National Racehorse Week Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

16:45

National Racehorse Week Handicap

Date 2024-09-06

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £23,193

Runners (10)

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
2 (10)	Awaal Bay J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:William Buick T:Simon & Ed Crisford	136	t	3030-7	100	114	86	55d	—	—	-8	21.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Placed in three major handicaps last year; seemed to need his 2024 reappearance run
7 (4)	Theoryofeverything Grey J:Sean Levey T:David O'Meara	J:Sean Levey T:David O'Meara	126	—	450510	90	111	104	15d	—	—	+5	22	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Chance largely depends on how the ground is riding; both wins on soft
5 (1)	Bennetot Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:David O'Meara	J:Oisin Murphy T:David O'Meara	127	—	734915	91	110	100	15d	—	—	+10	20.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Scored at Windsor then ran well in big field at the York Ebor festival; likely player
9 (5)	Classic Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	126	—	-92965	90	113	88	21d	—	—	+5	14.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Useful on his day; ran respectably in major handicap at Goodwood on penultimate start
3 (2)	Hafeet Alain Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	133	—	218-19	97	108	82	125d	—	—	+6	13.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Both starts this season came at Newmarket in the spring; won on reappearance
4 (9)	Tempus Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Archie Watson	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Archie Watson	131	b	070244	95	111	99	27d	—	—	+7	16.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Creditable fourth at this track the last twice; successful in this race in 2020
6 (6)	Navagio Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:James Horton	J:Billy Loughnane T:James Horton	127	—	1-3058	91	111	101	71d	—	—	+12	19.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Best effort for current yard when third in soft-ground Lincoln; now 5lb lower
10 (8)	Inspiritus Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	124	—	122108	88	113	43	22d	—	—	+14	18.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Best form remains on AW but this drop back in trip looks worth exploring
8 (7)	Son Of Man Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim Boyle	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Jim Boyle	126	—	35-020	95	106	77	78d	—	—	+8	12.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Bits of useful form over 7f for Jane Chapple-Hyam; sold 100,000gns since last run
NR (3)	Dear My Friend Chestnut J:James Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	140	—	108530	104	109	79	15d	—	—	—	15.6	—	—
Smart AW performer; inconsistent since completing a hat-trick early this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Awaal	15/8	2/1	7/4	7/4	15/8
Theoryofeverything	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Bennetot	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Classic	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2	8/1
Hafeet Alain	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Tempus	8/1	9/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Navagio	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Inspiritus	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Son Of Man	20/1	25/1	20/1	20/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Theoryofeverything

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Awaal

21.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

3rd

Bennetot

20.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Navagio

19.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Inspiritus

18.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Tempus

16.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Dear My Friend

15.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Classic

14.2

OR: 10 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Hafeet Alain

13.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Son Of Man

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dear My Friend	104	109	79
Awaal	100	114	86
Hafeet Alain	97	108	82
Tempus	95	111	99
Son Of Man	95	106	77
Bennetot	91	110	100
Navagio	91	111	101
Theoryofeverything	90	111	104
Classic	90	113	88
Inspiritus	88	113	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Theoryofeverything	15d ago	Fit
Bennetot	15d ago	Fit
Dear My Friend	15d ago	Fit
Classic	21d ago	Fit
Inspiritus	22d ago	Fit
Tempus	27d ago	Fit
Awaal	55d ago	Fresh
Navagio	71d ago	Fresh
Son Of Man	78d ago	Fresh
Hafeet Alain	125d ago	Long break