Betting.Betfair Ascendant Stakes (Listed Race) – Haydock

Haydock

13:50

Betting.Betfair Ascendant Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2025-09-06

Distance 1m37y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £22,968

Winning Time 1m 40.22s (slow by 0.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bow Echo (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	5/6F	Won
2nd	Publish (GB) William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	11/4	1
3rd	Shayem (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	10/1	1.75
4th	Glacius (GB) Neil Callan · Hugo Palmer	18/1	1.25
5th	Bourbon Blues (GB) Christophe Soumillon · Brian Meehan	11/1	3.25
6th	Midnight Tango (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	12/1	.5
7th	Tailgunner Joe (USA) Kyle Strydom · Dylan Cunha	50/1	.5

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
2 (2)	Bow Echo Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	130	—	1	-	96	81	22d	—	—	-18	23.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Bred to be smart and made a striking impression when winning at Newbury; fine prospect
5 (8)	Publish Brown J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	130	—	21	-	109	92	44d	—	—	-7	22.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Well-bred type who pulled clear with runner-up at Sandown; has lots of untapped potential
8 (5)	Midnight Tango Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	125	—	41244	96	109	96	28d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Fourth in fillies' Group 3s last two outings; up against some unexposed colts here
1 (6)	Bourbon Blues Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:Brian Meehan	J:Christophe Soumillon T:Brian Meehan	130	—	01864	102	104	99	20d	—	—	+11	17.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Fourth in French Group 3 last time; should stay 1m but others have more potential
6 (4)	Shayem Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	130	—	1	-	90	68	29d	—	—	+5	11.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Winning start over 7f; form just fair but he's open to plenty of progress over this trip
3 (3)	Glacius Bay J:Neil Callan T:Hugo Palmer	J:Neil Callan T:Hugo Palmer	130	—	1	-	95	63	21d	—	—	+6	11.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made winning debut at Newmarket; this is tougher but improvement seems likely
7 (7)	Tailgunner Joe Grey J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	130	—	61	-	90	87	45d	—	—	+8	10.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Built on debut promise to win at Catterick; promising colt, not ruled out
NR (1)	He's Waliim Bay J:James Doyle T:James Tate	J:James Doyle T:James Tate	130	—	16	89	102	88	7d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
Easy debut winner before finishing last in soft-ground Solario; on a recovery mission here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bow Echo	11/10	11/10	evn	11/10	5/4
Publish	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1	9/4
Midnight Tango	8/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Bourbon Blues	14/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Shayem	16/1	14/1	11/1	14/1	11/1
Glacius	20/1	18/1	14/1	18/1	16/1
Tailgunner Joe	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
He's Waliim	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bow Echo

23.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

5/4

2nd

Publish

22.4

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 8.9

9/4

3rd

Midnight Tango

19.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Bourbon Blues

17.9

OR: 13 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

14/1

He's Waliim

16.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Shayem

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Glacius

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Tailgunner Joe

10.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bourbon Blues	102	104	99
Midnight Tango	96	109	96
He's Waliim	89	102	88
Bow Echo	—	96	81
Publish	—	109	92
Shayem	—	90	68
Glacius	—	95	63
Tailgunner Joe	—	90	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
He's Waliim	7d ago	Quick return
Bourbon Blues	20d ago	Fit
Glacius	21d ago	Fit
Bow Echo	22d ago	Fit
Midnight Tango	28d ago	Fit
Shayem	29d ago	Fit
Publish	44d ago	Fit
Tailgunner Joe	45d ago	Fit