eventmasters.co.uk Paradise Stakes (A Queen Anne Stakes Trial) (Listed Race)

Ascot

13:40

Date 2025-04-30

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £34,026

Winning Time 1m 36.73s (fast by 2.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sardinian Warrior (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	5/1	Won
2nd	Docklands (GB) Richard Kingscote · Harry Eustace	15/8F	.5
3rd	Checkandchallenge (GB) William Buick · William Knight	18/1	4.25
4th	Royal Dubai (FR) Rossa Ryan · Marco Botti	12/1	.5
5th	Meydaan (IRE) Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	16/1	1.5
6th	Phantom Flight (GB) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	10/1	0.2
7th	Tyrrhenian Sea (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	12/1	0.3
8th	Unquestionable (FR) Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon	8/1	1.25
9th	Sir Busker (IRE) Oisin Murphy · William Knight	25/1	2.25
10th	Witch Hunter (FR) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	11/1	0.3
11th	Harper's Ferry (GB) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	10/1	2

Runners (11)

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
4 (5)	Docklands Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Harry Eustace	J:Richard Kingscote T:Harry Eustace	131	t	27560-	113	127	107	143d	—	—	-4	26.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Ran well in this trial and the Queen Anne last year, taking Ascot record to 11322
8 (2)	Sardinian Warrior Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	131	—	2/111-	107	123	-	179d	—	—	+3	23.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Interesting, assuming his excellent progress (2111) on AW is transferred to turf
10 (9)	Unquestionable Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	131	—	21/44-	112	124	109	316d	—	—	+6	19.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Smart for Aidan O'Brien; fourth in the 2024 St James's Palace Stakes; big player
5 (3)	Harper's Ferry Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	131	—	1861-5	100	119	105	13d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
May rate higher still; looks more interesting than the bare figures suggest
11 (11)	Witch Hunter Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	131	b	63-626	109	121	100	32d	—	—	+9	16.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Fourth in last year's Queen Anne; frame possibilities if taking well to blinkers
1 (7)	Phantom Flight Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	134	—	5-1124	112	119	87	54d	—	—	+11	17.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Not crying out for drop back to 1m and has to overcome a 3lb penalty to boot
7 (1)	Royal Dubai Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Marco Botti	J:Rossa Ryan T:Marco Botti	131	—	463-55	105	122	106	96d	—	—	+9	15.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Peak effort at Ascot, namely close fourth in Group 2 over round 1m last July
3 (4)	Checkandchallenge b/br J:William Buick T:William Knight	J:William Buick T:William Knight	131	—	265-28	109	122	104	9d	—	—	+11	16.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second to notable rival on penultimate start but strike-rate remains unimpressive
2 (6)	Tyrrhenian Sea Grey J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	134	—	/332-1	108	121	-	82d	—	—	+21	25.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Latest win took his AW record to 5-13; he's 0-5 on turf and carries 3lb penalty
6 (8)	Meydaan Bay J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	131	—	31447-	102	113	102	234d	—	—	+13	17.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
1m3f Listed winner; gelded since last run; drop to 1m presents a question mark
9 (10)	Sir Busker Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:William Knight	J:Oisin Murphy T:William Knight	131	—	41408-	108	119	95	165d	—	—	+15	18.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Ran respectably in this race in 2021 and 2022 but ideally needs further now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Docklands	9/4	9/4	2/1	9/4	85/40
Sardinian Warrior	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	11/4
Unquestionable	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	11/2
Harper's Ferry	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Witch Hunter	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Phantom Flight	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Royal Dubai	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1
Checkandchallenge	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Tyrrhenian Sea	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Meydaan	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Sir Busker	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Docklands

26.1

OR: 15.8 Form: 1 Odds: 9.4

9/4

2nd

Tyrrhenian Sea

25.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Sardinian Warrior

23.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Unquestionable

19.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Sir Busker

18.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1

28/1

Meydaan

17.8

OR: 13 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Phantom Flight

17.4

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Witch Hunter

16.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Checkandchallenge

16.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Royal Dubai

15.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Harper's Ferry

14.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Docklands	113	127	107
Unquestionable	112	124	109
Phantom Flight	112	119	87
Witch Hunter	109	121	100
Checkandchallenge	109	122	104
Tyrrhenian Sea	108	121	—
Sir Busker	108	119	95
Sardinian Warrior	107	123	—
Royal Dubai	105	122	106
Meydaan	102	113	102
Harper's Ferry	100	119	105

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Checkandchallenge	9d ago	Quick return
Harper's Ferry	13d ago	Quick return
Witch Hunter	32d ago	Fit
Phantom Flight	54d ago	Fresh
Tyrrhenian Sea	82d ago	Fresh
Royal Dubai	96d ago	Long break
Docklands	143d ago	Long break
Sir Busker	165d ago	Long break
Sardinian Warrior	179d ago	Long break
Meydaan	234d ago	Long break
Unquestionable	316d ago	Long break