bet365 Stakes (Registered As The Steventon Stakes) (Listed Race)

Newbury

13:50

Date 2023-07-22

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £22,684

Winning Time 2m 5.37s (slow by 0.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Al Aasy (IRE) Jim Crowley · William Haggas	100/30	Won
2nd	Phantom Flight (GB) P J McDonald · James Horton	7/1	1.5
3rd	Oviedo (IRE) Tom Marquand · Edward Bethell	6/1	3.5
4th	Highland Avenue (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/4F	0.05
5th	Dancing Magic (IRE) Sean Levey · Roger Teal	10/1	4
6th	Epic Poet (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Freddie & Martyn Meade	6/1	2.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (6)	Highland Avenue Grey J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	134	—	89-324	109	118	96	32d	—	—	-6	24.2	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Placed in Epsom Group 3 and Royal Ascot Listed race last month; should go well
1 (2)	Al Aasy Bay J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas	134	—	48/1-5	113	123	18	21d	—	—	+10	28	0.88/1	7/2 22%
No battler but dual course Group 3 winner; could leave recent comeback run behind
2 (1)	Epic Poet Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Freddie & Martyn Meade	J:Oisin Murphy T:Freddie & Martyn Meade	134	—	31322-	106	116	87	251d	—	—	+19	30.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
1m2f Listed winner on good to soft in France; interesting contender on return for new yard
6 (3)	Oviedo Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Edward Bethell	J:Tom Marquand T:Edward Bethell	125	—	08-619	100	113	81	30d	—	—	+3	16.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Useful but only ninth in Royal Ascot Group 3 last month; has a bit to find
5 (5)	Dancing Magic Bay J:Sean Levey T:Roger Teal	J:Sean Levey T:Roger Teal	125	ht	44-308	104	111	83	30d	—	—	+7	15.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Useful but too free for his own good stepped up to 1m2f last twice; needs to settle better
4 (4)	Phantom Flight Bay J:P J McDonald T:James Horton	J:P J McDonald T:James Horton	134	—	17-334	105	117	77	21d	—	—	+7	16.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has reached the frame at Listed level on all three runs this year; should be thereabouts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Highland Avenue	7/4	13/8	15/8	7/4	7/4
Al Aasy	7/2	10/3	4	7/2	7/2
Epic Poet	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Oviedo	11/2	5	11/2	11/2	11/2
Dancing Magic	9	9	17/2	17/2	17/2
Phantom Flight	8	7	8	8	17/2

Predictor

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

1st

Epic Poet

30.9

OR: 14 Form: 13.6 Odds: 3.3

11/2

2nd

Al Aasy

OR: 15.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Highland Avenue

24.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Oviedo

16.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Phantom Flight

16.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Dancing Magic

15.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Aasy	113	123	18
Highland Avenue	109	118	96
Epic Poet	106	116	87
Phantom Flight	105	117	77
Dancing Magic	104	111	83
Oviedo	100	113	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Al Aasy	21d ago	Fit
Phantom Flight	21d ago	Fit
Oviedo	30d ago	Fit
Dancing Magic	30d ago	Fit
Highland Avenue	32d ago	Fit
Epic Poet	251d ago	Long break