Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap) – Ascot

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17:40

Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)

Date 2024-06-22

Distance 1m1f212y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £56,694

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (17)	Hand Of God Chestnut J:William Buick T:Harry Charlton	J:William Buick T:Harry Charlton	126	—	451-1	91	113	100	57d	—	—	+1	28.7	5/2 29%
Impressive in Newmarket maiden; seemed to be crying out for 1m2f when taking a 1m handicap
10 (6)	Approval Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	125	—	9-221	90	112	99	12d	—	—	+1	13.6	13/2 13%
Made all in 15-runner Windsor novice (1m2f, good to firm) 12 days ago; competitive mark
13 (13)	Old Faithful Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	124	—	25-311	89	111	72	14d	—	—	+1	13.1	7/1 13%
Tricky and seemingly needs to be played late with hands and heels; won his last two though
9 (2)	Palace Green Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Hughes	J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Hughes	125	—	U35-13	90	113	84	37d	—	—	+4	12.5	9/1 10%
Quickened from last to first at York (1m4f) before rather running out of steam in final 1f
1 (18)	Cambridge Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	135	—	312-44	100	107	93	37d	—	—	+7	14.6	12/1 8%
Craven and 1m2f Dante fourth; this handicap debut seems to demand a chunk more though
15 (19)	Whiskey Pete Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	123	—	331-P7	88	110	83	21d	—	—	+4	11.7	11/1 8%
Put reappearance shocker largely behind him at Epsom (1m2f) 16 days later but in 7th of 12
16 (3)	Portsmouth Bay J:Hayley Turner T:Andrew Balding	J:Hayley Turner T:Andrew Balding	122	—	54-122	87	111	96	21d	—	—	+3	11.8	11/1 8%
Raced freely when 2nd at Epsom latest, so should be able to find extra if settling better.
2 (8)	Black Run Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Jamie Spencer T:Paul & Oliver Cole	133	t	31-619	98	110	92	35d	—	—	+8	13.4	16/1 6%
Front-runner for his two wins and not when well beaten in the London Gold Cup at Newbury
6 (10)	Nerano b/br J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	127	t	3-125	92	108	100	28d	—	—	+9	14	18/1 5%
Creditable Curragh fifth (7f, good) on handicap/turf debut; appealing prospect for 1m2f
14 (1)	Grey Cuban Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	123	—	83-165	88	106	87	21d	—	—	+6	10.7	20/1 5%
Free-going sort; ran respectably in his handicaps at Chester (7.5f) and Epsom (1m2f)
4 (9)	Treasure Grey J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	p	1-40	95	104	89	22d	—	—	+16	19	33/1 3%
Beaten just under 2l in the Lingfield Oaks Trial but tailed off at 22-1 in the Oaks itself
12 (14)	Miletus Bay J:James Doyle T:Charles Hills	J:James Doyle T:Charles Hills	124	—	5-81	89	108	88	47d	—	—	+7	10.7	33/1 3%
Still inexperienced in 1m Windsor novice win but kept finding; the form has been boosted
NR (15)	Arabic Legend Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	133	—	126-48	98	106	82	42d	—	—	—	12	—
Fair 4th in Epsom Listed race (1m2f) before well beaten at 20-1 in Lingfield Derby Trial
NR (5)	Balmacara Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	129	h	3-113	94	108	76	22d	—	—	—	13.1	—
Has an extra 3f today and while he's bred to stay, he's been racing exuberantly; hood now
NR (4)	Primo Lara Chestnut J:David Egan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:David Egan T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	126	—	42-811	91	111	101	28d	—	—	—	10.3	—
1m2f wins in both his handicaps, without much difficulty at York latest; raised 9lb
NR (11)	Dambuster Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	125	—	14-1	90	106	89	58d	—	—	—	20	—
Found plenty to deliver strong late bids for his two wins, all 3 runs on softer than good

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Hand Of God	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Approval	6/1	6/1	11/2	13/2	11/2
Old Faithful	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Palace Green	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	9/1
Cambridge	10/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Whiskey Pete	11/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Portsmouth	10/1	8/1	9/1	17/2	11/1
Black Run	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Nerano	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Grey Cuban	20/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	20/1
Treasure	28/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Miletus	28/1	22/1	28/1	25/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Hand Of God

28.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Dambuster

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Treasure

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Cambridge

14.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Nerano

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Approval

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Black Run

13.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Old Faithful

13.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Balmacara

13.1

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Palace Green

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Arabic Legend

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Portsmouth

11.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Whiskey Pete

11.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Grey Cuban

10.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Miletus

10.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Primo Lara

10.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cambridge	100	107	93
Black Run	98	110	92
Arabic Legend	98	106	82
Treasure	95	104	89
Balmacara	94	108	76
Nerano	92	108	100
Hand Of God	91	113	100
Primo Lara	91	111	101
Approval	90	112	99
Palace Green	90	113	84
Dambuster	90	106	89
Old Faithful	89	111	72
Miletus	89	108	88
Whiskey Pete	88	110	83
Grey Cuban	88	106	87
Portsmouth	87	111	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Approval	12d ago	Quick return
Old Faithful	14d ago	Fit
Whiskey Pete	21d ago	Fit
Portsmouth	21d ago	Fit
Grey Cuban	21d ago	Fit
Treasure	22d ago	Fit
Balmacara	22d ago	Fit
Nerano	28d ago	Fit
Primo Lara	28d ago	Fit
Black Run	35d ago	Fit
Palace Green	37d ago	Fit
Cambridge	37d ago	Fit
Arabic Legend	42d ago	Fit
Miletus	47d ago	Fresh
Hand Of God	57d ago	Fresh
Dambuster	58d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Black Run	Front Runner
Grey Cuban	Prominent
Primo Lara	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 16 runners classified.