14:20
St Simon Stakes (Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, £42,532, 7 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick: 6.0)
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Al Aasy No. 1, stall 4
Harry Davies · William Haggas
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Al Aasy heads our ratings on 120 and looks the right one to side with in this seven-runner Class 1 over a mile and a half on good to soft at Newmarket. He is only narrowly ahead of Al Qareem on 118, so this is no penalty-kick, but that two-pound edge is enough to give him the call. Al Qareem is the chief danger, with Royal Playwright on 110 and Evanesco on 108 further back and needing to improve to get involved. Al Aasy is the selection.
Runners
Harry Davies
William Haggas 9/55
Al Aasy arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out and again two starts back, with three wins in his last five outings and a 27-day break suggesting he's fresh. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 120 makes him the one to beat, though 137 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Kitcara (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Shadwell Estate Company Ltd
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 55 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 120, Speed 103
Kieran Shoemark
Charlie Appleby 4/20
Aegean Prince has won three of his last four, including last time out, and has run over today's trip and going before, but 55 days off and 132 lb on an official mark of 110 temper the case, with our rating of 106 only fifth best of seven.
- Sire
- Dubawi (IRE)
- Dam
- Musis Amica (IRE) by Dawn Approach
- Owner
- Godolphin
- Foaled
- 18 May 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 20 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 70%
- Ratings
- Perf 106, Speed 93
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke 4/31
Al Qareem won twice in his last five starts, including a victory three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating ranks him second of seven, but 139 days off and a fourth last time out are the worries.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Moqla (GB) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Nick Bradley Racing 33 Burke Partner
- Foaled
- 29 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Coverham, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 31 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 118, Speed 105
Callum Hutchinson
Andrew Balding 14/49
Old Harrovian was beaten into sixth last time out after a second and a win in the two runs before, and 41 days off makes him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, but our figures rank him last of seven, and 132 lb is a big ask.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Daivika (USA) by Dynaformer
- Owner
- Michael Blencowe
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 49 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 99, Speed 94
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding 14/49
Royal Playwright arrives in decent shape after a second last time out, a month's break (27 days) behind him, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The risk is a patchy run of finishes since his win five starts back, with two fifths in that spell.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Arabian Queen (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- J C Smith
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Kingsclere, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 14 wins from 49 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 111, Speed 103
Rowan Scott
Charlie Johnston 0/30
Evanesco heads here in decent order, a second last time out and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Fresh enough after 27 days, he's a clear threat, though a fifth two starts back shows he can be inconsistent.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Golden Gazelle (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Amo Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 30 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 108, Speed 91
David Probert
Faye Bramley 2/11
Rebel Rocker is hard to fancy after sliding from a win five starts back to an eighth last time out, and he returns after 48 days off. He has run over today's trip and our rating of 99 ranks him sixth of seven, though a speed figure of 105 offers a little hope.
- Sire
- Cityscape (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Minuty (GB) by Verglas
- Owner
- Miss Jennifer Dorey
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 99, Speed 105
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.