William Hill Prospect Stakes (Registered as The Doncaster Stakes) (Listed Race)

Doncaster

14:45

Date 2023-10-28

Distance 6f2y

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £28,355

Runners (9)

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
2 (8)	Al Shabab Storm Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Andrew Balding	J:Richard Kingscote T:Andrew Balding	129	—	321	86	99	93	13d	—	—	+7	31.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Won soft-ground Goodwood novice; up in grade but in good hands to continue to progress
3 (4)	Ballymount Boy Bay J:James Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:James Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	129	—	21228	104	111	107	27d	—	—	+4	31.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Well beaten in French Group 1 last time but leading claims on earlier Group-race form
4 (9)	Esquire Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	129	—	12	101	112	81	14d	—	—	+14	29.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Listed runner-up at York a fortnight ago and holds strong form claims in this line-up
7 (3)	Moswaat Bay J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	J:David Egan T:Roger Varian	129	—	31	-	94	60	12d	—	—	+4	15.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Soft-ground win at Yarmouth on second start; up in grade but could continue to progress
5 (1)	Global Skies Bay J:Stefano Cherchi T:B F Brookhouse	J:Stefano Cherchi T:B F Brookhouse	129	h	4312	86	99	89	17d	—	—	+16	25	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Good maiden/novice form but needs something extra if he's to threaten here
1 (2)	Alaskan Gold Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:K R Burke	J:Oisin Murphy T:K R Burke	129	v	3317	88	96	87	15d	—	—	+14	20.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Merely midfield in recent 5f Newmarket Group 3 but can have that run upgraded; interesting
6 (7)	Matters Most Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	129	—	315126	95	107	93	35d	—	0W/0P 2 runs	+16	23.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Disappointing in heavy-ground Group 2 latest but this Listed runner-up is not written off
8 (5)	Photosynthesis Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Christopher David Timmons	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Christopher David Timmons	129	—	01	-	94	78	24d	—	—	+7	11	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Narrow win in Navan maiden; much tougher task today but no surprise to see him run well
9 (6)	Boardroom Chestnut J:Harry Russell T:Geoff Oldroyd	J:Harry Russell T:Geoff Oldroyd	124	—	2105	76	96	80	43d	—	—	+12	13.5	19.75/1	80 1%
Promising start to career in the summer but has failed to shine the last twice

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Al Shabab Storm	3	3/1	5/2	5/2	9/4
Ballymount Boy	9/4	2/1	17/8	5/2	11/4
Esquire	5/1	5	9/2	9/2	5/1
Moswaat	13/2	15/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Global Skies	9	10/1	9/1	17/2	15/2
Alaskan Gold	12	12	14/1	14	16/1
Matters Most	14	9/1	12/1	16/1	18/1
Photosynthesis	20	22/1	22	22	25/1
Boardroom	80	50	50	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballymount Boy

31.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

11/4

2nd

Al Shabab Storm

31.3

OR: 9 Form: 15 Odds: 7.3

3/1

3rd

Esquire

29.2

OR: 12.8 Form: 12 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Global Skies

OR: 9 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Matters Most

23.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.1

18/1

Alaskan Gold

20.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 9.4 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Moswaat

15.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Boardroom

13.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.5

Photosynthesis

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ballymount Boy	104	111	107
Esquire	101	112	81
Matters Most	95	107	93
Alaskan Gold	88	96	87
Al Shabab Storm	86	99	93
Global Skies	86	99	89
Boardroom	76	96	80
Moswaat	—	94	60
Photosynthesis	—	94	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Moswaat	12d ago	Quick return
Al Shabab Storm	13d ago	Quick return
Esquire	14d ago	Fit
Alaskan Gold	15d ago	Fit
Global Skies	17d ago	Fit
Photosynthesis	24d ago	Fit
Ballymount Boy	27d ago	Fit
Matters Most	35d ago	Fit
Boardroom	43d ago	Fit