Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) (IRE-Incentive Race)

York

14:25

Date 2025-08-20

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £93,572

Winning Time 1m 25.57s (slow by 2.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gewan (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	11/2	Won
2nd	Italy (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	9/4	1.5
3rd	Distant Storm (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	11/10F	3.25
4th	Rochfortbridge (IRE) Connor Beasley · Adrian Paul Keatley	18/1	.5
5th	May Angel (GB) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	12/1	1.5
6th	Sovereign Ocean (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	150/1	4.25
7th	Goodwood Galaxy (GB) David Probert · David Menuisier	22/1	9

Runners (8)

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
1 (3)	Distant Storm Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	1	-	104	79	40d	—	—	-20	25	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Cost 1,900,000euros in May; short-head win at Newmarket but lots behind him have won since
4 (5)	Italy Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	129	—	12	-	113	98	39d	—	—	-9	21.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won at Leopardstown; second of seven when 4-6 in 7f Group 2 at Newmarket eight weeks later
2 (7)	Gewan Grey J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	129	—	1	-	97	69	33d	—	—	0	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Others have stronger form but his Newbury win (7f, good to firm) was a promising start
3 (6)	Goodwood Galaxy Bay J:David Probert T:David Menuisier	J:David Probert T:David Menuisier	129	—	14	104	111	81	22d	—	—	+16	22.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Slow-starting 4th in Goodwood Group 2 (7f, good; 25-1) is some of the best form in this
5 (2)	May Angel Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	51	-	78	58	23d	—	—	+6	11.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Scored with authority at Southwell (7f, AW) second start but this is a much stiffer task
7 (4)	Rochfortbridge Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Connor Beasley T:Adrian Paul Keatley	129	—	1	-	100	66	30d	—	—	+7	11.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
28-1 at Ayr (7f, good to soft) but tidy winner from a 2-13 favourite who had notable form
8 (1)	Sovereign Ocean Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	129	—	1	-	86	70	29d	—	—	+9	10.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
The sort to do a lot better after Musselburgh debut win but others have much better form
NR (8)	Oceans Four Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Brian Meehan	J:NON-RUNNER T:Brian Meehan	129	—	91	-	93	-	15d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Always behind in the Newmarket race won by Distant Storm; clearcut win at Ffos Las latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Distant Storm	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10
Italy	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	9/4
Gewan	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Goodwood Galaxy	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	12/1
May Angel	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	14/1
Rochfortbridge	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	16/1
Sovereign Ocean	150/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Oceans Four	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Distant Storm

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 15

11/10

2nd

Goodwood Galaxy

22.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

18/1

3rd

Italy

21.5

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 9.5

9/4

Gewan

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

11/2

May Angel

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Rochfortbridge

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Sovereign Ocean

10.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Oceans Four

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Goodwood Galaxy	104	111	81
Distant Storm	—	104	79
Italy	—	113	98
Gewan	—	97	69
May Angel	—	78	58
Rochfortbridge	—	100	66
Sovereign Ocean	—	86	70
Oceans Four	—	93	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oceans Four	15d ago	Fit
Goodwood Galaxy	22d ago	Fit
May Angel	23d ago	Fit
Sovereign Ocean	29d ago	Fit
Rochfortbridge	30d ago	Fit
Gewan	33d ago	Fit
Italy	39d ago	Fit
Distant Storm	40d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Gewan	Prominent
Rochfortbridge	Hold Up
Sovereign Ocean	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 8 runners classified.