Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3) – Newmarket

Newmarket

13:25

Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-10-14

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £34,026

Winning Time 1m 37.92s (slow by 1.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ancient Wisdom (FR) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	2/1J	Won
2nd	Chief Little Rock (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	7/2	3.75
3rd	Ambiente Friendly (IRE) Tom Marquand · James Fanshawe	16/1	1.75
4th	Orne (IRE) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	25/1	5
5th	Per Contra (IRE) James Doyle · Ollie Sangster	8/1	6
6th	Arabic Legend (IRE) Sean Levey · Andrew Balding	2/1J	1
7th	Starliner (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	40/1	6.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (1)	Ancient Wisdom Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	113	104	108	83	77d	—	—	+9	36.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Relinquished his unbeaten record at Ascot but in a Listed race that's worked out a dream
3 (4)	Arabic Legend Bay J:Sean Levey T:Andrew Balding	J:Sean Levey T:Andrew Balding	129	—	12	100	110	89	59d	—	—	+5	32.9	0.25/1	2 50%
Put in his place in a Salisbury Listed last time but is entitled to improve plenty more
4 (5)	Chief Little Rock Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	129	—	212	103	109	102	21d	—	—	+14	33.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Doesn't do much in a hurry but he was second in a Group 2 at the Curragh last time
6 (7)	Per Contra Bay J:James Doyle T:Ollie Sangster	J:James Doyle T:Ollie Sangster	129	—	11	88	98	76	59d	—	—	+20	29.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Two straightforward wins at minor tracks; has considerably more on his plate here
1 (2)	Ambiente Friendly Bay J:Tom Marquand T:James Fanshawe	J:Tom Marquand T:James Fanshawe	129	h	1	-	97	71	19d	—	—	+7	11.1	5.25/1	22 5%
This looks a big ask after winning at Leicester just 19 days ago
5 (3)	Orne Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	1	-	92	-	22d	—	—	+7	11.1	5.25/1	22 5%
This represents a huge rise in class from winning a novice on the AW
7 (6)	Starliner Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	129	—	3321	84	101	80	25d	—	—	+23	25	12.25/1	50 2%
Placed in three maidens (7f/1m) before making the breakthrough from the front at Listowel

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Ancient Wisdom	2	2	2	2	15/8
Arabic Legend	2	2	2	2	2
Chief Little Rock	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Per Contra	8	17/2	8	8	17/2
Ambiente Friendly	22	20	22	22	22
Orne	22	18	20	20	22
Starliner	50	33	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Ancient Wisdom

36.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 15 Odds: 8.4

15/8

2nd

Chief Little Rock

33.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Arabic Legend

32.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 12 Odds: 8.4

Per Contra

29.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 17 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Starliner

OR: 8.5 Form: 15.9 Odds: 0.6

Ambiente Friendly

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

Orne

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ancient Wisdom	104	108	83
Chief Little Rock	103	109	102
Arabic Legend	100	110	89
Per Contra	88	98	76
Starliner	84	101	80
Ambiente Friendly	—	97	71
Orne	—	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ambiente Friendly	19d ago	Fit
Chief Little Rock	21d ago	Fit
Orne	22d ago	Fit
Starliner	25d ago	Fit
Arabic Legend	59d ago	Fresh
Per Contra	59d ago	Fresh
Ancient Wisdom	77d ago	Fresh