Anne Cowley Memorial Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2)

Ascot

14:20

Date 2024-07-13

Distance 7f213y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £79,394

Runners (9)

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
6 (8)	Quddwah Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Callum Shepherd T:Simon & Ed Crisford	129	—	11-1	109	129	93	73d	—	—	0	36.2	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Unbeaten in three and he won a very strong Listed race here on his reappearance
8 (5)	Sonny Liston Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	129	—	426-12	114	130	106	24d	—	—	0	22.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Top on BHA/RPR figures and very solid chance after his unlucky second in Royal Hunt Cup
7 (3)	Royal Dubai Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	J:Oisin Murphy T:Marco Botti	129	—	-21512	108	121	108	42d	—	—	+22	33.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Best of the rest behind runaway winner Royal Scotsman in the Group 3 Diomed
3 (4)	Bolster Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	129	—	00-114	106	123	106	14d	—	—	+8	16.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
This year's wins have come in handicaps, making most; dropping back to 1m could work
4 (7)	Embesto Chestnut J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	129	—	214-55	108	122	91	42d	—	—	+8	16.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Yet to do himself justice this season and last year's high points make him a player
1 (9)	Ancient Rome b/br J:Tom Marquand T:Charles Hills	J:Tom Marquand T:Charles Hills	129	—	3114-0	110	127	96	25d	—	—	+11	16.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Went off too hot in the Wolferton and wouldn't be a lost cause if returning to his best
2 (1)	Beshtani Bay J:David Probert T:H Al Jehani	J:David Probert T:H Al Jehani	129	p	121-20	107	125	110	24d	—	—	+11	15.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Smart 4yo who perhaps resented the fast ground when below par in the Royal Hunt Cup
NR (6)	Epictetus Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	129	v	548-56	107	125	84	42d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Behind some of today's rivals in his two starts this season; new visor must do something
NR (2)	Sparks Fly Bay J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	126	—	9116-5	106	126	111	77d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Prolific filly; returning to 1m is a positive but not drying ground as she loves the mud

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Quddwah	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Sonny Liston	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4	3/1
Royal Dubai	7/1	7/1	15/2	13/2	7/1
Bolster	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Embesto	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Ancient Rome	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Beshtani	20/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Quddwah

36.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Royal Dubai

33.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 16 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Sonny Liston

22.7

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Embesto

16.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Ancient Rome

16.6

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Bolster

16.5

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Beshtani

15.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Epictetus

14.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sparks Fly

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sonny Liston	114	130	106
Ancient Rome	110	127	96
Quddwah	109	129	93
Royal Dubai	108	121	108
Embesto	108	122	91
Beshtani	107	125	110
Epictetus	107	125	84
Bolster	106	123	106
Sparks Fly	106	126	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bolster	14d ago	Fit
Sonny Liston	24d ago	Fit
Beshtani	24d ago	Fit
Ancient Rome	25d ago	Fit
Royal Dubai	42d ago	Fit
Embesto	42d ago	Fit
Epictetus	42d ago	Fit
Quddwah	73d ago	Fresh
Sparks Fly	77d ago	Fresh