Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2)

Ascot

14:20

Date 2023-07-15

Distance 7f213y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £79,394

Winning Time 1m 45.54s (slow by 6.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Master Of The Seas (IRE) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	11/2	Won
2nd	Aldaary (GB) Jim Crowley · William Haggas	11/10F	4
3rd	Jimi Hendrix (IRE) Dougie Costello · Ralph Beckett	6/1	.5
4th	Angel Bleu (FR) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	9/2	2.5
5th	Mighty Ulysses (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	13/2	2
6th	Classic Causeway (USA) Ben Curtis · Kenneth McPeek	50/1	15
7th	Dashing Roger (GB) Billy Loughnane · William Stone	66/1	13
8th	New Kingdom (GB) Harry Davies · Charlie Appleby	40/1	9.5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (5)	Aldaary Chestnut J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	129	—	11/1-4	116	130	90	14d	—	—	+2	33.5	0.41/1	13/8 38%
May come on for recent reappearance; goes well on softer than good so rain in favour
3 (4)	Angel Bleu Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	129	—	5-2617	112	125	97	25d	—	—	+3	20.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Arrives in form; goes well on softer than good and player if the rain arrives
6 (8)	Jimi Hendrix Chestnut J:Dougie Costello T:Ralph Beckett	J:Dougie Costello T:Ralph Beckett	129	b	5-0181	111	128	104	24d	—	—	+4	20	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Big improver in blinkers; very smart effort to win Hunt Cup here; player if in same form
1 (6)	Master Of The Seas Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	132	h	/1-130	115	128	114	112d	—	—	+12	27.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Not at best in Dubai latest but in good form there prior to that and very classy at best
7 (7)	Mighty Ulysses Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	12515-	112	128	106	329d	—	—	+20	28.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Smart and largely progressive at 3 and could kick on again in 2023; can race freely
NR (1)	Regal Reality Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Richard Kingscote T:Sir Michael Stoute	129	—	815-41	110	125	82	42d	—	—	+11	16.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Fifth Group 3 win when taking Diomed at Epsom last month but yet to win a Group 2
8 (3)	New Kingdom Chestnut J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Appleby	J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Appleby	129	p	10-318	105	122	112	88d	—	—	+12	14.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Front-runner who might be in here to set a good pace for stablemate Master Of The Seas
4 (2)	Classic Causeway Chestnut J:Ben Curtis T:Kenneth Mcpeek	J:Ben Curtis T:Kenneth Mcpeek	129	—	6-2646	110	125	59	24d	—	—	+13	15.6	12.25/1	50 2%
This US challenger has plenty to prove after finishing well held over 1m2f here last month
5 (9)	Dashing Roger Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:William Stone	J:Billy Loughnane T:William Stone	129	—	700-53	85	102	60	65d	—	—	+7	9.2	19.75/1	80 1%
Useful handicapper but out of his depth here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Aldaary	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	6/4
Angel Bleu	4	7/2	4	4	4
Jimi Hendrix	4	4	9/2	4	9/2
Master Of The Seas	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mighty Ulysses	8	15/2	8	8	8
Regal Reality	14	14	14	14	14
New Kingdom	33	33	33	33	28
Classic Causeway	50	40	40	40	40
Dashing Roger	80	66	50	66	50

Predictor

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

1st

Aldaary

33.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 10

13/8

2nd

Mighty Ulysses

28.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.5

15/2

3rd

Master Of The Seas

27.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Angel Bleu

20.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Jimi Hendrix

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Regal Reality

16.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Classic Causeway

15.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

New Kingdom

14.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Dashing Roger

9.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aldaary	116	130	90
Master Of The Seas	115	128	114
Angel Bleu	112	125	97
Mighty Ulysses	112	128	106
Jimi Hendrix	111	128	104
Regal Reality	110	125	82
Classic Causeway	110	125	59
New Kingdom	105	122	112
Dashing Roger	85	102	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aldaary	14d ago	Fit
Jimi Hendrix	24d ago	Fit
Classic Causeway	24d ago	Fit
Angel Bleu	25d ago	Fit
Regal Reality	42d ago	Fit
Dashing Roger	65d ago	Fresh
New Kingdom	88d ago	Fresh
Master Of The Seas	112d ago	Long break
Mighty Ulysses	329d ago	Long break