St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) (British Champions Series)

Ascot

16:25

Date 2024-06-18

Distance 7f213y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £390,094

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (5)	Notable Speech Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	1111	122	135	115	45d	—	—	+19	54.4	6/4 40%
Fast-improving colt who beat Rosallion in the 2,000 Guineas; top rated and still unbeaten
7 (1)	Rosallion Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	131-21	118	131	110	24d	—	—	0	24.3	5/2 29%
Second to Notable Speech in the 2,000 Guineas, then went one better in Irish equivalent
4 (7)	Henry Longfellow Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	111-8	118	131	113	37d	—	—	+7	21	5/1 17%
Unbeaten last term; best to forgive his reappearance defeat; remains of major interest
2 (6)	Alyanaabi Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	128	—	1412-5	114	124	103	45d	—	—	+11	17.7	12/1 8%
Very useful but has finished behind Rosallion twice, latest in the 2,000 Guineas
1 (8)	Almaqam Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	128	—	4-11	112	126	86	26d	—	—	+12	16.9	18/1 5%
Impressive in notable Listed race at Sandown most recently; improving at a sizeable rate
5 (2)	Metropolitan Chestnut J:Alexis Pouchin T:Mario Baratti	J:Alexis Pouchin T:Mario Baratti	128	—	11-51	114	126	86	37d	—	—	+13	17.1	25/1 4%
Didn't have much to spare in the Poulains but brings the promise of better still
8 (3)	Unquestionable Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	128	—	2421-4	113	124	104	24d	—	—	+13	16.7	28/1 3%
Needs to step up plenty on his Irish 2,000 Guineas effort (about 6l behind Rosallion)
3 (4)	Darlinghurst Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:J Reynier	J:Christophe Soumillon T:J Reynier	128	—	3-1111	111	122	69	38d	—	—	+16	17.9	40/1 2%
Improving French colt who is climbing the grade ladder with no difficulty; 4-4 this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Notable Speech	6/4	11/8	11/8	11/8	6/4
Rosallion	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2
Henry Longfellow	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Alyanaabi	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Almaqam	14/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Metropolitan	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Unquestionable	28/1	28/1	28/1	20/1	28/1
Darlinghurst	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Notable Speech

54.4

OR: 18 Form: 25 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Rosallion

24.3

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Henry Longfellow

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Darlinghurst

17.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Alyanaabi

17.7

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Metropolitan

17.1

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Almaqam

16.9

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Unquestionable

16.7

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Notable Speech	122	135	115
Rosallion	118	131	110
Henry Longfellow	118	131	113
Alyanaabi	114	124	103
Metropolitan	114	126	86
Unquestionable	113	124	104
Almaqam	112	126	86
Darlinghurst	111	122	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rosallion	24d ago	Fit
Unquestionable	24d ago	Fit
Almaqam	26d ago	Fit
Henry Longfellow	37d ago	Fit
Metropolitan	37d ago	Fit
Darlinghurst	38d ago	Fit
Notable Speech	45d ago	Fit
Alyanaabi	45d ago	Fit