Irish Stallion Farms EBF Dick Hern Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)

Haydock

14:25

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £36,862

Winning Time 1m 42.12s (slow by 2.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Suite Francaise (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	15/2	Won
2nd	Never Let Go (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	11/4	2
3rd	Shuwari (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Ollie Sangster	5/1	1
4th	Protest (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	2/1F	.75
5th	Queen's Reign (GB) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	16/1	0.3
6th	Vicario (GB) David Probert · Ed Walker	16/1	2.25
7th	Arolla (GB) Trevor Whelan · Harry Charlton	15/2	1

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
7 (9)	Never Let Go Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	123	—	1-3231	95	112	92	50d	—	—	-1	26.9	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has progressive RPRs; successful in Royal Ascot handicap most recently; commands respect
8 (8)	Protest Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	123	—	14-641	96	113	87	11d	—	—	-7	19.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Striking while the iron's hot, having won fillies' handicap at Glorious Goodwood last week
4 (5)	Shuwari Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:Ollie Sangster	J:Jamie Spencer T:Ollie Sangster	130	—	1122/6	108	118	-	133d	—	—	+4	18.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Missed last season and seemed to need sole run this year; leading player on her 2yo form
9 (6)	Suite Francaise Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	123	—	1-13	95	108	87	35d	—	—	+9	21.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Scored over C&D on reappearance and ran well in Listed grade at Sandown since; improving
1 (4)	Arolla Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	130	t	186-20	100	113	69	52d	—	—	+4	15.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Disappointing at Royal Ascot but this low-mileage 4yo may do better still; not written off
2 (3)	Queen's Reign Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	130	—	272-27	100	110	48	63d	—	—	+9	13.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Largely consistent but posted best effort on French soil; lesser claims on British RPRs
6 (2)	Vicario Chestnut J:David Probert T:Ed Walker	J:David Probert T:Ed Walker	130	t	-89350	88	104	92	15d	—	—	+8	12.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Registered sole win at Haydock but faces a much stiffer assignment back here
NR (7)	Rockymountainway Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Richard Kingscote T:Charlie Fellowes	130	—	12-720	86	102	42	52d	—	—	—	9	—	—
Struggled at Royal Ascot upped to 1m and this is an even harder task
NR (1)	Sunfall Grey J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	130	t	3101-9	102	115	94	63d	—	—	—	13	—	—
May be more interesting when back down in trip, having gained all wins over 7f

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Never Let Go	9/4	9/4	-
Protest	5/2	5/2	-
Shuwari	9/2	9/2	-
Suite Francaise	13/2	13/2	-
Arolla	15/2	15/2	-
Queen's Reign	18/1	16/1	-
Vicario	22/1	20/1	-
Rockymountainway	-	-	-
Sunfall	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Never Let Go

26.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8.7

9/4

2nd

Suite Francaise

21.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Protest

19.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Shuwari

18.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Arolla

15.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Queen's Reign

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Sunfall

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Vicario

12.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Rockymountainway

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shuwari	108	118	—
Sunfall	102	115	94
Arolla	100	113	69
Queen's Reign	100	110	48
Protest	96	113	87
Never Let Go	95	112	92
Suite Francaise	95	108	87
Vicario	88	104	92
Rockymountainway	86	102	42

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Protest	11d ago	Quick return
Vicario	15d ago	Fit
Suite Francaise	35d ago	Fit
Never Let Go	50d ago	Fresh
Arolla	52d ago	Fresh
Rockymountainway	52d ago	Fresh
Queen's Reign	63d ago	Fresh
Sunfall	63d ago	Fresh
Shuwari	133d ago	Long break