AJN Steelstock Handicap – Salisbury

Salisbury

20:20

AJN Steelstock Handicap

Date 2024-07-13

Distance 1m4f5y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,888

Runners (8)

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
5 (2)	Premiere Ligne Bay J:George Bass(3) T:Hughie Morrison	J:George Bass(3) T:Hughie Morrison	134	t	86-312	79	94	65	22d	—	—	-7	13	0.88/1	7/2 22%
In very good form this season and could still have a bigger performance in him
4 (6)	Lexington Knight Chestnut J:Hayley Turner T:Richard Hannon	J:Hayley Turner T:Richard Hannon	134	t	333213	79	91	69	22d	—	—	+10	25.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
As good as ever this season and probably won't be far away
1 (4)	Aikhal Bay J:Adam Farragher T:Jamie Osborne	J:Adam Farragher T:Jamie Osborne	137	tp	600642	82	92	71	8d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not the force of old but went very close off much-reduced mark last week
3 (7)	Caustic Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Owen Burrows	J:Trevor Whelan T:Owen Burrows	135	t	3-1793	80	89	51	17d	—	—	0	13.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Enjoyed run of the race when placed on AW last month; needs to find extra here
6 (1)	Enochdhu Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Jonathan Portman	J:Ross Coakley T:Jonathan Portman	132	—	4-5412	77	91	82	29d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
In good form this spring but may not be seen the the same effect on today's faster ground
7 (3)	Croeso Cymraeg Bay J:Christian Howarth(3) T:James Evans	J:Christian Howarth(3) T:James Evans	130	—	57-555	75	97	67	27d	—	—	-5	10.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Veteran who has been running respectably this year and is slipping down the weights.
2 (5)	God Of Thunder Bay J:Liam Keniry T:Richard Hannon	J:Liam Keniry T:Richard Hannon	137	—	257160	82	88	78	62d	—	—	+7	15.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Collected good prize on AW in April; needs to prove he can match that form on turf
8 (8)	Alpine Stroll Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	122	—	394-08	67	82	96	16d	—	—	0	5.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Unable to justify market support on stable debut but remains well handicapped

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Premiere Ligne	3/1	10/3	10/3	7/2	16/5
Lexington Knight	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Aikhal	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Caustic	11/2	6/1	5/1	5/1	6/1
Enochdhu	15/2	7/1	15/2	15/2	7/1
Croeso Cymraeg	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1
God Of Thunder	10/1	8/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Alpine Stroll	16/1	14/1	16/1	20/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lexington Knight

25.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 14 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Aikhal

17.4

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

God Of Thunder

15.4

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Caustic

13.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

6/1

Premiere Ligne

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Croeso Cymraeg

10.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

7/1

Enochdhu

9.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Alpine Stroll

5.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aikhal	82	92	71
God Of Thunder	82	88	78
Caustic	80	89	51
Premiere Ligne	79	94	65
Lexington Knight	79	91	69
Enochdhu	77	91	82
Croeso Cymraeg	75	97	67
Alpine Stroll	67	82	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aikhal	8d ago	Quick return
Alpine Stroll	16d ago	Fit
Caustic	17d ago	Fit
Premiere Ligne	22d ago	Fit
Lexington Knight	22d ago	Fit
Croeso Cymraeg	27d ago	Fit
Enochdhu	29d ago	Fit
God Of Thunder	62d ago	Fresh