Coventry Stakes (Group 2) – Ascot

Ascot

15:05

Coventry Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2023-06-20

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £85,065

Winning Time 1m 15.49s (slow by 3.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	River Tiber (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	11/8F	Won
2nd	Army Ethos (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	20/1	0.3
3rd	Bucanero Fuerte (GB) Kevin Stott · Adrian Murray	16/1	.75
4th	Givemethebeatboys (IRE) Frankie Dettori · Mrs John Harrington	7/1	.75
5th	Haatem (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	28/1	1
6th	Bobsleigh (IRE) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	14/1	0.1
7th	Watch My Tracer (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · George Scott	50/1	1.75
8th	Spanish Phoenix (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	33/1	.75
9th	Asadna (IRE) William Buick · George Boughey	7/2	.5
10th	Cuban Thunder (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	50/1	5.5
11th	Fandom (GB) John R Velazquez · Wesley A Ward	11/1	0.3
12th	Emperor's Son (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	22/1	1.5
13th	The Camden Colt (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	80/1	1.25
14th	Prince X J (IRE) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	200/1	0.2
15th	Ticktyboo (GB) Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler	200/1	0.3
16th	Flag Of St George (IRE) Robert Tart · Jane Chapple-Hyam	66/1	3
17th	Politico (IRE) James Doyle · Charlie Johnston	100/1	.5
18th	Alfa Whiteburd (IRE) Clifford Lee · Craig Lidster	300/1	2
19th	Packard (IRE) David Egan · Richard Hannon	80/1	6
20th	Zoulu Chief (GB) Billy Loughnane · Heather Main	125/1	1.75

Runners (22)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
17 (6)	River Tiber Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	129	—	11	-	118	95	30d	—	—	-7	28.4	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Immensely promising winner at Navan and Naas; form looks strong; top of the list
3 (17)	Asadna Bay J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	129	—	1	-	117	101	30d	—	—	-6	16.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Startling 12l winner at Ripon on debut; up in grade but needs taking very seriously indeed
12 (7)	Givemethebeatboys Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Frankie Dettori T:Mrs John Harrington	129	—	11	-	116	71	24d	—	—	+9	20.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Battling winner of Group 3 at the Curragh; may not have reached his limit just yet
4 (5)	Bobsleigh Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	129	—	11	-	105	100	18d	—	—	+12	18.7	3.25/1	14 7%
2-2; not discounted but will need another jolt of improvement to complete hat-trick
7 (10)	Chief Mankato Bay J:James McDonald T:Charles Hills	J:James McDonald T:Charles Hills	129	—	1	-	96	89	22d	—	—	+7	11.2	4.75/1	20 5%
18-1 winner at Windsor; some improvement needed but that form has been boosted since
10 (15)	Fandom Bay J:John R Velazquez T:Wesley A Ward	J:John R Velazquez T:Wesley A Ward	129	b	1	-	106	-	54d	—	—	+6	11.6	4.25/1	18 6%
Impressive on Keeneland debut in April; 11th in the Coventry Stakes here on Tuesday
2 (12)	Army Ethos Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	129	—	1	-	100	60	27d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.00/1	25 4%
Represents same connections as last year's winner; impressive Ayr scorer on only start
5 (14)	Bucanero Fuerte Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Adrian Murray	J:Kevin Stott T:Adrian Murray	129	—	1	-	99	91	87d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Runaway winner of first 2yo event of the season at the Curragh in March; could be anything
13 (8)	Haatem Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	129	—	313	-	101	91	18d	—	—	+9	12.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Did well after slow start when third to Bobsleigh at Epsom; could outrun his likely odds
9 (11)	Emperors Son Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	129	—	1	-	97	66	18d	—	—	+7	11.2	5.25/1	22 5%
Overcame being hampered at start when making winning debut at Carlisle; improvement needed
18 (19)	Spanish Phoenix Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	—	41	-	95	73	52d	—	—	+8	10.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Convincing scorer at Leicester; trainer won this in 2021; lively outsider
8 (16)	Cuban Thunder Brown J:Rossa Ryan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Rossa Ryan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	129	—	21	-	101	82	33d	—	—	+12	14	16.25/1	66 2%
Built on promising debut to win York maiden; this assignment demands much more
21 (13)	Watch My Tracer Grey J:Daniel Muscutt T:George Scott	J:Daniel Muscutt T:George Scott	129	—	1	-	92	71	27d	—	—	+8	10.6	19.75/1	80 1%
Made the perfect start in Yarmouth novice; improvement is possible but necessary
11 (2)	Flag Of St George Bay J:Robert Tart T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Robert Tart T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	129	—	41	-	98	86	33d	—	—	+9	10.4	19.75/1	80 1%
Fulfilled debut promise when scoring at Newmarket; going the right way but needs far more
19 (21)	The Camden Colt Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	129	—	317	-	97	81	18d	—	—	+7	9	24.75/1	100 1%
Had an excuse last time and his Haydock win has worked out well; not discounted
22 (18)	Zoulu Chief Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Heather Main	J:Billy Loughnane T:Heather Main	129	—	71	-	92	36	32d	—	—	+9	10.5	24.75/1	100 1%
150-1 winner at Newbury; will find it harder to dominate against higher calibre of rival
6 (9)	Buyin Buyin Chestnut J:Seamie Heffernan T:W P Browne	J:Seamie Heffernan T:W P Browne	129	—	14	-	108	61	24d	—	—	+6	7.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Has plenty to find with Givemethebeatboys based on fourth in Curragh Group 3 last time
14 (1)	Packard Chestnut J:David Egan T:Richard Hannon	J:David Egan T:Richard Hannon	129	—	21	-	95	83	14d	—	—	+12	13.9	24.75/1	100 1%
Workmanlike scorer at Lingfield two weeks ago; this is a much sterner task
15 (4)	Politico Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	129	—	31	-	97	58	24d	—	—	+11	12.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Left debut form well behind when making all at Chester; this is much tougher
16 (22)	Prince X J Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D Ocallaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D Ocallaghan	129	—	971	-	93	71	11d	—	—	+9	10.2	49.75/1	200 1%
Steadily progressive; winner at Fairyhouse; in far deeper here
20 (3)	Ticktyboo Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	129	—	52	-	89	76	24d	—	—	+5	5.2	74.75/1	300 0%
Took a step forward when second at York but now faces a considerably tougher assignment
1 (20)	Alfa Whiteburd Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Craig Lidster	J:Clifford Lee T:Craig Lidster	129	—	423	-	82	69	18d	—	—	+6	6.7	124.75/1	500 0%
0-3 over 5f; looks to face an impossible task in this company

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
River Tiber	6/4	11/8	6/4	11/8	5/4
Asadna	10/3	10/3	3	3	3
Givemethebeatboys	15/2	13/2	15/2	7	15/2
Bobsleigh	14	14	12	12	14
Chief Mankato	20	18	18	18	18
Fandom	18	14	14	16	14
Army Ethos	25	20	20	20	25
Bucanero Fuerte	12	11	10	10	14
Haatem	22	22	20	22	28
Emperors Son	20	18	20	20	22
Spanish Phoenix	40	33	33	33	33
Cuban Thunder	66	50	50	50	50
Watch My Tracer	80	66	50	66	80
Flag Of St George	80	66	66	66	66
The Camden Colt	80	80	100	80	80
Zoulu Chief	100	80	100	100	100
Buyin Buyin	100	80	100	100	100
Packard	100	100	80	80	80
Politico	80	100	80	80	100
Prince X J	200	150	200	200	100
Ticktyboo	200	200	300	200	200
Alfa Whiteburd	300	300	500	300	250

Predictor

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

1st

River Tiber

28.4

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Givemethebeatboys

20.3

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Bobsleigh

18.7

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 1.7

Asadna

16.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

10/3

Cuban Thunder

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.5

Packard

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.4

100

Haatem

12.6

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.1

Politico

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.3

100

Bucanero Fuerte

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

Fandom

11.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

Chief Mankato

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

Emperors Son

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

Army Ethos

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

Spanish Phoenix

10.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

Watch My Tracer

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

Zoulu Chief

10.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5

100

Flag Of St George

10.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.4

Prince X J

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

200

The Camden Colt

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.5

100

Buyin Buyin

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.3

100

Alfa Whiteburd

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.2

500

Ticktyboo

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.2

300

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
River Tiber	—	118	95
Asadna	—	117	101
Givemethebeatboys	—	116	71
Bobsleigh	—	105	100
Chief Mankato	—	96	89
Fandom	—	106	—
Army Ethos	—	100	60
Bucanero Fuerte	—	99	91
Haatem	—	101	91
Emperors Son	—	97	66
Spanish Phoenix	—	95	73
Cuban Thunder	—	101	82
Watch My Tracer	—	92	71
Flag Of St George	—	98	86
The Camden Colt	—	97	81
Zoulu Chief	—	92	36
Buyin Buyin	—	108	61
Packard	—	95	83
Politico	—	97	58
Prince X J	—	93	71
Ticktyboo	—	89	76
Alfa Whiteburd	—	82	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Prince X J	11d ago	Quick return
Packard	14d ago	Fit
Bobsleigh	18d ago	Fit
Haatem	18d ago	Fit
Emperors Son	18d ago	Fit
The Camden Colt	18d ago	Fit
Alfa Whiteburd	18d ago	Fit
Chief Mankato	22d ago	Fit
Givemethebeatboys	24d ago	Fit
Buyin Buyin	24d ago	Fit
Politico	24d ago	Fit
Ticktyboo	24d ago	Fit
Army Ethos	27d ago	Fit
Watch My Tracer	27d ago	Fit
River Tiber	30d ago	Fit
Asadna	30d ago	Fit
Zoulu Chief	32d ago	Fit
Cuban Thunder	33d ago	Fit
Flag Of St George	33d ago	Fit
Spanish Phoenix	52d ago	Fresh
Fandom	54d ago	Fresh
Bucanero Fuerte	87d ago	Fresh