William Hill Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2) – Goodwood

Goodwood

14:40

William Hill Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2023-08-26

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £89,885

Winning Time 1m 44.67s (slow by 7.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Angel Bleu (FR) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	9/2	Won
2nd	Knight (IRE) James Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford	11/2	.5
3rd	Charyn (IRE) David Egan · Roger Varian	4/1	1.25
4th	Holguin (GB) David Probert · Andrew Balding	11/1	.75
5th	Epictetus (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	15/8F	2.25
6th	Random Harvest (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ed Walker	17/2	4.25
7th	Galeron (IRE) Tom Queally · Charles Hills	16/1	.75

Runners (8)

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
5 (6)	Epictetus Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	126	—	-15501	113	126	106	22d	—	—	+9	35.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Suited by drop back to 1m when winning C&D Group 3; may have more to offer; leading claims
4 (8)	Charyn Grey J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	126	—	284383	114	125	110	24d	—	—	+6	26.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has bumped into Paddington in three Group 1s in 2023; meets nothing of that calibre here
NR (7)	Aldaary Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	132	—	/1-424	113	120	87	24d	—	—	+9	28.4	0.75/1	4 25%
Underwhelming so far this year, but the one to beat if returning to his best
2 (3)	Angel Bleu Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	132	—	-26174	111	122	94	42d	—	—	+12	24.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Best effort this year when winning 7f Listed race at Haydock; chance if on a going day
8 (2)	Knight Bay J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	126	—	11-74	107	119	90	22d	—	—	+3	18.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Behind Epictetus and Galeron here last time but lightly raced and could be unexposed
3 (5)	Random Harvest Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	129	—	-72261	108	123	102	28d	—	—	+22	31	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Made all in Ascot Group 3; more to do against males in this higher grade but not ruled out
7 (1)	Holguin Grey J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	126	—	222614	110	120	93	25d	—	—	+19	26.6	2.50/1	11 9%
Solid record over 7f this term, fourth in the Lennox here last time; unproven over 1m
6 (4)	Galeron Bay J:Tom Queally T:Charles Hills	J:Tom Queally T:Charles Hills	126	b	-34593	109	123	91	22d	—	—	+14	20.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Only third of seven to Epictetus here last time; needs blinkers to have positive effect

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Epictetus	11/4	9/4	9/4	2	9/4
Charyn	7/2	10/3	3	3	10/3
Aldaary	4	4	4	4	4
Angel Bleu	11/2	11/2	5	5	11/2
Knight	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5
Random Harvest	17/2	15/2	8	8	9
Holguin	11	10	11	10	11
Galeron	12	12	12	12	12

Predictor

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

1st

Epictetus

35.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 12 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Random Harvest

OR: 14.5 Form: 14 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Aldaary

28.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.6

Charyn

26.7

OR: 16 Form: 4.5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Holguin

26.6

OR: 15 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.1

Angel Bleu

24.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Galeron

20.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.7

Knight

18.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Charyn	114	125	110
Epictetus	113	126	106
Aldaary	113	120	87
Angel Bleu	111	122	94
Holguin	110	120	93
Galeron	109	123	91
Random Harvest	108	123	102
Knight	107	119	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Epictetus	22d ago	Fit
Knight	22d ago	Fit
Galeron	22d ago	Fit
Charyn	24d ago	Fit
Aldaary	24d ago	Fit
Holguin	25d ago	Fit
Random Harvest	28d ago	Fit
Angel Bleu	42d ago	Fit