Betfred St Simon Stakes (Group 3) – Newmarket

Newmarket

13:25

Betfred St Simon Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-11-03

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £34,026

Winning Time 2m 36.84s (slow by 8.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hamish (GB) Richard Kingscote · William Haggas	5/4F	Won
2nd	Al Qareem (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	9/4	1.75
3rd	King Of Conquest (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Charlie Appleby	11/2	0.05
4th	Max Vega (IRE) Rob Hornby · Ralph Beckett	11/1	1.5
5th	Ching Shih (IRE) Callum Shepherd · David Simcock	20/1	8.5
6th	Lone Eagle (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	17/2	33

Runners (6)

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 (3)	Hamish Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:William Haggas	J:Richard Kingscote T:William Haggas	135	—	12-111	117	126	91	91d	—	—	-15	33	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Pipped by Max Vega at levels in this last year on heavy; six Group 3 wins (3-3 this term)
1 (6)	Al Qareem Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	135	—	5-0011	112	119	108	27d	—	—	+3	20.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Career-best form last two starts, winning a Listed race at Chester and Group 3 at Ascot
3 (5)	King Of Conquest Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charlie Appleby	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Charlie Appleby	132	p	111642	111	124	97	37d	—	—	+14	29.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Fair chance on pedigree that he'll stay and he ran on well last time; form player
5 (1)	Max Vega Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	132	—	1-3639	107	121	80	19d	—	—	+16	23.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Won this race last year on heavy going by a head from Hamish; similar revival is needed
4 (2)	Lone Eagle Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	132	b	-52993	107	121	89	62d	—	—	+15	20.4	5.25/1	22 5%
2nd to Hamish at Chester (1m5f, soft) in May is clearly the best of five runs this season
6 (4)	Ching Shih Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	129	h	-33824	104	117	101	50d	—	—	+15	19.7	6.00/1	25 4%
Form case rests on August's Gr 3 second at Newbury; even that leaves her with work to do

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Hamish	5/6	5/6	8/11	8/11	8/11
Al Qareem	7/2	4	7/2	7/2	7/2
King Of Conquest	5	11/2	5	5	5
Max Vega	12	12	12	12	12
Lone Eagle	22	16	18	18	20
Ching Shih	25	18	20/1	20	25

Predictor

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

1st

Hamish

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

King Of Conquest

29.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Max Vega

23.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

Al Qareem

20.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Lone Eagle

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.6

Ching Shih

19.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hamish	117	126	91
Al Qareem	112	119	108
King Of Conquest	111	124	97
Max Vega	107	121	80
Lone Eagle	107	121	89
Ching Shih	104	117	101

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