The Anchorman Cup By Howden (Handicap) (4yo+) (Outer Track) (Turf)

Bahrain

11:45

Date 2024-02-02

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £37,795

Winning Time 1m 50.53s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ecosystem (IRE) Alberto Sanna · Haider Ebrahim	—	Won
2nd	The Parent (GB) Gerald Mosse · Allan M Smith	—	0.2
3rd	Burglar (GB) Tom Marquand · Allan M Smith	—	0.3
4th	Parlando (GB) Paddy Mathers · Ian Williams	—	1.75
5th	Royal Scimitar (IRE) Neil Callan · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	.5
6th	Simply Sondheim (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · George Baker	—	0.2
7th	Merlin's Beard (GB) Hector Crouch · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	.75
8th	Man Of Eden (GB) Soufiane Saadi · Jaber Ramadhan	—	0.3
9th	Moktasaab (GB) J F Egan · Phil McEntee	—	.75
10th	Sir Winston (IRE) Lee Newman · George Baker	—	2.5
11th	Box To Box (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Hugo Palmer	—	1.5
12th	Slieve Binnian (IRE) Nathan Crosse · M Halford & T Collins	—	7
13th	Wowzers (GB) Jason Watson · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	.5
14th	Bond's Boy (GB) Hussain Asghar · Osama Hashim	—	2
15th	Port Lions (IRE) Stephane Ladjadj · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	8
16th	Classical Wave (GB) Callum Shepherd · Fawzi Abdulla Nass	—	.5

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
R17 (17)	Gulmarg Bay J:TBC T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J: T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	122	—	2441-2	-	107	-	—	—	—	—	5	—	—
Reserve: triple 6f-7f winner for Sean Woods; ran well over C&D on first run for new team
R18 (18)	Al Mukhtar Star Bay J:TBC T:Jaber Ramadhan	J: T:Jaber Ramadhan	119	—	129-43	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Reserve: ordinary strike-rate in Bahrain; not disgraced lately but more on up in grade
1 (4)	Wowzers Grey J:Jason Watson T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Jason Watson T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	137	—	36-421	-	99	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Won over a mile here last week but 6lb rise in stronger contest demands more
2 (3)	Royal Scimitar Bay J:Neil Callan T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Neil Callan T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	136	—	1d02-1	-	92	-	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Best effort in Bahrain when winning over a mile last time; more to do back in handicap
3 (2)	Classical Wave Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Callum Shepherd T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	134	—	22597-	-	110	-	—	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Won this (non-Turf Series) in 2022; not won since but still 4lb higher; best watched
4 (1)	Ecosystem Chestnut J:Alberto Sanna T:Haider Ebrahim	J:Alberto Sanna T:Haider Ebrahim	134	—	22214-	-	110	-	—	—	—	—	12	—	—
Broke losing run in December but out of depth last time; tough task back in handicap
5 (12)	Port Lions Bay J:Stephane Ladjadj T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Stephane Ladjadj T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	133	—	//950-	-	104	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Good strike-rate in Bahrain but lightly raced since last win; best watched from stall 12
6 (5)	The Parent Bay J:Gerald Mosse T:Allan M Smith	J:Gerald Mosse T:Allan M Smith	133	h	8131-3	-	96	-	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
Dual winner in Bahrain and respectable third in C&D conditions event last time; claims
7 (16)	Merlin's Beard b/br J:Hector Crouch T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	J:Hector Crouch T:Fawzi Abdulla Nass	132	—	5/928-	-	110	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Matched pick of British form on second Bahrain run; drop in trip and wide draw the worries
8 (8)	Bond's Boy Chestnut J:Hussain Asghar(7) T:Osama Hashim	J:Hussain Asghar(7) T:Osama Hashim	130	—	559-63	-	96	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Multiple winner in Bahrain; respectable run at a mile last time and player back over 1m1f
9 (6)	Box To Box Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Hugo Palmer	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Hugo Palmer	130	—	01323-	-	108	-	35d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Chester specialist but fully effective at this venue; likely to go well from middle draw
10 (11)	Simply Sondheim Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	130	—	26253-	-	109	-	35d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Prolific winner in 2022 who has run well both starts in Bahrain; interesting back in trip
11 (10)	Burglar Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Allan M Smith	J:Tom Marquand T:Allan M Smith	126	h	823-33	-	104	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dual winner in Britain who has run well on both starts in Bahrain; claims back up in trip
12 (7)	Sir Winston Bay J:Lee Newman T:George Baker	J:Lee Newman T:George Baker	126	—	1715-3	-	109	-	21d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Triple 7f winner for Roger Varian and has run well in Bahrain; stamina to prove this time
13 (13)	Man Of Eden Bay J:Soufiane Saadi T:Jaber Ramadhan	J:Soufiane Saadi T:Jaber Ramadhan	125	p	354-14	-	105	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Won over C&D on first start in Bahrain and respectable run in conditons event last time
14 (15)	Parlando Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:Ian Williams	J:Paddy Mathers T:Ian Williams	122	—	33245-	-	109	-	35d	—	—	—	4	—	—
Not won since debut and, although he's run well in Bahrain, has work to do from draw
15 (14)	Slieve Binnian Grey J:Nathan Crosse T:M Halford & T Collins	J:Nathan Crosse T:M Halford & T Collins	120	—	91108-	-	100	-	35d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Triple Dundalk winner; has won on turf (good to soft); draw a worry on third Bahrain run
16 (9)	Moktasaab Chestnut J:J F Egan T:Phil McEntee	J:J F Egan T:Phil McEntee	119	tv	70096-	-	106	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Not won since April 2022; needs to better both bits of Bahrain form to give him a chance

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Ecosystem

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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2nd

Box To Box

OR: 0 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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3rd

Royal Scimitar

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Slieve Binnian

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Simply Sondheim

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Gulmarg

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Parlando

OR: 0 Form: 4 Odds: 0

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The Parent

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Sir Winston

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Classical Wave

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Al Mukhtar Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wowzers

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Port Lions

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Merlin's Beard

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bond's Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Burglar

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Man Of Eden

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Moktasaab

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gulmarg	—	107	—
Al Mukhtar Star	—	—	—
Wowzers	—	99	—
Royal Scimitar	—	92	—
Classical Wave	—	110	—
Ecosystem	—	110	—
Port Lions	—	104	—
The Parent	—	96	—
Merlin's Beard	—	110	—
Bond's Boy	—	96	—
Box To Box	—	108	—
Simply Sondheim	—	109	—
Burglar	—	104	—
Sir Winston	—	109	—
Man Of Eden	—	105	—
Parlando	—	109	—
Slieve Binnian	—	100	—
Moktasaab	—	106	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sir Winston	21d ago	Fit
Box To Box	35d ago	Fit
Simply Sondheim	35d ago	Fit
Parlando	35d ago	Fit
Slieve Binnian	35d ago	Fit
Moktasaab	35d ago	Fit
Gulmarg	—	—
Al Mukhtar Star	—	—
Wowzers	—	—
Royal Scimitar	—	—
Classical Wave	—	—
Ecosystem	—	—
Port Lions	—	—
The Parent	—	—
Merlin's Beard	—	—
Bond's Boy	—	—
Burglar	—	—
Man Of Eden	—	—