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Verdict Zaraquelle isn't the highest-rated in this field of eleven, but a progressive shape to her recent form and a sharper fitness edge give her the nod as our selection. Daaris and Hill Station both rate a handful of pounds higher and remain the chief dangers, with Into Combat also capable of running well. It's a competitive race and our confidence is low, but Zaraquelle's overall profile makes her the pick.
Runners
Tap a runner for full form- 1Draw 2
DaarisAWE #4Council #3
OR60Form31-669Career1: 0-0-0OwnerMiss Lauren FrostSireDawn ApproachDamReyaadahDamsireTamayuzAge/Sex/Col7yo gelding chLast run71d agoWin0%Place0%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH score 52%Today31% / 21% / 48%Career20% / 26% / 55%Today Chaos-ControlCareer Chaos-HybridChaos-led todayControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 1 · archive · latest first9Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 9/9 11 May Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m6f Class 6 Jack Mitchell (7) 9-6 14/1 Tuba (GB) 4 Daaris was ninth last time out, and a winner four starts back, with past runs over today's trip and going. Our rating of 68 makes him a leading threat, though that lengthy 71-day absence is the obvious concern.
- Career2: 0-0-0OwnerJ MitchellSireWithout ParoleDamMadison AvenueDamsireGolden HornAge/Sex/Col4yo filly bLast run47d agoWin0%Place0%Last 2 · archive · latest first9-7Recent runs
Pos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 9/13 04 Jun Lingfield (AW) Standard 1m2f Class 3 Alice Bond (1) 9-10 200/1 Sunshine Star (GB) .5 7/10 19 May Nottingham Good To Soft 1m2f50y Class 3 Lewis Edmunds (5) 9-11 125/1 Knights Charge (IRE) 7.5 Shopaholic was ninth last time out, a seventh two starts back and a fifth three starts back, without a win in her last three starts. She has run over today's going before, but our rating of 53 makes her hard to fancy after a 47-day gap.
- 3Draw 3
Into CombatAWE #2Council #1 · Anchor
OR59Form780-08Career2: 0-0-0OwnerA HarmanSireDubawiDamWisdom MindDamsireDark AngelAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bLast run17d agoWin0%Place0%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 83%Today56% / 27% / 17%Career20% / 36% / 44%Today Control-HybridCareer Chaos-HybridToday CH fitControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 2 · archive · latest first8-10Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 8/8 04 Jul Nottingham Good To Firm 1m2f50y Class 6 Dylan Hogan (6) 9-5 4/1 Didaar (IRE) 2.75 10/11 20 Jun Newmarket Good To Firm 1m Class 5 Poppy Scott (1) 8-13 6/1 King Of Charm (GB) 0.3 Into Combat was no better than eighth last time out and has twice finished unplaced in his last five starts, though he's back quickly after 17 days and has run over today's going before. Our rating of 67 sits well clear of his official mark of 59.
- 4Draw 4
Hill Stationt
OR59Form/47-58OwnerJ M WingroveSireBorn To SeaDamFulani'sDamsireTobouggAge/Sex/Col7yo gelding bHeadgeartLast run168Hill Station has been admirably consistent, with finishes of eighth, fifth, seventh and fourth in his last four starts, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 68 makes him a leading contender and he wears a tongue-tie, though the 168-day absence is the obvious concern.
- 5Draw 7
Three Yorkshiremen
OR58Form7-8995Career1: 0-0-0OwnerMr Jack JonesSireMassaatDamHouse Of RosesDamsireNew ApproachAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding bLast run41d agoWin0%Place0%Last 1 · archive · latest first5Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 5/14 10 Jun Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow 1m2f219y Class 6 Sean D Bowen (1) 9-3 7/2J Imperial Cult (IRE) 3.5 Three Yorkshiremen has been struggling to find a big result, with a fifth his best of five recent starts including a pair of ninths, though he does have experience over today's trip and going. Our rating of 65 keeps him in this midfield mix, without a win in his last five starts.
- Career2: 0-0-0OwnerSimon James & PartnerSireBlue PointDamChateau La FleurDamsireFrankelAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bHeadgearpLast run22d agoWin0%Place0%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH score 77%Today56% / 20% / 23%Career23% / 37% / 40%Today Control-ChaosCareer Chaos-HybridMixed shape
Control and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 2 · archive · latest first4-7Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 4/8 29 Jun Ffos Las Good 1m3f209y Class 6 Alexandra Egan (5) 9-8 7/1 Worlington (GB) 1 7/12 29 May Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m4f Class 5 Miss Jessica Llewellyn (11) 10-1 12/1 Green Team (FR) 1.25 Beaune won four starts back, and again five starts back, before finishing fourth last time out after a 22-day absence. He races in cheekpieces, has run over today's going before, and our rating of 61 puts him firmly in this midfield mix.
- 7Draw 11
One Million Dreamsb
OR57Form030996Career4: 0-0-0OwnerJuxtaposition RecordsSireNo Risk At AllDamIndian LizzyDamsireTobouggAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding chHeadgearbLast run26d agoWin0%Place0%Last 4 · archive · latest first6-9-9-10Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 6/6 25 Jun Hamilton Good To Firm 1m5f16y Class 6 Miss Brodie Hampson (3) 11-2 16/1 Alnayef (IRE) .5 9/12 18 Jun Ripon Good 1m4f10y Class 6 Miss Brodie Hampson (6) 10-9 25/1 Pride Of Nepal (GB) .75 9/10 23 May Salisbury Good 1m4f5y Class 4 Luke Morris (3) 8-5 40/1 Masterinthewoods (IRE) 17 10/15 15 May Newbury Good 1m4f Class 5 William Cox (6) 8-12 28/1 Yokohama (IRE) 4.25 One Million Dreams was sixth last time out, and a third five starts back, with a couple of unplaced efforts among his last six starts. He has run over today's trip and going before and races in blinkers, but the yard is out of form (0/22 over the last 14 days) - hard to trust off our rating of 62.
- 8Draw 5
ZaraquelletAWE #3Council #2
OR56Form5783-3Career1: 0-0-1OwnerMr J OwenSireZarakDamCoifDamsireShamardalAge/Sex/Col4yo filly bHeadgeartLast run13d agoWin0%Place100%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 86%Today53% / 34% / 14%Career45% / 38% / 17%Today Control-HybridCareer Control-HybridHistorical + today CHControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 1 · archive · latest first3Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 3/7 08 Jul Yarmouth Good To Firm 1m2f23y Class 6 Mason Paetel (3) 9-4 2/1 Divot (GB) 1 Zaraquelle was placed third in each of her last two starts and returns quickly, just 13 days after her latest run. She has run over today's going before and wears a tongue-tie, and our rating of 63 supports her as the pick, even without a win in her last five starts.
- 9Draw 9
Fighting Poetp
OR46Form9-4068Career3: 0-0-0OwnerThe Adlestrop ClubSireThe GurkhaDamInklingDamsireSeeking The GoldAge/Sex/Col8yo gelding bHeadgearpLast run20d agoWin0%Place0%Last 3 · archive · latest first8-6-13Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 8/8 01 Jul Epsom Downs Good 1m4f6y Class 6 Robert Havlin (9) 9-5 66/1 Naranka (IRE) 13 6/7 22 Jun Brighton Good To Firm 1m3f198y Class 6 Sean D Bowen (5) 9-9 22/1 Gearing's Point (GB) 3.5 13/13 09 Jun Brighton Good 1m1f207y Class 6 Sean D Bowen (5) 9-4 16/1 Bohemian Breeze (IRE) 3.75 Fighting Poet was eighth last time out, and a sixth two starts back and a fourth four starts back his only finishes inside the top six in his last five starts. He has run over today's trip and going before and races in cheekpieces, with our rating of 55 reflecting a moderate profile.
- 10Draw 10
The PugAWE #5Council #3
OR46Form74903UCareer3: 0-0-1OwnerOlly Murphy Racing ClubSireChurchillDamAlumni AwardDamsireOasis DreamAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding bLast run25d agoWin0%Place33%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH score 59%Today23% / 36% / 41%Career45% / 38% / 17%Today Chaos-HybridCareer Control-HybridHistorical CH onlyControl and Hybrid are the shapes that reward a considered call; Chaos is volatility. Career is what the horse's own history says it is; Today is what this field, this mark and this barrier make it.
Last 3 · archive · latest firstx-3-12Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn UR/13 26 Jun Newcastle (AW) Standard To Slow 1m2f Class 6 Mr Josh Myers (3) 9-9 16/1 Luan (FR) - 3/9 15 Jun Chepstow Good To Soft 1m2f Class 6 Miss Jemima Stewart (1) 9-9 10/1 Pride Of Nepal (GB) .5 12/14 11 May Catterick Good 1m4f13y Class 6 Aiden Brookes (9) 9-0 50/1 Lawmans Blis (IRE) 3.5 The Pug was unseated last time out and has just one placed effort in his last six starts, a third two starts back sandwiched among finishes as low as ninth. He has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 55 leaves him a fringe contender at best.
- 11Draw 8
FreewheelinAWE #5
OR45Form0407-8Career1: 0-0-0OwnerJ R Norton LtdSirePoet's VoiceDamCertralDamsireIffraajAge/Sex/Col8yo gelding bLast run61d agoWin0%Place0%Last 1 · archive · latest first8Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 8/8 21 May Southwell (AW) Standard 1m3f23y Class 5 Miss Venetia Thompson (3) 9-4 200/1 It's Only Fun (IRE) 5 Freewheelin was eighth last time out and has been unplaced twice in his last five starts, with a fourth four starts back his best effort. He has run over today's trip and going before, but a 61-day gap and our rating of 47 - bottom of this field - make him hard to fancy.