Sodexo Live! Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

5:20

Sodexo Live! Handicap

Date 2024-09-06

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £8,991

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (8)	Granger Bay ch Billy Loughnane · Jane Chapple-Hyam	Billy Loughnane · Jane Chapple-Hyam	127	—	2-832	77	95	71	13d	—	—	-8	18.3	9/4 31%
Placed in three of his four starts, good second latest; bred to do better still
2 (2)	Pedro Valentino gr Jim Crowley · Clive Cox	Jim Crowley · Clive Cox	136	p	-35121	86	97	88	43d	—	—	+12	34.8	11/4 27%
Record of 121 since wearing cheekpieces and the form has substance; warrants respect
7 (6)	Zainabb ch Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	128	—	-25814	78	94	75	39d	—	—	+6	18.6	6/1 14%
Won at Catterick on sole turf attempt in 2024; may have more to offer back on grass
3 (7)	Love Billy Boy b Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	135	b	224193	85	96	90	13d	—	—	+12	20	9/1 10%
Soft-ground win at Chester in June; has failed to repeat that form in two runs since
5 (3)	Jimmy Speaking b Callum Shepherd · Chris Dwyer	Callum Shepherd · Chris Dwyer	132	—	3-1192	82	96	90	81d	—	—	+4	12.5	10/1 9%
Raced mainly over 6f; won here in the spring but has something to prove back at 7f
4 (9)	Smart Vision b Lewis Edmunds · Jessica Macey	Lewis Edmunds · Jessica Macey	134	p	903141	84	95	80	21d	—	—	+18	26.8	9/1 10%
Has form figures of 3141 since wearing cheekpieces, winning at Thirsk most recently
6 (5)	Lessay b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	128	h	274475	78	95	81	29d	—	—	+2	9.1	10/1 9%
Has failed to progress in the expected manner and is 0-7 since debut success
NR (4)	Usuario Amigo b William Buick · James Owen	William Buick · James Owen	136	p	342520	86	95	89	14d	—	—	—	14	—
Six-race maiden; solid effort on most recent 7f attempt; possibilities off same mark
NR (1)	Savvy Warrior b Ben Sanderson(3) · S Woods	Ben Sanderson(3) · S Woods	124	—	-46131	74	96	83	44d	—	—	—	23.1	—
Record of 131 since racing in 7f handicaps; open to further progress at this trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Granger Bay	9/4	9/4	2/1	85/40	9/4
Pedro Valentino	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Zainabb	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Love Billy Boy	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Jimmy Speaking	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Smart Vision	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	9/1
Lessay	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pedro Valentino

34.8

OR: 9 Form: 19.1 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Smart Vision

26.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 15.9 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Savvy Warrior

23.1

OR: 6 Form: 17.1 Odds: 0

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Love Billy Boy

OR: 8.8 Form: 9 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Zainabb

18.6

OR: 7 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Granger Bay

18.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8

9/4

Usuario Amigo

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Jimmy Speaking

12.5

OR: 8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Lessay

9.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pedro Valentino Top Rated	86	97	88
Usuario Amigo	86	95	89
Love Billy Boy	85	96	90
Smart Vision	84	95	80
Jimmy Speaking	82	96	90
Zainabb	78	94	75
Lessay	78	95	81
Granger Bay	77	95	71
Savvy Warrior	74	96	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Granger Bay	13d ago	Quick return
Pedro Valentino	43d ago	Fit
Zainabb	39d ago	Fit
Love Billy Boy	13d ago	Quick return
Jimmy Speaking	81d ago	Fresh
Smart Vision	21d ago	Fit
Lessay	29d ago	Fit
Usuario Amigo	14d ago	Fit
Savvy Warrior	44d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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