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AJA Championships Finale Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 1m2f (1m2f50y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,229, 15 runners
- Going
- SOFT, Heavy in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
- Stalls
- 5f & 1m - Centre; 1m2f & 1m6f - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Sweet Kiss looks the value to outrun a rating that sits only six pounds below the top-rated Expressionless, and her progressive profile is what we prefer in a wide-open Class 6 over ten furlongs on heavy ground. Expressionless is the obvious danger as the highest-rated runner on 74, with Mighty Quiet a pound above Sweet Kiss on 69 and Electrical also in the mix on 67. Sweet Kiss, on 68, is only a pound behind Mighty Quiet, so a step forward from an improving type could be enough to reel them in. It is a competitive 15-runner field and confidence is low, but Sweet Kiss is the selection.
Runners
Miss Serena Brotherton
Archie Watson 1/12
Pride of Nepal has run over today's trip and going, and he's back after 16 days, but he's finished sixth in his last two and last won six starts back. Carrying 156 lb from draw 10, he looks a midfield type, with our rating of 66 ranking him fifth of 15.
- Sire
- The Gurkha (IRE)
- Dam
- Best Regards (IRE) by Tamayuz
- Owner
- Marco Polo
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, W Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 62
Mr Simon Walker
Harry Charlton 2/10
Mighty Quiet has been in the frame twice in her last five, a third two starts back and a second five starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating puts her second of 15, but a ninth last time out and 67 days off are the worry.
- Sire
- Ulysses (IRE)
- Dam
- Kind Of Hush (IRE) by Marju
- Owner
- Owners Group 131
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Beckhampton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 73%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 72
Miss Amy Collier
Tim Easterby 6/64
Sweet Kiss won last time out and ran only 12 days ago, so she arrives fit, with a third two starts back and a pair of seconds earlier in her recent form. She has run over today's trip and going before, though 155 lb is a sizeable burden.
- Sire
- Ulysses (IRE)
- Dam
- Maybeagrey (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships Viii
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 64 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 66
Mr Fletcher Yarham
Dylan Cunha 5/23
Expressionless has run over today's trip and on this going, and he's top of our ranking on a figure of 74, well clear of his official mark of 61, so he looks a leading threat from stall one. The risk is a form line of unplaced, eighth and fifth in his last three, with 152 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Intello (GER)
- Dam
- Putois Peace (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Chris Housego Dylan Cunha
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 23 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 69
Miss Brodie Hampson
Archie Watson 1/12
Alazwar arrives fit after 12 days, a fourth last time out following back-to-back wins, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 152 lb from stall three, though, he's ranked only seventh of 15 by our rating of 64, which tempers the enthusiasm.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Venetian Beauty (USA) by Lear Fan
- Owner
- Mrs B Watson
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2018
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, W Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 55
Miss Kayleigh Williams (5)
Jim Goldie 2/21
Furhaan arrives in solid form, third last time out and second two starts back, with a fresh enough 20 days since his last run and experience of today's going. Yet he is winless in his last six and carries 150 lb from draw 15, which tempers the appeal.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Galaxy Highflyer (GB) by Galileo
- Owner
- Johnnie Delta Racing
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 62
Mr William Pearman (5)
Tony Carroll 1/35
Palazzo Persico won twice in his last six starts but has slipped to a sixth last time out, after a third two starts back, and returns from 41 days off having run over today's trip. Carrying 150 lb from draw 13 and with his yard out of form at 2/40, he looks a midfield type, ranked tenth of 15 by our rating.
- Sire
- Profitable (IRE)
- Dam
- Little Italy (USA) by Proud Citizen
- Owner
- Mrs T Pearman
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 35 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 56
Mr Morgan Tidman (7)
Michael Wigham 0/5
Flamingo Rose is hard to fancy, having slipped from a win four starts back to an eighth, a fifth, then a third last time out, and she has to shoulder 150 lb from stall 12. In her favour, she is fit after nine days off and has run over today's trip, while our rating of 60 ranks her 11th of 15.
- Sire
- Casamento (IRE)
- Dam
- Distant Waters (GB) by Lomitas
- Owner
- Francis Patrick Maghery
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 67
Mr David Dunsdon
Gihan Arnolda 0/5
Rogers Dream arrives in good heart, third last time out, third two starts back and a winner three starts back, only 13 days after her latest run, and she has run over today's trip. A weight of 150 lb from draw 14 tempers things, and our rating of 65 only ranks her sixth of 15.
- Sire
- Harry Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Virginia Hall (GB) by Medicean
- Owner
- Gihan Arnolda
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 48
Miss Charli Parker (3)
Ruth Carr 1/19
Star Start has slid down the order, with a fifth last time out, a fourth and a sixth before that, and his one win came six starts back, so he is hard to fancy with the yard cold at 1/20. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and is fresh from a run 12 days ago, while our rating of 59 only ranks him 12th of 15.
- Sire
- U S Navy Flag (USA)
- Dam
- Button Up (IRE) by So You Think
- Owner
- Mrs Ruth A Carr
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 57
Mr Frederick Tett
Patrick Chamings 0/6
Fresh from a win last time out, Artavian has also run third two starts back and has experience over today's trip and going, but that form is patchy behind it, with a seventh three starts back. Carrying 148 lb from stall seven, he is ninth of 15 on our rating, so he looks a midfielder.
- Sire
- Tasleet (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Villefranche (GB) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- G E Bassett P R Chamings
- Foaled
- 3 May 2020
- Stable
- Baughurst, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 52
Mr Henry Callan
Brian Toomey 1/4
Electrical has finished eighth last time out and sixth two starts back, yet our rating of 67 ranks him fourth of 15 and sits well above his official mark of 59, so he looks a live threat on 23 days' rest from stall 6. The main risk is that he is winless in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Nathaniel (IRE)
- Dam
- Opera Dancer (GB) by Norse Dancer
- Owner
- Anthony Harrington
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Chalfont St Giles, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 64
Miss Louise Chance (5)
David Flood 0/4
Won last time out and was second two starts back, so the form is on the up, but he has only that one win in his last six and has been unplaced twice in that spell. Carrying 145 lb from draw 11, he has run over today's trip, yet our rating of 56 ranks him 13th of 15, which makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Smooth Daddy (USA)
- Dam
- Bird Of Light (IRE) by Elnadim
- Owner
- Thomas Gaden
- Foaled
- 1 May 2022
- Stable
- Stow-On-The-Wold, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 60
Miss Chelsea Brooks (5)
John Wainwright 1/5
Dandy's Angel is winless in her last six, though she was second last time out and a second three starts back show she can get involved; back in just two days, she has run over today's trip and going, but carries 138 lb from draw 9 and is ranked 14 of 15 on our figures.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Party Pipit (IRE) by Desert Party
- Owner
- Anthony Ross And David Lumley
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2017
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 54
Miss Natasha Cookson (5)
Philip Kirby 1/16
Queenies Pal is winless in her last six, with back-to-back eighths most recently and nothing better than a fifth five starts back, so she is hard to fancy. Her official mark of 43 is low, though, and she comes here after 28 days off, drawn two, rated bottom of 15 on our figures.
- Sire
- Palace Pier (GB)
- Dam
- Queen Of Bermuda (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Paul Howell And David Farry
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2023
- Stable
- East Appleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 16 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 43, Speed 46
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.