Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

5:20

Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Handicap

Date 2024-09-27

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £12,885

Runners (14)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (10)	More Thunder b J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	132	—	5132	87	99	76	62d	—	—	+1	30.2	9/4 31%
Unexposed; form of latest effort is working out very well; interesting off the same mark
11 (9)	First Officer b J:Sorin Moldoveanu(7) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Sorin Moldoveanu(7) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	457275	78	98	89	13d	—	—	-5	15.7	3/1 25%
Has form figures of 312 at this track, the success gained a year ago; could go well
12 (13)	Battle Queen b J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	127	—	221620	82	97	67	35d	—	—	-1	22.8	3/1 25%
Form dipped last time but consistent otherwise and may well rebound; not dismissed
6 (12)	Zozimus b J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	134	v	451138	84	97	85	27d	—	—	+9	22.6	11/2 15%
Consistent on turf this year; however, faces a stiffer assignment back up in grade
8 (14)	Sweet Reward b J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	132	—	485357	82	97	88	34d	—	—	+4	11.7	10/1 9%
Form dipped last time in a Goodwood race he'd won 12 months earlier; opposed
NR (3)	Gloucestershire b/br J:Tom Marquand T:Martyn Meade	J:Tom Marquand T:Martyn Meade	140	—	/342-3	90	96	67	131d	—	—	—	13	—
Consistent but faces a stiff-looking task off top weight on return from another layoff
NR (6)	Civil Law gr J:Daniel Tudhope T:Roger Teal	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Roger Teal	139	—	12-362	89	91	11	182d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Has done most of his winning on AW; absent since March; not the percentage call
NR (2)	Mortlake b J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	137	—	15-030	92	92	66	57d	—	—	—	10.5	—
7f winner as a 2yo; far from solid on his 2024 form; not sure what to expect
NR (11)	Siempre Arturo b J:Billy Loughnane T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Billy Loughnane T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	136	—	051115	86	96	74	64d	—	—	—	24	—
Flopped last time but generally progressive otherwise; may still have more to offer
NR (8)	Magnum Opus b J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	135	—	01U755	90	96	67	13d	—	—	—	11.6	—
Remains in form but has shown no further improvement since his July success
NR (5)	Westridge b J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	133	—	0317	88	95	79	57d	—	—	—	18	—
Better than bare result in Glorious Goodwood handicap; remains open to further progress
NR (7)	Monkey Island ch J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	131	—	-10533	86	94	85	35d	—	—	—	16.1	—
Campaigned only at 7f/1m; new trip presents a question mark on breeding (mixed messages)
NR (4)	Shamran b J:NON-RUNNER T:Harry Charlton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Harry Charlton	127	—	4241	82	96	80	28d	—	—	—	20.5	—
Off the mark at Salisbury four weeks ago; nicely bred and could well improve further
NR (1)	Beylerbeyi b J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	124	—	113855	74	98	84	20d	—	—	—	8.9	—
Class 5 hat-trick this summer; goes into unknown territory in this grade upped in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
More Thunder	9/4	2/1	2/1	15/8	7/4
First Officer	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Battle Queen	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Zozimus	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Sweet Reward	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

More Thunder

30.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Siempre Arturo

OR: 9 Form: 15 Odds: 0

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3rd

Battle Queen

22.8

OR: 8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Zozimus

22.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 10.1 Odds: 4

11/2

Shamran

20.5

OR: 8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Westridge

OR: 9.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Monkey Island

16.1

OR: 9 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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First Officer

15.7

OR: 7 Form: 2.5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Gloucestershire

OR: 10 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Sweet Reward

11.7

OR: 8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Magnum Opus

11.6

OR: 10 Form: 1.6 Odds: 0

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Mortlake

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Civil Law

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Beylerbeyi

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 2.9 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mortlake Top Rated	92	92	66
Gloucestershire	90	96	67
Magnum Opus	90	96	67
Civil Law	89	91	11
Westridge	88	95	79
More Thunder	87	99	76
Siempre Arturo	86	96	74
Monkey Island	86	94	85
Zozimus	84	97	85
Battle Queen	82	97	67
Sweet Reward	82	97	88
Shamran	82	96	80
First Officer	78	98	89
Beylerbeyi	74	98	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
First Officer	13d ago	Quick return
Magnum Opus	13d ago	Quick return
Beylerbeyi	20d ago	Fit
Zozimus	27d ago	Fit
Shamran	28d ago	Fit
Sweet Reward	34d ago	Fit
Battle Queen	35d ago	Fit
Monkey Island	35d ago	Fit
Mortlake	57d ago	Fresh
Westridge	57d ago	Fresh
More Thunder	62d ago	Fresh
Siempre Arturo	64d ago	Fresh
Gloucestershire	131d ago	Long break
Civil Law	182d ago	Long break