15:53
Phil Bull Trophy Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
Class 3, 2m2f (2m2f2y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-95, £11,339, 9 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Showers
- Stalls
- Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Wise Eagle No. 1, stall 4
Billy Garritty · Adam Nicol
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Back from a 148-day break
Wise Eagle heads our ratings at 106, narrowly ahead of Tashkhan on 104, and that edge is enough to make him the one to beat in this nine-runner Class 3 over 18 furlongs on good to soft ground. Tashkhan is the chief danger and sits only a couple of pounds behind, so he can't be dismissed. In The Breeze (95) and Moon Over Miami (94) are a further step back, which leaves Wise Eagle with a useful cushion over the remainder of the field. He looks the right one to side with, and our selection is Wise Eagle.
Runners
Billy Garritty
Adam Nicol 0/4
Wise Eagle is our top-rated runner, having finished third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our figure of 106 puts him narrowly top of the field, though 148 days off and 142 lb are reservations, and he is yet to win in his last five.
- Sire
- Free Eagle (IRE)
- Dam
- Best Be Careful (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Ian Nicol Racing
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Seahouses, Northumberland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 106, Speed 98
Cieren Fallon
Henrietta C Knight 2/12
In The Breeze arrives in credible form, a second last time out and a winner three starts back and five starts back, with two wins in his last five starts and experience on today's going. The risk is a 44-day break, and he carries 140 lb, while our rating of 95 ranks him third of nine.
- Sire
- Harzand (IRE)
- Dam
- Its In The Air (IRE) by Whipper
- Owner
- J A Young Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2018
- Stable
- West Lockinge, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 95, Speed 84
Alistair Rawlinson
Brian Ellison 4/23
Tashkhan is only nine days since his last run and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 104 ranks him second of nine and his speed figure of 100 backs that up. The risk is obvious: he is winless in his last five and carries 138 lb.
- Sire
- Born To Sea (IRE)
- Dam
- Tarziyna (IRE) by Raven's Pass
- Owner
- P Boyle
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2018
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 23 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 104, Speed 100
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett 4/38
Second last time out, Moon Over Miami has run over today's trip and rates a leading danger, with our rating of 94 ranking him fourth of nine; the risk is a 50-day absence and a burden of 135 lb, with him yet to win in his last five.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Wiesenlerche (IRE) by Adlerflug
- Owner
- Valmont
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Kimpton, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 38 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 94, Speed 83
Ray Dawson
John Butler 2/20
Senor Cortez won three on the spin before a fourth last time out, so the form is solid, but he's had 50 days off and our rating of 85 ranks him only sixth of nine. Carrying 135 lb off an official mark of 88 looks a fair ask.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Lillian Russell (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Graham Lynn Knight
- Foaled
- 20 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 20 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 65
David Egan
Kevin Philippart de Foy 3/6
Maxident won last time out and has finished a second, a second and a first in the three runs before that, with experience of today's trip and going, though a 50-day break raises fitness questions. Carrying 133 lb off an official mark of 86, he's ranked fifth of nine on our rating of 92.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Mahamuni (IRE) by Sadler's Wells
- Owner
- Amo Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 6 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 63%
- Ratings
- Perf 92, Speed 85
David Allan
Dominic Ffrench Davis 0/6
Call My Bluff has been well beaten lately, an eighth last time out and unplaced the start before, with his lone win five starts back now a distant memory. He has run over this trip and on this going and is only five days since his last run, but 127 lb makes it a hard sell.
- Sire
- Make Believe (GB)
- Dam
- Ocean Bluff (IRE) by Dalakhani
- Owner
- The Ffrench Connection Racing
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 84
191 days
10yo, 8-11, OR 76 69/22-
J: David Probert · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
David Probert
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 3/11
Marble Sands is winless in his last four, though he finished second last time out and a second two starts back, but a 191-day layoff and a ranking of eighth of nine on our figures make him hard to fancy. Carrying 123 lb off an official 76, he has little margin for rustiness.
- Sire
- Martaline (GB)
- Dam
- Sans Rien (FR) by Poliglote
- Owner
- Dl Adams Ja Adams G Mcpherson
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 11 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 68
Greg Fairley
Ewan Whillans 1/10
Sure And Stedfast was second last time out, 16 days ago, and has a win three starts back, plus he has run on today's going before. Even so, he is hard to fancy: our figures rank him ninth of nine, and he was only fifth two starts back, carrying 123 lb off an official mark of 73.
- Sire
- Calyx (GB)
- Dam
- Norway (GER) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- Mrs Karen Spark
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 71
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.