BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap – Haydock

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BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap

Date 2025-10-17

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,449

Winning Time 1m 2.25s (slow by 4.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Son Of Astar (GB) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	11/1	Won
2nd	Secret Mistral (GB) Rossa Ryan · Tony Carroll	9/2	0.3
3rd	Knicks (IRE) Clifford Lee · Michael & David Easterby	13/2	1
4th	Our Absent Friends (IRE) Rowan Scott · Tristan Davidson	12/1	.5
5th	Brazilian Belle (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Michael Dods	85/40F	.5
6th	Act Of Violence (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	9/1	0.3
7th	Never Dark (GB) Jonny Peate · Iain Jardine	33/1	2.5
8th	Royal Duke (GB) Oisin McSweeney · R Mike Smith	9/1	0.2
9th	High Opinion (GB) Harrison Shaw · Bryan Smart	18/1	1.25
10th	Thunder Star (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Jessica Macey	17/2	.5

Runners (11)

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 (8)	Brazilian Belle Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Michael Dods	J:Billy Loughnane T:Michael Dods	134	—	123583	73	88	77	4d	—	—	-6	17.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won at Thirsk in July; unlucky third at Musselburgh on Monday; leading contender
4 (4)	Secret Mistral Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Tony Carroll	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tony Carroll	133	—	213062	72	85	71	27d	—	—	+2	17.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Landed her third race here when making all over C&D (good) in July; big player
6 (5)	Knicks Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Clifford Lee T:Michael & David Easterby	129	t	529430	68	87	80	26d	—	—	-1	10.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Flopped when favourite over C&D in August and bombed out on AW last time; others preferred
9 (3)	Act Of Violence Grey J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	124	t	4-0979	63	80	61	15d	—	—	-3	5.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Rocky profile and he hasn't got going this term despite edging down the weights; risky
1 (7)	Thunder Star Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Jessica Macey	135	p	361627	74	86	74	31d	—	—	+8	14.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Second at Yarmouth in June but flopped on her comeback when last at that venue 31 days ago
5 (2)	High Opinion Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	130	—	-03487	69	86	81	20d	—	—	0	7.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won last August; likely retains ability and has dropped to last winning mark; interesting
7 (1)	Our Absent Friends Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:Tristan Davidson	J:Rowan Scott T:Tristan Davidson	126	—	340018	65	85	79	15d	—	—	+5	13.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Cashed in on reduced mark to win at Redcar last month; retains handicapping scope
11 (11)	Son Of Astar Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	119	b	013318	58	83	77	2d	—	—	+9	15.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two wins this term; prominent for a long way before weakening on Wednesday; gets blinkers
10 (9)	Royal Duke Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:R Mike Smith	J:Oisin McSweeney T:R Mike Smith	122	—	612106	61	82	67	4d	—	—	+7	13	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won at Ayr in July and Musselburgh in August; not a bad effort when sixth on Monday
8 (10)	Never Dark Bay J:Jonny Peate T:Iain Jardine	J:Jonny Peate T:Iain Jardine	125	—	034938	64	87	60	18d	—	—	+3	7.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Finished third to Impressor (5f, soft) last month; weakened quickly one week later, though
NR (6)	Impressor Bay J:TBC T:Phillip Makin	J: T:Phillip Makin	134	p	503215	73	84	69	18d	—	—	—	16.2	—	—
Won at Hamilton last month; has never won off a mark this high but not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Brazilian Belle	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2	5/2
Secret Mistral	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Knicks	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Act Of Violence	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	10/1
Thunder Star	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
High Opinion	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Our Absent Friends	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Son Of Astar	12/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Royal Duke	12/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	12/1
Never Dark	25/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Impressor	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Brazilian Belle

17.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 4.9 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Secret Mistral

17.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Impressor

16.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0

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Son Of Astar

15.1

OR: 2 Form: 11.4 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Thunder Star

14.4

OR: 6 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Our Absent Friends

13.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Royal Duke

OR: 2.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Knicks

10.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 3.3

13/2

High Opinion

7.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Never Dark

7.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Act Of Violence

5.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Thunder Star	74	86	74
Brazilian Belle	73	88	77
Impressor	73	84	69
Secret Mistral	72	85	71
High Opinion	69	86	81
Knicks	68	87	80
Our Absent Friends	65	85	79
Never Dark	64	87	60
Act Of Violence	63	80	61
Royal Duke	61	82	67
Son Of Astar	58	83	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Son Of Astar	2d ago	Quick return
Brazilian Belle	4d ago	Quick return
Royal Duke	4d ago	Quick return
Act Of Violence	15d ago	Fit
Our Absent Friends	15d ago	Fit
Never Dark	18d ago	Fit
Impressor	18d ago	Fit
High Opinion	20d ago	Fit
Knicks	26d ago	Fit
Secret Mistral	27d ago	Fit
Thunder Star	31d ago	Fit