BetVictor St Simon Stakes (Group 3) – Newbury

Newbury

15:45

BetVictor St Simon Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-10-25

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £42,533

Winning Time 2m 42.46s (slow by 11.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hamish (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	7/2	Won
2nd	Ancient Wisdom (FR) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	3/1J	2.5
3rd	Sea Scout (IRE) James Doyle · Simon & Ed Crisford	22/1	4.25
4th	Mount Atlas (GB) Rob Hornby · Andrew Balding	8/1	3
5th	Starzintheireyes (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	11/2	.75
6th	Military Academy (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	20/1	30
7th	Revoir (GB) Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett	14/1	18
8th	Miss Wong (GB) Sean Levey · David Simcock	33/1	9.5
9th	Al Aasy (IRE) Ray Dawson · William Haggas	3/1J	1.5

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
2 (6)	Ancient Wisdom Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	132	—	3-7252	114	124	96	31d	—	—	+2	25	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Narrow defeat when finishing strongly in 1m2f Listed race last time (first run as gelding)
1 (4)	Al Aasy Bay J:Ray Dawson T:William Haggas	J:Ray Dawson T:William Haggas	135	—	-14715	115	124	106	42d	—	—	+12	31	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Acts on soft; leading form chance if the ground is okay but there's a concern about heavy
3 (8)	Hamish Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	132	—	21-113	115	126	91	21d	—	—	+5	20.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Distinguished 9yo, ground fine; rather disappointing latest but big chance if back to form
7 (1)	Starzintheireyes Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	126	—	211-7	106	115	100	31d	—	—	+2	19	1.25/1	5/1 17%
2024 and belated reappearance all give some encouragement; stamina and class on dam's side
5 (2)	Mount Atlas Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	J:Rob Hornby T:Andrew Balding	132	—	455192	107	120	107	42d	—	—	+19	26.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
This has been a mostly solid campaign but he is held by Hamish on Chester result last time
9 (5)	Revoir Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Ralph Beckett	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ralph Beckett	123	p	265223	101	115	100	29d	—	—	+16	23.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Close at Newmarket (1m4f Group 3) latest but much better is required; headgear reinstated
6 (7)	Sea Scout Bay J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:James Doyle T:Simon & Ed Crisford	126	—	180643	106	118	93	43d	—	—	+14	18.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Close, front-running third in French Listed contest (1m4f, very soft) gave renewed hope
4 (9)	Military Academy Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	132	b	272745	107	123	91	21d	—	—	+13	16.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Pipped by Hamish at Goodwood in June; poor show latest start, so there's a headgear change
8 (3)	Miss Wong Bay J:Sean Levey T:David Simcock	J:Sean Levey T:David Simcock	123	—	-24112	86	103	87	21d	—	—	+24	28	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Improving every time in handicaps but a mighty leap forward is required at this level

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ancient Wisdom	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Al Aasy	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3	3/1
Hamish	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	5/1
Starzintheireyes	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	7/2
Mount Atlas	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Revoir	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	16/1
Sea Scout	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
Military Academy	22/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	25/1
Miss Wong	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Al Aasy

OR: 16.3 Form: 9 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Miss Wong

OR: 9 Form: 18 Odds: 1

28/1

3rd

Mount Atlas

26.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ancient Wisdom

OR: 16 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.9

11/4

Revoir

23.9

OR: 12.8 Form: 9 Odds: 2.1

16/1

Hamish

20.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Starzintheireyes

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Sea Scout

18.1

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Military Academy

16.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Al Aasy	115	124	106
Hamish	115	126	91
Ancient Wisdom	114	124	96
Mount Atlas	107	120	107
Military Academy	107	123	91
Starzintheireyes	106	115	100
Sea Scout	106	118	93
Revoir	101	115	100
Miss Wong	86	103	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hamish	21d ago	Fit
Military Academy	21d ago	Fit
Miss Wong	21d ago	Fit
Revoir	29d ago	Fit
Ancient Wisdom	31d ago	Fit
Starzintheireyes	31d ago	Fit
Al Aasy	42d ago	Fit
Mount Atlas	42d ago	Fit
Sea Scout	43d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Al Aasy	Hold Up
Starzintheireyes	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.