Betfred John Of Gaunt Stakes (Group 3) – Haydock

Haydock

15:35

Betfred John Of Gaunt Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2024-06-08

Distance 7f37y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £48,204

Runners (12)

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
9 (7)	Ramazan Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	128	v	122-22	107	126	98	28d	—	—	0	20.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beaten just a head in the Victoria Cup Handicap and in calculations on the back of that
11 (1)	Witch Hunter Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	10-533	111	128	101	21d	—	—	+1	21.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Group 2 winner who is at his best off a strong pace and should get one today
5 (4)	Pogo b/br J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	128	—	904-42	109	125	109	28d	—	—	+5	18.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won this in 2022 and went close in C&D Listed race last month; may well be in the mix
10 (10)	Tiber Flow br/gr J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	213-5F	110	124	100	24d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Beaten when hampered/falling at York last month but best form puts him high on the list
7 (9)	Popmaster Grey J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	128	—	212-67	108	127	99	28d	—	—	+8	17.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Listed winner who was creditable 7th off lofty mark in Victoria Cup; might not be far away
6 (12)	Point Lynas Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	128	h	2024-1	105	124	104	23d	—	—	+17	26.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Better than ever when winning York handicap on return; needs another career best here
1 (8)	Flight Plan Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	133	—	7231-0	113	122	96	21d	—	—	+11	17.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Tailed off in Lockinge but may have needed it; carries 5lb penalty for Irish Group 2 win
8 (3)	Quinault Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Stuart Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Stuart Williams	128	ht	1310-8	101	121	95	21d	—	—	+7	15.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Progressive handicapper last season; now in first Group race; others have stronger claims
12 (5)	Sirona Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier	J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier	125	—	8518-3	103	117	101	28d	—	—	+10	18.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Close third in fillies' Group 3 at Lingfield latest; others have more substance to claims
3 (11)	Jumby Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	959-90	105	125	100	28d	—	—	+8	15.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won this 12 months ago but hasn't hit the same heights on his last five starts
2 (2)	Bless Him Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	128	h	0750-3	100	120	91	28d	—	—	+12	16.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Highly admirable performer in prestigious 7f/1m handicaps but up against it today
NR (6)	Noble Dynasty Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Charlie Appleby	J:Pat Dobbs T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	011/51	110	129	101	36d	—	—	—	15	—	—
Made all by 2l in handicap at Newmarket last month and he's a key player on that evidence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Ramazan	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Witch Hunter	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1
Pogo	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1
Tiber Flow	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1
Popmaster	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Point Lynas	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	10/1
Flight Plan	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Quinault	12/1	11/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Sirona	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Jumby	12/1	11/1	14/1	10/1	14/1
Bless Him	20/1	18/1	20/1	16/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Point Lynas

26.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

10/1

2nd

Witch Hunter

21.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

3rd

Ramazan

20.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

9/2

Pogo

18.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Tiber Flow

18.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Sirona

18.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

14/1

Flight Plan

17.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Popmaster

17.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Bless Him

16.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Jumby

15.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Quinault

15.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Noble Dynasty

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flight Plan	113	122	96
Witch Hunter	111	128	101
Tiber Flow	110	124	100
Noble Dynasty	110	129	101
Pogo	109	125	109
Popmaster	108	127	99
Ramazan	107	126	98
Point Lynas	105	124	104
Jumby	105	125	100
Sirona	103	117	101
Quinault	101	121	95
Bless Him	100	120	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Witch Hunter	21d ago	Fit
Flight Plan	21d ago	Fit
Quinault	21d ago	Fit
Point Lynas	23d ago	Fit
Tiber Flow	24d ago	Fit
Ramazan	28d ago	Fit
Pogo	28d ago	Fit
Popmaster	28d ago	Fit
Sirona	28d ago	Fit
Jumby	28d ago	Fit
Bless Him	28d ago	Fit
Noble Dynasty	36d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Pogo	Prominent
Witch Hunter	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.