Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series)

Ascot

13:55

Date 2024-10-19

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £283,550

Runners (20)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (18)	Kinross Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	-28312	117	132	100	13d	—	—	+19	36.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Winner/runner-up in this race last two seasons; retains all his ability; high on the list
6 (6)	Montassib Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	130	—	1-1611	115	129	114	42d	—	—	+15	26.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has made into a top-drawer sprinter this year; Sprint Cup winner last month; solid chance
17 (13)	Swingalong Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:K R Burke	J:Billy Loughnane T:K R Burke	127	—	4-8227	113	129	114	42d	—	—	+9	18.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has clear claims on her July Cup second; made the frame 12 months ago; hard to rule out
16 (17)	Kind Of Blue Bay J:James Doyle T:James Fanshawe	J:James Doyle T:James Fanshawe	129	—	114322	114	128	114	42d	—	—	+22	30.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has made giant strides, only just denied in Sprint Cup; looks a Group 1 winner in waiting
3 (2)	Audience Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	130	—	3-1514	124	132	100	56d	—	—	+15	22.8	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Leading claims on Lockinge and Lennox wins; interesting contender down in trip after break
12 (19)	Beauvatier b/br J:Alexis Pouchin T:Y Barberot	J:Alexis Pouchin T:Y Barberot	129	—	203333	111	123	107	13d	—	—	+17	25	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Less than a length behind Kinross when third in Foret at Longchamp; in the mix again
14 (3)	Elite Status Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	129	—	78-118	112	131	118	42d	—	—	+11	17.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Group 3 winner; poorly drawn when only eighth in Group 1 last time; worth another chance
5 (8)	Mill Stream Bay J:William Buick T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:William Buick T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	130	—	-21315	117	130	109	76d	—	—	+25	31	3.00/1	12/1 8%
July Cup winner; now returns from a break after below-par run in France; not discounted
2 (12)	Art Power Grey J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	—	404250	110	125	97	42d	—	—	+14	18.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this on soft ground 12 months ago but hasn't been at his best this year
18 (9)	Unequal Love Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	127	—	-15133	109	127	111	42d	—	—	+23	28.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
C&D Wokingham winner; third to Montassib in Sprint Cup; may take another step forward
15 (7)	James's Delight Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Clive Cox	J:Ryan Moore T:Clive Cox	129	—	910112	110	126	101	55d	—	—	+30	35.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has progressed from handicaps; edged out in Group 3 last time; respected
13 (15)	Bucanero Fuerte Bay J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	129	—	13-167	113	121	101	34d	—	—	+13	16.8	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Improvement required but he's fresh, handles soft ground and may have untapped potential
10 (10)	Spycatcher Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	130	—	056105	111	126	90	20d	—	—	+18	21.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Goes well at 6f on soft; third in this race last year and has each-way possibilities again
20 (20)	Flora Of Bermuda Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	126	—	-92145	106	121	109	42d	—	—	+18	21.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Group 3 winner; better than result in Sprint Cup; still improving and not without hope
19 (11)	Vadream Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	127	—	573404	107	123	109	14d	—	—	+13	15.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Loves the mud; fourth in Group 3 over C&D two weeks ago but this is a much stiffer task
1 (4)	Annaf Brown J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	130	—	1-2103	113	126	103	28d	—	—	+21	23.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Should be suited by return to 6f but several others have stronger claims on form
8 (5)	Shartash Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	130	b	118356	108	124	108	34d	—	—	+17	18.4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Hasn't built on 7f Listed win in May; needs plenty of improvement for fitting of blinkers
11 (16)	Vafortino Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Christophe Soumillon T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	130	—	-26632	107	123	99	56d	—	—	+22	22.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Sixth in Wokingham and second in City Of York but faces a stiff task in his first Group 1
7 (14)	Moss Tucker Bay J:W J Lee T:K J Condon	J:W J Lee T:K J Condon	130	tv	-17900	110	124	97	13d	—	—	+16	17.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won Group 1 Flying Five in 2023 but arrives here in no sort of form; now wears a visor
9 (1)	Shouldvebeenaring Grey J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	130	—	913039	107	125	93	8d	—	—	+19	19.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Has won just one of last 17 races and was tailed off last week; would be a shock winner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kinross	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Montassib	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Swingalong	8/1	8/1	17/2	9/1	17/2
Kind Of Blue	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Audience	11/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Beauvatier	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Elite Status	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Mill Stream	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Art Power	18/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Unequal Love	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
James's Delight	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Bucanero Fuerte	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Spycatcher	20/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Flora Of Bermuda	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Vadream	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Annaf	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Shartash	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Vafortino	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Moss Tucker	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Shouldvebeenaring	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kinross

36.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

James's Delight

35.4

OR: 15 Form: 19 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Mill Stream

OR: 16.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Kind Of Blue

30.4

OR: 16 Form: 12 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Unequal Love

28.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Montassib

26.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Beauvatier

OR: 15.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Annaf

23.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Audience

22.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Vafortino

22.7

OR: 14.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Flora Of Bermuda

21.6

OR: 14 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Spycatcher

21.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1

25/1

Shouldvebeenaring

19.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Art Power

18.9

OR: 15 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Swingalong

18.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Shartash

18.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Elite Status

17.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Moss Tucker

17.3

OR: 15 Form: 2 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Bucanero Fuerte

16.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Vadream

15.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Audience	124	132	100
Kinross	117	132	100
Mill Stream	117	130	109
Montassib	115	129	114
Kind Of Blue	114	128	114
Swingalong	113	129	114
Bucanero Fuerte	113	121	101
Annaf	113	126	103
Elite Status	112	131	118
Beauvatier	111	123	107
Spycatcher	111	126	90
Art Power	110	125	97
James's Delight	110	126	101
Moss Tucker	110	124	97
Unequal Love	109	127	111
Shartash	108	124	108
Vadream	107	123	109
Vafortino	107	123	99
Shouldvebeenaring	107	125	93
Flora Of Bermuda	106	121	109

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shouldvebeenaring	8d ago	Quick return
Kinross	13d ago	Quick return
Beauvatier	13d ago	Quick return
Moss Tucker	13d ago	Quick return
Vadream	14d ago	Fit
Spycatcher	20d ago	Fit
Annaf	28d ago	Fit
Bucanero Fuerte	34d ago	Fit
Shartash	34d ago	Fit
Montassib	42d ago	Fit
Swingalong	42d ago	Fit
Kind Of Blue	42d ago	Fit
Elite Status	42d ago	Fit
Art Power	42d ago	Fit
Unequal Love	42d ago	Fit
Flora Of Bermuda	42d ago	Fit
James's Delight	55d ago	Fresh
Audience	56d ago	Fresh
Vafortino	56d ago	Fresh
Mill Stream	76d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Swingalong	Prominent
Mill Stream	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 20 runners classified.