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Verdict Look Back Smiling heads our figures in this competitive field of thirteen and is our selection, though the margin over Dark Rosa is the narrowest of edges - just a pound. Pulsar Star and No Knee Never are both further back but still rate strongly enough to feature among the dangers. Our confidence is low given how tightly this field is grouped, but Look Back Smiling's overall profile makes him the narrow pick.
Runners
Tap a runner for full form- 1Draw 2
Pulsar StarpAWE #3Council #3
OR70Form-22966Career5: 0-2-0OwnerJoshua JamesSireSea The StarsDamPirouetteDamsirePivotalAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bHeadgearpLast run23d agoWin0%Place40%Last 5 · archive · latest first6-6-9-2-2Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 6/6 29 Jun Ffos Las Good 1m Class 5 David Egan (6) 9-7 2/1F Grey Soul (IRE) 0.2 6/12 14 Jun Doncaster Good 7f6y Class 5 Robert Havlin (8) 9-7 5/1 Bella Bisbee (GB) 1.75 9/22 23 May York Good 7f Class 4 Robert Havlin (21) 9-3 18/1 Golden Strike (IRE) 0.2 2/9 18 Apr Nottingham Good 1m75y Class 5 Robert Havlin (1) 9-7 12/1 Highland Olly (GB) 1 2/5 25 Feb Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow 7f Class 4 Robert Havlin (1) 9-4 14/1 Ablon (FR) 0.3 Pulsar Star was second four starts back, and again five starts back, before a below-par ninth and back-to-back sixths since. He races from draw 2 in cheekpieces and has run over today's going before, with our rating of 72 - third best in this field - keeping him firmly among the leading dangers.
- 2Draw 13
KaaranahAWE #2Council #1 · Anchor
OR70Form611651Career7: 3-0-0OwnerJ ButlerSireEstidhkaarDamChevanahDamsireChevalierAge/Sex/Col8yo gelding bLast run36d agoWin43%Place43%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH score 78%Today58% / 20% / 22%Career28% / 39% / 33%Today Control-ChaosCareer Hybrid-ChaosMixed shapeControl 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 7 · archive · latest first1-5-6-1-1-6-11Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 1/11 16 Jun Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 5 Jack Callan (4) 9-5 4/1 Won 0 5/6 06 Jun Lingfield Soft 1m2f Class 5 Callum Hutchinson (1) 9-2 11/1 Kokanee (IRE) .75 6/12 20 May Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow 1m Class 5 David Egan (13) 9-2 11/1 Influential (IRE) .75 1/6 21 Apr Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 6 David Egan (4) 9-7 11/10F Won 0 1/10 06 Apr Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 6 David Egan (6) 9-6 9/4F Won 0 6/10 17 Feb Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f Class 5 Callum Hutchinson (10) 8-11 16/1 American State (IRE) .75 11/12 31 Jan Lingfield (AW) Standard 1m1y Class 6 Luke Morris (4) 9-4 5/1 Way To Dubai (IRE) 1.75 Kaaranah won last time out, his third success in his last six starts, having also won four and five starts back either side of a couple of finishes down the field. He races from draw 13, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 71 keeps him firmly in this midfield mix.
- 3Draw 11
American State
OR69Form610064Career7: 2-0-0OwnerDaniel Macauliffe Anoj DonSireArizonaDamWhat EnduresDamsireWar CommandAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bLast run15d agoWin29%Place29%Last 7 · archive · latest first4-6-10-10-1-6-1Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 4/12 07 Jul Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m½f Class 5 Stevie Donohoe (3) 9-9 12/1 Reds And Wolves (IRE) .5 6/11 10 Jun Kempton (AW) Standard To Slow 1m Class 5 Daniel Muscutt (11) 9-6 14/1 Havana Touch (GB) .5 10/12 02 Jun Newcastle (AW) Standard 1m5y Class 5 Barry McHugh (5) 9-6 16/1 Criminal Shore (IRE) 0.3 10/12 26 Apr Wetherby Good To Firm 1m Class 5 Tom Marquand (6) 9-6 15/2 Hale End (IRE) 0.3 1/8 05 Apr Southwell (AW) Standard 1m13y Class 5 Stevie Donohoe (7) 9-7 6/1 Won 0 6/11 20 Mar Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m142y Class 5 Stevie Donohoe (11) 9-9 13/2 Youarenotforgiven (GB) 1.75 1/10 17 Feb Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f Class 5 Stevie Donohoe (2) 9-5 16/1 Won 0 American State won five starts back but has been unplaced twice since, following up with a fourth last time out after a quick 14-day turnaround. He races from draw 11, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 70 keeps him competitive in this midfield group.
- 4Draw 4
No Knee Nevertp
OR69Form443503Career18: 3-1-4OwnerNick Bradley Racing 18SireNo Nay NeverDamQuestion TimesDamsireShamardalAge/Sex/Col5yo gelding bHeadgeartpLast run25d agoWin17%Place44%Last 18 · archive · latest first13-5-3-4-4-1-6-1-3-3-5-7-5-4-2-6-1-3Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 13/14 27 Jun York Good 1m2f56y Class 4 Mr Henry Callan (13) 10-6 13/2 Double Parked (IRE) 3.75 5/9 13 Jun York Good 1m3f188y Class 3 Miss Ruby Criscuolo (8) 8-12 18/1 Dunkeld Dreamer (IRE) 2.25 3/10 03 Jun Nottingham Good 1m2f50y Class 5 Paddy Bradley (10) 9-5 20/1 A Major Payne (GB) 2.5 4/10 22 May Pontefract Good To Soft 1m6y Class 5 Pierre-Louis Jamin (8) 9-6 12/1 Callisto Dream (IRE) 3.25 4/12 08 May Ripon Good 1m1f170y Class 5 Billy Garritty (10) 9-5 11/1 Star Cast (GB) 0.2 1/11 27 Apr Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m142y Class 6 Mr Henry Callan (9) 11-7 9/4F Won 0 6/9 23 Apr Beverley Good To Firm 1m100y Class 6 Mason Paetel (1) 9-9 6/4F Tees George (GB) 1.25 1/11 20 Apr Lingfield (AW) Standard 1m1y Class 6 Mr Henry Callan (11) 11-2 5/2F Won 0 3/14 11 Apr Yarmouth Good 1m3y Class 6 Clifford Lee (9) 9-9 9/1 Queen Of Good News (GB) .75 3/10 27 Mar Lingfield (AW) Standard 1m1y Class 6 Hector Crouch (4) 9-5 6/1 Youarenotforgiven (GB) .5 No Knee Never was third last time out, and again four starts back, and returns quickly just three days later. He races from draw 4 in a tongue-tie and cheekpieces, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 71 makes him a leading danger, without a win among his last six starts.
- Career3: 0-0-0OwnerMillingbrook Racing PartnersSireSottsassDamSahara SkyDamsireDanehillAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bLast run38d agoWin0%Place0%Last 3 · archive · latest first4-8-5Recent runs
Pos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 4/6 14 Jun Doncaster Good To Soft 1m3f197y Class 5 Alexandra Egan (2) 9-10 17/2 Optician (GB) 7.5 8/8 15 May Newmarket Good 1m2f Class 5 Jack Callan (7) 9-5 22/1 Salaria (IRE) 1.5 5/6 27 Apr Bath Firm 1m Class 4 Jack Callan (7) 9-2 16/1 Candonomore (FR) 0.2 Caledonian was fourth last time out, his best effort in a run of finishes between fifth and eighth over his last five starts. He races from draw 3 and has run over today's trip and going before, with our rating of 70 keeping him in this midfield picture, without a win yet this term.
- 6Draw 7
Symphony Of Joyt
OR66Form34-706Career3: 0-0-0OwnerEkster Engineering Ltd K FrostSireUlyssesDamToken Of LoveDamsireCape CrossAge/Sex/Col4yo gelding bHeadgeartLast run17d agoWin0%Place0%Last 3 · archive · latest first6-11-7Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 6/10 05 Jul Southwell (AW) Standard 7f14y Class 5 Oliver Stammers (5) 9-7 14/1 Gunfighter (IRE) 2 11/14 04 Jun Wetherby Good To Firm 7f Class 4 Oliver Stammers (15) 9-0 33/1 Obelix (GB) 1 7/11 07 May Windsor Good To Firm 1m31y Class 5 Rossa Ryan (2) 9-6 5/1 Zarathos (IRE) 0.2 Symphony Of Joy was sixth last time out and has been unplaced once in his last five starts, though a third five starts back shows he retains some ability. He races from draw 7 in a tongue-tie, has run over today's going before, and our rating of 66 leaves him fairly workmanlike among this field's outsiders.
- 7Draw 1
Eagle Day
OR66Form918049Career7: 1-0-0OwnerDavid Edwards Arthur HoyleSireKodiacDamRamoneDamsireMarjuAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding bLast run15d agoWin14%Place14%Last 7 · archive · latest first9-4-10-8-1-9-10Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 9/12 07 Jul Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m½f Class 5 Rossa Ryan (10) 9-6 7/1 Reds And Wolves (IRE) 0.2 4/11 16 Jun Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 5 Pat Cosgrave (2) 9-9 12/1 Kaaranah (IRE) 0.2 10/11 04 Jun Ffos Las Good To Soft 1m Class 5 Pat Cosgrave (3) 9-0 12/1 Grey Soul (IRE) 3.25 8/9 18 Apr Nottingham Good 1m75y Class 5 Dylan Hogan (2) 9-0 16/1 Highland Olly (GB) 6 1/9 20 Mar Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m142y Class 5 Rossa Ryan (1) 9-7 11/2 Won 0 9/10 17 Feb Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f Class 5 George Downing (4) 9-8 10/1 American State (IRE) .75 10/10 26 Jan Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 5 Billy Loughnane (8) 9-8 7/2 Eupator (FR) 7 Eagle Day won five starts back but is coming off a disappointing ninth last time out, having also finished unplaced and eighth in between. He races from draw 1, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 70 gives him solid claims in this midfield mix on a quick 14-day turnaround.
- 8Draw 10
Dark Rosa
OR66Form-57983Career5: 0-0-1OwnerMs J M D WilliamsSireDark AngelDamRosa GiallaDamsireDiamond GreenAge/Sex/Col4yo filly brLast run38d agoWin0%Place20%Last 5 · archive · latest first3-8-9-7-5Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 3/13 14 Jun Salisbury Good 1m Class 5 Rob Hornby (4) 9-6 17/2 Kamaway (GB) 5 8/13 15 May Newbury Good 1m Class 5 Matthew Lloyd Slater (13) 9-9 9/1 Tilani (IRE) .75 9/12 26 Apr Wetherby Good To Firm 1m Class 5 Harry Vigors (9) 8-12 11/1 Hale End (IRE) .5 7/11 05 Apr Bath Good 1m Class 5 Rob Hornby (7) 9-8 15/2 Law Supreme (FR) 0.05 5/10 10 Jan Lingfield (AW) Standard 1m2f Class 5 Rob Hornby (5) 9-10 11/4F Dream Pirate (GB) .5 Dark Rosa was placed third last time out and carries a notably strong rating of 76 - ten pounds above her official mark - making her a serious leading danger. She races from draw 10, has run over today's trip and going before, though finishes as low as ninth earlier in her last five starts are the obvious blemish.
- 9Draw 6
ImolaAWE #1Council #2
OR65Form421146Career8: 3-2-0OwnerHill Top Equestrian Centre LtdSireCalyxDamDeira MiracleDamsireDuke Of MarmaladeAge/Sex/Col5yo mare bLast run16d agoWin38%Place63%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 74%Today33% / 41% / 26%Career38% / 22% / 40%Today Hybrid-ControlCareer Chaos-ControlStyle closerToday 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 8 · archive · latest first6-4-1-1-2-4-2-1Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 6/10 06 Jul Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 5 Tom Kiely-Marshall (4) 9-2 13/2 Primo Lara (IRE) 2.75 4/13 16 Jun Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f Class 5 Mr Fletcher Yarham (9) 10-12 7/2 Pentonville (GB) 0.3 1/10 01 Jun Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 5 Tom Kiely-Marshall (7) 9-4 8/1 Won 0 1/9 17 Feb Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 6 Alex Jary (1) 9-6 9/4F Won 0 2/11 11 Feb Southwell (AW) Standard 1m13y Class 6 Callum Rodriguez (11) 9-8 2/1F Dream Illusion (GB) 2 4/11 23 Jan Southwell (AW) Standard 1m13y Class 6 Lewis Edmunds (10) 9-6 5/4F Marry The Night (GB) 2.25 2/8 16 Jan Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m142y Class 6 Lewis Edmunds (1) 9-5 7/2 Latin (IRE) 0.1 1/8 06 Jan Southwell (AW) Standard 1m13y Class 6 Lewis Edmunds (5) 9-7 EvensF Won 0 Imola won three starts back, and again four starts back, but has since faded to fourth and sixth in her last two starts. She races from draw 6, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 64 - below her official mark of 65 - leaves her among the outsiders here despite that earlier form.
- 10Draw 9
Look Back SmilingpAWE #4
OR65Form69-043Career3: 0-0-1OwnerGiddy Up Racing ClubSireFast CompanyDamPorticoDamsirePivotalAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding chHeadgearpLast run14d agoWin0%Place33%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 72%Today33% / 39% / 28%Career42% / 42% / 16%Today Hybrid-ControlCareer Control-HybridStyle closerHistorical + 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 3 · archive · latest first3-4-10Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 3/10 08 Jul Kempton (AW) Standard / Slow 1m Class 6 Oisin Murphy (5) 9-8 15/2 Between Me And U (GB) 0.1 4/8 05 Jun Goodwood Good To Soft 1m1f11y Class 5 Mason Paetel (6) 9-10 17/2 Oman (IRE) 4.25 10/11 05 Apr Bath Good 1m Class 5 Dougie Costello (9) 9-3 20/1 Law Supreme (FR) .75 Look Back Smiling was placed third last time out following a quick 13-day turnaround, and he boasts the strongest figure in this field - a rating of 77, twelve pounds clear of his official mark. He races from draw 9 in cheekpieces and has run over today's trip and going before, with a ninth four starts back the only real blemish on an otherwise progressive profile.
- 11Draw 8
BellasioAWE #3Council #3
OR64Form-65521Career5: 1-1-0OwnerNg RacingSireBelardoDamAisling GhearDamsireDream AheadAge/Sex/Col5yo gelding bLast run18d agoWin20%Place40%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH fitCH score 84%Today49% / 35% / 16%Career35% / 41% / 24%Today Control-HybridCareer Hybrid-ControlHistorical + 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 5 · archive · latest first1-2-5-5-6Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 1/8 04 Jul Carlisle Good 1m1f Class 5 Laura Pearson (8) 9-10 9/2 Won 0 2/12 15 Jun Carlisle Good 7f173y Class 6 Oliver Stammers (7) 9-6 4/1 Hostility (IRE) .5 5/12 02 Jun Newcastle (AW) Standard 1m5y Class 5 Rhys Elliott (4) 8-6 18/1 Criminal Shore (IRE) 0.3 5/9 22 May Haydock Good To Soft 1m2f42y Class 5 Oliver Stammers (4) 9-4 4/1 Blue Wonder (IRE) 6 6/11 07 May Southwell (AW) Standard 1m13y Class 5 Oliver Stammers (9) 9-4 10/1 Military Leader (GB) 0.2 Bellasio won last time out, following a runner-up finish two starts back, a marked improvement on the fifth, fifth and sixth that came before. He races from draw 8, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 68 reflects that upward trend in this midfield field.
- 12Draw 12
DistinctionvAWE #5
OR60Form568365Career7: 0-0-1OwnerMike And Wendy YardleySireKodiacDamTajbellDamsireNew ApproachAge/Sex/Col8yo gelding bHeadgearvLast run14d agoWin0%Place14%Control / Hybrid / Chaos profileCH score 59%Today25% / 34% / 41%Career37% / 31% / 31%Today Chaos-HybridCareer Control-ChaosStyle closerChaos-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 7 · archive · latest first5-6-3-8-6-5-12Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 5/7 08 Jul Kempton (AW) Standard / Slow 1m2f219y Class 5 Finlay Bassett (6) 9-0 18/1 Big Bear Hug (GB) .75 6/8 02 Jun Pontefract Good 1m2f5y Class 5 Finlay Bassett (2) 8-9 6/1 Bay Dream Believer (IRE) .5 3/10 22 May Pontefract Good To Soft 1m6y Class 5 Finlay Bassett (9) 8-2 28/1 Callisto Dream (IRE) 0.2 8/11 17 May Ripon Good 1m2f Class 5 P J McDonald (4) 9-0 14/1 Poet's Dawn (GB) 0.3 6/6 21 Apr Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m1f104y Class 6 P J McDonald (1) 9-9 6/1 Kaaranah (IRE) 1 5/9 07 Apr Pontefract Good To Soft 1m6y Class 5 Finlay Bassett (1) 8-6 18/1 Sailthisshipalone (GB) 1.5 12/14 28 Mar Doncaster Good To Soft 1m2f43y Class 5 Finlay Bassett (8) 9-4 20/1 Dancing Tiger (IRE) 4.75 Distinction was fifth last time out and has managed only one placed effort in his last six starts, a third three starts back among finishes as low as eighth. He races from draw 12 in a visor, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 63 leaves him towards the back of this field.
- 13Draw 5
Concert Boyb
OR58Form264087Career12: 0-1-3OwnerMaking Headway Racing And K ScottSireKodiacDamPerfect FunDamsireMarjuAge/Sex/Col6yo gelding bHeadgearbLast run16d agoWin0%Place33%Last 12 · archive · latest first7-8-10-4-6-2-5-5-3-3-4-3Recent runsPos Date Venue Cond Dist Class Jockey (Bar) Wt SP Winner Mgn 7/10 06 Jul Ayr Good 1m Class 6 Greg Fairley (4) 9-8 50/1 Ey Up He's A Star (GB) .5 8/9 22 Jun Musselburgh Good 7f15y Class 6 Sam James (8) 9-10 28/1 Carolus Magnus (IRE) .75 10/11 08 Jun Carlisle Soft 1m1f Class 5 Greg Fairley (4) 8-8 40/1 Amancio (GB) 20 4/9 27 Mar Newcastle (AW) Standard 1m5y Class 5 Darragh Keenan (8) 9-1 13/2 Jamaican Storm (GB) 1 6/11 21 Mar Newcastle (AW) Standard 1m5y Class 5 Hollie Doyle (9) 8-9 11/1 Barry's Boy (IRE) .5 2/11 12 Mar Newcastle (AW) Standard 7f14y Class 6 Rowan Scott (6) 9-4 4/1 Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) 0.1 5/9 09 Mar Wolverhampton (AW) Standard 1m142y Class 6 Warren Fentiman (6) 9-9 4/1 Always Fearless (IRE) 0.3 5/8 15 Feb Newcastle (AW) Standard 7f14y Class 5 Greg Fairley (1) 9-0 10/1 Flowstate (IRE) 0.3 3/8 06 Feb Newcastle (AW) Standard 7f14y Class 5 Warren Fentiman (8) 8-10 7/2 Golden Strike (IRE) .75 3/8 04 Feb Newcastle (AW) Standard 1m Class 6 Warren Fentiman (1) 9-11 6/1 Sea Legend (FR) 1.25 Concert Boy was seventh last time out and has struggled to find a result since, with a second six starts back his only placed effort in his last six starts. He races from draw 5 in blinkers, has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 61 - bottom of this field - makes him a big outsider.