Whispering Angel Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3) – Goodwood

Goodwood

2:25

Whispering Angel Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-08-02

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £56,710

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR (12)	Jumbly b J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J: T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	131	—	861-24	105	120	78	42d	—	—	+1	19	7/2 22%
Royal Ascot 1m run makes this return to 7f look interesting; among the best form
7 (7)	White Moonlight b J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Oisin Murphy T:Saeed Bin Suroor	131	—	227511	106	119	110	24d	—	—	+19	37.2	7/2 22%
Comfortable 7f Listed wins win at Musselburgh and Chelmsford (made all) on last two starts
2 (1)	Fast Response b J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	131	—	1-2542	104	117	94	18d	—	—	+6	26.7	7/2 22%
Seems best on soft or heavy going; in the mix of she gets her ground
8 (3)	Breege b J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	125	—	325-72	105	119	85	40d	—	—	+5	17.4	13/2 13%
Second of 29 from the back in the Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm)
9 (8)	Dream Of Love b J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	125	—	3-2037	102	111	70	40d	—	—	+8	18	15/2 12%
Short-headed by Mawj at Meydan (7f, soft) in January; has not built on that
13 (16)	Matilda Picotte b J:Ronan Whelan T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Ronan Whelan T:Kieran P Cotter	125	p	31-234	104	115	93	67d	—	—	+4	17.5	11/2 15%
6f on good to firm was her first disappointment; interesting on the earlier evidence
NR (9)	Olivia Maralda b J:TBC T:Roger Varian	J: T:Roger Varian	125	—	29-715	109	122	98	39d	—	—	+6	18.4	13/2 13%
Well beaten in 1,000 Guineas on soft; big chance judged on both performances since
6 (15)	Sicilian Defense b J:Alexis Pouchin T:Y Barberot	J:Alexis Pouchin T:Y Barberot	131	t	43-614	101	113	72	34d	—	—	+8	14.5	14 7%
Free-going, strong-travelling sort who has sometimes looked better than the bare result
12 (14)	Magical Sunset b J:Kevin Stott T:Richard Hannon	J:Kevin Stott T:Richard Hannon	125	—	-56487	100	114	87	25d	—	—	+9	13.9	18 6%
4th to Olivia Maralda at Epsom; Listed run at Sandown last time was rather underwhelming
5 (13)	Samedi Rien b J:Jim Crowley T:G Arizkorreta Elosegui	J:Jim Crowley T:G Arizkorreta Elosegui	131	—	11-332	100	112	94	46d	—	—	+9	13.7	22 5%
Trained in Spain; eight wins; needs form of a different order to trouble the best of these
3 (2)	Internationalangel gr J:Marco Ghiani T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Marco Ghiani T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	131	—	-86305	99	116	48	24d	—	—	+11	15	22 5%
Beaten a head when 66-1 in this race last year but this renewal seems to demand more
10 (10)	Glenlaurel b J:Neil Callan T:Kevin Ryan	J:Neil Callan T:Kevin Ryan	125	—	68-474	93	104	78	35d	—	—	+8	11.6	28 4%
Listed events this campaign and twice a creditable fourth, but this is a much harder task
11 (4)	Juliet Sierra b J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	125	—	115-88	97	109	92	19d	—	—	+10	12.5	40 3%
Put in her place at York this season in a 1m Listed race and 6f Group 3
16 (11)	Sydneyarms Chelsea b J:Tom Marquand T:Charles Hills	J:Tom Marquand T:Charles Hills	125	h	15415-	99	107	89	313d	—	—	+19	22	40 3%
Won Deauville Gr 3 (7f, good to soft) as 2yo; hooded for this return; needs improvement
NR (6)	Rage Of Bamby b J:TBC T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J: T:Eve Johnson Houghton	125	—	1139-0	100	110	99	97d	—	—	+11	13.2	66 2%
Third in Group 2 Rockfel as 2yo; well below form both starts since, sole 3yo run in April
1 (5)	American Kestrel b J:Christophe Soumillon T:David Menuisier	J:Christophe Soumillon T:David Menuisier	131	—	6525-0	92	103	62	73d	—	—	+9	11.1	66 2%
Goes well in the mud but none of her form matches up to this task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Jumbly	4	4	7/2	7/2	7/2
White Moonlight	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Fast Response	7/2	3	3	3	3
Breege	13/2	6	5	6	6
Dream Of Love	7	13/2	15/2	7	7
Matilda Picotte	11/2	5	6	5	5
Olivia Maralda	13/2	13/2	6	6	6
Sicilian Defense	14	14	14	14	14
Magical Sunset	18	16	16	16	16
Samedi Rien	22	18	20	20	20
Internationalangel	22	20	22	20	20
Glenlaurel	28	28	28	28	28
Juliet Sierra	40	40	40	33	40
Sydneyarms Chelsea	40	33	33	33	33
Rage Of Bamby	50	66	50	50	50
American Kestrel	66	50	50	40	50

Predictor

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

1st

White Moonlight

37.2

OR: 14 Form: 18 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Fast Response

26.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Sydneyarms Chelsea

OR: 12.3 Form: 9 Odds: 0.7

Jumbly

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Olivia Maralda

18.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Dream Of Love

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Matilda Picotte

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Breege

17.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Internationalangel

OR: 12.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

Sicilian Defense

14.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Magical Sunset

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Samedi Rien

13.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Rage Of Bamby

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Juliet Sierra

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Glenlaurel

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

American Kestrel

11.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Olivia Maralda Top Rated	109	122	98
White Moonlight	106	119	110
Jumbly	105	120	78
Breege	105	119	85
Fast Response	104	117	94
Matilda Picotte	104	115	93
Dream Of Love	102	111	70
Sicilian Defense	101	113	72
Magical Sunset	100	114	87
Samedi Rien	100	112	94
Rage Of Bamby	100	110	99
Internationalangel	99	116	48
Sydneyarms Chelsea	99	107	89
Juliet Sierra	97	109	92
Glenlaurel	93	104	78
American Kestrel	92	103	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fast Response	18d ago	Fit
Juliet Sierra	19d ago	Fit
White Moonlight	24d ago	Fit
Internationalangel	24d ago	Fit
Magical Sunset	25d ago	Fit
Sicilian Defense	34d ago	Fit
Glenlaurel	35d ago	Fit
Olivia Maralda	39d ago	Fit
Breege	40d ago	Fit
Dream Of Love	40d ago	Fit
Jumbly	42d ago	Fit
Samedi Rien	46d ago	Fresh
Matilda Picotte	67d ago	Fresh
American Kestrel	73d ago	Fresh
Rage Of Bamby	97d ago	Long break
Sydneyarms Chelsea	313d ago	Long break