John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3) – Ascot

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15:00

John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-10-07

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £45,368

Winning Time 1m 13.83s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Annaf (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Michael Appleby	5/2F	Won
2nd	Commanche Falls (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	11/2	0.1
3rd	Pink Crystal (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	12/1	1
4th	Juan Les Pins (GB) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	12/1	0.3
5th	Vadream (GB) Harry Davies · Charlie Fellowes	28/1	0.3
6th	Dark Trooper (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Ed Walker	4/1	0.3
7th	Rumstar (GB) Trevor Whelan · Jonathan Portman	10/1	1.25
8th	Happy Romance (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	12/1	3
9th	Jumby (IRE) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	16/1	2
10th	Garrus (IRE) Jim Crowley · Charles Hills	9/1	1.5

Runners (10)

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
4 (8)	Annaf Brown J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby	130	—	347671	109	126	104	21d	—	—	+9	31.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Portland success is strong handicap form; ran well in the King's Stand here in June
7 (9)	Dark Trooper Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ed Walker	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ed Walker	129	—	831111	101	121	103	28d	—	—	+26	42.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Progressive 3yo; successful in C&D handicaps the last twice; attractive profile
1 (1)	Commanche Falls Brown J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	133	p	331141	113	125	100	27d	—	—	+25	38	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Successful in two Listed races and a Group 3 since July; better than ever; respected
2 (10)	Garrus Grey J:Jim Crowley T:Charles Hills	J:Jim Crowley T:Charles Hills	133	—	814228	110	123	105	28d	—	—	+17	25.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Narrowly beat Commanche Falls in similar event at Newmarket in April; not dismissed
8 (7)	Rumstar Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Jonathan Portman	J:Trevor Whelan T:Jonathan Portman	129	—	-656U0	107	119	95	28d	—	—	+7	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won the Cornwallis a year ago; not totally sold on 2023 form; others preferred
10 (4)	Pink Crystal Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	127	—	23-341	100	118	111	15d	—	—	+6	14.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Listed scorer at Ayr last time; this is a harder task but she's a consistent sort
9 (2)	Happy Romance Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	127	—	616047	102	122	95	6d	—	—	+10	16.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Ties in with Annaf on Portland form; stiffer task in the Foret last Sunday
5 (6)	Juan Les Pins Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	130	—	013032	106	120	101	27d	—	1W/1P 2 runs	+20	25.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Close second to Commanche Falls at York last time; should go well again
3 (3)	Jumby Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	133	—	501295	110	122	95	21d	—	—	+17	21.9	3.75/1	16 6%
6f scorer in 2021 but he's better known as a very useful 7f performer
6 (5)	Vadream Bay J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	130	p	161007	107	122	116	84d	—	—	+15	18	8.00/1	33 3%
Won this race in 2021 but is ground dependent (ideally needs soft/heavy)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Annaf	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Dark Trooper	4	4	7/2	4	7/2
Commanche Falls	6	5	11/2	11/2	6
Garrus	9	17/2	17/2	9	9
Rumstar	9	9	17/2	9/1	17/2
Pink Crystal	11	10	10	10	9
Happy Romance	11	11	11	11	11
Juan Les Pins	16	14	14	14/1	16
Jumby	16	16	16	16	16
Vadream	33	28	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Dark Trooper

42.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 25 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Commanche Falls

OR: 15.8 Form: 18.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Annaf

31.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Garrus

25.4

OR: 15 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Juan Les Pins

25.4

OR: 14 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

Jumby

21.9

OR: 15 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

Vadream

OR: 14.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

Rumstar

16.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Happy Romance

16.9

OR: 13 Form: 2 Odds: 1.9

Pink Crystal

14.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Commanche Falls	113	125	100
Garrus	110	123	105
Jumby	110	122	95
Annaf	109	126	104
Rumstar	107	119	95
Vadream	107	122	116
Juan Les Pins	106	120	101
Happy Romance	102	122	95
Dark Trooper	101	121	103
Pink Crystal	100	118	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Happy Romance	6d ago	Quick return
Pink Crystal	15d ago	Fit
Annaf	21d ago	Fit
Jumby	21d ago	Fit
Commanche Falls	27d ago	Fit
Juan Les Pins	27d ago	Fit
Dark Trooper	28d ago	Fit
Garrus	28d ago	Fit
Rumstar	28d ago	Fit
Vadream	84d ago	Fresh