13:15
157 Grosser Preis Von Baden Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 5f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £6,442, 13 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick: 6.0)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Al Hussar No. 8, stall 1
Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer
✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (4/14, 14 days)
Al Hussar is our selection at Newmarket, and the case rests on a progressive profile that makes him more appealing than his rating of 88 alone suggests. He sits level with Never Just A Dream and six pounds behind the top-rated Seven Questions on 94, so he has plenty to find on paper, but an improving sprinter over the minimum trip can outrun a static figure. Seven Questions is the clear danger given his rating, with Marching Mac on 90 and Never Just A Dream also in the mix. This is a competitive 13-runner Class 4 sprint on good to soft, and we side with the improver, Al Hussar.
Runners
Grace McEntee
Phil McEntee 2/4
Marching Mac arrives in cracking nick, having won last time out and two starts back, with three wins in his last six, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The one concern is a quick turnaround after just three days, carrying 145 lb from stall four.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- Wojha (IRE) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Trevor Johnson
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 90, Speed 85
Marco Ghiani
Robert Cowell 2/10
Seven Questions has run over today's trip and on this going, and a win six starts back shows he can deliver, while our rating of 94 ranks him top of the 13. The risk is a poor recent run, an eighth last time out, and he carries 136 lb from stall two.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Get Up And Dance (GB) by Makfi
- Owner
- Bottisham Heath Stud
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 94, Speed 87
Toby Moore (7)
Robert Cowell 2/10
Fiorella Princess has been consistent, a fifth last time out following a fourth two starts back and a win three starts back, and she is fit after just 10 days off, with experience over today's trip and going. Carrying 135 lb from draw 8, she looks held back by an 80 rating that sits ninth of 13.
- Sire
- Sands Of Mali (FR)
- Dam
- Elegant Drama (IRE) by Dandy Man
- Owner
- S A Herbert
- Foaled
- 29 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 74
Olivia Haines (7)
Stuart Williams 0/16
Diomed Duke arrives in fine heart, third last time out, second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Fresh from a run ten days ago, he carries 135 lb from draw 10, and our rating of 84 only ranks him sixth of 13, which hints at a ceiling.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Three Little Birds (GB) by Dandy Man
- Owner
- Diomed Racing
- Foaled
- 30 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 16 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 77
Rowan Scott
Nigel Tinkler 1/13
Four wins in his last six starts is a strong profile, but Azuinthejungle was sixth last time out after 30 days off, and a sixth three starts back shows the inconsistency. He has run over today's trip and going, and carries 135 lb from stall 7, while our rating of 82 ranks him seventh of 13.
- Sire
- Rumble Inthejungle (IRE)
- Dam
- Kashtan (GB) by Sakhee's Secret
- Owner
- D P Van Der Hoeven D G Pryde
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Langton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 72
David Nolan
Paul Midgley 1/15
Rock of England arrives in good heart, runner-up last time out, a third two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The 135 lb burden and an official mark of 80 temper the enthusiasm, while our rating of 84 only ranks him fifth of 13.
- Sire
- Unfortunately (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Fay (IRE) by Sayif
- Owner
- D Padgett
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Westow, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 77
Warren Fentiman (3)
Olly Williams 2/4
Fenlander arrives in cracking form, winning last time out and again two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going, but a quick four-day turnaround and 134 lb off an official 69 are concerns. Our figures rank him only tenth of 13, so he's hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Territories (IRE)
- Dam
- Specialty (IRE) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- David L Bayliss
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Market Rasen, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 76
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer 4/14
Al Hussar bounced back with a second last time out just 14 days ago, so he arrives fit, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Winless in his last six, he is our pick on overall profile, with 133 lb from stall one the only question.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Queen's Charter (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- The Gathering And Partner
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 14 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 84
Kieran Shoemark
T. J. Kent 0/7
Never Just A Dream is a leading danger, having finished a fourth last time out and a third two starts back, and he returns quickly after seven days with experience of today's trip and going. Our 88 rating is well clear of his official 78, though he is yet to win in his last five starts.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Poetic Imagination (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Mr Saeed H Altayer
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 80
Sean Levey
Michael Herrington 5/18
Good Earth was only fifth last time out and has finished fifth or worse in four of his last six, so he is hard to fancy, ranked 11 of 13 on our figures. In his favour, he won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, returning after 18 days.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Madhatten (IRE) by Dream Ahead
- Owner
- Mrs H Lloyd Herrington
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Willoughton, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 18 runs (28%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 73
Kieran O'Neill
Paul Midgley 1/15
Vingegaard has been out of the frame lately, unplaced last time out and a fourth two starts back, though he did win five starts back and returns after just 14 days, having run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 81 ranks him eighth of 13, so he looks a midfield sort from draw 9 off 127 lb.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Chevanah (IRE) by Chevalier
- Owner
- Chapman Parks Shields Sandfield
- Foaled
- 22 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Westow, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 15 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 79
John Egan
Michael Wigham 0/6
Roach Power is winless in his last six, with a fifth last time out and a run of seventh, unplaced, seventh and unplaced before that, so he is hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and a 32-day break is fine, but our rating of 76 ranks him twelfth of 13.
- Sire
- Ribchester (IRE)
- Dam
- Evening Time (IRE) by Keltos
- Owner
- Mrs A Tait Jerry Stevens
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 81
David Probert
J. S. Moore 0/10
Carefree Dream is winless in her last six, finishing a sixth last time out after a third two starts back, and our figures have her ranked last of 13. She has run over today's trip and going and is fit enough after 11 days, but little here suggests a breakthrough from stall 13.
- Sire
- Dream Ahead (USA)
- Dam
- Blithe Spirit (GB) by Byron
- Owner
- W Hamer
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 72
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.