Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) – Ascot

Ascot

17:40

Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2024-06-20

Distance 1m1f212y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £85,065

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
7 (7)	King's Gambit Chestnut J:William Buick T:Harry Charlton	J:William Buick T:Harry Charlton	128	—	812-1	107	124	106	33d	—	—	+3	33.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Impressive in the London Gold Cup and that handicap often produces Group-race winners
6 (12)	Jayarebe Bay J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	128	—	17-13	108	121	108	42d	—	—	+5	18.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Could improve upon form of Listed third at Chester if settling better; not discounted
5 (3)	First Look Chestnut J:James Doyle T:A Fabre	J:James Doyle T:A Fabre	128	—	21-322	116	126	111	18d	—	—	+9	19.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Runner-up in Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club recently and he's a key player on that form
3 (1)	Bracken's Laugh Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Richard Hughes	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Richard Hughes	128	—	15-12	108	123	87	42d	—	—	+8	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Close Listed second at Chester last time; this has been the target since; on the shortlist
4 (10)	Caviar Heights Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	19-316	109	124	116	35d	—	—	+10	16.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
4l Listed win at Newmarket last month; perhaps the Dante run came too soon; not ruled out
1 (9)	Al Musmak Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	128	—	1212-7	108	121	103	35d	—	—	+10	16.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Flopped in the Dante on reappearance ("bloods were off"); solid 2yo form last September
2 (2)	Bellum Justum Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	241-17	104	117	95	19d	—	—	+9	15.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Listed win at Epsom before reasonable seventh in the Derby, but others have stronger form
8 (6)	Portland Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	43-241	106	116	95	14d	—	—	+10	15.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Others have stronger form but he's the sole Ballydoyle runner so is worth a second look
9 (4)	Sons And Lovers Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Tom Marquand T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	1-33	103	116	92	28d	—	—	+17	21.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has a very similar profile to stable's 2022 winner Claymore; the step up in trip can suit
11 (5)	Taraj Bay J:David Egan T:D K Weld	J:David Egan T:D K Weld	128	—	421-3	103	119	90	39d	—	—	+14	17.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Close third of five in Group 3 Derby Trial and in excellent hands to continue to progress
10 (11)	Stromberg Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	128	—	115-22	102	109	85	25d	—	—	+10	14	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Group 3 runner-up last month but was no match for the winner and has something to find
12 (8)	Under The Sun Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Hugo Palmer	J:Rossa Ryan T:Hugo Palmer	128	t	261-45	101	115	93	55d	—	—	+12	13.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won at Salisbury last autumn but hasn't really threatened this year; vulnerable once more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
King's Gambit	15/8	15/8	7/4	15/8	15/8
Jayarebe	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
First Look	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Bracken's Laugh	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Caviar Heights	12/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Al Musmak	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Bellum Justum	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Portland	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Sons And Lovers	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Taraj	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Stromberg	25/1	25/1	28/1	20/1	22/1
Under The Sun	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

King's Gambit

33.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Sons And Lovers

21.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

20/1

3rd

First Look

19.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Jayarebe

18.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Taraj

17.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1

22/1

Bracken's Laugh

16.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Caviar Heights

16.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Al Musmak

16.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Portland

15.6

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Bellum Justum

15.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Stromberg

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Under The Sun

13.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
First Look	116	126	111
Caviar Heights	109	124	116
Jayarebe	108	121	108
Bracken's Laugh	108	123	87
Al Musmak	108	121	103
King's Gambit	107	124	106
Portland	106	116	95
Bellum Justum	104	117	95
Sons And Lovers	103	116	92
Taraj	103	119	90
Stromberg	102	109	85
Under The Sun	101	115	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Portland	14d ago	Fit
First Look	18d ago	Fit
Bellum Justum	19d ago	Fit
Stromberg	25d ago	Fit
Sons And Lovers	28d ago	Fit
King's Gambit	33d ago	Fit
Caviar Heights	35d ago	Fit
Al Musmak	35d ago	Fit
Taraj	39d ago	Fit
Jayarebe	42d ago	Fit
Bracken's Laugh	42d ago	Fit
Under The Sun	55d ago	Fresh