16:25
All-Weather Championship Is Back Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m (1m14y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, £3,716, 13 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Anthropologist No. 1, stall 7
Dylan Hogan · Michael Herrington
✓ Top rated ✓ Course winner ✓ Won last time out
Anthropologist gets the nod at Southwell, rated 78 and just a pound behind the top-rated Alcaraz, but we prefer him thanks to a progressive profile that suggests there is more to come in this 14-runner Class 5 over a mile. Alcaraz is the obvious danger on 79, and Exotic Baby, on the same figure as our pick, is just as hard to dismiss, while Calyxoh on 75 could also be involved at the business end. The margins between them are narrow, so improvement is likely to decide it, and Anthropologist looks the one still on the upgrade. Anthropologist is our selection.
Runners
Dylan Hogan
Michael Herrington 5/18
Anthropologist won last time out and returns just five days later, a fitness plus, while he has run over today's trip and on this going before. A fourth two starts back is the one blemish, but his overall profile makes him our pick, and our rating of 78 backs that up.
- Sire
- Study Of Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Yorkindred Spirit (GB) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Phil Kelly
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Willoughton, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 18 runs (28%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 70
Callum Shepherd
George Baker 2/8
Our top-rated runner on 79 against an official mark of 70, Alcaraz arrives fit after 28 days off and sits well in the weights on that pairing, though he is winless in his last five and unplaced in each of his last three.
- Sire
- Intello (GER)
- Dam
- Terre (FR) by Motivator
- Owner
- Downs House Racing
- Foaled
- 8 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Epsom Downs, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 74%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 73
P. J. McDonald
Geoff Oldroyd 1/2
Won last time out just 12 days ago, which is a fitness plus, and he has run over today's trip and going before, but that came after a run of unplaced efforts. Carrying 140 lb from stall six, he sits seventh of 14 on our rating of 74, so he looks a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Airwaves (GB) by Monsieur Bond
- Owner
- Bond Thoroughbred Limited
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Pocklington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 76
David Nolan
Patrick Morris 1/12
Calyxoh has been placed in two of his last six, including a third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 75 ranks him fourth of 14. The main risk is a 55-day break and a 140 lb burden from stall 11, with him yet to win in that spell.
- Sire
- Calyx (GB)
- Dam
- Eldalil (GB) by Singspiel
- Owner
- The Matrix Partnership
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Prescott, Merseyside
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 79
Marco Ghiani
David Evans 1/12
Dovey Moon is yet to win in his last six starts, but he's been consistent, with a third two starts back and another third five starts back, though he was sixth last time out. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 75 sits above his official 70, yet 140 lb from draw 8 looks a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Massaat (IRE)
- Dam
- Song To The Moon (IRE) by Oratorio
- Owner
- Mr R Kent
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Pandy, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 16%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 72
Sean Kirrane
Alan Brown 0/4
Quiet Resolve has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after nine days, but he has finished ninth in his last two and is winless in his last six, with a second four starts back his best recent effort. Our rating of 71 puts him ninth of 14, and he carries 139 lb from stall four.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Stylish Design (FR) by Henrythenavigator
- Owner
- S Mcmillan F Reay
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Yedingham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 72
Taylor Fisher
William Knight 0/12
- Sire
- Time Test (GB)
- Dam
- Velvet Morn (IRE) by Epaulette
- Owner
- Mrs Susie Hartley
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 64
Sean Levey
Tom Ward 0/9
Galileo Island has run over today's trip and going and was third three starts back, but he is winless in his last five and unplaced last time out. Off 137 lb from stall five, he is rated 75 by us, five points above his mark of 70.
- Sire
- Galileo Gold (GB)
- Dam
- Puffin Island (IRE) by Awtaad
- Owner
- The Island Syndicate
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 72
Oisin McSweeney
Richard & Peter Fahey 3/40
Up The Jazz was a fourth last time out just 16 days ago and has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last six starts and has only a second four starts back to show. Our rating of 71 sits above his official 65, though he's ranked eighth of 14 from draw 3.
- Sire
- Buratino (IRE)
- Dam
- Gwyllion (USA) by Red Ransom
- Owner
- The Musley Bank Partnership Partner
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 40 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 74
Alistair Rawlinson
Kevin & Lauren Frost 0/20
Fifth last time out, 15 days ago, after a win two starts back, gives Anton Mauve a bit to work with, and he has run over today's trip and going before. A yard without a winner in 21 and a modest ranking of 10th of 14 on our rating hold him back, carrying 134 lb from stall nine.
- Sire
- Pinatubo (IRE)
- Dam
- Fast Lily (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- T Wood & Miss L Frost
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Averham Park, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 20 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 62
David Allan
Tim Easterby 6/65
Mount King was second last time out, but that sits among a string of modest finishes, including a ninth two starts back, and he is yet to win in his last six. Rated 12th of 14 by us, he has run over today's trip and going, which is a small plus.
- Sire
- National Defense (GB)
- Dam
- Christmas Joy (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Ryedale Partners No1
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 65 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 75
Paul Mulrennan
Ian Williams 1/22
Exotic Baby is a leading threat after a third last time out, and he has run over today's trip and going before; our rating of 78 ranks him third of 14, with 28 days since that run. The main risk is a yard out of form at 1/23 in the last 14 days, and he is yet to win in recent starts.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Ruffled (GB) by Harlan's Holiday
- Owner
- Maranto Manor 1
- Foaled
- 3 May 2023
- Stable
- Portway, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 22 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 64
William Pyle
Jessica Bedi 1/3
Popeye Doyle is hard to fancy, having finished fifth last time out and been beaten in each of his last six starts, with a second five starts back the only real highlight. He has run over today's trip and going, but our figures rank him 13th of 14.
- Sire
- Goken (FR)
- Dam
- Red Line (FR) by Sageburg
- Owner
- Mrs Lyndsey Victoria Lane
- Foaled
- 19 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Kirklevington, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 22%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 63
John Egan
Tom Tate 0/0
Winless in his last five, Have You A Minute has at least been in the frame lately, with a fourth last time out, a third two starts back and a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Still, our figures rank him last of 14, so he is hard to fancy from stall 13.
- Sire
- Muhaarar (GB)
- Dam
- One Second (GB) by Intello
- Owner
- T T Racing
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Tadcaster, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 58
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.