BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) – Newbury

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BoyleSports Lockinge Stakes (Group 1)

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £226,840

Runners (9)

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 (1)	Dancing Gemini Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Roger Teal	J:Ryan Moore T:Roger Teal	128	—	654-11	118	133	116	22d	—	—	-5	27	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Two from two this term, both times impressing with the way he travelled and quickened
7 (7)	Rosallion Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	1/211-	122	136	126	333d	—	—	+7	33	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Sparkled in a truncated 2024 campaign; leading contender provided he returns in same form
4 (9)	Notable Speech Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	17153-	122	136	115	196d	—	—	+16	33	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Successful in the 2,000 Guineas (beat Rosallion) and Sussex Stakes in 2024; big player
9 (6)	Tamfana Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Menuisier	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Menuisier	125	—	4113-2	116	134	114	22d	—	—	+12	25.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won last year's Sun Chariot; ties in with Dancing Gemini on reappearance form; solid
3 (3)	Lead Artist Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	1212-8	117	134	111	22d	—	—	+9	19.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Largely progressive last term but flopped behind Dancing Gemini on reappearance
8 (5)	Fallen Angel Grey J:Kieran Shoemark T:K R Burke	J:Kieran Shoemark T:K R Burke	125	—	/8124-	114	131	91	223d	—	—	+21	25.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Smart filly but has shown her peak form outside of Britain; something to find
5 (8)	Persica Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Richard Hannon	J:Tom Marquand T:Richard Hannon	128	—	318-31	112	127	111	32d	—	—	+13	16.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Gained last four wins over longer trips; faces a stiffer task returned to 1m
1 (4)	Checkandchallenge b/br J:Silvestre De Sousa T:William Knight	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:William Knight	128	—	65-283	107	125	107	17d	—	—	+14	14.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
No match for Dancing Gemini at Doncaster in March; still has unimpressive strike-rate
NR (2)	Prague Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Dylan Cunha	J:NON-RUNNER T:Dylan Cunha	128	t	45210-	116	130	-	210d	—	—	—	26	—	—
Recorded a Group 2 win prior to well beaten in the QEII; needs to resume progress

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dancing Gemini	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Rosallion	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
Notable Speech	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Tamfana	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Lead Artist	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Fallen Angel	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Persica	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Checkandchallenge	150/1	100/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Prague	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Rosallion

OR: 18 Form: 7 Odds: 8

3/1

2nd

Notable Speech

OR: 18 Form: 10 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Dancing Gemini

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

Prague

OR: 16.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

—

Fallen Angel

25.7

OR: 16 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Tamfana

25.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4

6/1

Lead Artist

19.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Persica

16.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Checkandchallenge

14.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rosallion	122	136	126
Notable Speech	122	136	115
Dancing Gemini	118	133	116
Lead Artist	117	134	111
Tamfana	116	134	114
Prague	116	130	—
Fallen Angel	114	131	91
Persica	112	127	111
Checkandchallenge	107	125	107

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Checkandchallenge	17d ago	Fit
Dancing Gemini	22d ago	Fit
Tamfana	22d ago	Fit
Lead Artist	22d ago	Fit
Persica	32d ago	Fit
Notable Speech	196d ago	Long break
Prague	210d ago	Long break
Fallen Angel	223d ago	Long break
Rosallion	333d ago	Long break