Anchorman Cup (Handicap) (4yo+) (Outer Track) (Turf)

Bahrain

11:45

Date 2023-02-03

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £36,000

Runners (19)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (3)	What A Welcome ch J:Stephane Ladjadj T:Hesham Al Haddad	J:Stephane Ladjadj T:Hesham Al Haddad	137	—	/1322-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	13	—
Prolific winner who has been running well in earlier legs of this series; player
2 (13)	Classical Wave b J:Stephane Pasquier T:Hesham Al Haddad	J:Stephane Pasquier T:Hesham Al Haddad	133	—	4705-2	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	5	—
Won this race last year and shaped as though coming to hand last time; draw a worry
3 (9)	Coolagh Forest b J:Andrea Atzeni T:A Jaleel Al Mallah	J:Andrea Atzeni T:A Jaleel Al Mallah	133	t	3/07-3	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	4.5	—
Knows how to win and better effort last time but this looks a fair bit stronger
4 (16)	Pensiero Damore b J:Ebrahim Nader T:Mohammed Hasan	J:Ebrahim Nader T:Mohammed Hasan	133	ht	58198-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	5	—
7f-1m winner for Marco Botti but well beaten so far in Bahrain; wide draw no help
5 (10)	Arctic Emperor b J:Neil Callan T:Hesham Al Haddad	J:Neil Callan T:Hesham Al Haddad	132	—	2336-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	10	—
Best effort in Bahrain when winning over 1m4f last time; more to do back in trip up 8lb
6 (7)	King Of Conquest b J:Richard Mullen T:Charlie Appleby	J:Richard Mullen T:Charlie Appleby	132	—	/2621-	-	-	-	66d	—	—	—	15	—
Unexposed sort who has yet to tackle a sound surface but bred to handle it; interesting
7 (15)	Merlins Beard b/br J:Liam Keniry T:Hesham Al Haddad	J:Liam Keniry T:Hesham Al Haddad	132	—	33175-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	6.5	—
Multiple winner for Richard Hughes; drop in trip from wide draw on Bahrain debut a worry
8 (6)	Longbourn b J:Danny Sheehy T:Ross Osullivan	J:Danny Sheehy T:Ross Osullivan	129	t	4322-0	-	-	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—
Should be better for Bahrain debut after three-month break but needs to raise game
9 (2)	Grigadale b J:Alberto Sanna T:Ali Abdulmajeed	J:Alberto Sanna T:Ali Abdulmajeed	128	—	11117-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	17	—
Good strike-rate since June and not helped by draw last time; much better berthed now
10 (4)	Mark Of Respect b J:Anas bin Salim Al Siyabi T:Hesham Al Haddad	J:Anas bin Salim Al Siyabi T:Hesham Al Haddad	126	—	773-21	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Triple 1m winner in Britain; off mark in Bahrain last time and claims from low draw
11 (5)	Knight Of Honour b J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	125	t	9663-1	-	-	-	27d	—	—	—	10	—
Winner in Britain and on Bahrain debut (gelded) and may be capable of better
12 (12)	Mr Professor b J:Hector Crouch T:Alice Haynes	J:Hector Crouch T:Alice Haynes	125	t	3488-7	-	-	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—
Patchy form since Pontefract Listed juvenile win; needs to better previous Bahrain form
13 (1)	Whats The Story b J:Callum Rodriguez T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Keith Dalgleish	125	p	5257-9	-	-	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—
Smart at best but isn't a regular winner and below best in Bahrain so far this winter
14 (14)	Dark Lion b J:Rosie Jessop T:Hesham Al Haddad	J:Rosie Jessop T:Hesham Al Haddad	123	—	5522-7	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Dual winner in Britain; yet to score in Bahrain and work to do from stall 14
15 (11)	Inigo Jones b J:Rowan Scott T:Jamie Osborne	J:Rowan Scott T:Jamie Osborne	122	—	54703-	-	-	-	35d	—	—	—	3	—
Stepped up on form of Bahrain debut when third over 1m2f last time; claims, despite draw
16 (8)	Zymyran b J:Hasan Al Saffar T:Ali Jan	J:Hasan Al Saffar T:Ali Jan	122	—	0/724-	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Multiple winner who wasn't disgraced on reappearance; this much tougher
17 (17)	Harbour Spirit b J:TBC T:Jaber Ramadhan	J: T:Jaber Ramadhan	122	—	566-41	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Reserve; off the mark in Bahrain over C&D last time but more needed to follow up
18 (18)	Tafaakhor gr J:Marcialis Jaures T:Basem Mahdi	J:Marcialis Jaures T:Basem Mahdi	122	—	426/-0	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Reserve; four-time winner in Britain/Dubai but well beaten after absence on Bahrain debut
19 (19)	Wizard Damour gr J:TBC T:Hesham Al Haddad	J: T:Hesham Al Haddad	121	—	2462-0	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—
Reserve; dual 7f winner for Karl Burke; well beaten on Bahrain debut and stamina to prove

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Grigadale

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

King Of Conquest

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 0

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3rd

What A Welcome

OR: 0 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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Arctic Emperor

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Knight Of Honour

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Merlins Beard

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Classical Wave

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Pensiero Damore

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Coolagh Forest

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Inigo Jones

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Longbourn

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mark Of Respect

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mr Professor

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Whats The Story

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dark Lion

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Zymyran

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Harbour Spirit

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tafaakhor

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wizard Damour

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
What A Welcome	—	—	—
Classical Wave	—	—	—
Coolagh Forest	—	—	—
Pensiero Damore	—	—	—
Arctic Emperor	—	—	—
King Of Conquest	—	—	—
Merlins Beard	—	—	—
Longbourn	—	—	—
Grigadale	—	—	—
Mark Of Respect	—	—	—
Knight Of Honour	—	—	—
Mr Professor	—	—	—
Whats The Story	—	—	—
Dark Lion	—	—	—
Inigo Jones	—	—	—
Zymyran	—	—	—
Harbour Spirit	—	—	—
Tafaakhor	—	—	—
Wizard Damour	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Longbourn	21d ago	Fit
Mr Professor	21d ago	Fit
Whats The Story	21d ago	Fit
Knight Of Honour	27d ago	Fit
Inigo Jones	35d ago	Fit
King Of Conquest	66d ago	Fresh
What A Welcome	—	—
Classical Wave	—	—
Coolagh Forest	—	—
Pensiero Damore	—	—
Arctic Emperor	—	—
Merlins Beard	—	—
Grigadale	—	—
Mark Of Respect	—	—
Dark Lion	—	—
Zymyran	—	—
Harbour Spirit	—	—
Tafaakhor	—	—
Wizard Damour	—	—