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Class 4, 1m2f (1m2f37y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, £5,339, 13 runners
- Going
- SOFT, Heavy in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny
- Stalls
- Sprints - Centre; 1m2f - Outside; 1m - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Box To Box heads our ratings on 93, three pounds ahead of Wisper, and that is enough to make him our selection in a wide-open 14-runner Class 4 over ten furlongs on heavy ground. The edge is a narrow one rather than a decisive one, so he needs to handle the testing conditions to make it count. Wisper is the chief danger on 90, with Oratorical (87) a further three pounds back and Royal Approval (84) also in the mix. Box To Box looks the most likely to prevail, though confidence is low in such a competitive field.
Runners
Kieran Shoemark
Alan King 0/15
Wisper looks a leading threat, having finished third two starts back and a third four starts back after winning five starts back, and she's fresh enough off an 18-day break, with our rating of 90 ranking her second of 14. The main risk is a sixth last time out, plus 140 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Whisp (GER) by Rainbow Quest
- Owner
- The Wisper Partnership
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 90, Speed 83
David Probert
Hugo Palmer 1/20
Box To Box is yet to win in his last five, but two seconds four and five starts back show he can go close, and he has run over today's trip before. Our 93 rating tops the field, though the yard's cold run is a mild concern.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Alyaafel (GB) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- The Running Order Partnership
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 87
Callum Hutchinson
Joe Tickle 0/3
Royal Approval won two starts back before a sixth last time out, and his 84 rating, fourth of 14, backs him as a leading danger, having run over today's trip and carrying 138 lb from draw 11. The main risk is a 114-day absence, so fitness is the question.
- Sire
- Cracksman (GB)
- Dam
- Nabaraat (USA) by War Front
- Owner
- Duckhaven Stud
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Stoodleigh, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 89
Hector Crouch
David Loughnane 0/10
Oratorical won four starts back and was third five runs ago, while his 87 rating ranks third of 14 and he has run on today's going before. The risk is a poor recent trend of unplaced, sixth and eighth, plus 60 days off.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Belatorio (IRE) by Oratorio
- Owner
- Jamie Rocke
- Foaled
- 2 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Stoke Heath, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 68
Finley Marsh
David Pipe 0/6
Belfrina won last time out after an eighth two starts back, but that came 587 days ago, and such a long absence is a real concern; she has run over today's trip and going, yet carries 134 lb off 79 and is ranked eleventh of 14 on our figures.
- Sire
- Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam
- Partita (GB) by Montjeu
- Owner
- Green Agri Land Ltd Racing
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Nicholashayne, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 73
- Wind surgery
- w 1
Oliver Carmichael (7)
Eve Johnson Houghton 2/12
Fresh from a win last time out, Due To Henry has run over today's trip and returns after 28 days, but he was a sixth and a seventh in the two runs before that, and 132 lb is a notable burden from draw 6. Our rating of 84 puts him fifth of 14.
- Sire
- Due Diligence (USA)
- Dam
- Rivas Rhapsody (IRE) by Hawk Wing
- Owner
- Hp Racing Due To Henry
- Foaled
- 9 May 2021
- Stable
- Blewbury, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 76
Jack Callan
Rod Millman 0/9
Just An Hour won three starts back and was third two starts back, but he was unplaced last time out and is back after just one day, which raises a freshness question. He has run over today's trip, carries 130 lb from draw 9, and our rating of 82 ranks him seventh of 14.
- Sire
- Justify (USA)
- Dam
- Hourglass (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Eric Gadsden
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Kentisbeare, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 75
George Bass
Jack Channon 1/11
Helga is hard to fancy after 246 days off, having finished fifth last time out, and she is ranked 14th of 14 on our figures at 64 against an official 77. On the plus side, she has run over today's trip and was a winner two starts back, from draw 3.
- Sire
- Sixties Icon (GB)
- Dam
- Jabeen (IRE) by Frankel
- Owner
- Norman Court Stud
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2023
- Stable
- West Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 64
George Wood
Ollie Sangster 1/23
Three wins in her last six starts and a third two runs back point to a capable filly, though she was only fifth last time and returns after 62 days off, with a yard in poor form (1 from 24). She has run over today's trip and carries 127 lb from stall four.
- Sire
- Teofilo (IRE)
- Dam
- Lolanta (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Lady Bamford Mrs Collins Bv Sangster
- Foaled
- 11 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Marlborough, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 23 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 70
Edward Greatrex
Ian Williams 1/22
Newtown Duke has been creeping backwards since a win five starts back, finishing third, third, fourth and then eighth last time out, though he has run over today's trip and returns after 17 days. A yard at 1/23 lately and a mid-pack ranking of eighth of 14 on our rating temper the appeal from 126 lb.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Dark Crusader (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Mrs S Thorpe
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Portway, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 22 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 72
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton 2/12
Kokoluna won two starts back and five starts back, with a second three starts back, but she was only seventh last time out 22 days ago. She has run over today's trip, and our rating of 76 leaves her tenth of 14, so she looks mid-pack here.
- Sire
- Ulysses (IRE)
- Dam
- Luna Mission (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Jonny Allison
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Blewbury, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 67
Charlie Tucker (7)
Kathy Turner 0/0
Sergei Breeze was a fifth last time out after a second two starts back, and he's yet to win in his last five, though he has run over today's trip and returns after 28 days. Our rating of 83 sits well above his official 73, but ranking sixth of 14 suggests a modest ceiling.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Bahamian Bird (GB) by Bahamian Bounty
- Owner
- Mrs J V Wilkinson
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Sigwells, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 74
Olivia Haines (7)
Jimmy Fox 0/0
Albus Anne won last time out and was third two starts back, with a 21-day gap suggesting she's fit, but a pair of sixths before that and a 12th-of-14 ranking on our figures make her hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going, and carries 123 lb from draw 14.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Asmahan (GB) by Casamento
- Owner
- Y T Mehmet
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Collingbourne Ducis, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 70
Olivia Tubb (5)
Kathy Turner 0/0
Beaten into ninth last time out, The Dark Baron is hard to fancy, with fourths three, four and five starts back and only one win in his last six, though that victory came two starts back and he has run over today's trip. Our rating of 67 ranks him 13th of 14, and he carries 121 lb from stall one.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Baroness (IRE) by Declaration Of War
- Owner
- R J Manning
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Sigwells, Somerset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 62
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.