Expert View:
Won this last year off 10lb lower; trip suited, slow pace perhaps not ideal but ran to best up in class when second beaten 1 1/4l in Doncaster Cup (Group 2) at Doncaster latest; usually held up; effective 10-20f, acts on soft, good to firm and AW, extreme hold-up tactics suit; winless this year but admirably consistent thorough stayer, fairly treated back in a handicap, should go well.
Star rating: 4
Form Snapshot: Has won nine races from 6f to 2m 2f on ground varying from good to firm to good to soft and on the all-weather. Beaten 1 1/4l by Caballo De Mar when second of 7 at 5-1 on his latest outing in the Group 2 Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes at Doncaster over 2m 2f (good) last month.
Replay: 19th Oct 2024, finished 1st - Wolverhampton
Replay: 7th Jul 2024, finished 3rd - Chelmsford City
Replay: 5th Jul 2024, finished 1st - Doncaster
Replay: 28th Jun 2024, finished 1st - Doncaster
Replay: 4th Jun 2024, finished 1st - Wolverhampton
Replay: 2nd Jun 2024, finished 3rd - Nottingham
Replay: 27th May 2024, finished 2nd - Yarmouth
Replay: 23rd Apr 2024, finished 2nd - Yarmouth
Replay: 23rd Feb 2024, finished 2nd - Wolverhampton
Replay: 8th Jan 2024, finished 2nd - Newcastle
Replay: 16th Aug 2022, finished 1st - Deauville
Stable Tour Quotes
Ian Williams (23 June 2026): "He hasn’t had a great spring/summer so far, and he got very revved up passing the stands with a circuit to go in the Ascot Stakes on Tuesday. We will find more suitable assignments, and it is possible he might wait until York in August."
