Chapel Down Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

16:10

Chapel Down Handicap

Date 2025-07-25

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,468

Winning Time 1m 27.90s (slow by 2.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	War Howl (IRE) James Doyle · Michael Appleby	7/2F	Won
2nd	Stratocracy (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Kevin Frost	9/2	0.3
3rd	Thurso (GB) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	11/2	.75
4th	Tadreeb (IRE) Oliver Searle · Rod Millman	22/1	1
5th	Mister Mojito (IRE) Adam Farragher · T J Kent	15/2	.75
6th	Arantes Nascimento (GB) Tom Marquand · Michael Attwater	14/1	2.25
7th	Mr Ubiquitous (GB) Richard Kingscote · Harry Eustace	11/2	2.25
8th	Woodstock (GB) Jason Hart · Ruth Carr	9/1	1
9th	Billy Mill (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Rod Millman	9/1	0.3
10th	Land Of Magic (GB) Sean Levey · Rachel Cook & John Bridger	40/1	1.25
11th	Hieronymus (GB) Daniel Muscutt · George Baker	25/1	.5
12th	Gunfighter (IRE) David Probert · Robert Eddery	28/1	.5

Runners (13)

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
10 (7)	War Howl Brown J:James Doyle T:Michael Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Michael Appleby	130	—	40-381	77	92	76	27d	—	—	-7	12.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Off the mark in Doncaster contest last month and could well show further progress
4 (11)	Stratocracy Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Kevin Frost	J:Rossa Ryan T:Kevin Frost	133	p	1-3321	73	87	74	31d	—	—	+2	17.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has form figures of 3321 this season and he is 2-3 in cheekpieces; solid chance
13 (13)	Mr Ubiquitous Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Harry Eustace	J:Richard Kingscote T:Harry Eustace	127	—	112115	74	89	66	28d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+12	25.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Productive 3yo but latest effort suggests he may now be in the assessor's grip
12 (2)	Thurso Bay J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	128	p	772311	75	92	73	32d	—	—	+17	29.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Progressive over 6f since being gelded; shapes as if he'll be effective back at 7f
1 (1)	Woodstock Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	140	p	5-0306	80	87	69	22d	—	—	+1	10	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Scored twice at Newbury last summer but has become inconsistent
2 (9)	Mister Mojito Bay J:Adam Farragher T:T J Kent	J:Adam Farragher T:T J Kent	135	t	711917	75	87	78	31d	—	—	+12	20.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Record of 3-6 since gelding/wind operations; hindered by traffic issues last time
6 (6)	Billy Mill Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Rod Millman	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Rod Millman	132	—	814699	72	90	71	13d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	10.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won this race off 6lb higher last year but was in better form at the time
9 (5)	Arantes Nascimento Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Michael Attwater	J:Tom Marquand T:Michael Attwater	131	—	-53232	71	87	81	23d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+10	17.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Consistent (3232) this spring/summer for Gemma Tutty; debut for Michael Attwater
5 (4)	Gunfighter Bay J:David Probert T:Robert Eddery	J:David Probert T:Robert Eddery	133	—	-84673	73	82	71	9d	—	—	+6	9.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Possibilities off current mark provided latest effort is backed up
3 (12)	Hieronymus Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:George Baker	J:Daniel Muscutt T:George Baker	135	tp	8-2170	75	85	-	65d	—	—	+4	7.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has form over C&D but the 9yo is 0-22 on turf and not the percentage call
7 (3)	Tadreeb Bay J:Oliver Searle(5) T:Rod Millman	J:Oliver Searle(5) T:Rod Millman	132	—	114240	72	83	76	22d	—	—	+8	10.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has a better strike-rate on turf than on AW; others preferred
8 (8)	Land Of Magic Bay J:Sean Levey T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	J:Sean Levey T:Rachel Cook & John Bridger	131	ht	5-0170	71	85	57	31d	—	—	+4	5.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Far from solid on 2025 form, notwithstanding a Lingfield win
NR (10)	Dannick Chestnut J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	128	—	54-323	75	84	74	13d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Seven-race maiden who has consistent form figures; placed over C&D last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
War Howl	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Stratocracy	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Mr Ubiquitous	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Thurso	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Woodstock	8/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Mister Mojito	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Billy Mill	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Arantes Nascimento	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Gunfighter	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Hieronymus	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Tadreeb	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Land Of Magic	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Dannick	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Thurso

29.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 20 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Mr Ubiquitous

25.1

OR: 6 Form: 15.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Mister Mojito

20.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Arantes Nascimento

17.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Stratocracy

17.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

War Howl

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Tadreeb

10.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Billy Mill

10.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 2 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Woodstock

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Gunfighter

9.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1

25/1

Hieronymus

7.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Dannick

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Land Of Magic

5.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Woodstock	80	87	69
War Howl	77	92	76
Thurso	75	92	73
Mister Mojito	75	87	78
Hieronymus	75	85	—
Dannick	75	84	74
Mr Ubiquitous	74	89	66
Stratocracy	73	87	74
Gunfighter	73	82	71
Billy Mill	72	90	71
Tadreeb	72	83	76
Arantes Nascimento	71	87	81
Land Of Magic	71	85	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gunfighter	9d ago	Quick return
Billy Mill	13d ago	Quick return
Dannick	13d ago	Quick return
Woodstock	22d ago	Fit
Tadreeb	22d ago	Fit
Arantes Nascimento	23d ago	Fit
War Howl	27d ago	Fit
Mr Ubiquitous	28d ago	Fit
Stratocracy	31d ago	Fit
Mister Mojito	31d ago	Fit
Land Of Magic	31d ago	Fit
Thurso	32d ago	Fit
Hieronymus	65d ago	Fresh