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Caffreys Black Stout King Richard III Cup Handicap

Date 2026-04-25
Distance 6f
Class Class 2
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £25,770
Weather Clear
Temp 7.8°C
Wind 3mph SE
Rain 0%
Winning Time 1m 10.18s (slow by 0.68s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 12/1 Won
2nd
Prince Of India (IRE)
Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti
100/30F 0.3
3rd
Kylian (IRE)
Rossa Ryan · Robert Cowell
14/1 .75
4th
Berkshire Whisper (IRE)
Jason Watson · Andrew Balding
10/1 .5
5th
Russet Gold (GB)
Kevin Stott · Kevin Ryan
12/1 .75
6th
Annaf (IRE)
Harry Davies · Michael Appleby
12/1 0.2
7th
Fast Track Harry (GB)
Rob Hornby · Clive Cox
13/2 0.2
8th
Ten Pounds (IRE)
Finley Marsh · Joey Ramsden
12/1 .75
9th
Dark Cloud Rising (GB)
Jason Hart · David O'Meara
18/1 0.3
10th
Zoulu Chief (GB)
Billy Loughnane · Heather Main
5/1 .5
11th
Fivethousandtoone (IRE)
Harry Vigors · Tim Easterby
7/1 0.05
12th
Roman Dragon (GB)
David Probert · Hugo Palmer
40/1 2.25
13th
Betsen (GB)
Ray Dawson · Tony Carroll
16/1 .5

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
3 (10)
Prince Of India
Bay
J:Marco Ghiani
T:Marco Botti
J:Marco Ghiani
T:Marco Botti
 135 t 138-50
102
112
99
 9d — — -1
18.7
0.88/1
7/2
22%
Four wins last year but his progress seems to have flattened out; others preferred
10 (3)
Zoulu Chief
Chestnut
J:Billy Loughnane
T:Heather Main
J:Billy Loughnane
T:Heather Main
 123 — 2321-3
90
114
89
 98d — — +4
16.6
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Reliable type who is very effective on fast ground and he's respected back from a break
5 (9)
Fast Track Harry
Chestnut
J:Rob Hornby
T:Clive Cox
J:Rob Hornby
T:Clive Cox
 132 t 70-117
99
114
90
 28d — — +4
15.3
1.63/1
13/2
13%
Held in hat-trick bid at Kempton but he still has potential and is not ruled back on turf
12 (8)
Strike Red
Bay
J:Warren Fentiman(3)
T:Richard & Peter Fahey
J:Warren Fentiman(3)
T:Richard & Peter Fahey
 119 — 0800-3
86
115
113
 12d — — +4
15.1
2.00/1
8/1
11%
Second in Stewards' Cup last summer and runner-up at Newcastle 12 days ago; respected
11 (6)
Fivethousandtoone
Bay
J:Harry Vigors(7)
T:Tim Easterby
J:Harry Vigors(7)
T:Tim Easterby
 119 p 0-9322
86
113
85
 22d — — +2
11.7
2.00/1
8/1
11%
1-26 on turf but he's been in good form on AW and he's on lower mark back in this sphere
6 (7)
Berkshire Whisper
Bay
J:Jason Watson
T:Andrew Balding
J:Jason Watson
T:Andrew Balding
 131 — 024-03
98
114
98
 22d — — +7
13.9
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Placed off this mark at Newcastle latest and he's still unexposed on turf; in the mix
2 (11)
Ten Pounds
Bay
J:Finley Marsh
T:Joey Ramsden
J:Finley Marsh
T:Joey Ramsden
 136 t 341-48
103
114
109
 99d — — +8
15.2
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Record of 5-12 but he was down the field at Newcastle last time; needs more after a break
1 (12)
Annaf
Brown
J:Harry Davies
T:Michael Appleby
J:Harry Davies
T:Michael Appleby
 138 — 701-77
105
114
95
 28d — — +9
15.7
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Group 3 winner over 6f last autumn and he has possibilities back in a handicap
9 (1)
Russet Gold
Chestnut
J:Kevin Stott
T:Kevin Ryan
J:Kevin Stott
T:Kevin Ryan
 124 — 87886-
91
112
88
 204d — — +5
12.2
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Returns after wind surgery but has mixed record when fresh and his last win was in 2023
8 (13)
Dark Cloud Rising
Bay
J:Jason Hart
T:David O'Meara
J:Jason Hart
T:David O'Meara
 125 — 0515-0
92
111
99
 18d — — +7
11.9
4.50/1
18/1
5%
C&D winner who scored on AW in November but he needs more progress to defy this mark
4 (5)
Kylian
Bay
J:Rossa Ryan
T:Robert Cowell
J:Rossa Ryan
T:Robert Cowell
 133 p 644-55
100
112
81
 18d — — +9
13.9
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Fair efforts in two runs for new yard and he could be dangerous back up in trip
13 (2)
Betsen
Bay
J:Ray Dawson
T:Tony Carroll
J:Ray Dawson
T:Tony Carroll
 118 — -44347
85
114
102
 22d — — +7
11.6
5.00/1
20/1
5%
In good form on AW but this is a step back up in grade and his sole turf win was in 2024
7 (4)
Roman Dragon
Bay
J:David Probert
T:Hugo Palmer
J:David Probert
T:Hugo Palmer
 131 p 2-0587
98
113
91
 23d — — +14
16.2
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Chester specialist who is not easy to predict and others are preferred
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Prince Of India
 10/3 7/2 7/2
Zoulu Chief
 6/1 6/1 6/1
Fast Track Harry
 13/2 13/2 13/2
Strike Red
 8/1 8/1 15/2
Fivethousandtoone
 8/1 8/1 15/2
Berkshire Whisper
 12/1 10/1 11/1
Ten Pounds
 12/1 11/1 11/1
Annaf
 14/1 12/1 12/1
Russet Gold
 12/1 12/1 12/1
Dark Cloud Rising
 18/1 18/1 18/1
Kylian
 18/1 14/1 16/1
Betsen
 18/1 20/1 18/1
Roman Dragon
 50/1 40/1 40/1

Predictor

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

1st Prince Of India
18.7
OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7
7/2
2nd Zoulu Chief
16.6
OR: 10 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6
6/1
3rd Roman Dragon
16.2
OR: 12 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7
50/1
4 Annaf
15.7
OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
14/1
5 Fast Track Harry
15.3
OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1
13/2
6 Ten Pounds
15.2
OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
12/1
7 Strike Red
15.1
OR: 9 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1
8/1
8 Berkshire Whisper
13.9
OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
12/1
9 Kylian
13.9
OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
18/1
10 Russet Gold
12.2
OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9
12/1
11 Dark Cloud Rising
11.9
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
18/1
12 Fivethousandtoone
11.7
OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7
8/1
13 Betsen
11.6
OR: 8.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4
20/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Annaf
105
114
95
Ten Pounds
103
114
109
Prince Of India
102
112
99
Kylian
100
112
81
Fast Track Harry
99
114
90
Berkshire Whisper
98
114
98
Roman Dragon
98
113
91
Dark Cloud Rising
92
111
99
Russet Gold
91
112
88
Zoulu Chief
90
114
89
Strike Red
86
115
113
Fivethousandtoone
86
113
85
Betsen
85
114
102

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Prince Of India 9d ago Quick return
Strike Red 12d ago Quick return
Dark Cloud Rising 18d ago Fit
Kylian 18d ago Fit
Fivethousandtoone 22d ago Fit
Berkshire Whisper 22d ago Fit
Betsen 22d ago Fit
Roman Dragon 23d ago Fit
Fast Track Harry 28d ago Fit
Annaf 28d ago Fit
Zoulu Chief 98d ago Long break
Ten Pounds 99d ago Long break
Russet Gold 204d ago Long break