Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap)

Ascot

4:30

Date 2023-08-12

Distance 6f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £39,344

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (8)	Quinault b J:Luke Morris T:Stuart Williams	J:Luke Morris T:Stuart Williams	139	ht	111111	97	108	84	30d	—	—	+22	42.9	11/4 27%
6-6 in handicaps and latest Newmarket win is strong form; his form is on good or faster
10 (10)	Dark Trooper b J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	131	—	138311	89	112	97	6d	—	—	+18	33.3	9/2 18%
2-2 since returned to 6f; looks well in under a 3lb penalty; strong claims
4 (7)	Batal Dubai b J:Joao Moreira T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Joao Moreira T:Harry & Roger Charlton	134	—	317-71	92	108	69	42d	—	—	-1	14.9	9/2 18%
Won 3 of his 6 starts, looking good at Newcastle latest; 4lb rise to deal with; unexposed
3 (4)	Washington Heights b J:Hollie Doyle T:Kevin Ryan	J:Hollie Doyle T:Kevin Ryan	136	—	-92224	94	106	88	30d	—	—	+8	22.9	9/2 18%
String of good runs in handicaps this year but keeps finding Quinault too strong
NR (5)	Dream For Gold b J:NON-RUNNER T:Kevin Ryan	J:NON-RUNNER T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	-15022	86	104	-	14d	—	—	+14	21.6	10 10%
Reserve; back on the up lately but he's 5lb higher than for his second at Newmarket latest
1 (12)	Hes A Monster br J:Tom Marquand T:Archie Watson	J:Tom Marquand T:Archie Watson	142	—	-11616	100	101	69	28d	—	—	+20	26.1	14/1 7%
All 7 runs at 7f, winning 4; ground excuse last time; new trip could spark something extra
7 (6)	Radio Goo Goo gr/b J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:David Evans	J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:David Evans	132	—	111475	90	105	92	17d	—	—	+10	16.7	12/1 8%
5 wins already this year; return to handicaps can help; shouldn't be passed over lightly
9 (1)	Bonny Angel b J:Frankie Dettori T:Clive Cox	J:Frankie Dettori T:Clive Cox	131	t	68-658	89	100	82	11d	—	—	+6	11.1	18/1 5%
Some fair runs this year without suggesting she was the one to be on today
8 (3)	Russet Gold ch J:Olivier Peslier T:Roger Varian	J:Olivier Peslier T:Roger Varian	132	—	13-015	90	104	90	22d	—	—	+5	11.7	14/1 7%
Easy winner of a weaker race at Redcar in June; held in Class 2 latest; needs career best
6 (9)	Alpha Capture b J:Kazuo Yokoyama T:William Haggas	J:Kazuo Yokoyama T:William Haggas	132	b	3-2707	90	97	67	14d	—	—	+9	13.2	25 4%
Well beaten in two Newmarket handicaps last month; down 10lb but risky; blinkers return
5 (2)	Zaman Jemil b J:Matthew Chadwick T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Matthew Chadwick T:Harry & Roger Charlton	134	—	137-31	92	108	73	38d	—	—	+6	12.1	16 6%
Won well on good to firm last month (6f); can do better but he'll need to here
NR (11)	Celtic Champion gr J:TBC T:Andrew Balding	J: T:Andrew Balding	129	—	415-51	87	105	89	182d	—	—	+6	10.6	18 6%
Reserve; two wins from six; gelded since AW win in February last time; this is tougher

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Quinault	3	3	11/4	3	3
Dark Trooper	9/2	4	9/2	9/2	9/2
Batal Dubai	4/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	5
Washington Heights	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Dream For Gold	10	9	10	10	10
Hes A Monster	14/1	12	12	12	12
Radio Goo Goo	12/1	11	12	12	12
Bonny Angel	18/1	16	14	16	18/1
Russet Gold	14/1	12	11	14	14
Alpha Capture	25	20	20	22	20
Zaman Jemil	14/1	14	12	14	16
Celtic Champion	18	18	16	16	18

Predictor

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

1st

Quinault

42.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 25 Odds: 6.2

11/4

2nd

Dark Trooper

33.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 19.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Hes A Monster

26.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 12 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Washington Heights

22.9

OR: 11 Form: 7.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Dream For Gold

21.6

OR: 9 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.1

Radio Goo Goo

16.7

OR: 10 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Batal Dubai

14.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Alpha Capture

13.2

OR: 10 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

Zaman Jemil

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Russet Gold

11.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Bonny Angel

11.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Celtic Champion

10.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hes A Monster Top Rated	100	101	69
Quinault	97	108	84
Washington Heights	94	106	88
Batal Dubai	92	108	69
Zaman Jemil	92	108	73
Radio Goo Goo	90	105	92
Russet Gold	90	104	90
Alpha Capture	90	97	67
Dark Trooper	89	112	97
Bonny Angel	89	100	82
Celtic Champion	87	105	89
Dream For Gold	86	104	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Trooper	6d ago	Quick return
Bonny Angel	11d ago	Quick return
Dream For Gold	14d ago	Fit
Alpha Capture	14d ago	Fit
Radio Goo Goo	17d ago	Fit
Russet Gold	22d ago	Fit
Hes A Monster	28d ago	Fit
Quinault	30d ago	Fit
Washington Heights	30d ago	Fit
Zaman Jemil	38d ago	Fit
Batal Dubai	42d ago	Fit
Celtic Champion	182d ago	Long break