Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Palace House Stakes (Group 3)

Newmarket

2:55

Date 2025-05-03

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £48,204

Runners 11

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (11)	Washington Heights b Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	135	—	0657-2	107	120	104	76d	—	—	+7	24.3	4/1 20%
Won Group 3 over 6f here last spring; no progress after but will be primed for this
3 (10)	No Half Measures b Ryan Moore · Richard Hughes	Ryan Moore · Richard Hughes	135	—	11615-	108	117	103	209d	—	—	+14	31.5	4/1 20%
Highly progressive in 2024, won Group 3 then good 5th in the Abbaye; R Moore 2-2 on her
8 (5)	Beautiful Diamond gr Clifford Lee · K R Burke	Clifford Lee · K R Burke	132	—	51282-	104	115	102	210d	—	—	+14	28	5/1 17%
Beaten favourite here last year but still a very good 3rd; useful form later; can go well
11 (7)	Tropical Storm b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	126	—	22814-	103	111	101	232d	—	—	+14	26.4	7/1 13%
Useful 5f sprinter as 2yo; acts well on good to firm; gets useful 3yo allowance
4 (1)	Rumstar b Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman	135	—	07551-	107	117	104	210d	—	—	+17	27.1	7/1 13%
Winner of Group 3 over C&D as a 2yo; ended last year with a fluent 5f Listed win
6 (3)	Twilight Calls b Jamie Spencer · Richard Spencer	Jamie Spencer · Richard Spencer	135	—	46554-	104	115	105	237d	—	—	+9	15.4	11/1 8%
Many fine runs in Group races for H Candy, twice close up in this race; solid for new yard
1 (6)	Clarendon House b Sean Levey · Robert Cowell	Sean Levey · Robert Cowell	135	—	5074-1	109	121	100	70d	—	—	+20	26.5	12/1 8%
5f Listed winner on turf; slow starter at end of 2024; fast away when won on AW return
2 (8)	Democracy Dilemma b Tom Marquand · Robert Cowell	Tom Marquand · Robert Cowell	135	—	34146-	106	118	97	210d	—	—	+16	20.8	20/1 5%
Speedy front-runner; raised his game for a Listed win (5f) in August; off since October
10 (9)	She's Quality b James Ryan · Jack W Davison	James Ryan · Jack W Davison	132	b	16610-	105	119	101	230d	—	—	+19	24.1	20/1 5%
Found improvement last summer but has work to do on Group form with some of these
5 (2)	Seven Questions b Luke Morris · Robert Cowell	Luke Morris · Robert Cowell	135	—	13005-	106	114	104	224d	—	—	+15	17.8	28/1 3%
Won this race in first-time cheekpieces last May; no headgear on yard debut
9 (4)	Pepsi Cat b David Egan · Steph Hollinshead	David Egan · Steph Hollinshead	132	t	050-24	88	104	91	13d	—	—	+8	9.9	66/1 1%
Won C&D handicap last May; creditable Listed run after; aiming high at the weights

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Washington Heights	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
No Half Measures	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Beautiful Diamond	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Tropical Storm	11/2	5/1	6/1	11/2	7/1
Rumstar	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Twilight Calls	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Clarendon House	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Democracy Dilemma	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
She's Quality	18/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Seven Questions	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Pepsi Cat	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

No Half Measures

31.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 12 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Beautiful Diamond

OR: 13.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Rumstar

27.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Clarendon House

26.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Tropical Storm

26.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Washington Heights

24.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

She's Quality

24.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 9 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Democracy Dilemma

20.8

OR: 14 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Seven Questions

17.8

OR: 14 Form: 2.9 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Twilight Calls

15.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Pepsi Cat

9.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Clarendon House Top Rated	109	121	100
No Half Measures	108	117	103
Washington Heights	107	120	104
Rumstar	107	117	104
Democracy Dilemma	106	118	97
Seven Questions	106	114	104
She's Quality	105	119	101
Beautiful Diamond	104	115	102
Twilight Calls	104	115	105
Tropical Storm	103	111	101
Pepsi Cat	88	104	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Washington Heights	76d ago	Fresh
No Half Measures	209d ago	Long break
Beautiful Diamond	210d ago	Long break
Tropical Storm	232d ago	Long break
Rumstar	210d ago	Long break
Twilight Calls	237d ago	Long break
Clarendon House	70d ago	Fresh
Democracy Dilemma	210d ago	Long break
She's Quality	230d ago	Long break
Seven Questions	224d ago	Long break
Pepsi Cat	13d ago	Quick return

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Democracy Dilemma	Front Runner
Twilight Calls	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.

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