Moet & Chandon International Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Ascot

15:00

Date 2025-07-26

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £77,310

Runners (22)

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
7 (20)	Akkadian Thunder Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	132	—	-87129	99	113	100	14d	—	—	+8	26	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran well at Royal Ascot; best to forgive his Bunbury Cup effort; remains of interest
16 (3)	Aalto Bay J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	124	t	960-92	91	120	110	14d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Nearly recorded a second win in the Bunbury Cup; ahead of the assessor; big player
19 (11)	Classic Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	123	—	6-3421	90	115	103	21d	—	—	+4	12.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well treated under a penalty for Sandown win (future mark 2lb higher); shortlisted
4 (17)	Northern Express Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	133	p	-58874	100	119	93	21d	—	—	+6	14.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Record in this race reads 441, gamely making all off 2lb higher last year; solid
9 (14)	Yorkshire Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	130	t	1-5146	97	112	93	37d	—	—	+13	21	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has respectable form but looks held by Akkadian Thunder on Royal Ascot running
13 (15)	Billyjoh Grey J:Tom Marquand T:Michael Appleby	J:Tom Marquand T:Michael Appleby	127	p	-83203	94	115	101	14d	—	—	+12	19.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ties in with Akkadian Thunder and Aalto on recent efforts; each-way claims
14 (6)	Kodi Lion Bay J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	125	—	-62214	92	116	101	31d	—	—	+16	23.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two attempts at Ascot comprise a win last July and solid second this May
1 (19)	Zoum Zoum Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	138	—	316-20	105	115	95	35d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Poorly drawn in the Wokingham; won his only other handicap attempt; in the mix
22 (22)	Sword Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	118	h	1-0137	85	115	101	15d	—	—	+12	17.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In form since wearing hood but needs progress upped further in class
15 (9)	Qazaq Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	125	—	/11-66	92	118	73	30d	—	—	+7	11.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Could be dangerous if tapping back into earlier progress; still lightly raced
18 (10)	Two Tribes Chestnut J:David Egan T:Richard Spencer	J:David Egan T:Richard Spencer	123	b	-34403	90	114	102	15d	—	—	+11	14.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Largely consistent this term but his long losing run continues
10 (16)	Fresh Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	128	t	2314-0	95	114	100	28d	—	—	+8	12.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ascot specialist who won this contest in 2022 and finished third last year
17 (21)	Lord Bertie Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	123	—	20-650	90	113	82	7d	—	—	+7	11	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Scored over C&D (classified race) last September but this is a harder task
3 (2)	Array Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	135	—	17/356	102	108	82	28d	—	—	+10	14	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Could go well on handicap debut, albeit needs a career best to defy his mark
11 (8)	Cerulean Bay Bay J:James Doyle T:David O'Meara	J:James Doyle T:David O'Meara	128	—	-70507	95	112	85	21d	—	—	+9	12.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has lacked consistency this season; no apparent excuses last time
5 (12)	Golden Mind Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Richard Fahey	133	t	177920	100	113	106	35d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+14	16.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No excuses in the Wokingham and likely has nothing in hand off current mark
6 (7)	Galeron Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charles Hills	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Charles Hills	132	—	0-5007	99	114	89	21d	—	—	+10	13	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Remains without a win since his 2yo days; drops back in distance
12 (18)	Noble Truth Bay J:Neil Callan T:John C McConnell	J:Neil Callan T:John C McConnell	127	—	/0/000	94	111	80	35d	—	—	+10	11.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Four duck eggs since winning the 2022 Jersey; second run for new yard
2 (4)	City House Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	136	tp	112605	103	111	88	18d	—	—	+15	17.2	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Chance depends on how well he responds to added cheekpieces and return to 7f
20 (1)	Pals Battalion Brown J:David Probert T:David O'Meara	J:David Probert T:David O'Meara	121	v	225837	88	112	102	5d	—	—	+12	13	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Raced mainly over 6f and has gained most wins on AW; enough to prove
21 (13)	Al Ameen Brown J:Marco Ghiani T:James Fanshawe	J:Marco Ghiani T:James Fanshawe	118	t	511518	85	113	-	23d	—	—	+20	21	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Five AW wins; 0-10 on turf and looks badly treated back in this sphere
NR (5)	Oliver Show Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	131	tb	9-4220	98	113	88	37d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Never figured at Royal Ascot but may post a bigger effort switched to blinkers

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Akkadian Thunder	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Aalto	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	7/1
Classic	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	9/1
Northern Express	9/1	17/2	8/1	9/1	17/2
Yorkshire	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Billyjoh	10/1	10/1	9/1	11/1	10/1
Kodi Lion	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Zoum Zoum	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Sword	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Qazaq	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	18/1
Two Tribes	20/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
Fresh	20/1	20/1	18/1	25/1	22/1
Lord Bertie	22/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
Array	25/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
Cerulean Bay	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1	25/1
Golden Mind	33/1	33/1	25/1	33/1	33/1
Galeron	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Noble Truth	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
City House	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Pals Battalion	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Al Ameen	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Oliver Show	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Akkadian Thunder

OR: 12.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Kodi Lion

23.6

OR: 10.5 Form: 11 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

Yorkshire

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Al Ameen

OR: 8.8 Form: 12 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Billyjoh

19.6

OR: 11 Form: 6.4 Odds: 2.2

11/1

City House

17.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Sword

17.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Golden Mind

16.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Zoum Zoum

15.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Northern Express

14.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Two Tribes

14.7

OR: 10 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Array

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Aalto

13.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Galeron

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Pals Battalion

OR: 9.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Classic

12.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Fresh

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Cerulean Bay

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Oliver Show

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Qazaq

11.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Noble Truth

11.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Lord Bertie

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zoum Zoum	105	115	95
City House	103	111	88
Array	102	108	82
Northern Express	100	119	93
Golden Mind	100	113	106
Akkadian Thunder	99	113	100
Galeron	99	114	89
Oliver Show	98	113	88
Yorkshire	97	112	93
Fresh	95	114	100
Cerulean Bay	95	112	85
Billyjoh	94	115	101
Noble Truth	94	111	80
Kodi Lion	92	116	101
Qazaq	92	118	73
Aalto	91	120	110
Classic	90	115	103
Two Tribes	90	114	102
Lord Bertie	90	113	82
Pals Battalion	88	112	102
Sword	85	115	101
Al Ameen	85	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pals Battalion	5d ago	Quick return
Lord Bertie	7d ago	Quick return
Akkadian Thunder	14d ago	Fit
Aalto	14d ago	Fit
Billyjoh	14d ago	Fit
Sword	15d ago	Fit
Two Tribes	15d ago	Fit
City House	18d ago	Fit
Classic	21d ago	Fit
Northern Express	21d ago	Fit
Cerulean Bay	21d ago	Fit
Galeron	21d ago	Fit
Al Ameen	23d ago	Fit
Fresh	28d ago	Fit
Array	28d ago	Fit
Qazaq	30d ago	Fit
Kodi Lion	31d ago	Fit
Zoum Zoum	35d ago	Fit
Golden Mind	35d ago	Fit
Noble Truth	35d ago	Fit
Yorkshire	37d ago	Fit
Oliver Show	37d ago	Fit