Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

York

15:35

Date 2023-08-25

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo+

Prize £302,690

Winning Time 56.87s (fast by 0.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Live In The Dream (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Adam West	28/1	Won
2nd	Highfield Princess (FR) Jason Hart · John Quinn	7/5F	1
3rd	Bradsell (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	9/2	.75
4th	Makarova (GB) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	40/1	.5
5th	Regional (GB) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	16/1	0.2
6th	Equality (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Charles Hills	50/1	.75
7th	Khaadem (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Charles Hills	16/1	0.3
8th	Get Ahead (GB) Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	40/1	0.2
9th	Nymphadora (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	28/1	.75
10th	Twilight Calls (GB) Frankie Dettori · Henry Candy	14/1	0.3
11th	Queen Me (IRE) James Doyle · Kevin Ryan	22/1	0.1
12th	Ladies Church (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	28/1	.5
13th	Dramatised (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · K R Burke	16/1	0.1
14th	Big Evs (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · Michael Appleby	5/1	3
15th	Tees Spirit (GB) Barry McHugh · Adrian Nicholls	150/1	3.25
16th	Aesop's Fables (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	28/1	.5

Runners (16)

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
10 (6)	Highfield Princess Bay J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	136	—	4-2231	117	126	106	21d	—	—	-5	26.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Commanding win in this last year & has continued to show excellent form; rock-solid claims
8 (9)	Bradsell Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	137	—	14-331	119	124	98	66d	—	—	+5	22.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won the King's Stand at Royal Ascot last time and has also won here; has to be respected
16 (8)	Big Evs Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Michael Appleby	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Michael Appleby	115	—	211	108	116	113	23d	—	—	+23	38.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Speedy 2yo who has to be of interest in receipt of bundles of weight from the older horses
6 (13)	Twilight Calls Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:Henry Candy	J:Frankie Dettori T:Henry Candy	139	—	22-994	107	119	89	66d	—	—	+10	15.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Bold shows in last two runnings of King's Stand at Royal Ascot; faces speedier test here
4 (7)	Regional Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	139	t	305-11	109	118	103	76d	—	—	+11	16.4	3.75/1	16 6%
A revelation this year; Listed win latest; it remains to be seen where limitations now lie
14 (14)	Dramatised b/br J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	134	—	152-10	108	117	95	66d	—	—	+11	15.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Two-time Group 2 winner; had excuse in King's Stand; remains unexposed and not ruled out
2 (10)	Khaadem Brown J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills	J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills	139	—	060315	117	121	106	41d	—	—	+22	26.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Came from the back for 6f Group 1 Royal Ascot win; this may not pan out so favourably
7 (16)	Aesops Fables Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	137	—	442-23	108	109	86	97d	—	—	+12	15.6	6.00/1	25 4%
7f 2yo Group 2 winner last July but has to produce something new on first crack at bare 5f
15 (1)	Queen Me Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Kevin Ryan	J:James Doyle T:Kevin Ryan	134	—	123-96	105	110	84	63d	—	—	+11	14.6	6.75/1	28 4%
Lightly raced & this first attempt at 5f may be a plus but she has plenty to find on form
13 (2)	Nymphadora Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	136	—	-01418	105	116	104	21d	—	—	+22	24.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Opposable on vast majority of her form but the York factor gives her an each-way squeak
3 (4)	Live In The Dream Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Adam West	J:Sean Kirrane T:Adam West	139	—	-11234	107	114	108	19d	—	—	+22	24.6	9.75/1	40 3%
Placed in Group races this year; could show up well long way but likely to be overhauled
1 (11)	Equality Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charles Hills	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Charles Hills	139	h	-00117	110	118	105	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+25	27.6	9.75/1	40 3%
Group 3 win at Sandown last month, then had excuses at Goodwood; he's an each-way possible
9 (15)	Get Ahead Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	136	—	-36126	102	115	98	48d	—	—	+20	22.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Near-miss in French Group 2 two starts ago but she's likely to come up short here
11 (5)	Ladies Church Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	136	tp	-29140	-	116	96	21d	—	—	+5	6.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Group 2 and Listed winner who is not written off each-way now back on a sound surface
12 (3)	Makarova Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	136	t	564124	101	113	102	21d	—	—	+20	21.7	16.25/1	66 2%
Progressive this year, including Listed fillies' win, but looks vulnerable today
5 (12)	Tees Spirit Brown J:Barry McHugh T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Barry McHugh T:Adrian Nicholls	139	—	10-609	96	107	71	13d	—	—	+11	11.8	49.75/1	200 1%
Listed winner in prolific 2022 but a long way below his best on his three starts this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Highfield Princess	6/4	13/8	7/4	13/8	6/4
Bradsell	4	4	7/2	4	4
Big Evs	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Twilight Calls	14	12	12	12	12
Regional	16	16	14	16	16
Dramatised	16	14	16	16	16
Khaadem	20	16	18	18	18
Aesops Fables	25	22	20	22	20
Queen Me	28	25	25	25	25
Nymphadora	40	33	33	33	33
Live In The Dream	40	33	33	33	33
Equality	40	33	33	33	33
Get Ahead	50	40	40	40	33
Ladies Church	50	50	50	50	50
Makarova	66	50	50	50	50/1
Tees Spirit	200	150	125	150	100

Predictor

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

1st

Big Evs

38.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 19.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Equality

27.6

OR: 15 Form: 12 Odds: 0.6

3rd

Highfield Princess

26.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Khaadem

26.5

OR: 16.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

Live In The Dream

24.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 9.6 Odds: 0.7

Nymphadora

24.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0.8

Get Ahead

22.8

OR: 13 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0.7

Bradsell

22.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Makarova

21.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.5

Regional

16.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Twilight Calls

15.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Dramatised

15.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Aesops Fables

15.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Queen Me

14.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Tees Spirit

11.8

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200

Ladies Church

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bradsell	119	124	98
Highfield Princess	117	126	106
Khaadem	117	121	106
Equality	110	118	105
Regional	109	118	103
Big Evs	108	116	113
Dramatised	108	117	95
Aesops Fables	108	109	86
Twilight Calls	107	119	89
Live In The Dream	107	114	108
Queen Me	105	110	84
Nymphadora	105	116	104
Get Ahead	102	115	98
Makarova	101	113	102
Tees Spirit	96	107	71
Ladies Church	—	116	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tees Spirit	13d ago	Quick return
Live In The Dream	19d ago	Fit
Highfield Princess	21d ago	Fit
Nymphadora	21d ago	Fit
Equality	21d ago	Fit
Ladies Church	21d ago	Fit
Makarova	21d ago	Fit
Big Evs	23d ago	Fit
Khaadem	41d ago	Fit
Get Ahead	48d ago	Fresh
Queen Me	63d ago	Fresh
Bradsell	66d ago	Fresh
Twilight Calls	66d ago	Fresh
Dramatised	66d ago	Fresh
Regional	76d ago	Fresh
Aesops Fables	97d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tees Spirit	Front Runner
Equality	Prominent
Twilight Calls	Hold Up
Khaadem	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 4 of 16 runners classified.