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M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 3, 1m (7f212y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, £8,100, 10 runners
- Going
- HEAVY (GoingStick: 5.0)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Thunder Roar heads our ratings on 98, three pounds clear of Rhoscolyn on 95, and that edge looks worth having in a Class 3 over a testing eight furlongs on heavy ground. He is narrowly the best on figures, and with the next three bunched within a few pounds of each other, the margin is enough to make him the one to beat. Rhoscolyn is the main danger, with Darkness and Lir Speciale also in the mix, though none of them quite matches our top-rated runner on ability. Thunder Roar is the selection.
Runners
Jack Mitchell
Roger Varian 8/33
Unplaced last time out after 66 days off, Return To Unit is hard to fancy, though he did win two starts back and four starts back and has run over today's trip. Carrying 140 lb from stall six, his figures rank him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Kingman (GB)
- Dam
- Without You Babe (USA) by Lemon Drop Kid
- Owner
- Victorious Forever
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 33 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 66%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 74
Tom Eaves
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 1/9
Thunder Roar is winless in his last six, with a sixth last time out, but he's fresh enough after 18 days and has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 98 puts him top of the ten, well clear of his official 85 off 137 lb from stall 10.
- Sire
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)
- Dam
- Dominike (ITY) by Duke Of Marmalade
- Owner
- D F L Bishop Partner
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 98, Speed 86
David Egan
Kevin Philippart de Foy 3/11
Third last time out, a winner two starts back and twice second before that, Maximising has been in the frame consistently, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 136 lb from stall one, he sits only seventh of ten on our rating of 86, which holds him back.
- Sire
- Circus Maximus (IRE)
- Dam
- Annee Lumiere (IRE) by Giant's Causeway
- Owner
- Martians Racing
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 11 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 80
Rossa Ryan
David O'Meara 4/47
Darkness arrives fresh from a second last time out, just nine days ago, and has run over today's trip, while our rating of 94 ranks him third of ten. The risk is that he's yet to win in his last six starts and carries 136 lb from stall seven.
- Sire
- Siyouni (FR)
- Dam
- Kerila (FR) by Makfi
- Owner
- Akela Thoroughbreds Limited
- Foaled
- 30 Jan 2018
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 47 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 94, Speed 87
Jason Watson
David O'Meara 4/47
Rhoscolyn was only ninth last time out but had finished second two starts back and second again three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 95 ranks him second of 10, though he is yet to win in his last six and carries 135 lb from draw 9.
- Sire
- Territories (IRE)
- Dam
- Zeyran (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 47 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 95, Speed 90
Hector Crouch
Jennie Candlish 3/28
Vidmiyr was last seen finishing sixth, though he won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while 27 days off is no concern. Carrying 133 lb from stall three off an official mark of 84, he looks a midfield type, with our rating of 87 ranking him sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)
- Dam
- Vadaiyma (FR) by Dansili
- Owner
- James Paul Services To Industry Ltd
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Basford, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 28 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 78
Rowan Scott
Brian Ellison 2/23
Fifth last time out, 18 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before, so the profile is fit and familiar; our 93 puts him fourth of ten, well clear of his official 80. The risk is a winless run in his last six, with nothing better than a fourth six starts back.
- Sire
- Prince Of Lir (IRE)
- Dam
- Ma Bella Paola (FR) by Naaqoos
- Owner
- Kristian Strangeway
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 23 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 93
Oisin McSweeney
Harriet Bethell 1/5
Milteye is a fifth-ranked midfielder whose last six runs read unplaced, sixth, fourth, fifth, eighth and a win six starts back, so he's been short of the frame lately, though 18 days since his last run keeps him fresh and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 131 lb from stall eight, he looks to have more in hand on our rating of 88 than his official 79, but the recent finishes hold him back.
- Sire
- Cable Bay (IRE)
- Dam
- Fondie (IRE) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Rise One Racing And W A Bethell
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Arnold, E Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 75
Tom Marquand
William Haggas 10/63
Venetian Lion arrives in fine heart, a third last time out after winning three starts back, and again four starts back, and fitness is no concern after 16 days off. But he has run over today's trip only as experience, and our figures rank him last of ten, with 130 lb from stall five a stiff ask.
- Sire
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)
- Dam
- Forest Crown (GB) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Car Colston Hall Stud
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 10 wins from 63 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 73
David Allan
Michael & David Easterby 3/26
Without a win in his last six starts and a seventh last time out after 34 days off, The Resdev Scholar is hard to fancy, though a second three starts back and a third six starts back show he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and going, and our figures rank him eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Scholarly (GB) by Authorized
- Owner
- N Bradley 29 Resdev South Bank Racing
- Foaled
- 17 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 26 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 76
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.