British Stallion Studs EBF Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed Race)

Pontefract

15:15

Date 2024-10-21

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £22,684

Winning Time 1m 53.21s (slow by 11.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tuscan Hills (FR) David Egan · Raphael E Freire	7/2	Won
2nd	Calla Lagoon (GB) Rob Hornby · Ralph Beckett	15/8F	4.75
3rd	Basalt (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	18/1	2.25
4th	Love Talk (IRE) Sam James · Grant Tuer	5/2	5
5th	Castle Stuart (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · K R Burke	4/1	70

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 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 (5)	Calla Lagoon Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	131	—	51	-	104	89	45d	—	—	-14	21.4	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Form of 7f win at Ascot has been firmly boosted and he promises to be suited by 1m
5 (1)	Love Talk Bay J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	126	—	14641	93	104	91	26d	—	—	+4	30.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Strong at the finish when landing valuable prize over 7f at Goodwood last time; key player
4 (2)	Tuscan Hills Bay J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	J:David Egan T:Raphael E Freire	131	—	1	-	90	71	52d	—	—	0	14	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Debut win at Thirsk; others have better form but remains to be seen where limitations lie
3 (3)	Castle Stuart Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:K R Burke	J:Paul Mulrennan T:K R Burke	131	—	531	86	94	76	59d	—	—	+13	24.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Easily won Hamilton maiden (soft) on third start; this is tougher but he could be up to it
1 (4)	Basalt Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	131	—	51	-	91	78	39d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Comfortable win (1m, AW) on second start; could have more to offer; not discounted

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Calla Lagoon	11/8	5/4	11/8	5/4	5/4
Love Talk	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40
Tuscan Hills	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2	7/1
Castle Stuart	7/1	6/1	13/2	13/2	15/2
Basalt	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Love Talk

30.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 12 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Castle Stuart

24.4

OR: 9 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Calla Lagoon

21.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.4

11/8

Tuscan Hills

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

7/1

Basalt

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Love Talk	93	104	91
Castle Stuart	86	94	76
Calla Lagoon	—	104	89
Tuscan Hills	—	90	71
Basalt	—	91	78

Last Run