13:50
Oddschecker Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-105, £51,540, 6 runners
Winning time 2m 5.62s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Evanesco heads the field on our figures and is a straightforward selection in this Class 2 event, with the form and profile to back up that standing. Laureate Crown and Princling both rate within a handful of pounds and look the most likely to trouble him, while Archers Bay can't be entirely dismissed either. Confidence in this selection is medium, with a reasonably clear pattern separating the leading contenders from the rest of the field.
Result
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
settled close to the pace - driven two furlongs out - made further ground with a furlong left - went to the front in the final furlong and kept galloping to the line
George Bass
Jack Channon
up with the pace early - driven two furlongs out - went to the front with a furlong left - overtaken in the final furlong but stayed on unable to get on terms with the winner
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
raced freely close to the pace - going well but squeezed for room with a furlong left - driven into third in the final furlong and kept on but never got competitive
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
up with the pace early - pressed for a response and dropped away two furlongs out - faded soon after
David Egan
Charlie Johnston
went straight to the front - driven two furlongs out - overtaken with a furlong left and faded
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
raced in mid-division - roused into third two furlongs out - moved up into second with a furlong left before dropping back - found nothing more in the final furlong
Racecard
David Egan
Charlie Johnston 9/67
Top-rated on 107 and the one to beat, with two wins in his last five starts. A below-par seventh last time is the only recent blot, and he is proven over today's distance and going. The strong body of form makes him hard to oppose.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Golden Gazelle (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Amo Racing Limited
- Breeder
- Ammerland Verwaltung Gmbh & Co Kg
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 67 runs (13%)
- Ratings
- Perf 107, Speed 92
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer 6/53
Unplaced last time out, though the run before that was a win, part of two victories from his last five starts. Laureate Crown has raced over today's going before and holds a solid second on our figures at 102, that latest run the obvious blot.
- Sire
- Victor Ludorum (GB)
- Dam
- Petit Trianon (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Mrs Fitri Hay
- Breeder
- Select Bloodstock Ltd
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 53 runs (11%)
- Ratings
- Perf 102, Speed 81
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti 2/19
A below-par ninth last time out, 38 days ago, followed a third-placed effort the run before, part of two wins from his last five starts. Archers Bay has raced over today's distance and going before and can bounce back on our figures at 92.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Foxtrot Liv (GB) by Foxwedge
- Owner
- Walter Moraes Ajay Anne
- Breeder
- Foxtrot Liv Syndicate
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Ratings
- Perf 92, Speed 85
George Bass
Jack Channon 2/20
Won last time out and the run before that too, with a third the only blemish in his last three starts. Decade Of Time has raced over today's going before, though our figures are far more cautious than the official mark, at just 82.
- Sire
- Study Of Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Opal Tiara (IRE) by Thousand Words
- Owner
- The Filly Folly Sweet Partnership
- Breeder
- The Filly Folly & Sweet Partnership
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2023
- Stable
- West Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 20 runs (10%)
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 76
Tom Marquand
William Haggas 12/56
A strong threat on 101, well above his official 91. A win and a pair of placed efforts feature in his last five, and he is proven over today's distance and going. The one risk is a dip to fifth last time after a couple of quieter runs.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- Frankellina (GB) by Frankel
- Owner
- A E Oppenheimer
- Breeder
- Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 12 wins from 56 runs (21%)
- Ratings
- Perf 101, Speed 90
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden 6/48
Bottom of our six on 78 and hard to fancy, back from a 67-day break. There is a little to like — runner-up last time out and a win earlier in a short recent sequence — but our figures leave him with plenty to find against these.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- Sherbet Lemon (USA) by Lemon Drop Kid
- Owner
- Isa Salman Al Khalifa
- Breeder
- Isa Salman Al Khalifa
- Foaled
- 26 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 48 runs (13%)
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 74
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.