Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap)

Ascot

3:55

Date 2024-08-10

Distance 1m3f211y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £39,344

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (9)	Solomon b J:Alberto Sanna T:William Haggas	J:Alberto Sanna T:William Haggas	135	h	21381	85	102	94	6d	—	—	0	35.7	11/8 42%
Won easily when 6-5 favourite at Haydock (1m2f, good) six days ago; has an unchanged mark
5 (5)	Sam Hawkens b J:Hayley Turner T:William Haggas	J:Hayley Turner T:William Haggas	136	—	2-5154	86	93	83	45d	—	—	+2	16.9	5/1 17%
Did not look on a good mark before sold out of R Hannon's for 105,000gns in early July
3 (1)	Houstonn b J:Marie Velon T:Richard Hannon	J:Marie Velon T:Richard Hannon	138	—	924-51	88	97	73	19d	—	—	+3	12	17/2 11%
Clearcut win in a Windsor maiden; this first go at 1m4f on his handicap debut looks viable
2 (4)	Dambuster b J:Jose-Luis Borrego T:Andrew Balding	J:Jose-Luis Borrego T:Andrew Balding	140	v	14-16	90	97	62	35d	—	—	+4	12.5	9/1 10%
His four races were two wins and two heavy defeats; visored now
4 (8)	Mina Rashid ch J:Seamie Heffernan T:Andrew Balding	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Andrew Balding	138	—	36-190	88	94	86	34d	—	—	+3	12	9/1 10%
Won a 1m4f Chester maiden before heavy defeats in Royal Ascot Group 2 and the German Derby
7 (3)	Champagne Prince gr/ro J:Rachel Venniker T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Rachel Venniker T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	133	—	11-70	83	94	73	28d	—	—	+3	10.4	10/1 9%
2-2 on AW; floundered since in Group 3 and a 1m handicap, but he's bred more for this
8 (2)	Whathappensinvegas b J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	130	—	712137	80	97	83	15d	—	—	+14	19.8	12/1 8%
Progress stalled on his one attempt at 1m4f and he ran poorly when back at 1m2f last time
1 (7)	Going Remote b J:Bauyrzhan Murzabayev T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Bauyrzhan Murzabayev T:Mrs John Harrington	142	p	922140	92	93	79	8d	—	—	+14	19.4	22/1 4%
Won the Ulster Derby at Down Royal (1m5f handicap, good) in June; may be on a tough mark
9 (6)	Old Saxony b J:Nanako Fujita T:David Simcock	J:Nanako Fujita T:David Simcock	128	—	734	78	91	61	71d	—	—	+7	9.8	40/1 2%
Handicap debut; not the most stoutly bred but his second run (11.4f) holds possibilities

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Solomon	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8	11/8
Sam Hawkens	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Houstonn	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Dambuster	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Mina Rashid	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Champagne Prince	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Whathappensinvegas	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Going Remote	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Old Saxony	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Solomon

35.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 15.5 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Whathappensinvegas

19.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Going Remote

19.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Sam Hawkens

16.9

OR: 9 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Dambuster

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Houstonn

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Mina Rashid

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Champagne Prince

10.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Old Saxony

9.8

OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Going Remote Top Rated	92	93	79
Dambuster	90	97	62
Houstonn	88	97	73
Mina Rashid	88	94	86
Sam Hawkens	86	93	83
Solomon	85	102	94
Champagne Prince	83	94	73
Whathappensinvegas	80	97	83
Old Saxony	78	91	61

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Solomon	6d ago	Quick return
Going Remote	8d ago	Quick return
Whathappensinvegas	15d ago	Fit
Houstonn	19d ago	Fit
Champagne Prince	28d ago	Fit
Mina Rashid	34d ago	Fit
Dambuster	35d ago	Fit
Sam Hawkens	45d ago	Fit
Old Saxony	71d ago	Fresh