Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (Handicap)

Ascot

14:45

Date 2023-08-12

Distance 1m3f211y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £39,344

Winning Time 2m 34.14s (slow by 4.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Scampi (GB) Saffie Osborne · Andrew Balding	11/2	Won
2nd	Wootton'sun (FR) Hollie Doyle · Richard Fahey	17/2	0.1
3rd	Youthful King (GB) Olivier Peslier · Luke Dace	10/1	12
4th	Dark Jedi (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Tim Easterby	18/1	1.75
5th	La Yakel (GB) Joao Moreira · William Haggas	7/4F	2.75
6th	Nolton Cross (IRE) Hayley Turner · Hugo Palmer	18/1	.5
7th	Kitsune Power (IRE) Kazuo Yokoyama · Roger Varian	28/1	1.75
8th	Max Mayhem (GB) Thore Hammer Hansen · Kevin Philippart De Foy	6/1	27
9th	Pride Of Priory (GB) Frankie Dettori · William Haggas	13/2	29
10th	Andaleep (IRE) Luke Morris · Daniel & Claire Kubler	18/1	39

Runners (12)

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
3 (11)	La Yakel Bay J:Joao Moreira T:William Haggas	J:Joao Moreira T:William Haggas	135	—	3114-2	95	107	84	28d	—	—	-4	25.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Won valuable C&D handicap last September; again good to soft when C&D 2nd on reappearance
8 (1)	Scampi Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Andrew Balding	J:Saffie Osborne T:Andrew Balding	132	—	516526	92	106	88	28d	—	—	+6	20	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Shaped okay in a top 1m2f handicap last time given his slow start; respected back at 1m4f
NR (7)	East Asia Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	132	—	208-58	92	-	-	126d	—	—	+1	14.1	1.00/1	5 20%
Lightly raced these days and his last serious impact was at Meydan in February 2022
11 (3)	Pride Of Priory Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:William Haggas	J:Frankie Dettori T:William Haggas	132	t	75-963	92	109	54	21d	—	—	+1	14.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Improvement peaked with a win in this race last year (good to firm); just 1lb higher today
1 (4)	Max Mayhem Bay J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	140	—	3-1862	100	106	92	15d	—	—	+7	17.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Sixth at the Royal meeting and C&D second 15 days ago makes him in the form of his life
9 (2)	Youthful King Bay J:Olivier Peslier T:Luke Dace	J:Olivier Peslier T:Luke Dace	132	—	7-9131	92	106	90	42d	—	—	+5	12.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Improving 4yo on good/good to firm; needs a close look despite revised mark and new trip
12 (6)	Woottonsun Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Richard Fahey	J:Hollie Doyle T:Richard Fahey	130	—	5-2321	90	104	88	35d	—	—	+4	12.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Reserve; won from Scampi in 1m4f Old Newton Cup at Haydock five weeks ago; up another 5lb
7 (5)	Nolton Cross Brown J:Hayley Turner T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hayley Turner T:Hugo Palmer	132	—	160363	92	105	47	15d	—	—	+10	16.7	3.25/1	14 7%
C&D third on good to soft latest and now 4lb better off with the runner-up Max Mayhem
5 (10)	Dark Jedi Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Tim Easterby	J:Declan McDonogh T:Tim Easterby	132	—	-63065	92	107	66	21d	—	—	+8	12.8	3.75/1	16 6%
Won twice last term (over slightly longer trips) and is 3lb below his last winning mark
4 (8)	Andaleep Bay J:Luke Morris T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Luke Morris T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	134	t	-34214	94	106	86	16d	—	—	+18	22.3	4.75/1	20 5%
Tremendous record over the last 14 months, albeit with a bit more to prove over this far
NR (9)	Soto Sizzler Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Moore	J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Moore	136	p	07-030	96	105	85	11d	—	—	+7	13.4	6.00/1	25 4%
Peak efforts on good or good to firm, so may not have had his ideal conditions this year
10 (12)	Kitsune Power Bay J:Kazuo Yokoyama T:Roger Varian	J:Kazuo Yokoyama T:Roger Varian	132	b	10-930	92	104	62	11d	—	—	+8	11.4	6.00/1	25 4%
Questions to answer about latest start, new trip, new headgear and ground softer than good

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
La Yakel	2	2	2	15/8	2
Scampi	5	5	5	9/2	5
East Asia	5	—	SP	SP	SP
Pride Of Priory	13/2	6	6	6	13/2
Max Mayhem	15/2	13/2	7	7	7
Youthful King	10	9	10	10	10
Woottonsun	9	9	17/2	8	9
Nolton Cross	14	12	12	14	14
Dark Jedi	16	16	14	16	16
Andaleep	20	18	18	18	20
Soto Sizzler	25	22	22	20	20
Kitsune Power	25	25	22	22	25

Predictor

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

1st

La Yakel

25.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Andaleep

22.3

OR: 11 Form: 10.1 Odds: 1.2

3rd

Scampi

OR: 10.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 4

9/2

Max Mayhem

17.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Nolton Cross

16.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.7

East Asia

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Pride Of Priory

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Soto Sizzler

13.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Dark Jedi

12.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.4

Youthful King

12.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Woottonsun

12.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Kitsune Power

11.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Max Mayhem	100	106	92
Soto Sizzler	96	105	85
La Yakel	95	107	84
Andaleep	94	106	86
Scampi	92	106	88
East Asia	92	—	—
Pride Of Priory	92	109	54
Youthful King	92	106	90
Nolton Cross	92	105	47
Dark Jedi	92	107	66
Kitsune Power	92	104	62
Woottonsun	90	104	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Soto Sizzler	11d ago	Quick return
Kitsune Power	11d ago	Quick return
Max Mayhem	15d ago	Fit
Nolton Cross	15d ago	Fit
Andaleep	16d ago	Fit
Pride Of Priory	21d ago	Fit
Dark Jedi	21d ago	Fit
La Yakel	28d ago	Fit
Scampi	28d ago	Fit
Woottonsun	35d ago	Fit
Youthful King	42d ago	Fit
East Asia	126d ago	Long break