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Watch Sky Sports Racing 415 Handicap

Date 2023-08-19

Distance 7f6y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,496

Winning Time 1m 26.83s (slow by 3.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) Dale Swift · Seb Spencer	16/1	Won
2nd	Yaaser (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	100/30F	2
3rd	Ataser (GB) Connor Planas · T J Kent	7/1	2.75
4th	Rocket Rod (IRE) Shane Gray · Geoffrey Harker	10/1	.75
5th	Exceedingly Regal (IRE) Owen Lewis · Ismail Mohammed	17/2	0.3
6th	Kalganov (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	50/1	0.05
7th	Dancinginthewoods (GB) Frederick Larson · Amy Murphy	22/1	0.2
8th	Al Baahy (GB) Jack Mitchell · Kevin Frost	15/2	0.2
9th	Verona Star (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	9/1	.5
10th	Rich Waters (IRE) Rowan Scott · Grant Tuer	33/1	0.2
11th	Alseeyerthere (GB) P J McDonald · Steph Hollinshead	11/2	1.5
12th	Min Till (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	12/1	0.3
13th	Atlantic Heart (IRE) Graham Lee · Paul Midgley	25/1	0.2
14th	Floral Splendour (GB) Ryan Sexton · Iain Jardine	50/1	.5
15th	Golden Apollo (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	20/1	0.3
16th	Bicep (IRE) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	40/1	3.25

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (3)	Vindobala Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Sam England	J:NON-RUNNER T:Sam England	131	t	64503R	71	-	-	25d	—	—	-44	25.9	—	—
Non-runner
7 (6)	Yaaser Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	132	—	430314	72	92	81	8d	—	—	0	20.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won at Musselburgh two starts ago and things didn't go his way there last week (fourth)
15 (4)	Alseeyerthere Bay J:P J McDonald T:Steph Hollinshead	J:P J McDonald T:Steph Hollinshead	123	t	35-413	63	89	76	43d	—	—	-5	6.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won at Redcar in June and close third over this C&D since; she's one to consider
2 (2)	Verona Star Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	136	p	1/276	76	88	66	17d	—	—	+7	16.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Very lightly raced 4yo who could benefit from the drop back to 7f; cheekpieces go on
10 (17)	Rocket Rod Bay J:Shane Gray T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Shane Gray T:Geoffrey Harker	130	—	-48713	70	86	75	45d	—	—	+9	17.2	2.00/1	9 11%
Won 15-runner C&D handicap in June and clearly relishes a big field; on the shortlist
1 (7)	Ataser Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:T J Kent	J:Connor Planas(3) T:T J Kent	136	p	0-0025	76	90	64	15d	—	—	-1	9.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Encouraging second in first-time cheekpieces in June but failed to back it up last month
3 (15)	Exceedingly Regal Bay J:Owen Lewis(7) T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Owen Lewis(7) T:Ismail Mohammed	135	p	-24425	75	88	80	7d	—	—	+5	13.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Returned from break with good 2nd last month; good to soft ground perhaps not ideal latest
4 (5)	Al Baahy Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Kevin Frost	J:Jack Mitchell T:Kevin Frost	134	—	44-315	74	88	71	44d	—	—	-1	8.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won at Wetherby in May and not helped by slow start at Newbury subsequently
6 (1)	Archduke Ferdinand Grey J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	132	—	087130	72	90	72	22d	—	—	+8	14.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Twice ran well last month and latest run may have come too quickly
12 (10)	Golden Apollo Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	129	tp	904697	69	84	82	10d	—	—	0	6.5	4.75/1	20 5%
9yo who showed spark as recently as June but well beaten on his three starts since
16 (12)	Atlantic Heart Bay J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	121	—	408593	61	87	63	16d	—	—	+3	6.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Close third on AW a fortnight ago and in the shake-up if repeating that form
11 (14)	Dancinginthewoods Bay J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Amy Murphy	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Amy Murphy	130	b	334880	70	82	49	31d	—	—	+3	6.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Return to form needed but perhaps the wind operation will have done the trick
14 (13)	Min Till Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	125	h	39-064	65	85	55	18d	—	—	+1	4.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Has improved with each of her three turf runs this summer and is one to be interested in
17 (9)	Rich Waters Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Grant Tuer	J:Rowan Scott T:Grant Tuer	120	—	-87067	60	85	67	8d	—	—	+1	3.2	9.75/1	40 3%
His mark continues to fall but unable to get competitive on his five starts this season
8 (16)	Bicep Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	132	—	4-1080	72	86	63	8d	—	—	+4	6.2	12.25/1	50 2%
Won at Musselburgh on reappearance but down the field on his three runs since
13 (8)	Floral Splendour Brown J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:Iain Jardine	J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:Iain Jardine	128	—	702709	68	86	80	7d	—	—	+4	6.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Runner-up at Beverley in June but she's struggled on her three starts since
5 (11)	Kalganov Bay J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	134	t	40-775	74	83	53	19d	—	—	+4	6.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
French winner whose mark continues to tumble, but well beaten on all three runs this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Vindobala	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Yaaser	11/4	3/1	10/3	3	11/4
Alseeyerthere	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6
Verona Star	9	17/2	7/1	9	9
Rocket Rod	9	9	9	9	9
Ataser	13/2	7	13/2	13/2	7
Exceedingly Regal	9	10	10	10	10
Al Baahy	8	15/2	8	8	8
Archduke Ferdinand	14	16/1	12	14	14
Golden Apollo	20	14	11/1	16	14
Atlantic Heart	25	22	22	22	22
Dancinginthewoods	28	22/1	25	25	25
Min Till	25	22/1	18	22	25
Rich Waters	40	40	40	40	33
Bicep	50	40	33	40	40
Floral Splendour	33	40/1	33	33	33
Kalganov	66	50	80/1	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Vindobala

25.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 20

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2nd

Yaaser

20.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Rocket Rod

17.2

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

Verona Star

16.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Archduke Ferdinand

14.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Exceedingly Regal

13.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

Ataser

9.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Al Baahy

8.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Atlantic Heart

6.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

Floral Splendour

6.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Alseeyerthere

6.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Dancinginthewoods

6.6

OR: 5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1

Kalganov

6.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Golden Apollo

6.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Bicep

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Min Till

4.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Rich Waters

3.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Verona Star	76	88	66
Ataser	76	90	64
Exceedingly Regal	75	88	80
Al Baahy	74	88	71
Kalganov	74	83	53
Yaaser	72	92	81
Archduke Ferdinand	72	90	72
Bicep	72	86	63
Vindobala	71	—	—
Rocket Rod	70	86	75
Dancinginthewoods	70	82	49
Golden Apollo	69	84	82
Floral Splendour	68	86	80
Min Till	65	85	55
Alseeyerthere	63	89	76
Atlantic Heart	61	87	63
Rich Waters	60	85	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Exceedingly Regal	7d ago	Quick return
Floral Splendour	7d ago	Quick return
Yaaser	8d ago	Quick return
Rich Waters	8d ago	Quick return
Bicep	8d ago	Quick return
Golden Apollo	10d ago	Quick return
Ataser	15d ago	Fit
Atlantic Heart	16d ago	Fit
Verona Star	17d ago	Fit
Min Till	18d ago	Fit
Kalganov	19d ago	Fit
Archduke Ferdinand	22d ago	Fit
Vindobala	25d ago	Fit
Dancinginthewoods	31d ago	Fit
Alseeyerthere	43d ago	Fit
Al Baahy	44d ago	Fit
Rocket Rod	45d ago	Fit