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Ascot

14:55

Date 2025-10-03

Distance 1m7f209y

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,800

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (2)	Double Meaning Chestnut J:Marco Ghiani T:John Berry	J:Marco Ghiani T:John Berry	120	—	4-9511	76	93	60	29d	—	—	-13	14.9	9/4 31%
Up another 7lb and the return to turf asks a question, but he's a promising staying 3yo
5 (8)	Novelista Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	J:Hollie Doyle T:Charlie Johnston	129	—	224714	85	94	75	20d	—	—	-2	24.8	5/2 29%
Only one win (2m) but he's reliable on varied ground and should be seriously involved
6 (7)	Calvert Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Teal	J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Teal	127	—	-02244	75	95	88	41d	—	—	-1	14.7	9/2 18%
Consistent form in his minor honours over 1m6f on last four outings; 2m looks worth a go
3 (4)	Blazeon Five Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	132	—	407/74	80	97	66	70d	—	—	-2	11.1	6/1 14%
2-2 over C&D (soft) in 2023; fourth of six over C&D (good) ten weeks ago was respectable
2 (3)	Good Show Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	136	—	180/68	84	94	88	21d	—	—	+1	11.4	15/2 12%
Seemingly found 14.5f too short at Doncaster latest and could be interesting back over 2m
7 (1)	Francesco Baracca Brown J:David Egan T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:David Egan T:Eve Johnson Houghton	123	—	143430	71	92	86	19d	—	—	+6	9.1	28/1 3%
Had excuse (soft ground) last time; needs to find a bit extra from 2lb out of the handicap
NR (6)	Enemy Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Ian Williams	J:Joe Leavy T:Ian Williams	144	t	-06609	92	97	67	26d	—	—	—	10.5	—
C&D Shergar Cup race was a false dawn so far; it's hard to trust in a sufficient revival
NR (5)	Dashing Panther Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:William Stone	J:Kieran Shoemark T:William Stone	131	—	2/711-	79	91	-	302d	—	—	—	10.8	—
Scored on Chelmsford AW (1m5f/1m6f) last November and December; layoff since is the worry

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Double Meaning	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	85/40
Novelista	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Calvert	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Blazeon Five	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Good Show	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Francesco Baracca	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Enemy	-	-	-	-	-
Dashing Panther	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Novelista

24.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 8 Odds: 8

5/2

2nd

Double Meaning

14.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Calvert

14.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 4 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Good Show

11.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Blazeon Five

11.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Dashing Panther

10.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Enemy

10.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Francesco Baracca

9.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Enemy	92	97	67
Novelista	85	94	75
Good Show	84	94	88
Blazeon Five	80	97	66
Dashing Panther	79	91	—
Double Meaning	76	93	60
Calvert	75	95	88
Francesco Baracca	71	92	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Francesco Baracca	19d ago	Fit
Novelista	20d ago	Fit
Good Show	21d ago	Fit
Enemy	26d ago	Fit
Double Meaning	29d ago	Fit
Calvert	41d ago	Fit
Blazeon Five	70d ago	Fresh
Dashing Panther	302d ago	Long break