There were 46 Races on Thursday 17th August 2023 across 7 meetings. There was 6 races at Beverley, 6 races at Salisbury, 6 races at Wolverhampton, 8 races at Leopardstown, 7 races at Windsor, 7 races at Tramore, 6 races at Ayr, no doubt Tomform helped you find a winner.
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Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (2) (1.5/1 +40%) Fiscal Policy |
1.5/1(+40%) | (2) Fiscal Policy 1.5/1, Latest win at Chelmsford City in May. 12/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time now. Dual Polytrack winner and has run well over C&D; respected with blinkers now on. |
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2nd (3) (2.5/1 -33%) Dandys Derriere |
2.5/1(-33%) | (3) Dandys Derriere 2.5/1, 16/1, won 13-runner handicap at Newcastle (6f) 14 days ago, always holding on. Another bold showing is on the cards from this C&D winner. Won two of his last three since returned to 6f; 4lb higher but a major player. |
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3rd (4) (11/1 -214%) First Company |
11/1(-214%) | (4) First Company 11/1, One win from 29 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good, 7/2) 22 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Could go well despite his poor strike rate. Running well on turf lately, but just 1-29 and unplaced in six starts on AW. |
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4th (6) (6.5/1 +28%) Red Walls |
6.5/1(+28%) | (6) Red Walls 6.5/1, Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 22/1, respectable third of 15 in minor event at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Not ruled out. Five-time AW winner over 5f; more needed back up in grade. |
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5th (1) (11/1 +0%) Profit Given |
11/1(+0%) | (1) Profit Given 11/1, Good second of 4 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) before coming in last of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 42 days ago. Needs to bounce back. Runner-up twice but 0-6; drops in grade but others preferred. |
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6th (5) (7.5/1 +58%) Rebel Redemption |
7.5/1(+58%) | (5) Rebel Redemption 7.5/1, C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 23 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort. 14lb lower than when winning over C&D a year ago; could go well if allowed his own way. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 6 race.
DANDYS DERRIERE was said to have benefitted from the reapplication of cheekpieces (retained) when winning at Newcastle a fortnight ago. The son of Dandy Man remains well treated, despite a subsequent 4lb hike in the ratings, and he could repeat the dose should the headgear have a similar effect. Two decent runs at Bath would suggest First Company is nearing a return to the winner's enclosure, and he merits the utmost respect from a sliding handicap mark. Fiscal Policy is another to consider.
DANDYS DERRIERE looked to have a bit in the locker when going in at Newcastle last time so this C&D scorer is fancied to defy a 4 lb rise in the weights and edge out fellow course winner Red Walls in a trappy handicap. First Company is on a long losing run but can't be discounted at these weights either.
Preference is for DANDYS DERRIERE who has been in fine form since returned to 6f, including a win at Newcastle a fortnight ago.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (4) (0.15/1 +74%) Payment In Kind |
0.15/1(+74%) | (4) Payment In Kind 0.15/1, Promising type. Third of 20 in Super Sprint at Newbury (5.2f, good, 33/1) 26 days ago, nearest finish. Sets a good standard. Placed in both starts at Newbury last month including in the Super Sprint; strong chance. |
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2nd (6) (4.5/1 +44%) Eminent Jewel |
4.5/1(+44%) | (6) Eminent Jewel 4.5/1, Promising type. Fourth of 10 in novice at this course (7f, 16/1) on debut 23 days ago, nearest finish. Open to progress. Did well to finish fourth on debut here, but not sure dropping a furlong is ideal. |
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3rd (7) (18/1 +36%) Sunday Belle |
18/1(+36%) | (7) Sunday Belle 18/1, Once-raced filly. 33/1 and hooded, fifth of 9 in novice at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on debut 47 days ago. Some promise on Windsor debut but much more will be needed to win this. |
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4th (5) (80/1 -220%) Upper Hand |
80/1(-220%) | (5) Upper Hand 80/1, Foaled March 24. €18,000 Camacho colt. Brother to winner up to 6f Macho Pride and half-brother to 2-y-o 5f winner Auckland Lodge. Stable not a noted source of winning 2yo newcomers. |
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5th (3) (100/1 -257%) Falmouth Boy |
100/1(-257%) | (3) Falmouth Boy 100/1, Foaled April 23. 20,000 gns 2-y-o, Kodiac gelding. Yard not really known for winning newcomers so a watching brief is the percentage call. Bred to handle the AW, but would be a rare winning newcomer from the yard. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 5 race.
PAYMENT IN KIND ran a cracker to finish third in the Super Sprint at Newbury last month, and any further improvement ought to make Harry Eustace's colt a tough nut to crack. Cheeky Blimey was too keen to do himself justice at Nottingham last Wednesday, but earlier efforts bring him into the reckoning. Different Breed, who hit the woodwork at Yarmouth in June, completes the shortlist.
PAYMENT IN KIND sets the bar pretty high for a race like this and should take a bit of stopping. The drop to 6f isn't necessarily an obvious move for Eminent Jewel given that she was nearest at the finish on her 7f course debut but she shaped promisingly and still looks the one likely to chase the selection home.
This looks good for PAYMENT IN KIND whose two placed efforts at Newbury last month include finishing third in the Super Sprint.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (6) (3.5/1 -5%) Bazball |
3.5/1(-5%) | (6) Bazball 3.5/1, Winner at Bath in July. 9/4, very good second of 7 in nursery at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago, clear of rest. Makes tapeta debut. Has good chance on form. Has done well in nurseries; half-brother and dam both won on the AW; shouldn't be far away. |
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2nd (5) (18/1 -112%) Fifty Grand Slater |
18/1(-112%) | (5) Fifty Grand Slater 18/1, Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 4 in nursery at Sandown (5f, heavy) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Runner-up over C&D in June, but not built on it in two starts since; blinkers on. |
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3rd (1) (1/1 +43%) Pressure's On |
1/1(+43%) | (1) Pressure's On 1/1, Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 8 in maiden at this C&D (17/2) 13 days ago, finishing well. Makes handicap debut. Can make presence felt. Just failed to get up over C&D last time; solid chance on nursery debut. |
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4th (7) (9/1 +36%) States |
9/1(+36%) | (7) States 9/1, 20/1, eighth of 11 in nursery at Newmarket (6f, good) 20 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Blinkers on 1st time. One piece of turf form, but little otherwise; half-brother to two AW winners; blinkers on. |
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5th (4) (25/1 -150%) Mecca's Duchess |
25/1(-150%) | (4) Mecca's Duchess 25/1, Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in maiden (4/1) at Beverley (5f, soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form. Half-sister to a Tapeta winner and open to improvement on nursery/AW debut. |
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6th (2) (11/1 -57%) Scoops Ahoy |
11/1(-57%) | (2) Scoops Ahoy 11/1, Winner at Hamilton in June. Second of 4 in nursery at Sandown (5f, heavy, 5/4) 15 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Second of four at Sandown last time, but hasn't always looked the easiest. |
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7th (3) (6/1 -9%) Travel Candy |
6/1(-9%) | (3) Travel Candy 6/1, 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Good second of 9 in nursery at Musselburgh (5f, good, 6/1) 23 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Can give a good account. Consistent in last four starts and latest near miss has been franked; respected. |
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8th (8) (33/1 -50%) Raft Up |
33/1(-50%) | (8) Raft Up 33/1, Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice at Newmarket (6f, good) 20 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Makes handicap debut. Has gone backwards the last twice; transformation needed on nursery debut. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 5 race.
Having defeated Bazball (second) at Catterick on her penultimate outing, TRAVEL CANDY lost nothing in defeat when narrowly denied by an improver at Musselburgh later that month. She is 3lb better off with her old foe today, despite the former being 2lb well in compared to her revised mark, and Brian Ellison's filly is taken to confirm that form en route to further success with that in mind. Others to note include Fifty Grand Slater and Scoops Ahoy.
BAZBALL has made a positive start in nurseries and she remains of interest having finished a close second to a subsequent winner at Musselburgh. Pressure's On only just failed in a C&D maiden 2 weeks ago and his opening mark looks a fair one, while Travel Candy has been much improved since handicapping and can go well again.
The vote goes to PRESSURE'S ON (nap) who only just failed to get up in a maiden over C&D 13 days ago with a big gap back to the third.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (3) (2.75/1 -83%) Black Hole |
2.75/1(-83%) | (3) Black Hole 2.75/1, 16/1, third of 15 in maiden at Leicester (6f, good) on debut 72 days ago. Significantly up in trip and bred to be very effective on the AW. Promising third on Leicester debut but off for 72 days since. |
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2nd (5) (3/1 +50%) Marefuori |
3/1(+50%) | (5) Marefuori 3/1, Still in need of the experience when fifth of 12 in minor event at Yarmouth (7f, good) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Promise in both starts and latest fifth at Yarmouth is working out well. |
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3rd (4) (2.25/1 +25%) Happy Chandler |
2.25/1(+25%) | (4) Happy Chandler 2.25/1, Eighth of 10 in novice event (8/1) at Sandown (7f, good) on debut 41 days ago. Up in trip and will know more this time. Green on his Sandown debut; no surprise if he showed plenty more here. |
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4th (1) (3/1 +50%) Hound Dog |
3/1(+50%) | (1) Hound Dog 3/1, Foaled April 3. €70,000 yearling, Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 9.5f-12.5f winner Bolleville and 1½m/12.5f winner Bring On The Night, both useful in France. Interesting newcomer. Looks the part on breeding and stable often gets them ready first time; market useful. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 5 race.
A half-brother to Greenham winner and French Group 1-placed Isaac Shelby, Happy Chandler looks bred to be capable of more than his debut run at Sandown last month and he is fancied to improve in the hands of William Buick. However, BLACK HOLE showed plenty of promise when finishing a decent third over 6f at Leicester in June and he shades the vote from Owen Burrows' inmate. The unraced Hound Dog heads the remainder.
BLACK HOLE is bred to excel on the AW and following a promising debut on turf in June, he can take a step forward. Newcomers Hound Dog and Prince Rasam are feared most.
It may be worth siding with the newcomer HOUND DOG, who looks the part on pedigree and whose stable often gets them ready first time.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (4) (6.5/1 +0%) Behind The Scenes |
6.5/1(+0%) | (4) Behind The Scenes 6.5/1, Debut 7f Kempton winner last summer but allotted a stiff mark and was last of 5 on June's reappearance. Needs to improve. Longer trip shouldn't be an issue and return to AW may help, but has something to prove. |
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2nd (2) (4.5/1 -64%) Veil Of Shadows |
4.5/1(-64%) | (2) Veil Of Shadows 4.5/1, Debut winner at Kempton in February. Fair effort under a penalty at Ascot before trailing in last of 11 to Araminta in listed race at Goodwood (9.9f, good to firm) 83 days ago. Makes handicap debut for excellent yard. 1-1 on AW; not seen since a modest effort in May, but could bounce back on handicap debut. |
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3rd (3) (2/1 +50%) Eximious |
2/1(+50%) | (3) Eximious 2/1, Salisbury maiden winner last September. Back on the up when second in 7f Newbury handicap on reappearance. On wrong side in Sandringham at Royal Ascot last time and remains one to be positive about. Finished in midfield in the Sandringham last time and needs to improve on that. |
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4th (6) (5.5/1 +54%) In These Shoes |
5.5/1(+54%) | (6) In These Shoes 5.5/1, Eighth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, heavy, 20/1) 15 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and all of a sudden has a bit to prove. Half-sister and dam AW winners so not impossible she could bounce back on the new surface. |
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5th (1) (6/1 -50%) Don't Tell Claire |
6/1(-50%) | (1) Don't Tell Claire 6/1, Runner-up in a big-field handicap at Royal Ascot on her penultimate start. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good) 26 days ago and this is a drop in grade. Running well on turf lately, but has plenty on against the 3yos. |
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6th (7) (7/1 -87%) Bernadine |
7/1(-87%) | (7) Bernadine 7/1, Three wins from 5 runs this year. 11/1, excellent second of 11 in handicap at Ascot (8f, soft) 33 days ago. Going the right way and another bold bid is on the cards. Three wins this year and form of latest Ascot second has been boosted; respected. |
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7th (5) (20/1 -67%) Way To Amarillo |
20/1(-67%) | (5) Way To Amarillo 20/1, Picked up where she left off when landing 4-runner handicap at Chepstow in May. 16½ lengths last of 10 to Vetiver in listed race (28/1) at Carlisle (6.9f, soft) 50 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on first time and better expected at this level back on the AW. Polytrack winner who should stay the longer trip back on AW with cheekpieces given a go. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 3 race.
Runner-up over a mile at Ascot last month, a fractionally stiffer stamina test can see BERNADINE make a return to the winner's enclosure. Although she is now rated 8lb above her last winning mark, which came over an extended mile at Nottingham, she is still taken to get the better of the class-dropping Eximious, who struggled in the Sandringham at the Royal meeting. Don't Tell Claire has been consistent of late and is another to consider.
DON'T TELL CLAIRE has performed with credit in slightly better handicaps than this during the summer and while her AW form is patchy, she's worth siding with. Eximious was drawn on the wrong side at Royal Ascot and remains one to be positive about, along with Bernadine.
The choice is BERNADINE who has plenty going for her having already enjoyed a profitable year. She looks the type to keep on improving.
Info | Form | Odds | Key Rating | Tips | Win % | Place % | Betfair Place % | Dist Win % | Dist Place % | Dist Betfair Place % | Ability Rating | Horse Pace | Prediction | A.I Rating | Movement | Class Runs | LTO Speed | Top Speed | WSR | TF Rating | Course | Going | Distance | Timespeed | OR | Weight | Runs | Age | Comments |
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1st (8) (9/1 +18%) Cheese The One |
9/1(+18%) | (8) Cheese The One 9/1, Prominent in the betting but never involved in 6f Thirsk classified event last Friday. Needs first-time blinkers (replacing regular cheekpieces) to have a positive effect. 0-11 since winning twice for another yard last September; blinkers on. |
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2nd (4) (25/1 -25%) My Opinion |
25/1(-25%) | (4) My Opinion 25/1, Modest maiden. Eighth of 12 in C&D handicap (125/1) 13 days ago, merely closing up late. 0-8 and only eighth of 12 dropped to this level over C&D 13 days ago; look elsewhere. |
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3rd (5) (2/1 +27%) All Dunn |
2/1(+27%) | (5) All Dunn 2/1, 5/2, first run since leaving Jamie Osborne when creditable 1¼ lengths third of 8 to How Bizarre at Beverley (7.5f, soft) 23 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on and not ruled out. Engaged 3.45 Beverley Wednesday. Won three times on AW for Jamie Osborne early in year; ran well on stable debut last time. |
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4th (2) (20/1 -25%) White Umbrella |
20/1(-25%) | (2) White Umbrella 20/1, 16/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 24 days ago. Mark on the slide but need to see more. 0-9 in handicaps; drops into a 0-55 for the first time, but more is needed. |
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5th (1) (3.5/1 +50%) Agapanther |
3.5/1(+50%) | (1) Agapanther 3.5/1, Won on 6f Kempton reappearance in April. Below that level since but claims if a short break has had a reviving effect. Drops to this level for the first time and return to 7f not a problem; respected. |
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6th (3) (6.5/1 -117%) Bo Taifan |
6.5/1(-117%) | (3) Bo Taifan 6.5/1, Improver lately, winning 7f Chelmsford handicap in May and a 1m Lingfield classified in June. Will make a bold bid for the hat-trick if returning from 68 days off in a similar mood. Bids for a hat-trick after wins at Chelmsford and Lingfield; respected. |
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7th (7) (14/1 -87%) Na Scoitear |
14/1(-87%) | (7) Na Scoitear 14/1, Winner at Southwell in April but has repeated that level of form only once in his 5 outings since. 3lb lower than when winning at Southwell in April, but modest in both starts back on AW. |
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8th (10) (14/1 +30%) Broomy Law |
14/1(+30%) | (10) Broomy Law 14/1, Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. 66/1, fourth of 12 in classified stakes over C&D 3 days ago, late headway. Fourth here on Monday but now 0-21; others more convincing. |
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9th (9) (8/1 +27%) Ebury |
8/1(+27%) | (9) Ebury 8/1, Two wins from 47 Flat runs. Forty three runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap over this C&D 23 days ago. Continues to slide down the weights but he is hard to win with (2-47). |
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10th (11) (20/1 -25%) Sharrabang |
20/1(-25%) | (11) Sharrabang 20/1, C&D winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2021. Last of 12 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good, 28/1) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive. C&D winner, but below form lately and losing run now up to 27. |
The chart reads from right to left to today's class 6 race.
This could go the way of the hat-trick seeking BO TAIFAN, who reverts to handicapping following a comfortable success over a mile at Lingfield in June. Although he is now rated 6lb above his last winning mark, Liam Wright knocks 7lb off the gelding's back with his claim, which makes the six-year-old of additional interest. Ebury heads the list of dangers following a decent fourth over C&D latest, while you can make a good case for All Dunn too.
BO TAIFAN stands out as a thriving sort in this line-up and is taken to complete a hat-trick. Agapanther should also have a say if bouncing back to form after a short break, while All Dunn will be a threat if taking up this engagement (due to run at Beverley on Wednesday).
The vote goes to AGAPANTHER who drops to this level for the first time and shouldn't have a problem with the return to 7f.
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