-81 OR: 120

2 tips

5/1

Comment: Trailed home last behind Dancing Gemini at Sandown on reappearance but left that effort well behind to reverse the placings in the Lockinge on good to firm at Newbury, rallying gamely to beat him by a neck and take strike-rate to 4-9; progressive in the main and further Group 1 success from this Juddmonte colt looks very plausible; figures highly in calculations.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 8	17/2	117
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 2 / F	1	8 / 8	11/4	117
12/10/24	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 8	3/1	112
14/09/24	Doncaster / Group 2 / F	1	2 / 9	9/4	112
02/08/24	Goodwood / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 9	9/2	106
11/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Listed / F	1	3 / 6	6/4	-

Dancing Gemini

Jockey: K Shoemark Trainer: R A Teal Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 4-112 OR: 119

4 tips

13/2

Comment: Seems versatile as regards ground; failed to score last term (still showed some good form) but has rapidly developed into a leading miler this season, travelling well and quickening smartly to win the Doncaster Mile (Listed) and bet365 Mile (Group 2) then going down by only a neck in the Lockinge; has very similar profile to last year's winner Charyn and remains of strong interest.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 8	2/1	118
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 8	5/2	116
29/03/25	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	1 / 9	9/4	110
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	4 / 12	50/1	110
02/08/24	Goodwood / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 9	11/2	112
06/07/24	Sandown / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 6	11/1	113

Diego Velazquez

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: A P O'Brien Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 011- OR: 119

17/2

Comment: Ballydoyle colt who was withdrawn last month on intended reappearance, having got upset in the stalls; ended last season with two Group wins (1m1f/1m, good) at Leopardstown, proving suited by dropping back in distance; looks a potential threat in this division this term but, being the only seasonal debutant in the field, the market signals may prove the best guide.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/09/24	Leopardstown / Group 2 / F	-	1 / 11	10/11	119
18/07/24	Leopardstown / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 7	8/11	111
21/06/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	10 / 14	2/1	111
02/06/24	Chantilly / Group 1 / F	-	8 / 14	59/10	-
12/05/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	4 / 13	17/1	-
28/10/23	Doncaster / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 7	9/4	108

Lake Forest

Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: W J Haggas Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 1-4 OR: 115

10/1

Comment: Smart colt whose form over 6f features a good second in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (good to firm) 12 months ago; finished strongly to land a big pot over 7.5f in Australia last November and his French reappearance effort (stayed on late over 7f) also suggests this step up to 1m is well worth exploring; possibilities.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 7	18/5	-
02/11/24	Rosehill / Open, Set Weight / F	-	1 / 20	18/1	-
20/07/24	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 9	9/2	111
21/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 14	12/1	108
30/09/23	Newmarket / Group 1 / F	1	7 / 9	14/1	109
25/08/23	York / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 10	16/1	102

Carl Spackler

Jockey: James McDonald Trainer: C Maher Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 1116-1 OR: 117

11/1

Comment: Supplemented for this race at a cost of £53,000; developed into a smart turf performer in USA for Chad Brown and is 3-4 since upped to Grade 1 level, most recently winning the Maker's Mark Mile at Keeneland (good) in emphatic style; subsequently sold and has joined Australian trainer Ciaron Maher; goes into the unknown on this straight, stiff course but adds great interest, being an improving miler who has top-level form; indeed, his latest RPR puts him right in the mix.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/04/25	Keeneland / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	1 / 7	83/100	-
02/11/24	Del Mar / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	6 / 10	31/10	-
05/10/24	Keeneland / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	1 / 9	107/100	-
11/08/24	Saratoga / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	1 / 6	41/20	-
13/07/24	Saratoga / Stakes, Grade 3 / F	-	1 / 4	3/4	-
08/06/24	Saratoga / Stakes, Grade 3 / F	-	5 / 7	9/5	-

Docklands

Jockey: Mark Zahra Trainer: Harry Eustace Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 56-23 OR: 114

1 tip

14/1

Comment: Versatile as regards ground; landed the Britannia here in 2023 and good second in this contest in 2024; beaten only half a length in Listed grade on reappearance, taking Ascot form figures to 113222; close third in Epsom Group 3 since, meeting traffic issues then finishing well; returns to his ideal location, albeit bringing a lower rating than most of these rivals.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/06/25	Epsom / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 8	3/1	114
30/04/25	Ascot / Listed / F	1	2 / 11	15/8	113
09/11/24	Flemington / Group 1, Open, Weight For Age / F	-	6 / 11	19/1	-
26/10/24	Moonee Valley / Group 1, Open, Weight For Age / F	-	5 / 9	25/1	-
21/08/24	York / Group 1 / F	1	7 / 13	66/1	115
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 13	10/1	108

Quddwah

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: S & E Crisford Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 1145-1 OR: 114

25/1

Comment: Dual winner over 1m at Ascot (Listed and Group 2); made all at Longchamp (Listed) on seasonal debut, taking record to 5-7; the two defeats came at the top level last term, running creditably in the Marois then below par in soft-ground QEII; has something to find in this field but may still rate higher, being lightly raced and well bred (both parents won Group 1 races).

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
22/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Listed / F	-	1 / 6	23/10	-
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	5 / 12	20/1	114
11/08/24	Deauville / Group 1 / F	-	4 / 7	41/10	-
13/07/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 7	5/4	109
01/05/24	Ascot / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	4/1	95
19/05/23	Newmarket / Unknown / F	4	1 / 10	2/1	-

Cairo

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: Alice Haynes Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: 6262 OR: 111

125/1

Comment: Ex-Ballydoyle horse who has finished runner-up on five occasions for current yard, most recently in Group 2 at Chester (1m2f); however, back up in class today he's very unlikely to achieve the same position, let alone go one better; comfortably held in this contest last year and again has a stiff task; wears new headgear.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Group 2 / F	1	2 / 6	40/1	107
01/03/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	6 / 8	22/1	107
31/01/25	Meydan / Group 3 / F	-	2 / 9	9/1	107
03/01/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	6 / 9	33/1	108
20/12/24	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	2 / 8	25/1	108
24/08/24	Windsor / Group 3 / F	1	7 / 7	25/1	108

Sardinian Warrior

Jockey: Non Runner Trainer: J & T Gosden Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 111-12 OR: 117

Comment: Stablemate of Lead Artist; form figures read 211112; made great strides on Southwell AW last term and bagged Listed honours over C&D (good to firm) on Royal Ascot trials day on reappearance, beating Docklands (pair clear); ran creditably in the Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp (1m1f, good to soft) since, worn down towards the finish by a highly notable rival (the current Arc favourite) having looked the likely winner for some of the straight; could well rate higher still and is very interesting with the return to 1m looking ideal.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	2 / 6	19/10	-
30/04/25	Ascot / Listed / F	1	1 / 11	5/1	107
02/11/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	1 / 6	4/7	97
05/10/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	4	1 / 11	8/13	-
28/04/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	3	1 / 10	7/4	-
06/12/23	Kempton / Unknown / F	5	2 / 11	7/1	-

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Royal Ascot

15:05

Runners: 21 Distance: 0m 6f 0y Going: Good to Firm

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/5 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Joseph O'Brien's ANDAB suffered a troubled preparation before his third in the Marble Hill and significant improvement is a possibility.

Gstaad

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: A P O'Brien Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

3 tips

7/2

Comment: Sired by Royal Ascot winner Starspangledbanner and is a half-brother to top-class 2yo sprinter Vandeek; cost 450,000gns as a foal; produced all his best work late on at Navan (6f, good) when flooring a once-raced odds-on stablemate who is bound for Wednesday's Queen Mary; this colt could have come on in leaps and bounds for that first run, in keeping with so many from this yard; there's been money for him in the last week and many a once-raced colt has won this; Ryan Moore rides.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Navan / Unknown / F		-	1 / 10	7/1	-

Military Code

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: C Appleby Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 11

1 tip

6/1

Comment: An unbeaten son of Wootton Bassett with course experience, having given weight and a beating to subsequent winners over 5f here (good to firm) last time; his powerful yard's chosen one for this, but the nagging concern is that his final furlong of that last race wasn't his best and he's up to 6f this time.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
10/05/25	Ascot / Unknown / F		3	1 / 7	8/11	-
17/04/25	Newmarket / Unknown / F		4	1 / 6	6/1	-

Postmodern

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: H Al Jehani Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

2 tips

6/1

Comment: Cost 270,000gns as a yearling; bred to go further but he didn't look short of speed when waving goodbye to the opposition at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) and the runner-up, who cost some 500,000gns as a yearling, didn't appear to be unfancied; the time wasn't mind-blowing but he looks hugely exciting, especially as connections expected him to come on plenty for that initial experience; James Doyle prefers him to Underwriter who runs in the same colours.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
22/05/25	Yarmouth / Unknown / F		2	1 / 9	18/5	-

Andab

Jockey: D McMonagle Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 13

1 tip

8/1

Comment: Has travelled strongly in both his races at the Curragh (6f, good), winning with a swagger on debut and then holding his own in the Marble Hill when hot on the heels of Power Blue as both conceded late on to the now sidelined Albert Einstein (who had been favourite for this); trainer has since reported that he endured a hold-up prior to that Group 3, so improvement seems likely; shortlisted without hesitation.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	Curragh / Group 3 / F		-	3 / 6	3/1	-
05/05/25	Curragh / Unknown / F		-	1 / 14	8/1	-

American Gulf

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: P & O Cole Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

4 tips

17/2

Comment: Oisin Murphy is 4-13 when combining with the Coles and that includes this colt's impressive debut at Windsor (6f, good to firm), where he had the pace to be handy before skipping clear when it mattered; two weeks is a quick turnaround but he has lots of upside and is dangerous to dismiss; the stable knows what's required, having captured this race three times during the 1990s.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
02/06/25	Windsor / Unknown / F		4	1 / 13	5/4	-

Warsaw

Jockey: W M Lordan Trainer: A P O'Brien Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

2 tips

10/1

Comment: Wootton Bassett colt and the first foal of an unraced sister to Group 1 winners Forever Together (Oaks) and Together Forever (Fillies' Mile and dam of City Of Troy); bred to get further than 6f but it was over 5f that he powered clear for a successful debut at Navan (stiff track; good; 18-1) and that was all the more impressive given that he was a market drifter; one of two runners from a stable that's won this ten times; commands the utmost respect despite Ryan Moore's apparent preference for Gstaad.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
07/06/25	Navan / Unknown / F		-	1 / 12	18/1	-

Rock On Thunder

Jockey: Jim Crowley Trainer: K A Ryan Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

11/1

Comment: 380,000gns yearling; one of the joint favourites (4-1) when ridden by Jim Crowley to win a 6f maiden on good ground at Leicester where he knew his job and won ridden out (third and fifth won last weekend); while there's no denying that others have achieved more, he's yet another runner open to significant improvement after one run; trainer is no stranger to success at this meeting with 2yos.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
27/05/25	Leicester / Unknown / F		4	1 / 13	4/1	-

Underwriter

Jockey: James McDonald Trainer: A Watson Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

16/1

Comment: £200,000 breeze-up buy; went off 11-10 at Ayr (6f, good to firm) so did what was expected of him in making a successful debut and he didn't need much persuasion to come home 2l to the good; the opposition wasn't overly challenging but the stable won this with a once-raced colt three years ago and also saddled last year's runner-up in these colours, who had also made a winning debut at Ayr; has to be of interest.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
21/05/25	Ayr / Unknown / F		4	1 / 7	11/10	-

Gavoo

Jockey: L T McAteer Trainer: D Marnane Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 21

18/1

Comment: Looked raw when no match for Andab on Curragh debut (6f, good) and then overcame a wide draw over slightly further at Listowel (good to yielding), mowing down the favourite who had shaped well in a good race the time before; trainer is seeking a third Royal Ascot victory; each-way claims.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
01/06/25	Listowel / Unknown / F		-	1 / 14	7/2	-
05/05/25	Curragh / Unknown / F		-	2 / 14	33/1	-

Power Blue

Jockey: D Egan Trainer: A Murray Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 132

2 tips

18/1

Comment: All three runs at the Curragh, on soft and good; impressed on debut, then ran third in a 5f Listed race and latterly saw out the 6f well to finish within a length of Albert Einstein in the Marble Hill (Andab third); that Group 3 is traditionally a strong Irish pointer and the winner would probably have been favourite for this had he not been sidelined through injury; a case can be made for this colt being overpriced.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	2 / 6	11/1	-
05/05/25	Curragh / Listed / F	-	3 / 6	5/2	-
16/03/25	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	1 / 7	5/2	-

Tricky Tel

Jockey: C T Keane Trainer: H Palmer Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 11

22/1

Comment: Zipping around the tight bends of Chester is a world away from the straight track at Ascot, but it's all been straightforward for him there on the Roodee and he had little difficulty in defying a penalty last time, despite a wide enough draw; he's not the biggest, but the booking of Colin Keane is a statement of intent; The Wow Signal won out of stall 1 in 2014.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	Chester / Unknown / F		2	1 / 8	8/11	-
08/05/25	Chester / Unknown / F		2	1 / 10	5/6	-

Ballistic Missile

Jockey: S Foley Trainer: R Hannon Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

30/1

Comment: 260,000euros yearling; debut winners from this yard usually turn out smart and he won at York (5f, good to firm) where he was niggled at from some way out but came home with purpose; those he beat might be destined for nurseries but he's a promising colt who should stay 6f and some more.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
14/05/25	York / Unknown / F		2	1 / 6	11/2	-

Bone Marra

Jockey: C Soumillon Trainer: Ollie Sangster Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

33/1

Comment: Beat two fellow outsiders when the 25-1 winner of a 5f AW maiden at Wolverhampton and the third was comfortably held last week at Lingfield; unlikely to be good enough, even if he does cope with the 6f and different surface.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
27/05/25	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F		5	1 / 9	25/1	-

Bourbon Blues

Jockey: Billy Loughnane Trainer: B J Meehan Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 01

40/1

Comment: Typical of a 2yo from this yard to leave its debut form behind when he streaked clear on good ground at Brighton (6f); his RPR wasn't too shoddy and his yard delivered a surprise winner of this 12 months ago with a twice-raced maiden; unwise to put a line through him.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
30/05/25	Brighton / Unknown / F		5	1 / 9	6/4	-
16/05/25	Newbury / Unknown / F		4	10 / 18	80/1	-

Coppull

Jockey: David Probert Trainer: C G Cox Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

40/1

Comment: The form of his narrow Leicester win (5f, good; 14-1) doesn't look anywhere near good enough, but he did defy market weakness and his trainer won this in 2020 with a 150-1 chance who was only fifth on his debut; the potential is there to raise his game.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
26/04/25	Leicester / Unknown / F		2	1 / 15	14/1	-

Kolkata Knight

Jockey: Pierre-Louis Jamin Trainer: Tom Dascombe Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 1

40/1

Comment: Hamilton is no obvious starting point for a Coventry winner but he justified plenty of market confidence there (6f, good to firm; 13-8) with a striking 5l defeat of a subsequent Carlisle winner; there's no knocking a winning start with that level of authority and his trainer has had Royal Ascot winners in the past (including a Queen Mary); could outrun his odds.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
16/05/25	Hamilton / Unknown / F		4	1 / 7	13/8	-

Shaatir

Jockey: Hollie Doyle Trainer: A Watson Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 31

50/1

Comment: Beaten at Chepstow on debut but looked far more with it at Lingfield (6f, good) when dominating from the front down the 'golden highway' up the stands' rail; would probably have beaten inferior opposition no matter how he was ridden, but that didn't smack of Royal Ascot-winning material; improvement is possible but it's certainly necessary.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
03/06/25	Lingfield / Unknown / F		5	1 / 6	5/4	-
21/05/25	Chepstow / Unknown / F		4	3 / 8	3/1	-

Tadej

Jockey: L Morris Trainer: A Watson Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 451

60/1

Comment: Likeable efforts here and at York before getting off the mark at the latter venue 17 days ago (6f, good) when pretty much all out to repel Do Or Do Not; coming along nicely but he's in a lot deeper here and may lack the required class, no matter what difference the new cheekpieces make.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	York / Unknown / F	3	1 / 11	1/1	-
15/05/25	York / Unknown / F	2	5 / 11	3/1	-
30/04/25	Ascot / Unknown / F	2	4 / 13	7/2	-

Do Or Do Not

Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: E Walker Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 02

80/1

Comment: Winners have emerged from the Newbury maiden he contested on debut and he was sharper all round when pushing Tadej to a neck at York (6f, good; pair clear); he's not without hope of reversing places with the winner but there are many others to worry about.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type		Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	York / Unknown / F		3	2 / 11	8/1	-
16/05/25	Newbury / Unknown / F		4	14 / 18	25/1	-

Raakeb

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: R Hannon Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 133

80/1

Comment: Beat a subsequent selling-race winner on debut at Ripon (5f, good); improved form in defeat, rallying for third in valuable conditions races at Beverley (5f, good) and Epsom (6f, good to soft); he won't fail through a lack of effort but perhaps lacks the star potential of many in here.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
06/06/25	Epsom / Unknown / F	2	3 / 9	14/1	-
24/05/25	Beverley / Unknown / F	2	3 / 6	5/1	-
09/05/25	Ripon / Unknown / F	4	1 / 6	9/2	-

Super Soldier

Jockey: C Lee Trainer: K R Burke Age/Wt: 2/9-3 F: 122

80/1

Comment: All runs at 5f; won at Leicester, then second under a penalty here (again on good to firm) before another creditable show in a French Listed race (good to soft); doesn't have the profile of a typical Coventry winner and place money would be a result.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
01/06/25	Chantilly / Listed / F	-	2 / 8	2/1	-
30/04/25	Ascot / Unknown / F	2	2 / 13	14/1	-
04/04/25	Leicester / Unknown / F	5	1 / 6	11/10	-

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Royal Ascot

15:40

Runners: 21 Distance: 0m 5f 0y Going: Good to Firm

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/5 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Asfoora has a solid chance if in the same form as last year but MGHEERA is still improving and can take another step forward.

Asfoora

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Henry Dwyer Age/Wt: 6/9-4 F: 124-17 OR: 114

1 tip

7/2

Comment: Excellent Australian mare who really got shifting to beat the locals in this race last year; unable to add to that in two British runs afterwards but perhaps she's more of a powerhouse on this track; looked to retain all her ability when winning in April on return from a layoff but she ran flat just two weeks later and has had a different preparation to last year, arriving much later this time and coming here without a British warm-up run; first-time headgear adds another question but she's earned a lot of respect.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
26/04/25	Morphettville / Group 1, Open, Weight For Age / F	-	7 / 14	6/1	-
12/04/25	Morphettville / Group 3, Open, Weight For Age / F	-	1 / 10	16/5	-
23/08/24	York / Group 1 / F	1	4 / 12	6/4	-
02/08/24	Goodwood / Group 2 / F	1	2 / 10	11/4	115
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 17	5/1	112
25/05/24	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 9	4/1	114

Believing

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: G Boughey Age/Wt: 5/9-4 F: 223-1 OR: 112

5 tips

9/2

Comment: Very reliable mare who stood a tough 2024 season with fortitude, regularly on the premises in the top sprints, including when fourth, having every chance, in this one (the first of two runs at the meeting); she achieved more when going down only narrowly from a poor draw in the Group 1 Nunthorpe at York (5f, good to firm) in August; sold for 3,000,000gns in December; returned to action with a Group 1 win at Meydan (6f) in April and she looks set for another big run at the top level.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/04/25	Meydan / Group 1 / F	-	1 / 11	3/1	112
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 16	57/10	-
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	2 / 18	7/2	112
23/08/24	York / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 12	7/1	111
02/08/24	Goodwood / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 10	7/1	111
20/07/24	Curragh / Group 2 / F	-	1 / 9	1/1	111

Night Raider

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: K R Burke Age/Wt: 4/9-7 F: 20-424

7/1

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 9	5/2	-
08/04/25	Deauville / Listed / F	-	2 / 11	31/10	-
14/03/25	Fontainebleau / Conditions / F	-	4 / 11	8/5	-
12/05/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	13 / 13	10/1	-
09/04/24	Deauville / Group 3 / F	-	2 / 7	27/5	-
11/02/24	Cagnes-sur-Mer / Conditions / F	-	1 / 5	1/2	-

Mgheera

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: E Walker Age/Wt: 5/9-4 F: 506-11 OR: 108

4 tips

15/2

Comment: Fairly undistinguished sprint form, nearly all on testing surfaces, in France but when she did find herself on officially good ground, in a Listed 5f race at Chantilly last June, she won in some style; has raised her profile since moving to Britain, winning a Group 3 at Longchamp and dashing home to land a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good; unraced on good to firm) in May; has a bit to find in form terms but she's at the top of her game and may go higher yet.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 11	10/1	106
11/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 9	49/10	-
26/10/24	Chantilly / Group 3 / F	-	6 / 12	41/5	-
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	14 / 16	51/1	-
15/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	5 / 15	16/1	-
04/08/24	Deauville / Listed / F	-	3 / 12	19/5	-

Regional

Jockey: Callum Rodriguez Trainer: E Bethell Age/Wt: 7/9-7 F: 24-3 OR: 114

1 tip

17/2

Comment: Sparingly raced for a 7yo but he's high class on his day and he hit the jackpot when winning the Group 1 Sprint Cup at Haydock (6f, good) in 2023; seen only three times last year but he found only Asfoora too good in this race and, following a nine-month break, he was produced in great shape to finish a close third to Believing in a Group 1 at Meydan (6f) in April; another placing is realistic.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/04/25	Meydan / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 11	8/1	114
20/07/24	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 9	11/4	114
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 17	6/1	114
25/05/24	Curragh / Group 2 / F	-	2 / 12	17/2	114
09/09/23	Haydock / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 16	10/1	109
25/08/23	York / Group 1 / F	1	5 / 16	16/1	109

Starlust

Jockey: Rossa Ryan Trainer: R M Beckett Age/Wt: 4/9-7 F: 6391-7 OR: 114

12/1

Comment: Dabbles at both sprint trips but 5f on fast ground suits him well as he showed both when finishing an excellent third in the Group 1 Nunthorpe at York (good to firm) in August and for his win in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar (firm) in November; should come on plenty for last month's reappearance and the weather has been kind.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	7 / 11	15/2	115
02/11/24	Del Mar / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	1 / 11	168/5	-
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	9 / 16	69/10	-
23/08/24	York / Group 1 / F	1	3 / 12	12/1	112
02/08/24	Goodwood / Group 2 / F	1	6 / 10	10/1	113
13/07/24	York / Listed / F	1	1 / 7	13/8	113

American Affair

Jockey: P Mulrennan Trainer: J S Goldie Age/Wt: 5/9-7 F: 10-115 OR: 105

14/1

Comment: Made outstanding progress in 5f handicaps and the way he raced to the front at York (good to firm) in May showed that a switch to Group company wouldn't be at all fanciful; unable to show what he was made of behind Mgheera in a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good) since, as a gap shut as he was about to go through it, and he remains one to keep on the right side.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	5 / 11	10/3	105
15/05/25	York / Handicap / F	2	1 / 17	7/2	98
19/04/25	Musselburgh / Handicap / F	2	1 / 7	7/2	94
21/09/24	Ayr / Handicap / F	2	16 / 25	11/4	97
14/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	1 / 22	4/1	92
07/09/24	Haydock / Handicap / F	2	3 / 10	10/3	92

West Acre

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: George Scott Age/Wt: 3/9-1 F: 1-2118 OR: 112

16/1

Comment: Had a promising, rather than stellar, 2yo season but he raised the bar when breaking the 5f track record in a Group 2 at Meydan (good to firm) in January, without having too hard a time either; he wasn't so overbearing when following up next time but this trip will suit better than the 6f he ran over when eighth to Believing there in April; not dismissed.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/04/25	Meydan / Group 1 / F	-	8 / 11	4/1	114
01/03/25	Meydan / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 15	57/100	114
24/01/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	1 / 10	2/1	103
10/01/25	Meydan / Conditions / F	-	2 / 14	4/1	95
24/10/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	1 / 10	11/8	83
02/10/24	Kempton / Unknown / F	4	2 / 11	5/4	-

Rumstar

Jockey: Rob Hornby Trainer: J G Portman Age/Wt: 5/9-7 F: 551-16 OR: 109

2 tips

20/1

Comment: Has not had many 5f runs since winning a Group 3 as a 2yo and he appreciated the return to this trip when a ready winner of a Listed C&D race (soft) in October and a Group 3 at Newmarket (good) in May; however, a recent sixth to Mgheera in a Group 2 at Haydock leaves him with a lot to find today.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	6 / 11	11/4	109
03/05/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 11	7/1	107
05/10/24	Ascot / Listed / F	1	1 / 6	6/1	101
14/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	5 / 22	17/2	101
25/08/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	5 / 7	5/1	102
03/08/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	7 / 25	11/1	103

Jasour

Jockey: Jim Crowley Trainer: C G Cox Age/Wt: 4/9-7 F: 00-6 OR: 107

22/1

Comment: Smart 6f form as 2yo and 3yo, winning Group races in each year as well as finishing third of 14 in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at this meeting in 2024; has needed some excuses since though and he was a disappointing favourite in a 5f Haydock Listed race on his recent reappearance; a hood goes on.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	Haydock / Listed / F	1	6 / 8	5/2	109
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	15 / 18	8/1	110
07/09/24	Haydock / Group 1 / F	1	10 / 16	17/2	110
13/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 11	12/1	110
21/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	3 / 14	4/1	110
01/05/24	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 10	9/1	108

Aesterius

Jockey: James McDonald Trainer: A Watson Age/Wt: 3/9-1 F: 2116-6 OR: 108

25/1

Comment: Smart sprinting 2yo whose four 5f wins included a Group 3 at Longchamp (good to soft) and Group 2 at Doncaster (good), both from the front; has to put a disappointing reappearance at York (favourite) behind him in this much better race.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
15/05/25	York / Listed / F	1	6 / 7	15/8	109
01/11/24	Del Mar / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	6 / 12	5/1	-
13/09/24	Doncaster / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 10	7/2	103
01/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 6	9/10	-
31/07/24	Goodwood / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 15	2/1	101
05/07/24	Sandown / Listed / F	1	1 / 6	6/4	101

Bucanero Fuerte

Jockey: D Egan Trainer: A Murray Age/Wt: 4/9-7 F: 1670-1 OR: 110

Comment: Wide-margin winner of a Group 1 at the Curragh (6f, good) as a 2yo but he was found wanting at this level in Britain and Ireland last year; a stud career didn't work out later and although he picked up a Listed race at Naas (5f, good) in May, that form doesn't go far enough to suggest a strong showing today; has been supplemented.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/05/25	Naas / Listed / F	-	1 / 7	13/8	110
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	17 / 20	22/1	113
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	7 / 18	7/1	115
07/09/24	Haydock / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 16	10/1	120
19/05/24	Naas / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 6	2/1	120
10/09/23	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 4	1/1	119

Balmoral Lady

Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: E Walker Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 12-31 OR: 102

33/1

Comment: Progressive 4yo who made great strides in the autumn with a hat-trick at about 5f on heavy and soft ground; a recent Listed win at Haydock (5f, good) suggests she's still improving, but this is likely to be hard labour.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	Haydock / Listed / F	1	1 / 8	11/2	99
08/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	3 / 12	16/1	99
09/11/24	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	2 / 11	28/1	84
22/10/24	Yarmouth / Handicap / F	4	1 / 6	5/4	80
14/10/24	Windsor / Handicap / F	4	1 / 8	11/4	74
01/10/24	Bath / Handicap / F	5	1 / 12	15/2	71

Manaccan

Jockey: Cieren Fallon Trainer: J Ryan Age/Wt: 6/9-7 F: 11/3/ OR: 105

40/1

Comment: Progressive 3yo in 2022 when a Listed C&D win was surpassed by only a Group 3 AW success later that year; he was seen only once as a 4yo though and not at all since, so it's likely he will be very rusty today.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
06/05/23	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 14	7/2	111
21/10/22	Dundalk / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 9	1/1	109
01/10/22	Ascot / Listed / F	1	1 / 10	4/1	108
17/09/22	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 12	11/4	107
07/09/22	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	1 / 8	13/8	106
27/08/22	Newmarket (July) / Listed / F	1	3 / 9	15/2	105

Prime Art

Jockey: Billy Loughnane Trainer: Jane Chapple-Hyam Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 11/5-2 OR: 103

1 tip

40/1

Comment: Juvenile season ended with a Group 3 win at Ayr (6f, good to soft) on final start for Johnny Murtagh; seen only once as a 3yo but she was better than ever when pressing Frost At Dawn in Listed race at Haydock (6f, good to firm) in May; goes into the unknown on first 5f run; has been supplemented.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Haydock / Listed / F	1	2 / 11	9/1	103
12/07/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 12	25/1	103
23/09/23	Ayr / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 9	10/1	-
14/09/23	Naas / Unknown / F	-	1 / 13	15/2	-
27/08/23	Naas / Unknown / F	-	4 / 16	17/2	-
13/08/23	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	4 / 16	40/1	-

Kerdos

Jockey: C Soumillon Trainer: C G Cox Age/Wt: 5/9-7 F: 5546-7 OR: 108

50/1

Comment: Went to a new level when winning a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, soft) last May but taking the next step proved beyond him in Group 1s later, such as when fifth of 17 in this race (good to firm) and fourth at the Curragh (5f, good); out the back on comeback at York and later targets should prove more suitable.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/05/25	York / Group 2 / F	1	7 / 8	18/1	108
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	6 / 16	39/5	-
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	4 / 18	12/1	109
02/08/24	Goodwood / Group 2 / F	1	5 / 10	18/1	110
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	5 / 17	14/1	111
25/05/24	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 9	12/1	106

Twilight Calls

Jockey: J P Spencer Trainer: R Spencer Age/Wt: 7/9-7 F: 54-59 OR: 100

60/1

Comment: An infrequent winner but he's been a fine sprinter in his time and has run with great credit in the last three runnings of this race, finishing second, fourth and sixth; whether he can reproduce those efforts after finishing well held in two runs for new yard looks unlikely.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	9 / 11	40/1	103
03/05/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 11	14/1	104
08/09/24	York / Listed / F	1	4 / 8	11/1	105
20/07/24	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 9	20/1	106
06/07/24	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 8	5/1	106
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 17	14/1	106

Washington Heights

Jockey: T Eaves Trainer: K A Ryan Age/Wt: 5/9-7 F: 657-43 OR: 107

60/1

Comment: Capable at the right level over both sprint trips but he's been vulnerable in the better races and had every chance when a one-paced third of 11 to Mgheera in a Haydock Group 2 (5f, good) in May; an onlooker again.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 11	14/1	107
03/05/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 11	7/2	107
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	7 / 16	45/1	-
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	5 / 18	22/1	111
23/08/24	York / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 12	14/1	112
22/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	10 / 13	12/1	113

Frost At Dawn

Jockey: M Barzalona Trainer: W J Knight Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: -87221 OR: 104

70/1

Comment: Often leads; her highest-profile wins have been a Group 3 at Meydan (5f, good) in March 2024 and a Haydock Listed race (6f, good to firm; from Prime Art) last month; this level has proved beyond her so far.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Haydock / Listed / F	1	1 / 11	9/5	103
03/05/25	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	2 / 8	4/1	102
20/04/25	Bath / Listed / F	1	2 / 12	9/2	102
29/03/25	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	7 / 9	10/1	104
01/03/25	Meydan / Group 3 / F	-	8 / 15	9/1	104
02/11/24	Del Mar / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	9 / 9	527/10	-

Monteille

Jockey: C Demuro Trainer: Mario Baratti Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 080-61 OR: 103

70/1

Comment: Recaptured form when returned to 5f in Group 3 at Chantilly (good to soft) recently but this big rise in class is likely to ask too much of her, especially as she's unraced on ground officially quicker than good to soft.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
01/06/25	Chantilly / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 9	29/1	-
02/05/25	Chantilly / Listed / F	-	6 / 8	35/1	-
26/10/24	Chantilly / Group 3 / F	-	11 / 12	12/1	-
15/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	8 / 15	23/1	-
07/07/24	Deauville / Group 1 / F	-	10 / 12	40/1	-
17/05/24	Chantilly / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 8	22/1	-

Estepona

Jockey: C Lecoeuvre Trainer: M Delcher Sanchez Age/Wt: 3/9-1 F: 184-23 OR: 104

100/1

Comment: Narrow winner of first two races as a 2yo but, even allowing for his second in a Group 3 (extended 5f, good to soft) in the first of two runs at Chantilly this season, he faces a steep uphill task in this first run over a bare 5f.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
01/06/25	Chantilly / Listed / F	-	3 / 10	4/1	-
14/04/25	Chantilly / Group 3 / F	-	2 / 10	28/1	-
12/10/24	Chantilly / Group 2 / F	-	4 / 6	18/1	-
18/08/24	Deauville / Group 1 / F	-	8 / 9	13/1	-
01/08/24	Deauville / Conditions / F	-	1 / 5	9/5	-
07/07/24	Deauville / Maiden, Unraced / F	-	1 / 7	39/5	-

Bucanero Fuerte

Jockey: D Egan Trainer: A Murray Age/Wt: 4/9-7 F: 1670-1 OR: 110

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/05/25	Naas / Listed / F	-	1 / 7	13/8	110
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	17 / 20	22/1	113
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	7 / 18	7/1	115
07/09/24	Haydock / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 16	10/1	120
19/05/24	Naas / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 6	2/1	120
10/09/23	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 4	1/1	119

No Half Measures

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: R Hughes Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 615-92 OR: 105

Comment: A pleasant surprise to connections in 2024 as she kept finding something new to win six times, the latest in a Group 3 at Newbury (heavy) in September; off on the right foot this spring, coming on for her reappearance when narrowly failing to concede 5lb to Balmoral Lady in a Listed Haydock race (good) but that form falls short of what will be needed here.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	Haydock / Listed / F	1	2 / 8	10/3	107
03/05/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	9 / 11	4/1	108
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	5 / 16	15/1	-
21/09/24	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 8	6/1	104
15/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	6 / 15	63/10	-
04/08/24	Deauville / Listed / F	-	1 / 13	2/1	-

Favourite

2nd Favourite

Royal Ascot

16:20

Runners: 7 Distance: 0m 7f 213y Going: Good to Firm

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 2 PLACES

Verdict: The percentage call lies with FIELD OF GOLD, ahead of Ruling Court and Henri Matisse in a cracking clash of Guineas winners.

Field Of Gold

Jockey: C T Keane Trainer: J & T Gosden Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 14-121 OR: 123

11 tips

4/5

Comment: Ran creditably on soft ground once, raced on good/firmer otherwise; progressive colt who won the Solario as a 2yo and Craven on reappearance; might have collared Ruling Court in the 2,000 Guineas if asked for his effort a tad sooner, then gained compensation in the Irish version where he strode clear for an impressive performance that puts him top rated in this field; bids to emulate his sire Kingman and the last two winners of this race by completing the Irish Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes double; excellent credentials.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	1 / 9	1/1	120
03/05/25	Newmarket / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 11	15/8	118
16/04/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 9	10/3	109
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	4 / 9	39/10	-
31/08/24	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 7	5/4	-
12/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Unknown / F	3	1 / 13	9/4	-

Ruling Court

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: C Appleby Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 13-11 OR: 121

1 tip

10/3

Comment: Justify colt who was a 2,300,000euros breeze-up purchase as a 2yo; raced only on good/firmer and was a late withdrawal from the Derby this month as the surface was deemed not fast enough; record of 3-4 includes two emphatic wins; held on by half a length from Field Of Gold in the 2,000 Guineas most recently, having got first run on that rival; improving sharply and, with his ceiling probably not yet reached, commands major respect in the rematch.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/05/25	Newmarket / Group 1 / F	1	1 / 11	9/2	112
01/03/25	Meydan / Listed / F	-	1 / 10	11/25	112
21/08/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 11	1/1	-
25/07/24	Sandown / Unknown / F	4	1 / 13	4/9	-

Henri Matisse

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: A P O'Brien Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 251-11 OR: 116

2 tips

9/2

Comment: Ballydoyle colt whose record is 6-8; he is 2-2 over 1m, having won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (by a neck) on firm ground last November and the French 2,000 Guineas (by a head) on good ground last month; ties in closely with Field Of Gold on one piece of 2yo form; could well have even more to offer at this distance and is one of the main contenders, contributing to a gripping clash of Guineas winners; trainer has landed this prize nine times.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	1 / 16	12/5	-
30/03/25	Leopardstown / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 7	6/4	116
02/11/24	Del Mar / Stakes, Grade 1 / F	-	1 / 12	39/10	-
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	5 / 9	13/10	-
15/09/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	2 / 8	5/6	113
24/08/24	Curragh / Group 2 / F	-	1 / 4	5/6	-

Rashabar

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: B J Meehan Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 122-24 OR: 113

25/1

Comment: Recorded an 80-1 success in the Coventry here last year; finished in front of Field Of Gold on the Arc card but failed to confirm the placings in the Irish 2,000 Guineas most recently, coming home just over 5l behind that improving opponent; remains a very useful and consistent sort (form figures read 3212224) but needs a personal best to grab further Royal Ascot glory.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	4 / 9	14/1	113
12/04/25	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 10	6/1	113
06/10/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	2 / 9	17/2	-
18/08/24	Deauville / Group 1 / F	-	2 / 9	12/1	-
18/06/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	1 / 22	80/1	-
09/05/24	Chester / Unknown / F	2	2 / 9	3/1	-

Officer

Jockey: W M Lordan Trainer: A P O'Brien Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 1-317 OR: 108

30/1

Comment: Has raced exclusively at the Curragh, most recently coming up well short in the Irish 2,000 Guineas behind two of today's rivals; progressive otherwise and comfortably bagged Listed honours the time before; may do better still but needs to prove he's Group 1 class and Henri Matisse is the stable's chief contender.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	7 / 9	9/2	108
05/05/25	Curragh / Listed / F	-	1 / 8	10/11	108
29/03/25	Curragh / Listed / F	-	3 / 9	13/2	-
24/08/24	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	1 / 15	7/4	-

Windlord

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: A M Balding Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 13-28 OR: 105

80/1

Comment: Two minor honours in Group races, including second at Sandown (1m2f) on seasonal debut; however, dropped away in the closing stages of the Irish 2,000 Guineas and ended up behind three of today's rivals; the cheekpieces worn that day are retained; needs major improvement.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	8 / 9	25/1	105
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 5	5/4	105
28/09/24	Curragh / Group 2 / F	-	3 / 5	2/1	93
08/09/24	York / Unknown / F	2	1 / 9	6/5	-
05/07/24	Sandown / Unknown / F	2	2 / 10	4/1	-
14/06/24	Sandown / Unknown / F	4	4 / 12	20/1	-

First Wave

Jockey: D McMonagle Trainer: A P O'Brien Age/Wt: 3/9-2 F: 22-231 OR: 94

100/1

Comment: Tad frustrating in maiden races until improving for first-time tongue-tie at Gowran Park (1m, good) most recently, opening his account with a ready win from the front; faces a markedly stiffer task upped in class and is possibly in here as pacemaker for the yard's main hope Henri Matisse.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/05/25	Gowran Park / Unknown / F	-	1 / 12	9/4	88
04/04/25	Dundalk / Unknown / F	-	3 / 13	4/7	90
16/03/25	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	2 / 18	13/8	90
30/10/24	Dundalk / Unknown / F	-	2 / 11	5/4	-
05/10/24	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	2 / 14	5/1	-

Favourite

2nd Favourite

Royal Ascot

17:00

Runners: 20 Distance: 2m 3f 210y Handicap Going: Good to Firm

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 5 PLACES

Verdict: Willie Mullins has the high-profile Poniros and Reaching High but ALPHONSE LE GRANDE (nap) is selected ahead of Woot City.

Poniros

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: W P Mullins Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 20830- OR: 91

6 tips

3/1

Comment: Trained last year by Ralph Beckett, favourite when below form in the 1m1f Cambridgeshire on final outing (also below form on sole run on good to firm); made his stable/hurdles debut in March, in the Triumph at Cheltenham no less, but belied odds of 100-1 to win by a neck; second at Punchestown in May (despite racing freely) confirmed his high standing in that sphere, so he's a high-profile candidate for this return to Flat, over a very new Flat trip but his trainer usually picks the right ones for these races.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/05/25	Punchestown / Grade 1 / H	-	2 / 12	7/2	-
14/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 1 / H	1	1 / 17	100/1	-
28/09/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	22 / 31	6/1	91
07/09/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	3 / 9	9/2	91
13/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	3	8 / 11	3/1	92
20/06/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	10 / 19	15/2	92

Reaching High

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: W P Mullins Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 3210-2 OR: 94

1 tip

7/2

Comment: Dam is Ascot Gold Cup winner Estimate; inconsistent for Sir Michael Stoute last term, best efforts when second on good to firm in June and drubbing his opponents over 1m6f on AW in August; tailed off in the Melrose at York (6-1) final 3yo outing but made a bright start for new yard when beaten on the nod at Leopardstown (1m4f) last month; needs improvement but there is a great deal to suggest he arrives here with major potential as a stayer.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
16/05/25	Leopardstown / Handicap / F	-	2 / 14	5/2	92
24/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	15 / 16	6/1	92
01/08/24	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	3	1 / 11	10/3	81
24/06/24	Windsor / Handicap / F	5	2 / 6	11/4	76
04/06/24	Leicester / Handicap / F	4	3 / 6	2/1	76
09/05/24	Chelmsford / Handicap / F	4	2 / 7	3/1	74

East India Dock

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: James Owen Age/Wt: 4/9-8 F: 4314-1 OR: 97

5/1

Comment: One of the top juvenile hurdlers last season and he justified warm favouritism when returned to the Flat in 15-runner Chester Cup (2m2f, good) over five weeks ago, never far away before strength of stamina took him to the front inside the final 1f; below-form outsider last April/June on his only two starts on good to firm (one at this meeting); up 8lb since Chester but may well be capable of another advance if the ground is okay.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	1 / 15	9/4	89
14/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 1 / H	1	3 / 17	5/4	146
25/01/25	Cheltenham / Grade 2 / H	1	1 / 10	1/2	137
16/11/24	Cheltenham / Grade 2 / H	1	1 / 10	4/5	-
27/10/24	Wincanton / Unknown / H	4	1 / 10	1/2	-
13/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	4 / 8	11/4	90

Manxman

Jockey: S D Bowen Trainer: S & E Crisford Age/Wt: 5/9-7 F: 311-21 OR: 95

2 tips

15/2

Comment: Had a mark of just 46 this time two years ago and is now 7-13 in handicaps; went mighty close in last year's Cesarewitch at Newmarket (2m2f, soft) and emerged strongest to score by a neck from Mr Hampstead at Goodwood (2m, good) last month; first win was on good to firm in 2023, unraced on it since; up another 4lb but needs plenty of respect assuming the ground is suitable.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Goodwood / Handicap / F	3	1 / 12	3/1	91
27/04/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	2 / 10	4/1	90
12/10/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	1 / 24	7/1	86
29/08/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	3	1 / 11	4/1	82
13/07/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	3	3 / 11	13/2	81
24/05/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	3	3 / 7	9/2	80

Alphonse Le Grande

Jockey: J P Spencer Trainer: A J Martin Age/Wt: 6/9-5 F: 1081-0 OR: 93

1 tip

9/1

Comment: His three visits to Britain from Ireland last year provided a rich haul with wins in the Chester Plate (2m2f, good to firm), Northumberland Vase at Newcastle (2m, AW) and Cesarewitch at Newmarket (2m2f, soft); the latter was by a nose from Manxman and they raced on opposite sides of the track, with this one in charge on the near side from 2f out; 6lb higher today but has a run under his belt and may well be ready to take another big prize.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	12 / 20	28/1	93
12/10/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	1 / 24	33/1	87
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	8 / 30	66/1	87
29/07/24	Galway / Handicap / F	-	11 / 20	16/1	87
29/06/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	1 / 14	3/1	81
10/05/24	Chester / Handicap / F	2	1 / 16	17/2	73

Nurburgring

Jockey: C T Keane Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 5/9-5 F: 0/644-0 OR: 93

12/1

Comment: Well beaten at 80-1 in Group 2 Queen's Vase here in 2023; staying-on fourth over hurdles/fences at last two Cheltenham Festivals, in 2m4f handicap this March; last month's Flat run was over just 1m2f and the big pointer to his chance is that he passed stacks of rivals to take fourth in last September's Irish Cesarewitch at the Curragh (nearly 2m1f, good); the widest draw here will probably demand an even bigger effort from off the pace, and cheekpieces (worn in two good jumps runs) are now worn for first time on Flat.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	17 / 19	14/1	93
13/03/25	Cheltenham / Handicap / C	1	4 / 19	9/1	143
27/12/24	Leopardstown / Unknown / C	-	9 / 13	10/3	-
24/11/24	Punchestown / Grade 2 / C	-	3 / 8	3/1	-
16/11/24	Navan / Unknown / C	-	3 / 9	13/8	-
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	4 / 30	5/1	90

Mr Hampstead

Jockey: D Egan Trainer: Raphael Freire Age/Wt: 4/9-2 F: 03-12 OR: 91

2 tips

12/1

Comment: Tailed off last June in the Derby and 1m4f Group 2 at this meeting; gelded and reappeared this season with two improved performances in 2m handicaps on good ground at Goodwood, winning the first in emphatic style and collared close home by Manxman on latest; up another 2lb but another bold show may well be on its way.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Goodwood / Handicap / F	3	2 / 12	5/1	89
03/05/25	Goodwood / Handicap / F	4	1 / 6	3/1	82
30/10/24	Nottingham / Unknown / F	4	3 / 7	7/2	85
19/06/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	10 / 11	125/1	86
01/06/24	Epsom / Group 1 / F	1	15 / 16	80/1	86
10/05/24	Chester / Unknown / F	2	3 / 5	7/4	-

Divine Comedy

Jockey: David Probert Trainer: Harry Eustace Age/Wt: 7/9-11 F: 80-230 OR: 99

18/1

Comment: Went close in this race (good to firm) last term off 2lb lower; has since come up short with higher marks and higher grades; perhaps forgiven latest start, in the Chester Cup, and a return to form is not ruled out.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	10 / 15	14/1	101
30/04/25	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 4	3/1	101
09/04/25	Nottingham / Listed / F	1	2 / 4	5/1	101
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	10 / 30	25/1	102
07/09/24	Haydock / Handicap / F	2	8 / 15	10/1	102
21/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	5 / 16	13/2	102

Dawn Rising

Jockey: D P McDonogh Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 8/9-12 F: 51-60 OR: 100

1 tip

20/1

Comment: Won 2m5f Queen Alexandra here in 2023 (third in it last year, again on good to firm) and 2m Curragh Group 3 last November; also effective in top, big-field handicaps but put up a very lacklustre display in the Chester Cup on latest outing, admittedly from a wide draw; competitive if back on song with tongue tied first time.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	15 / 15	18/1	103
23/03/25	Naas / Listed / F	-	6 / 9	40/1	103
16/11/24	Navan / Grade 2 / H	-	6 / 8	8/1	-
03/11/24	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 5	6/4	103
12/10/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	5 / 24	8/1	104
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	5 / 30	16/1	102

Ascending

Jockey: W J Lee Trainer: H De Bromhead Age/Wt: 6/9-7 F: 2/221-1 OR: 95

20/1

Comment: Sole attempt on good to firm was debut; fairly useful hurdler who has reverted to the Flat with two seconds and two wins; the wins came in handicaps at Dundalk (2m, AW; easily at 2-5) and Cork (1m4f, good; hard fought) and he looks a live prospect for this race despite his speedy pedigree.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
06/05/25	Cork / Handicap / F	-	1 / 9	10/3	93
29/11/24	Dundalk / Handicap / F	-	1 / 7	2/5	82
22/10/24	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	2 / 11	15/2	82
27/09/24	Listowel / Unknown / F	-	2 / 12	7/2	82
03/05/24	Punchestown / Unknown / H	-	P / 14	11/2	131
11/02/24	Navan / Unknown / H	-	5 / 14	4/5	133

Leinster

Jockey: D McMonagle Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 13-14 OR: 93

22/1

Comment: Has had only fives races; won a 1m2f maiden and 1m4f handicap (made all) on turf in Ireland; second favourite when upped to 2m2f for the Chester Cup (good; unraced on firmer) on latest outing but looked tricky to restrain in front, doing well to be headed only just over 1f out and hang on for fourth; up 2lb, with potential but wide draw may require a change in tactics.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	4 / 15	10/3	91
29/03/25	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	1 / 18	9/2	83
02/07/24	Roscommon / Handicap / F	-	3 / 11	10/3	85
31/05/24	Down Royal / Unknown / F	-	1 / 14	5/4	-
05/11/23	Curragh / Unknown / F	-	8 / 20	25/1	-

Liari

Jockey: K Shoemark Trainer: M L W Bell Age/Wt: 5/9-7 F: 215/1 OR: 95

1 tip

25/1

Comment: Fairly useful hurdler; 1-3 on the Flat in France early in 2023 and returned to this sphere with a front-running win in six-runner handicap at Newmarket (1m6f, good to firm) one month ago, going clear about 4f out and staying clear; up 7lb and into a much stronger race but he could have plenty more to offer.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	3	1 / 6	13/2	88
11/04/25	Ayr / Handicap / H	3	4 / 12	6/1	126
18/02/25	Taunton / Handicap / H	3	3 / 6	85/40	127
01/01/25	Musselburgh / Handicap / H	2	3 / 6	9/4	129
30/11/24	Newbury / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	6 / 13	9/1	130
12/10/24	Chepstow / Handicap / H	2	3 / 11	9/2	131

Zoffee

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: H Palmer Age/Wt: 9/9-6 F: 0940-3 OR: 94

25/1

Comment: Second, first and third in the last three Chester Cups and not far away in this race two years ago; back up 3lb since latest Chester Cup, however, and he didn't quite reproduce the Chester form in either the 2023 or 2024 campaigns.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	3 / 15	14/1	91
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	24 / 30	50/1	93
14/09/24	Chester / Handicap / F	2	4 / 11	12/1	92
21/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	9 / 16	33/1	93
12/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	2	12 / 12	14/1	94
29/06/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	10 / 20	16/1	94

Saturn

Jockey: S Foley Trainer: Mrs J Harrington Age/Wt: 5/9-5 F: 318-18 OR: 93

30/1

Comment: Most starts on good ground, unraced on firmer; lightly raced 5yo who had 282 days off before emerging from off the pace to win narrowly at Navan (1m6f) in April; below-form favourite behind Ascending at Cork (1m4f) six weeks ago but going beyond 1m6f for the first time is interesting and he holds possibilities if that latest run is forgiven.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
06/05/25	Cork / Handicap / F	-	8 / 9	15/8	94
08/04/25	Navan / Handicap / F	-	1 / 6	5/1	91
30/06/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	8 / 10	5/2	92
05/06/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	1 / 11	5/4	88
25/05/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	3 / 12	9/4	87
12/05/24	Leopardstown / Handicap / F	-	1 / 11	9/4	80

Comfort Zone

Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 6/9-5 F: 2/071- OR: 93

30/1

Comment: Unraced on firmer than good; fairly useful hurdler (stays 2m6f) on his day in 2024, below form in two festival runs this spring; ran in three big-field Flat handicaps last autumn, back to form when winning with a strong late challenge at Naas (2m, yielding) on third occasion, so he's not entirely ruled out despite an apparently tough British mark.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
01/05/25	Punchestown / Listed, Handicap / H	-	9 / 23	16/1	133
12/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	21 / 26	11/2	137
29/12/24	Leopardstown / Listed, Handicap / H	-	3 / 20	6/1	131
13/10/24	Naas / Handicap / F	-	1 / 20	4/1	86
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	7 / 30	16/1	88
14/09/24	Leopardstown / Handicap / F	-	20 / 22	9/1	88

Feigning Madness

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: R M Beckett Age/Wt: 4/9-9 F: 1/54-44 OR: 98

33/1

Comment: 4yo who has had only six races; keeping on for fourth over 1m4f at Newbury (good) on 2025 reappearance hinted he may have staying potential; that wasn't confirmed over 2m here (good to firm) later in April, in his third Group 3, but that was a slowly run race and this is his first handicap.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
30/04/25	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 4	6/1	98
12/04/25	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 7	25/1	98
26/10/24	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 6	8/1	93
23/04/24	Epsom / Listed / F	1	5 / 6	4/1	93
25/10/23	Newmarket / Unknown / F	4	1 / 12	9/4	-
23/09/23	Newbury / Unknown / F	4	1 / 7	6/1	-

Artistic Star

Jockey: Jack Dace Trainer: R M Beckett Age/Wt: 5/9-12 F: 4/47-74 OR: 100

40/1

Comment: Third in the 1m4f King Edward VII at this meeting two years ago was the pick of his five runs in Group contests; handicaps on last three outings, racing a bit freely when always-prominent fourth of ten at Newmarket (good to firm) last time on step up to 1m6f but he also stuck to his task very well to give hope for 2m+; 7lb claimer is recruited.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
04/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	4 / 10	9/1	101
22/01/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	2	7 / 7	9/2	104
21/11/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	7 / 9	3/1	106
26/04/24	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 7	10/1	106
23/08/23	York / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 5	15/2	106
03/08/23	Goodwood / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 6	3/1	106

Align The Stars

Jockey: J Fanning Trainer: C Johnston Age/Wt: 4/9-10 F: 8-3074 OR: 99

40/1

Comment: Handicap hat-trick last summer (final leg at Glorious Goodwood) and he ran well in Listed event on return; not in the best of form since, though, and latest start again failed to prove he stays 2m; headgear enlisted.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Handicap / F	2	4 / 6	7/2	100
04/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	7 / 10	17/2	101
19/04/25	Musselburgh / Handicap / F	2	14 / 14	10/3	101
09/04/25	Nottingham / Listed / F	1	3 / 4	5/1	101
27/10/24	Saint-Cloud / Group 1 / F	-	8 / 8	25/1	-
23/08/24	York / Group 2 / F	1	8 / 9	14/1	102

Woot City

Jockey: S Pasquier Trainer: F Chappet Age/Wt: 8/9-3 F: 16-242 OR: 91

40/1

Comment: French-trained 8yo who's won six of 53 races, the latest wins from off the pace in large-field handicaps over 1m7f last May and 2m in August; those were in the mud but he was second on officially good ground on latest outing; a likely stayer and it looks like he has a highly competitive mark.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
20/05/25	Angers / Conditions / F	-	2 / 6	10/1	-
12/04/25	Fontainebleau / Conditions / F	-	4 / 7	11/5	-
18/03/25	Fontainebleau / Conditions / F	-	2 / 10	10/1	-
04/10/24	Saint-Cloud / Listed / F	-	6 / 7	71/10	-
20/08/24	Deauville / Handicap / F	-	1 / 15	18/1	-
01/08/24	Deauville / Handicap / F	-	11 / 16	23/1	-

San Salvador

Jockey: H J Horgan Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 9/9-11 F: 2/116 OR: 99

80/1

Comment: Has seen far more action over hurdles and fences (useful at up to 2m4f) but also won under Flat rules in a Dundalk maiden (10.5f, AW) in January and gamely from the front in a conditions event at Killarney (1m6f, good) last month; put firmly in his place at 33-1 in a 1m4f Listed race last time and the handicapper hasn't obviously taken any chances with this opening Flat mark, but going further than 1m6f should suit him.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Listed / F	-	6 / 7	33/1	-
13/05/25	Killarney / Unknown / F	-	1 / 5	9/2	-
13/03/25	Cheltenham / Handicap / C	1	15 / 19	40/1	139
29/01/25	Dundalk / Unknown / F	-	1 / 6	8/15	-
26/12/24	Leopardstown / Handicap / C	-	F / 12	5/1	137
16/11/24	Cheltenham / Grade 2 / C	1	4 / 8	25/1	136

Favourite

2nd Favourite

Royal Ascot

17:35

Runners: 16 Distance: 1m 1f 212y Going: Good to Firm

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/5 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Enfjaar is much respected for a yard with a good record in this but narrow preference is for MEYDAAN, an improved second last time.

Sons And Lovers

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 284-34 OR: 110

2 tips

4/1

Comment: Several decent efforts in defeat at Listed/Group 3 level for Jane Chapple-Hyam in 2024; finished third to Galen in 1m2f Curragh Group 3 on seasonal and yard debut in April, then half a length in front of that reopposing stablemate when fourth in a Group 2 back there six weeks ago; Ryan Moore booked and this 4yo won't need to advance his form much to play a part.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/05/25	Curragh / Group 2 / F	-	4 / 6	33/1	105
12/04/25	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	3 / 7	20/1	105
02/11/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	4 / 5	16/1	105
21/09/24	Ayr / Listed / F	1	8 / 9	13/2	105
11/08/24	Deauville / Listed / F	-	2 / 9	11/1	-
20/07/24	Newbury / Listed / F	1	3 / 5	13/2	103

Kings Gambit

Jockey: James McDonald Trainer: Harry Charlton Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 2237-6 OR: 113

1 tip

9/2

Comment: Runner-up in Group 3 Hampton Court at last year's Royal meeting and improved again when second in York Group 2 on his next start (both 1m2f, good to firm); his progress has stalled since but the fitting of blinkers backfired (raced too freely) when sixth in a 1m4f Newbury Group 3 last month (first run since gelded) and he showed enough when fourth in Qatar prior to that to think he retains his ability; no headgear now.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 3 / F	1	6 / 7	11/4	114
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	7 / 11	14/1	116
21/08/24	York / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 5	9/4	116
27/07/24	York / Group 2 / F	1	2 / 4	5/2	112
20/06/24	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 12	2/1	107
18/05/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	2	1 / 13	7/2	93

Enfjaar

Jockey: Jim Crowley Trainer: R Varian Age/Wt: 5/9-5 F: 1252-5 OR: 109

3 tips

15/2

Comment: Enjoyed a good 2024, including a win in valuable John Smith's Cup at York (1m2f, good to soft); showed he can mix it outside handicaps when second in 1m2f Listed race at Ayr (good to firm) last autumn; went without regular hood (back on now) when behind a couple of today's rivals in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard on his reappearance at Sandown (1m2f, good) 19 days ago; likely to be sharper now and his yard has won this twice in recent years; a must for the shortlist from a handy draw.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/05/25	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 7	7/1	109
21/09/24	Ayr / Listed / F	1	2 / 9	15/8	108
24/08/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 9	4/1	108
30/07/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	2 / 17	3/1	105
13/07/24	York / Handicap / F	2	1 / 20	15/2	99
20/06/24	Chelmsford / Handicap / F	3	1 / 8	6/4	94

Haatem

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: R Hannon Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 21-54 OR: 113

8/1

Comment: Placed in the 2,000 Guineas and Irish 2,000 Guineas (both 1m, good) last spring before winning the Group 3 Jersey at this meeting (7f, good to firm); missed the rest of 2024 and didn't recapture that level when fifth in the Group 2 Sandown Mile and fourth in a 1m Longchamp Listed event in recent months, although the ground may have been softer than ideal in France; his stamina for 1m2f also has to be taken on trust but he's a potential class act on peak form.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
22/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Listed / F	-	4 / 6	11/10	-
25/04/25	Sandown / Group 2 / F	1	5 / 8	15/2	116
22/06/24	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 19	7/2	116
25/05/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	2 / 8	6/1	115
04/05/24	Newmarket / Group 1 / F	1	3 / 11	16/1	112
18/04/24	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 7	17/2	105

Meydaan

Jockey: Harry Davies Trainer: S & E Crisford Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 447-52 OR: 112

3 tips

9/1

Comment: Went close to a second Goodwood Listed success when failing to peg back the reopposing Liberty Lane over 1m2f last month, an improved performance on his second outing since being gelded; 3lb better off with Karl Burke's charge now, so he's weighted to turn the tables; might prove the answer.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Goodwood / Listed / F	1	2 / 9	9/1	102
30/04/25	Ascot / Listed / F	1	5 / 11	16/1	102
08/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 3 / F	-	7 / 7	21/1	-
01/08/24	Goodwood / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 4	5/1	104
19/06/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 11	5/1	104
25/05/24	Goodwood / Listed / F	1	1 / 7	7/2	97

Torito

Jockey: C T Keane Trainer: J & T Gosden Age/Wt: 5/9-5 F: 14/33- OR: 109

1 tip

10/1

Comment: Finished fourth in the Group 3 Hampton Court and third (same owner's Haunted Dream second) in this race at the last two Royal Ascots, both on good to firm; absent since the latter but has gone well fresh before and is yet another who has to enter calculations; wears first-time cheekpieces.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/06/24	Ascot / Listed / F	1	3 / 15	7/2	107
04/05/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	3 / 13	9/2	105
22/06/23	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 16	4/1	105
03/06/23	Epsom / Handicap / F	2	1 / 13	4/1	95
16/05/23	Sandown / Unknown / F	2	2 / 6	7/2	-
12/04/23	Nottingham / Unknown / F	5	1 / 3	1/4	-

Ecureuil Secret

Jockey: O J Orr Trainer: R A Fahey Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 3323-1 OR: 112

2 tips

11/1

Comment: Placed at Group 3 and Listed level last year; recorded a really smart handicap performance when making his second start for Richard Fahey a winning one on reappearance at the recent Epsom Derby meeting (1m2f, good to soft), pulling 4l clear; a fairly quick turnaround is a slight worry after such a big effort but he's bang there on form; has raced only on going softer than good.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
06/06/25	Epsom / Handicap / F	2	1 / 13	28/1	103
21/10/24	Deauville / Listed / F	-	3 / 11	3/1	-
31/08/24	Craon / Listed / F	-	2 / 10	37/10	-
29/06/24	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	3 / 8	14/1	100
26/05/24	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	3 / 8	14/1	98
06/05/24	Curragh / Listed / F	-	4 / 5	6/1	-

Galen

Jockey: D McMonagle Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 4/9-10 F: 8-46515 OR: 109

14/1

Comment: Stepped up from his Dubai efforts earlier in year when making all in 1m2f Group 3 at the Curragh (good; first-time cheekpieces) in April; couldn't repeat the form in a Group 2 there six weeks ago and a 5lb penalty for the Group 3 success leaves him vulnerable here.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
05/05/25	Curragh / Group 2 / F	-	5 / 6	3/1	110
12/04/25	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	1 / 7	6/1	104
01/03/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	5 / 8	18/1	104
07/02/25	Meydan / Handicap / F	-	6 / 16	5/1	105
10/01/25	Meydan / Handicap / F	-	4 / 16	5/1	105
14/09/24	Leopardstown / Group 2 / F	-	8 / 11	9/1	105

Military Order

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: C Appleby Age/Wt: 5/9-8 F: 217-14 OR: 112

1 tip

14/1

Comment: Added to his very good AW record with a stylish win in a Listed race at Kempton (1m2f) in April but he wasn't in quite the same form when fourth (Phantom Flight third) in the Brigadier Gerard at Sandown since and there are doubts as to whether he's still as effective on turf as AW; also has a 3lb penalty for the Kempton win.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/05/25	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 7	11/1	112
21/04/25	Kempton / Listed / F	1	1 / 8	11/2	111
07/04/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 2 / F	-	7 / 7	3/1	-
24/02/24	Southwell / Group 3 / F	1	1 / 6	9/4	109
25/01/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	2	2 / 6	11/8	109
02/09/23	Chester / Listed / F	1	5 / 5	4/5	110

Haunted Dream

Jockey: M Barzalona Trainer: H Al Jehani Age/Wt: 6/9-5 F: 42018- OR: 111

1 tip

16/1

Comment: Edged out the same owner's Torito for second in this last year and recorded a career-best RPR when fourth in 1m2f Saudi Group 2 (good to firm) in February when last seen; another who has to enter the reckoning.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/08/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	8 / 9	12/1	111
02/08/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	2	1 / 7	18/5	-
13/07/24	York / Handicap / F	2	17 / 20	7/1	104
18/06/24	Ascot / Listed / F	1	2 / 15	14/1	104
31/05/24	Epsom / Handicap / F	2	4 / 13	8/1	104
17/10/23	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	4 / 12	4/1	101

Liberty Lane

Jockey: C Lee Trainer: K R Burke Age/Wt: 5/9-8 F: 12-531 OR: 113

18/1

Comment: Soft-ground Cambridgeshire winner (1m1f) who showed he's equally effective on good ground when edging out Meydaan in 1m2f Goodwood Listed race 25 days ago; meets that rival on 3lb worse terms here and has drawn the outside stall.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/05/25	Goodwood / Listed / F	1	1 / 9	3/1	113
09/05/25	Chester / Group 2 / F	1	3 / 6	5/1	113
29/03/25	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	5 / 9	7/2	113
12/10/24	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 8	5/4	113
28/09/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	1 / 31	8/1	105
14/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	2 / 10	7/2	105

Ambiente Friendly

Jockey: R Havlin Trainer: James Owen Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 305-44 OR: 112

25/1

Comment: Placed in last year's Derby and Irish Derby for James Fanshawe; below that level in two Newmarket outings (1m1f/1m4f) since joining James Owen, pulling too hard; the refitting of a hood could help in that regard and his trainer's excellent overall record with recruits means it would be no big shock were he to bounce back.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
02/05/25	Newmarket / Group 2 / F	1	4 / 4	4/1	115
15/04/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 5	2/1	115
15/09/24	ParisLongchamp / Group 2 / F	-	5 / 5	21/5	-
21/08/24	York / Group 1 / F	1	10 / 13	13/2	117
30/06/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 8	6/4	118
01/06/24	Epsom / Group 1 / F	1	2 / 16	9/2	111

Checkandchallenge

Jockey: S De Sousa Trainer: W J Knight Age/Wt: 6/9-5 F: 5-2835 OR: 111

33/1

Comment: Only seventh and sixth in the last two runnings of this but he arrives in good form this time, having followed his third to Sardinian Warrior in a 1m Listed event here with a fine fifth of eight to Lead Artist in the Group 1 Lockinge at Newbury (1m, good to firm) last month; the way he kept on in the latter suggests this return to 1m2f is in his favour.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/05/25	Newbury / Group 1 / F	1	5 / 8	125/1	107
30/04/25	Ascot / Listed / F	1	3 / 11	18/1	109
21/04/25	Kempton / Listed / F	1	8 / 8	12/1	109
29/03/25	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	2 / 9	14/1	109
02/11/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	5 / 5	13/2	110
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	6 / 12	50/1	110

Doha

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: R M Beckett Age/Wt: 5/9-3 F: 5210-6 OR: 107

33/1

Comment: Won Kensington Palace handicap at last year's Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm) and added a Listed race at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, very soft) in the autumn; weakened into a well-held sixth in 1m2f York Group 2 on reappearance in May but she's entitled to strip fitter for the outing; shoulders a 3lb penalty for the French win.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
15/05/25	York / Group 2 / F	1	6 / 8	5/1	107
19/10/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	12 / 14	12/1	107
04/10/24	Saint-Cloud / Listed / F	-	1 / 10	4/5	-
31/08/24	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 9	10/3	105
01/08/24	Goodwood / Group 1 / F	1	5 / 9	28/1	98
09/07/24	Pontefract / Listed / F	1	2 / 8	5/4	95

Phantom Flight

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: George Scott Age/Wt: 6/9-8 F: 325-63 OR: 112

40/1

Comment: Won a Listed race over this trip on good to firm at Newbury last July; also scored twice in Bahrain in January and back to somewhere near his best when third in the Brigadier Gerard at Sandown (1m2f, good) 19 days ago, with reopposing pair Military Order and Enfjaar in fourth and fifth; carries a 3lb penalty and his draw could be tricky.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/05/25	Sandown / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 7	22/1	112
30/04/25	Ascot / Listed / F	1	6 / 11	10/1	112
21/09/24	Ayr / Listed / F	1	5 / 9	4/1	110
24/08/24	York / Group 3 / F	1	2 / 9	7/1	108
03/08/24	Goodwood / Group 3 / F	1	3 / 5	5/1	108
20/07/24	Newbury / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	16/1	107

Passion And Glory

Jockey: Rossa Ryan Trainer: S bin Suroor Age/Wt: 9/9-5 F: 48-247 OR: 110

50/1

Comment: Won a 1m4f handicap here (good) last summer and showed he's still capable of smart form as a 9yo when reaching the frame in Group 2s over 1m4f and 2m at Meydan this spring; down the field in a Longchamp Group 1 over just short of 2m since; back down significantly in trip; others are more obvious.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	ParisLongchamp / Group 1 / F	-	7 / 9	27/1	-
05/04/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	4 / 10	40/1	109
01/03/25	Meydan / Group 2 / F	-	2 / 7	28/1	109
20/12/24	Meydan / Listed / F	-	8 / 9	16/1	111
25/09/24	Goodwood / Listed / F	1	4 / 9	13/2	111
13/07/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	1 / 13	7/1	105

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Royal Ascot

18:10

Runners: 16 Distance: 1m 6f 34y Handicap Going: Good to Firm

Race Predictor

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 4 PLACES

Verdict: Willie Mullins has won the last two runnings and CHARLUS has potential off his current mark. French Master could be a big danger.

French Master

Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: J & T Gosden Age/Wt: 4/9-7 F: 911-21 OR: 100

4 tips

21/10

Comment: Made it three wins from his five starts when upped in trip and scoring by a neck at Goodwood (1m6f, good) last month; ran in snatches and was denied a clear run, and he deserves extra credit for that win; could have more to offer now in blinkers and he's firmly in calculations up 4lb.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	1 / 8	5/4	96
03/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	2 / 7	11/8	95
11/10/24	Kempton / Unknown / F	5	1 / 7	8/13	-
05/07/24	Doncaster / Unknown / F	5	1 / 10	11/4	-
15/06/24	Sandown / Unknown / F	2	9 / 13	9/4	-

Charlus

Jockey: R L Moore Trainer: W P Mullins Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 1/112- OR: 98

4 tips

9/2

Comment: Won in France on first three starts (1m2f/9.5f, AW/heavy) before Listed third there last May (9.5f, heavy); won on hurdle/stable debut at Naas (2m, soft to heavy) in January before heavy defeat in the Triumph Hurdle; unraced on good/good to firm but his top Irish jumps trainer has won the last two runnings and this 4yo has potential off this mark now back on the Flat; player.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 1 / H	1	12 / 17	66/1	-
26/01/25	Naas / Unknown / H	-	1 / 16	10/11	-
25/05/24	Bordeaux-le Bouscat / Listed / F	-	2 / 5	19/10	-
04/05/24	Bordeaux-le Bouscat / Conditions / F	-	1 / 6	9/10	-
04/02/24	Pau / Conditions / F	-	1 / 5	8/5	-
13/12/23	Pau / Maiden, Unraced / F	-	1 / 13	14/5	-

Caballo De Mar

Jockey: Callum Shepherd Trainer: George Scott Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 11121 OR: 97

1 tip

7/1

Comment: Completed a five-timer (1m5f-2m) in April before close second of 15 in the Chester Cup (2m2f, good) last month; returned to winning ways in small field at Haydock (2m, good) last time; he's 9lb higher than at Chester but has been highly progressive and could still have more left in the tank.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Haydock / Handicap / F	2	1 / 6	10/11	93
09/05/25	Chester / Handicap / F	2	2 / 15	11/2	88
27/04/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	1 / 10	2/1	85
04/04/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	1 / 7	11/8	79
19/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	5	1 / 6	10/11	75
05/10/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	5	1 / 6	8/11	67

Aeronautic

Jockey: D McMonagle Trainer: J P O'Brien Age/Wt: 4/9-3 F: 5114-0 OR: 96

1 tip

7/1

Comment: Two wins (10.6f/1m5f, AW/good to yielding) last July from first three starts before creditable Listed fourth at Leopardstown (1m6f, good); down the field in handicap at the Curragh (1m2f, good) on reappearance but in excellent hands and this unexposed 4yo could bounce back with a big run.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	14 / 19	5/1	96
22/08/24	Leopardstown / Listed / F	-	4 / 8	4/1	93
25/07/24	Leopardstown / Unknown / F	-	1 / 5	10/1	87
12/07/24	Dundalk / Unknown / F	-	1 / 13	17/2	-
17/06/24	Gowran Park / Unknown / F	-	5 / 14	10/1	-

My Mate Mozzie

Jockey: Warren Fentiman Trainer: G P Cromwell Age/Wt: 9/9-4 F: 5/390- OR: 97

4 tips

10/1

Comment: No threat on his last two Flat starts last August/September but was third of 16 in this 12 months ago (good to firm) when 1lb lower; ran well at the Cheltenham Festival in March; holds each-way claims once more.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
03/04/25	Aintree / Grade 3, Handicap / C	1	8 / 14	4/1	151
12/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 3, Handicap / C	1	4 / 20	13/2	151
01/02/25	Leopardstown / Listed, Handicap / C	-	2 / 14	11/2	148
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	14 / 30	14/1	98
24/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	9 / 20	12/1	98
01/08/24	Galway / Grade 3, Handicap / H	-	3 / 19	9/1	144

Barnso

Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: N Lupini Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 235-44 OR: 98

11/1

Comment: Progressive 3yo last year, close third in Listed race at Leopardstown (1m6f, good) in August and fifth of 22 in handicap there (1m5f, good) in September when on the wrong end of a pace bias; fair fourth of six in slowly run Group 3 in April; could run on to good effect if getting a strong gallop.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
26/04/25	Navan / Listed / F	-	4 / 6	40/1	98
28/02/25	Dundalk / Unknown / F	-	4 / 5	9/4	98
14/09/24	Leopardstown / Handicap / F	-	5 / 22	10/1	98
22/08/24	Leopardstown / Listed / F	-	3 / 8	10/1	87
25/07/24	Leopardstown / Unknown / F	-	2 / 5	15/2	88
22/06/24	Down Royal / Handicap / F	-	2 / 7	6/1	86

Jesse Evans

Jockey: O J Orr Trainer: N Meade Age/Wt: 9/9-3 F: 3/40-4 OR: 96

12/1

Comment: 9yo who is without a Flat win since August 2023; however, he won in fine style over hurdles three weeks ago and ran well when fourth at Gowran Park in April on his latest Flat outing, when he was denied a clear run and could have done with a stronger gallop; not discounted each-way.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
26/05/25	Ballinrobe / Unknown / H	-	1 / 5	85/40	-
12/05/25	Killarney / Grade 3 / C	-	3 / 7	3/1	148
01/05/25	Punchestown / Grade 1 / C	-	3 / 6	40/1	144
02/04/25	Gowran Park / Unknown / F	-	4 / 8	18/1	97
03/11/24	Cork / Grade 3 / C	-	3 / 9	3/1	-
29/09/24	Curragh / Handicap / F	-	16 / 30	28/1	99

Champagne Prince

Jockey: Billy Loughnane Trainer: Jane Chapple-Hyam Age/Wt: 4/9-4 F: 121-14 OR: 97

16/1

Comment: Best form has come on AW, on which he's 5-7 (including Listed win) as opposed to 0-5 on turf; however, he has a lower mark in this sphere and his best run on grass came here (1m4f, good to firm) last August, when keeping on for a neck second; not ruled out now back here after a break.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
22/02/25	Southwell / Group 3 / F	1	4 / 7	9/2	107
31/01/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	2	1 / 4	11/10	98
11/12/24	Kempton / Listed / F	1	1 / 5	2/1	94
21/11/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	2 / 9	1/1	93
05/10/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	3	1 / 10	5/1	88
12/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	3	6 / 13	15/2	85

Endless Victory

Jockey: W Buick Trainer: C Appleby Age/Wt: 4/9-11 F: 591-39 OR: 104

18/1

Comment: Weakened when upped to 1m4f at Meydan in February last time, so stamina is a doubt; however, this lightly raced 4yo was progressive over 1m2f previously (good to firm/good to soft) and his brother Cross Counter won the 2m Melbourne Cup for his top connections; retains potential; interesting.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/02/25	Meydan / Handicap / F	-	9 / 10	4/1	104
03/01/25	Meydan / Handicap / F	-	3 / 15	1/1	101
25/08/24	Yarmouth / Handicap / F	2	1 / 8	9/1	96
12/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	2	9 / 10	12/1	97
03/05/24	Newmarket / Listed / F	1	5 / 5	11/10	97
18/04/24	Newmarket / Unknown / F	2	1 / 6	1/1	-

Samui

Jockey: C T Keane Trainer: G Elliott Age/Wt: 6/9-9 F: 2330-5 OR: 102

18/1

Comment: In rude health last summer, including when second off this mark in competitive handicap at York (2m, good to firm); won over hurdles in January but his form has been mixed since across both codes; below best back on Flat last time.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
30/05/25	Down Royal / Listed / F	-	5 / 8	9/2	104
29/04/25	Punchestown / Listed, Handicap / H	-	7 / 17	16/1	131
12/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	17 / 26	28/1	136
02/02/25	Musselburgh / Handicap / H	2	7 / 11	13/2	136
19/01/25	Thurles / Handicap / H	-	1 / 9	2/1	126
12/10/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	17 / 24	18/1	105

Fairbanks

Jockey: C D Hayes Trainer: W Durkan Age/Wt: 5/9-9 F: 61204- OR: 102

22/1

Comment: Progressive for Andrew Balding last year, winning two handicaps (1m4f/1m6f, AW/good); went over hurdles last month for his new yard and won a maiden at Ballinrobe three weeks ago; could go well now back on the Flat.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
27/05/25	Ballinrobe / Unknown / H	-	1 / 13	8/15	-
05/05/25	Down Royal / Unknown / H	-	2 / 17	4/6	-
31/08/24	Chester / Listed / F	1	4 / 7	11/2	101
24/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	14 / 20	18/1	100
03/08/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	2 / 13	10/3	100
12/07/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	2	1 / 12	15/8	94

Lavender Hill Mob

Jockey: Cieren Fallon Trainer: James Owen Age/Wt: 4/9-5 F: 47-541 OR: 98

25/1

Comment: Rallied to win by just over 3l in a small field at Newmarket (1m4f, good) last month; this trip could be within range and a 4lb rise could have been worse, but he needs another career best in this much hotter race.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
16/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	3	1 / 5	5/1	94
03/05/25	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	4 / 7	22/1	96
15/04/25	Newmarket / Group 3 / F	1	5 / 5	80/1	96
11/03/25	Cheltenham / Grade 3, Handicap / H	1	16 / 22	80/1	121
02/03/25	Huntingdon / Unknown / H	4	3 / 9	10/11	121
15/02/25	Haydock / Unknown / H	2	3 / 5	15/8	121

Real Dream

Jockey: David Probert Trainer: Ian Williams Age/Wt: 6/9-8 F: 257-34 OR: 101

28/1

Comment: Five runs in the last two seasons and the two good performances came on his reappearances; tailed-off fourth at Nottingham in April last time and something to prove after that, but this C&D winner had previously made a very encouraging stable debut at Kempton (1m3f, AW); capable if back on song in a reapplied tongue-tie (worn throughout career apart from last two starts).

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
09/04/25	Nottingham / Listed / F	1	4 / 4	11/2	102
29/03/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	2	3 / 14	33/1	102
31/08/24	Chester / Listed / F	1	7 / 7	10/1	105
15/06/24	York / Listed / F	1	5 / 5	3/1	105
04/05/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	2 / 9	7/2	99
15/09/23	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	3 / 7	18/5	99

Prydwen

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: George Scott Age/Wt: 7/9-12 F: 81-640 OR: 105

33/1

Comment: Pulled up in Saudi Arabia in February (heart issue) and soundly beaten on sole run since in handicap at Haydock last month; however, he may have needed that latest run and is 2lb lower than when winning a handicap at Killarney last August; followed up in 1m6f Group 3 in Germany; not ruled out.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
31/05/25	Haydock / Handicap / F	2	10 / 14	33/1	107
24/01/25	Meydan / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 9	9/1	108
03/01/25	Meydan / Conditions / F	-	6 / 8	4/1	110
23/08/24	Killarney / Handicap / F	-	1 / 12	12/1	107
20/07/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	2	8 / 10	16/1	108
20/06/24	Ascot / Group 1 / F	1	9 / 9	100/1	108

Loughville

Jockey: Rossa Ryan Trainer: A King Age/Wt: 5/9-5 F: 57-337 OR: 98

33/1

Comment: Three handicap wins last year (various ground) and reappeared with close third at Musselburgh (1m6f) in April; creditable Listed third at Goodwood (1m4f) next time; failed to settle when down the field off revised mark in Goodwood handicap (1m6f) latest, however, and needs to be better than ever.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/05/25	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	7 / 8	12/1	99
02/05/25	Goodwood / Listed / F	1	3 / 10	11/2	91
19/04/25	Musselburgh / Handicap / F	2	3 / 14	9/1	90
09/11/24	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	7 / 11	18/1	90
10/10/24	Bath / Listed / F	1	5 / 9	5/1	90
20/09/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	4	1 / 9	6/1	83

Crypto Force

Jockey: D Egan Trainer: A Murray Age/Wt: 5/9-9 F: -68 OR: 102

40/1

Comment: 0-8, all in Group races, since winning 2yo Group 2 at the Curragh in September 2022; could be on a fair mark for this first handicap and there's some stamina in his pedigree, but it remains to be seen if he'll stay this new trip and others arrive with more pressing claims.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
25/05/25	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	8 / 9	300/1	102
12/04/25	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	6 / 7	20/1	103
17/08/24	Curragh / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 6	18/1	103
08/08/24	Leopardstown / Group 3 / F	-	4 / 4	12/1	105
22/06/24	Ascot / Group 2 / F	1	6 / 9	66/1	106
26/05/24	Curragh / Group 1 / F	-	3 / 8	40/1	106

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