19:45
ARC All Weather Bonus Is Back Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, £3,140, 13 runners
- Going
- POLYTRACK: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Dry
- Stalls
- 6f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Intervention No. 4, stall 7
Harry Davies · Michael Appleby
✓ Course winner ✓ Won last time out ✓ Trainer in form (5/22, 14 days)
Intervention gets the vote in a tight Chelmsford seven-furlong contest, his progressive profile and fitness edge making him preferable to the top-rated Obsidian Dream, who is only three pounds better on our figures. The clock also backs his form, which gives us a sound basis for siding with him at 69. Obsidian Dream is the chief danger, while Yachtsman and Shaw Park are both two pounds behind her and sit just one pound clear of our pick, so this looks an open race with a thin margin for error. Intervention is the selection.
Runners
Kieran O'Neill
Scott Dixon 1/25
Enpassant arrives fresh from a third last time out, 16 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going, though a ninth two starts back and just one win in his last six, coming six starts back, temper enthusiasm. Our rating of 67 ranks him seventh of 13, with 138 lb from draw 11.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Celestial Bow (IRE) by Raven's Pass
- Owner
- Amphitheatre Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 25 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 69
Christian Howarth (3)
Scott Dixon 1/25
Shaw Park arrives fit after just nine days, having finished in the frame in four of his last six, including a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. He is yet to win in that spell, which is the one risk, but our rating of 70 ranks him third of 13.
- Sire
- Aclaim (IRE)
- Dam
- Waterways (IRE) by Alhaarth
- Owner
- Amphitheatre Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 14 May 2019
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 25 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 67
William Cox
J. S. Moore 0/13
Top of our ranking and with experience of today's trip and going, Obsidian Dream showed some promise with a third four starts back, and he's rated 72 by us against an official 65. The risk is a 132-day absence after two unplaced runs, plus 138 lb from stall six.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Itiqad (GB) by Makfi
- Owner
- Mrs Sara Moore
- Foaled
- 7 May 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 73
Harry Davies
Michael Appleby 5/22
Intervention is our selection on profile: he won last time out just ten days ago, so he's fit and fresh, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 69 ranks him fourth, and the one reservation is a patchy record before that win.
- Sire
- Swiss Spirit (GB)
- Dam
- Lady Lube Rye (IRE) by Catcher In The Rye
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 8
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2017
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 22 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 77
Neil Callan
Jack Morland 0/2
Yachtsman has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 70 ranks him second of 13, while he last won six starts back and returns after 18 days. The main risk is form of a ninth and an eighth in his last two outings.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Yolo Star (IRE) by Society Rock
- Owner
- Plastimet Ltd
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 69
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton 1/14
Dark Mandate arrives in cracking form, second last time out, a winner two starts back, and fresh from a run just 12 days ago, with experience of both today's trip and going. Carrying 135 lb from draw 13, he's only sixth of 13 on our rating, and a modest speed figure of 58 suggests he may lack the pace to go one better.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Bizzi Lizzi (GB) by Muhaarar
- Owner
- H Frost
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Blewbury, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 59
David Probert
Michael Attwater 1/13
Fresh Fade is winless in his last six, with a sixth two starts back and a fifth three starts back the best of it, but he is fresh enough after 18 days and has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 69 ranks him fifth of 13, though 135 lb from stall three offers little leeway.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Julienne (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Dare To Dream Racing
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Epsom, Surrey
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 8%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 69
Alicia Perkins (7)
Mark Usher 1/11
Shades of May arrives on a solid recent run, third last time out and a winner two starts back, and he has experience of today's trip and going. Carrying 134 lb from draw 10 after 39 days off, he sits ninth of 13 on our rating, which tempers the appeal.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Shades Of Silk (GB) by Bahamian Bounty
- Owner
- The Mark Usher Racing Partnership
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 61
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti 2/8
Orange Emperor arrives with a third last time out and a second two starts back, yet he is winless in his last six and has had 51 days off since. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 66 sits eight of 13, so he looks a midfield sort from stall 8 off 133 lb.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Dutch Princess (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- Milan Racing Club
- Foaled
- 18 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 57
Tyler Heard
Scott Dixon 1/25
Candy Warhol is winless in his last six, unplaced last time and a sixth two starts back, so he is hard to fancy, though a second three starts back and two thirds before that show he can get involved. He has run over today's trip and going, and only 14 days since his last run keeps him fit, but our rating of 56 has him tenth of 13.
- Sire
- Twirling Candy (USA)
- Dam
- Costume (GB) by Danehill
- Owner
- Homecroft Wealth Paul J Dixon Partners
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Rolleston, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 25 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 74
Warren Fentiman (3)
John Ryan 0/6
Chloe's Courage is consistent but yet to win in her last six, with a fourth last time out and a third two starts back, and she's ranked 11 of 13 on our figures, which makes her hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going, and 20 days since her last run is fine.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Desert Shine (IRE) by Green Desert
- Owner
- Gerry Mcgladery
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 56
Alexandra Egan (5)
John Ryan 0/6
Winless in her last five, Shush A Minute has finished fifth, ninth, fifth, sixth and seventh, so it is hard to make a case, and our rating of 44 ranks her 12th of 13. Fit after 16 days and with experience of today's trip and going, she runs off 118 lb from stall five.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Jeany (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Deerfield Syndicate
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 44, Speed 52
Jack Doughty
Simon Pearce 0/4
Hever Beauty is hard to fancy: she is winless in her last three, was only fifth last time out, and returns after 179 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, but our rating has her last of 13, and she's drawn 12.
- Sire
- Land Force (IRE)
- Dam
- Basque Beauty (GB) by Nayef
- Owner
- R A Popely
- Foaled
- 17 May 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 39, Speed 50
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.