============================================================================== RACE: Epsom ? · 2026-06-06 Betfred Tattenham Corner Stakes (Formerly The John Of Gaunt Stakes) Good To Soft · Flat · Turf · Group 3 ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. ALCANTOR (FR) (#1) 5yo H · Draw 7 Connections Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien Owner Baron Edouard De Rothschild Pedigree Sire New Bay (GB) Dam Bianca De Medici (GB) Damsire Medicean Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 6.00 (William Hill) 13:21 5.50 (Coral) 14:21 6.00 (William Hill) 15:02 5.50 (Coral) 20:41 5.00 (Bet365) 04:00 6.00 (William Hill) 05:04 5.00 (Bet365) 05:13 5.50 (SmarketsSBK) 05:17 5.00 (Bet365) 05:23 5.50 (SmarketsSBK) 05:37 5.00 (Bet365) 06:00 5.50 (William Hill) 06:21 5.00 (Bet365) 06:31 5.50 (William Hill) 06:46 5.00 (Bet365) 08:31 5.50 (PricedUp Bet) 09:39 5.00 (William Hill) 12:18 4.33 (Grosvenor Sports) ELO Horse 1734.2 (15 runs, 5 wins, 33.3%) Jockey 1772.3 (3190 runs, 425 wins, 13.3%) Trainer 1719.4 (8022 runs, 1472 wins, 18.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Jockey × trainer 1446r 262w 18% A/E 0.88 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 5r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 196r 30w 15% A/E 1.11 (value) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 237r 17w 7% A/E 0.71 (negative) Past form (last 17 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 6/8 2/1 0.30L 113 129 Dylan Browne McMon Held up in rear - switched to near side over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 11/4) 2026-05-10 Leopardstown 1m Good — 4/8 100/30 0.50L 114 121 Dylan Browne McMon Led - faced challenge over 1f out - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) 2025-10-04 Longchamp (FR 1m Very Soft — 6/10 11/5F 0.50L — 111 Cristian Demuro Took keen hold - led - five lengths clear entering straight - ridden and unable to quicken 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong 2025-09-07 Longchamp (FR 1m Good To S — 4/12 12/1 0.50L — 116 Cristian Demuro Took keen hold - disputed lead - led outright from 4f out - headed final and no extra final 80yds 2025-07-20 Chantilly (FR 1m Soft — 4/10 19/5 0.10L — 113 Alexis Pouchin Towards rear - headway from over 2f out - soon ridden - kept on final furlong - never quite going pace to challenge 2025-04-25 Sandown 1m Good Cla 4/8 9/2 0.50L 114 112 Ryan Moore In touch with leaders - no telling impression(op 11/2 tchd 6/1) 2025-03-29 Saint-Cloud ( 1m Very Soft — 1/9 9/10F won — 117 Alexis Pouchin Made virtually all - 4 lengths clear 3f out - driven just under 2f out - joined inside final furlong - kept on gamely - driven out 2024-10-27 Saint-Cloud ( 1m Heavy — 1/9 EvensF won — 118 Alexis Pouchin Made all - going best 2 1/2f out - 3 lengths clear and shaken up 1 1/2f out - stretched further clear under 1f out - won easing down - easily 2024-10-05 Longchamp (FR 1m Soft — 3/11 37/10 0.75L — 112 Alexis Pouchin Took keen hold - chased leader - led over 3f out - ridden when pressed under 2f out - headed over 1f out - driven final furlong - no extra final 100yds 2024-06-02 Chantilly (FR 1m2½f Heavy — 6/14 76/10 0.30L — 109 Mickael Barzalona Dwelt - midfield on outer - ridden but not quicken 1 1/2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never able to get in contention 2024-05-12 Longchamp (FR 1m Soft — 3/13 20/1 0.20L — 111 Mickael Barzalona Tracked leader - pushed along to challenge 2f out - soon led and ridden - challenged and headed entering final furlong - kept on gamely but not quite pace to get back on terms 2024-04-18 Newmarket 1m Good Cla 6/7 2/1F 0.05L 112 96 Alexis Pouchin Pulled hard - held up in rear - in touch with leaders after 3f - weakened 2f out(op 10/3) 2023-10-22 Saint-Cloud ( 1m Very Soft — 2/7 4/5F 0.50L — 108 Mickael Barzalona Towards rear of midfield - smooth headway from 2 1/2f out - ridden 2f out - led 1 1/2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - headed 75yds out 2023-09-29 Saint-Cloud ( 1m Soft — 1/7 6/4F won — 106 Mickael Barzalona Held up in rear - taken to outer 2 1/2f out - still travelling strongly under 2f out - shaken up over 1f out - ran on - led final 150yds - kicked clear towards finish 2023-08-15 Deauville (FR 7½f Good To S — 1/6 27/10 won — 94 Mickael Barzalona Held up in rear - progress on outer over 2f out - challenged going best over 1f out - soon shaken up - kept on strongly under hands and heels riding - readily 2023-07-01 Chantilly (FR 6f Good To S — 3/6 1/2F 0.75L — 77 Bauyrzhan Murzabay 2023-06-06 Saint-Cloud ( 7f Good To S — 1/7 11/5F won — 94 Bauyrzhan Murzabay Comment Held up in rear - switched to near side over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 11/4) Finishing result Position 6 SP 2/1 (3.000) Beaten (L) 0.30 Total beaten 7.50 OR after 113 In-running comment Held up in rear - switched to near side over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 11/4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. BALMACARA (GB) (#2) 5yo G · Draw 4 Connections Jockey Charles Bishop Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton Owner Mick And Janice Mariscotti Pedigree Sire New Bay (GB) Dam Utopian Dream (GB) Damsire High Chaparral Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 31.00 (7Bet) 20:01 29.00 (Coral) 20:41 26.00 (Bet365) 06:17 29.00 (Bet365) 06:52 31.00 (7Bet) 06:54 29.00 (Bet365) 07:02 31.00 (7Bet) 07:16 29.00 (Bet365) 07:37 26.00 (Bet365) 09:10 23.00 (Betfred) 09:39 21.00 (William Hill) 12:08 23.00 (Bet365) 12:12 26.00 (SmarketsSBK) ELO Horse 1530.8 (13 runs, 2 wins, 15.4%) Jockey 1538.4 (4940 runs, 478 wins, 9.7%) Trainer 1596.4 (4177 runs, 480 wins, 11.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 86r 20w 23% A/E 1.46 (value) Jockey × trainer 1840r 215w 12% A/E 0.88 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 140r 23w 16% A/E 1.10 (value) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 196r 30w 15% A/E 1.11 (value) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 242r 28w 12% A/E 0.92 (fair) Past form (last 15 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 7/8 25/1 2.75L 105 118 Charles Bishop Taken down early - took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 22/1) 2026-05-09 Haydock 7f Good Cla 3/11 50/1 0.75L 103 110 Callum Hutchinson In rear - headway 3f out - went third final 110yds - ran on(op 40/1) 2025-10-24 Doncaster 7f Soft Cla 10/10 17/2 5.50L 104 69 Charles Bishop Taken down early - took keen hold - led but pestered - headed and weakened quickly over 2f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly inside final 2f; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) 2025-10-04 Ascot 7f Soft Cla 14/15 14/1 1.75L 97 73 Daniel Muscutt Soon led at fast pace - clear 4f out - reduced lead under 3f out - headed 2f out - soon slightly hampered and weakened quickly(op 9/1) 2025-09-17 Sandown 1m Soft Cla 2/6 14/1 2.50L 97 106 Charles Bishop Took keen hold - led - clear over 3f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1) 2025-09-05 Ascot 1m Soft Cla 16/17 9/1 1.25L 99 69 Charles Bishop Taken down early - in touch with leaders - alone up the centre after 1f - weakened quickly over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 8/1) 2025-06-14 Sandown 1m Good To F Cla 3/5 100/30 1.75L 100 103 Charles Bishop Taken down early - took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - lost second when no extra inside final furlong(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) 2025-03-29 Kempton (AW) 1m3f Standard Cla 14/14 8/1 0.30L 101 58 Charles Bishop Took keen hold - led at fast pace - slowed tempo after 6f - headed over 2f out - soon bumped and weakened quickly then eased(tchd 9/1) 2024-09-28 Newmarket 1m1f Soft Cla 14/31 8/1 0.10L 102 93 Charles Bishop Raced far side - led group - headed in group over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - 8th of 11 in group(op 12/1) 2024-08-31 Sandown 1m2f Good Cla 2/6 3/1 0.30L 100 107 Charles Bishop Took keen hold - led - ridden over 1f out - kept on but headed final strides(op 7/2) 2024-07-06 Sandown 1m2f Soft Cla 2/10 9/2 2.00L 94 103 Charles Bishop Prominent - led 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - kept on(tchd 4/1) 2024-05-31 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 3/6 2/1 9.00L 94 82 Charles Bishop Took keen hold - soon led - joined after 2f - headed over 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(op 15/8) 2024-04-26 Doncaster 7f Soft Cla 1/11 7/2 won — 94 Charles Bishop Travelled strongly - made all - ridden under 2f out - clear inside final furlong - unchallenged 2024-03-24 Doncaster 7f Soft Cla 1/7 5/2 won — 83 Charles Bishop Took keen hold - made all - pushed along 2f out - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - sustained duel with runner-up final furlong - kept on well(op 85/40 tchd 2/1) 2023-11-03 Newmarket 7f Heavy Cla 3/13 28/1 0.10L — 84 Charles Bishop Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced 2f out - ran green but kept on from over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) Comment Taken down early - took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 22/1) Finishing result Position 7 SP 25/1 (26.000) Beaten (L) 2.75 Total beaten 10.25 OR after 105 In-running comment Taken down early - took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 22/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. CHICAGO CRITIC (GB) (#3) 5yo G · Draw 5 · p Connections Jockey Ben Coen Trainer J P Murtagh Owner Sam Mencoff Tony Smurfit Pedigree Sire Night Of Thunder (IRE) Dam Criticism (GB) Damsire Machiavellian Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 17.00 (William Hill) 13:01 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 13:21 17.00 (Bet365) 15:02 19.00 (Coral) 22:20 21.00 (SmarketsSBK) 22:41 19.00 (Bet365) 03:31 21.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:02 19.00 (Bet365) 05:52 21.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:00 19.00 (Bet365) 06:12 21.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:17 19.00 (Bet365) 12:18 21.00 (Bet365) 12:21 23.00 (Bet365) 12:26 26.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1673.5 (18 runs, 3 wins, 16.7%) Jockey 1622.9 (4196 runs, 402 wins, 9.6%) Trainer 1668.8 (3485 runs, 441 wins, 12.7%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Jockey × trainer 1463r 195w 13% A/E 0.86 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 377r 54w 14% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 552r 52w 9% A/E 0.83 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 4/8 25/1 2.25L 106 122 Ben Coen Midfield - switched to near side over 2f out - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 22/1) 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 6f Good — 8/10 14/1 1.75L 107 119 Ben Coen Towards rear - brief headway on near side of group 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 18/1) 2026-03-06 Meydan (UAE) 7f Good — 4/13 5/1 0.20L 108 104 Ben Coen Midfield - headway over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - no extra towards finish 2026-02-07 Abu Dhabi (UA 1m Good — 6/15 — 0.10L 108 105 Ben Coen Towards rear - headway 2f out - edged left and no extra final 110yds 2026-01-23 Meydan (UAE) 7f Good — 2/15 13/1 0.10L 106 112 Ben Coen Towards rear - headway on outer and led narrowly over 1f out - headed final 110yds - just held 2026-01-02 Meydan (UAE) 1m Good — 6/10 20/1 0.30L 107 108 Ben Coen In rear - headway on outer 2f out - kept on final 110yds - nearest finish 2025-12-19 Meydan (UAE) 1m1f Yielding — 4/7 15/1 3.50L 107 101 Ben Coen Towards rear - headway over 3f out - briefly went third over 1f out - weakened final furlong 2025-09-13 Leopardstown 1m Good To Y — 7/9 15/2 1.00L 108 106 Seamie Heffernan Midfield - good headway and prominent towards far side under 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 7/1) 2025-08-07 Leopardstown 1m Good — 3/6 8/1 0.50L 110 110 Seamie Heffernan Held up in last - headway and switched right over 1f out - pressed leaders towards finish(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) 2025-07-20 Curragh (IRE) 7f Good To Y — 9/10 11/1 1.00L 110 99 Ben Coen Ducked left start - towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 17/2) 2025-05-11 Leopardstown 1m Good — 1/6 14/1 won 106 115 Ben Coen Took keen hold - soon steadied and held up in last - headway on outer and led 1f out - ridden out (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding improved for the run and step up in trip)(op 10/1 tchd 16/1) 2025-04-06 Cork (IRE) 6f Good — 7/8 5/1 0.75L 107 82 Ben Coen Midfield - outpaced under 2f out(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) 2024-10-06 Tipperary (IR 7½f Soft — 4/14 3/1 0.20L 109 101 Seamie Heffernan Prominent throughout - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - soon headed - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 7/2) 2024-07-30 Goodwood 7f Good Cla 7/8 12/1 0.10L 109 92 Ben Coen Towards rear - brief headway against far rail over 1f out - weakened final 110yds 2024-06-22 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 3/19 80/1 1.00L 97 110 Ben Coen Awkward start - towards rear in centre of group - headway and switched left over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - ran on(op 66/1) 2024-05-19 Naas (IRE) 1m Good — 1/10 7/1 won 90 100 Ben Coen Dwelt start - towards rear - headway up the centre over 1f out - went fourth inside final furlong - ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish(op 6/1) 2024-04-07 Leopardstown 7f Heavy — 6/8 16/1 4.00L 93 71 Ben Coen In touch with leaders - no impression from over 1f out - eased towards finish 2024-03-24 Naas (IRE) 1m Heavy — 3/5 4/1 4.25L — 88 Ben Coen Raced in second - joined leader going okay from 2f out - briefly led over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 9/2) 2023-10-14 Naas (IRE) 1m Soft To H — 1/12 9/4 won — 87 Ben Coen Raced in second - led going easily under 2f out - shaken up and went clear inside final furlong(tchd 5/2) 2023-09-14 Naas (IRE) 7f Good To Y — 3/9 25/1 0.50L — 83 Ben Coen Midfield - headway and went fourth over 1f out - kept on well and went third final 110yds(op 40/1) Comment Midfield - switched to near side over 2f out - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 22/1) Finishing result Position 4 SP 25/1 (26.000) Beaten (L) 2.25 Total beaten 4.75 OR after 106 In-running comment Midfield - switched to near side over 2f out - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 22/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. GOLDEN MIND (IRE) (#4) 5yo G · Draw 2 · t Connections Jockey Billy Garritty Trainer Richard & Peter Fahey Owner Aidan J Ryan Partner Pedigree Sire Galileo Gold (GB) Dam Sagely (IRE) Damsire Frozen Power Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 12:21 17.00 (Bet365) 13:40 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 14:01 17.00 (Bet365) 14:42 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 15:41 17.00 (Bet365) 22:01 19.00 (SmarketsSBK) 22:41 17.00 (Bet365) 06:06 15.00 (Bet365) 07:50 17.00 (PricedUp Bet) 08:19 15.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1617.4 (24 runs, 4 wins, 16.7%) Jockey 1639.6 (2542 runs, 268 wins, 10.5%) Trainer 1637.0 (105 runs, 11 wins, 10.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 2r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Jockey × trainer 11r 3w 27% A/E 2.25 (value) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom no data Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 68r 7w 10% A/E 0.96 (fair) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 16r 6w 38% A/E 1.87 (value) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 21r 6w 29% A/E 1.66 (value) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 8/8 14/1 1.75L 103 121 Billy Garritty In touch with leaders - midfield when switched to near side over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) 2026-05-09 Ascot 7f Good Cla 4/28 33/1 0.30L 103 111 Warren Fentiman Prominent against near rail - kept on inside final furlong - 4th of 21 in group (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 28/1) 2026-04-04 Musselburgh 7f Good To S Cla 2/10 10/1 0.50L 102 107 Barry McHugh Held up in rear - steady headway against rail over 2f out - pressed winner towards finish - just held(op 12/1) 2026-03-18 Kempton (AW) 7f Standard Cla 7/7 22/1 3.75L 102 76 J F Egan Towards rear throughout(op 28/1) 2025-11-08 Doncaster 6f Heavy Cla 1/22 33/1 won 99 107 Ethan Tindall Raced far side - led group - pushed along over 1f out - led overall over 1f out - faced challenges final strides - kept on - 1st of 3 in group (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1) 2025-10-18 Ascot 1m Good Cla 20/20 33/1 1.50L 100 80 Warren Fentiman Raced centre - switched to near side over 6f out - never better than midfield(tchd 40/1) 2025-09-28 Newcastle (AW 7f Standard Cla 10/12 15/2 0.30L 100 99 Warren Fentiman Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - bit short of room then in touch with leaders 4f out - weakened from 2f out(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) 2025-08-30 Chester 7½f Good To F Cla 10/10 8/1 1.00L 100 90 Warren Fentiman Always behind(op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1) 2025-08-21 Newcastle (AW 7f Standard Cla 1/14 9/1 won 98 107 Warren Fentiman In touch with leaders towards near side - pushed along 2f out - ridden and challenging inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - just did enough 2025-08-09 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 6/10 12/1 1.50L 99 96 Karis Teetan Raced in second - lost position under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) 2025-07-26 Ascot 7f Good Cla 4/21 28/1 1.25L 100 103 Warren Fentiman Prominent - led over 1f out - headed 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1) 2025-06-21 Ascot 6f Good To F Cla 14/28 25/1 0.30L 98 83 Warren Fentiman Raced centre - never better than midfield - 11th of 21 in group(tchd 28/1) 2025-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 2/12 25/1 0.20L 98 106 Oisin Orr Raced in second - pressed winner inside final furlong - just held(op 33/1) 2025-04-18 Newcastle (AW 6f Standard Cla 9/14 40/1 0.20L 99 92 Oisin Orr In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 28/1) 2025-03-26 Kempton (AW) 7f Standard Cla 7/9 40/1 0.20L 100 99 Oisin Orr Prominent - weakened from 2f out(op 28/1) 2025-03-08 Wolverhampton 7f Standard Cla 7/7 22/1 6.50L 100 76 Oisin Orr In rear and outpaced throughout(tchd 20/1) 2025-02-12 Kempton (AW) 6f Standard Cla 1/10 22/1 won 98 106 Oisin Orr Led at steady pace - increased tempo from over 2f out - headed but pressed leader over 1f out - led again inside final furlong - kept on well (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 14/1) 2025-01-06 Wolverhampton 7f Standard Cla 8/8 12/1 0.75L 101 71 Oisin Orr On outer throughout - in touch with leaders - lost ground over 3f out - soon in rear and outpaced(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) 2024-11-16 Newcastle (AW 6f Standard Cla 5/12 40/1 0.10L 102 102 Billy Garritty In touch with leaders - outpaced halfway - hung left but rallied from over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(tchd 50/1) 2024-10-05 Ascot 7f Soft Cla 16/18 14/1 3.75L 99 69 Jack Garritty Prominent - hung left and lost position 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1) Comment In touch with leaders - midfield when switched to near side over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) Finishing result Position 8 SP 14/1 (15.000) Beaten (L) 1.75 Total beaten 12.00 OR after 103 In-running comment In touch with leaders - midfield when switched to near side over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. NEVER SO BRAVE (IRE) (#5) 5yo G · Draw 8 Connections Jockey Oisin Murphy Trainer Andrew Balding Owner Saeed Suhail Pedigree Sire No Nay Never (USA) Dam Chica Whopa (IRE) Damsire Oasis Dream Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 2.38 (Bet365) 12:40 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 13:01 2.38 (Bet365) 13:40 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 14:21 2.25 (Bet365) 17:20 2.38 (Bet365) 19:20 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 21:01 2.50 (SmarketsSBK) 21:20 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 00:30 2.25 (Bet365) 05:58 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 06:12 2.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:06 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 07:10 2.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:16 2.40 (SmarketsSBK) 07:31 2.50 (SmarketsSBK) 07:52 2.60 (SmarketsSBK) 07:58 2.62 (SmarketsSBK) 08:19 2.60 (SmarketsSBK) 08:31 2.50 (William Hill) 08:50 2.60 (SmarketsSBK) 08:54 2.75 (SmarketsSBK) 09:00 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 09:04 2.75 (SmarketsSBK) 09:10 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 09:16 2.88 (SmarketsSBK) 09:19 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 09:25 2.75 (Virgin Bet) 09:31 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 09:33 2.75 (PricedUp Bet) 09:39 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 09:58 2.75 (PricedUp Bet) 10:02 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 10:16 2.75 (PricedUp Bet) 10:22 2.80 (SmarketsSBK) 10:39 2.88 (William Hill) 10:49 3.00 (PricedUp Bet) 11:22 2.88 (BetMGM) 12:21 3.00 (PricedUp Bet) ELO Horse 1716.0 (14 runs, 5 wins, 35.7%) Jockey 1746.1 (9495 runs, 1668 wins, 17.6%) Trainer 1672.5 (9623 runs, 1496 wins, 15.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 236r 40w 17% A/E 0.87 (fair) Jockey × trainer 2508r 484w 19% A/E 0.94 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 439r 69w 16% A/E 0.91 (fair) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 357r 44w 12% A/E 0.93 (fair) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 7r 3w 43% A/E 2.38 (value) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 719r 88w 12% A/E 0.96 (fair) Past form (last 15 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 5/8 15/8F 2.50L 116 132 Oisin Murphy Took keen hold - slowly away - in rear - switched to near side over 2f out - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 7/4) 2026-04-24 Sandown 1m Good Cla 5/6 9/1 1.00L 116 101 Oisin Murphy Dwelt start - pulled hard - soon in touch with leaders on inner - pushed along over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 8/1) 2025-10-18 Ascot 1m Good Cla 7/16 6/1 1.25L 117 110 Oisin Murphy Dwelt start - in rear - short of room from 2f out - no impression but kept on final furlong(op 7/1) 2025-08-23 York 7f Good To F Cla 1/10 7/2 won 115 120 Oisin Murphy Pushed along early - in rear - steady headway from 4f out - led over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - ran on(op 3/1) 2025-07-12 Ascot 1m Good To F Cla 1/6 11/8 won 115 119 David Probert Towards rear - headway over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 11/10) 2025-06-19 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 1/27 4/1F won 105 120 Oisin Murphy Raced near side - midfield - not clear run over 2f out - switched left under 2f out - pushed along and headway over 1f out - led against near rail and ridden inside final furlong - ran on well - 1st of 23 in group(tchd 9/2) 2025-05-31 Chester 7f Good Cla 2/13 100/30F 0.05L 101 110 Jason Watson Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not clear run over 1f out - soon switched right - ran on well inside final furlong - just failed(op 4/1) 2024-10-04 Ascot 6f Soft Cla 10/10 11/4F 0.30L 101 94 Ryan Moore Prominent - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 10/3) 2024-08-22 Chelmsford (A 7f Standard Cla 2/5 10/11F 1.50L 100 103 Callum Shepherd In touch with leaders - smooth headway over 1f out - no impression when switched right inside final furlong(op 11/10 tchd 5/6) 2024-08-04 Chester 7f Good To S Cla 7/11 13/8F 0.75L 101 102 Saffie Osborne Slightly hampered soon after start - midfield on inner - pressed leaders when bumped over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 15/8) 2024-06-22 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 6/19 8/1 0.30L 101 101 Saffie Osborne Prominent in centre of group - disputed lead just over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - soon lost second - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 9/1) 2024-05-09 Chester 7½f Good Cla 1/7 EvensF won 94 105 Ryan Moore Took keen hold - raced in second on inner - raced in third 4f out - switched right over 1f out - soon led - ridden briefly and kept on well final 110yds - comfortably(op 5/6) 2024-04-20 Thirsk 7f Soft Cla 1/12 8/11F won — 98 Saffie Osborne Took keen hold - prominent - going easily and headway from 3f out - led 2f out - drifted right but pushed out and went clear inside final furlong - comfortably(tchd 4/6 and tchd 5/6) 2023-07-21 Nottingham 6f Good To S Cla 2/11 2/1 0.75L — 96 Harry Davies In touch with leaders - headway to lead 2f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 3/1) 2023-06-24 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good Cla 2/5 10/1 1.75L — 89 Rhys Clutterbuck In rear but in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - shaken up and went second when edged left over 1f out - kept on(op 14/1) Comment Took keen hold - slowly away - in rear - switched to near side over 2f out - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 7/4) Finishing result Position 5 SP 15/8F (2.880) Beaten (L) 2.50 Total beaten 7.25 OR after 116 In-running comment Took keen hold - slowly away - in rear - switched to near side over 2f out - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 7/4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. POET MASTER (IRE) (#6) 6yo G · Draw 6 Connections Jockey Sam James Trainer K R Burke Owner Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Pedigree Sire Lope De Vega (IRE) Dam Madeline (IRE) Damsire Kodiac Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 11.00 (William Hill) 12:40 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 18:41 11.00 (William Hill) 19:41 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:01 11.00 (Bet365) 20:20 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 20:41 11.00 (Bet365) 00:30 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 04:31 11.00 (Bet365) 05:02 12.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:31 13.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:58 11.00 (Bet365) 12:18 10.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1706.9 (13 runs, 5 wins, 38.5%) Jockey 1590.8 (4238 runs, 449 wins, 10.6%) Trainer 1675.9 (7008 runs, 1051 wins, 15.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 9r 2w 22% A/E 2.11 (value) Jockey × trainer 719r 114w 16% A/E 0.89 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 123r 15w 12% A/E 1.04 (fair) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 735r 78w 11% A/E 0.77 (negative) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 4r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 172r 16w 9% A/E 0.82 (negative) Past form (last 15 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 3/8 11/1 2.25L 109 125 Sam James Took keen hold - raced in second - switched to near side over 2f out - soon pressed leader - hung left inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) 2026-05-09 Haydock 7f Good Cla 5/11 7/1 0.30L 112 116 Sam James Led but pestered - joined 3f out - prominent under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2) 2026-04-10 Thirsk 7f Good Cla 2/8 15/8F 0.50L 113 106 Sam James Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway on outer 2f out - sustained duel with winner from over 1f out - no extra towards finish(tchd 7/4) 2025-10-10 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 2/5 5/2 2.25L 113 112 Clifford Lee Raced in second - led over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no chance with winner towards finish(op 11/4) 2025-09-14 Longchamp (FR 7f Very Soft — 2/8 39/10 0.50L — 115 Pierre-Louis Jamin Led - asked for effort 2f out - ran on - headed final 150yds - no extra 2025-03-29 Curragh (IRE) 7f Soft — 9/9 13/8F 0.50L 115 85 Sam James Took keen hold - led - joined after 3f - headed under 2f out - soon lost position - weakening when bumped 1f out - eased inside final furlong (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 5/4 tchd 15/8) 2024-10-06 Longchamp (FR 7f Very Soft — 5/16 11/1 0.30L — 113 Sam James In touch - prominent 3f out - ridden over 2f out - driven to lead over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 100yds 2024-09-14 Doncaster 7f Good Cla 5/9 11/4 1.25L 117 108 Tom Eaves Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders 2f out - no extra and lost two places inside final furlong(op 3/1) 2024-07-21 Curragh (IRE) 7f Good — 1/6 7/2 won 105 118 Sam James Travelled strongly - raced in second behind clear leader - headway over 2f out - led under 2f out - pushed along and clear inside final furlong - ran on well - easily(op 9/2) 2024-05-11 Haydock 7f Good To F Cla 5/6 5/4F 0.50L 105 100 Sam James Prominent - lost position over 4f out - went third again over 3f out - disputing second over 1f out - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran flat on this occasion; vet had nothing to report)(op 6/5 tchd 11/8) 2024-04-18 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 1/15 100/30F won 100 111 Sam James Prominent - disputed lead over 2f out - soon led clearly but unbalanced - ridden inside final furlong - kept on well(op 7/2 tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1) 2023-09-17 Doncaster 7f Good To S Cla 1/8 9/2 won 92 108 Sam James Travelled strongly - pressed leader - led narrowly 2f out - ridden and edged left inside final furlong - kept on well(op 6/1) 2023-08-12 Haydock 1m Good Cla 8/13 3/1F 2.25L 92 83 Sam James Took keen hold - prominent on outer - outpaced when short of room over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/4) 2023-07-07 Haydock 7f Good Cla 1/12 11/10F won — 97 Sam James Made all - pushed along 2f out - soon faced challenge - ran on and went clear final furlong - easily(op 5/6) 2023-06-23 Musselburgh 7f Good Cla 1/4 5/6F won — 86 Sam James Took keen hold - raced in third - ran green home turn - going best over 2f out - shaken up over 1f out - pushed along to lead inside final furlong - quickened clear final 110yds - promising(op 10/11 tchd Evens) Comment Took keen hold - raced in second - switched to near side over 2f out - soon pressed leader - hung left inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) Finishing result Position 3 SP 11/1 (12.000) Beaten (L) 2.25 Total beaten 2.50 OR after 109 In-running comment Took keen hold - raced in second - switched to near side over 2f out - soon pressed leader - hung left inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. TEN BOB TONY (IRE) (#7) 5yo G · Draw 3 Connections Jockey Kieran Shoemark Trainer Ed Walker Owner Tbt Racing Pedigree Sire Night Of Thunder (IRE) Dam Hug (IRE) Damsire Dark Angel Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 6.50 (Bet365) 14:42 7.00 (SmarketsSBK) 19:02 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 19:20 7.00 (Bet365) 22:41 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 01:01 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 02:01 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 03:01 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 04:31 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 05:06 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:31 7.50 (SmarketsSBK) 06:00 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:06 7.50 (Bet365) 06:31 7.00 (Bet365) 07:16 7.50 (Bet365) 08:02 7.00 (Bet365) 08:23 7.50 (Coral) 08:31 8.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:39 7.50 (William Hill) 09:45 7.00 (William Hill) 12:26 6.50 (BetTom) ELO Horse 1696.8 (15 runs, 3 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1585.9 (5381 runs, 634 wins, 11.8%) Trainer 1659.3 (4469 runs, 635 wins, 14.2%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 73r 8w 11% A/E 0.75 (negative) Jockey × trainer 315r 48w 15% A/E 0.94 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 53r 3w 6% A/E 0.52 (negative) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 377r 54w 14% A/E 0.88 (fair) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 8r 1w 12% A/E 0.93 (fair) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 212r 17w 8% A/E 0.77 (negative) Past form (last 17 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 1/8 11/2 won 110 127 Kieran Shoemark In touch with leaders - headway and switched to near side over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 5/1) 2026-05-09 Haydock 7f Good Cla 8/11 3/1 4.25L 111 119 Ashley Lewis In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported gelding had lost his left-fore shoe)(tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3) 2026-03-28 Curragh (IRE) 7f Soft To H — 4/10 11/4 0.05L 112 109 Shane Foley In touch with leaders - raced in fourth halfway - headway under 2f out - kept on well final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 5/2) 2025-10-18 Ascot 6f Good Cla 13/19 28/1 0.00L 112 90 Kieran Shoemark Raced far side - in touch with leaders - lost position over 2f out - soon no impression(tchd 33/1) 2025-10-05 Longchamp (FR 7f Very Soft — 3/16 19/1 1.50L — 113 Kieran Shoemark In touch in midfield - ridden 2 1/2f out - driven and kept on from over 1f out - took third 100yds out 2025-09-13 Doncaster 7f Soft Cla 8/11 11/2 0.75L 112 91 Kieran Shoemark In touch with leaders towards near side - dropped to rear over 2f out - soon weakened (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding had been unsuited by the wide draw - racing by himself - away from the pace in the early stages; jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) 2025-05-31 Haydock 7f Good Cla 1/12 5/1 won 108 115 William Buick Disputed lead early - prominent - lost position over 3f out - pushed along and headway over 2f out - led 1f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - edged right final strides - just did enough(op 11/1 tchd 9/2) 2024-11-09 Doncaster 6f Soft Cla 5/11 9/2 2.00L 109 99 Kieran Shoemark In touch with leaders on near side of group - headway and challenging against near rail 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 18/5 tchd 7/2) 2024-10-11 Newmarket 7f Good To S Cla 4/11 17/2 0.50L 109 99 Tom Marquand In touch with leaders - outpaced from under 2f out - went fourth final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) 2024-09-15 Longchamp (FR 7f Soft — 2/9 16/1 0.50L — 111 Kieran Shoemark Tracked leaders - short of room when ridden 2f out - driven and chased clear leader over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - nearest finish 2024-05-20 Cologne (GER) 1m Good To S — 4/10 58/10 1.25L — 104 Tom Marquand Close up - pushed along over 3f out - 2 lengths behind and ridden along 1f out - edged closer well inside final furlong - short of room and lost 2 places 75yds out - no chance after 2024-05-04 Newmarket 1m Good Cla 8/11 40/1 5.00L 109 95 Saffie Osborne Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - weakened 3f out(op 50/1) 2024-04-16 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 1/6 7/1 won 93 107 Tom Marquand Led main group - pushed along over 1f out - led overall inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/1) 2023-11-04 Newmarket 7f Heavy Cla 6/8 11/2 0.20L 84 94 Kieran Shoemark Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - headway 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - kept on well inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge 2023-10-05 Salisbury 7f Soft Cla 1/7 6/4J won — 89 James Doyle Made all - pushed along and went clear over 1f out - comfortably(op 15/8 tchd 85/40) 2023-09-08 Ascot 7f Good Cla 5/11 13/2 0.50L — 77 Saffie Osborne Midfield - took keen hold early - some headway 2f out - kept on inside final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) 2023-08-16 Salisbury 6f Good Cla 4/9 7/2J 0.30L — 66 Tom Marquand Held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 7/1) Comment In touch with leaders - headway and switched to near side over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 5/1) Finishing result Position 1 SP 11/2 (6.500) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 110 In-running comment In touch with leaders - headway and switched to near side over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 5/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. WITNESS STAND (GB) (#8) 5yo G · Draw 1 · tp Connections Jockey Billy Loughnane Trainer Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole Owner Scott Turner Partner Pedigree Sire Expert Eye (GB) Dam Respondez (GB) Damsire Oasis Dream Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 13.00 (William Hill) 13:21 10.00 (Bet365) 14:21 13.00 (William Hill) 17:41 9.00 (Unibet) 04:00 12.00 (William Hill) 05:13 9.50 (Bet365) 05:31 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 05:37 9.50 (Bet365) 06:00 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 06:06 9.50 (Bet365) 07:23 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:25 9.50 (Bet365) 07:39 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:43 9.50 (Bet365) 07:50 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 07:52 9.50 (Bet365) 08:31 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 08:46 9.50 (William Hill) 10:12 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:16 9.50 (PricedUp Bet) 10:22 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 10:29 9.00 (Bet365) 11:57 9.50 (Coral) 12:04 10.00 (SmarketsSBK) 12:18 11.00 (Bet365) 12:26 12.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1578.9 (21 runs, 4 wins, 19.0%) Jockey 1653.1 (3812 runs, 590 wins, 15.5%) Trainer 1670.9 (1099 runs, 131 wins, 11.9%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 7f no data Jockey @ 7f no data Jockey @ Epsom 21r 4w 19% A/E 1.29 (value) Jockey × trainer 31r 5w 16% A/E 0.90 (fair) Trainer @ 7f no data Trainer @ Epsom 9r 1w 11% A/E 0.62 (negative) Sire progeny @ 7f no data Sire progeny in Class 1 48r 5w 10% A/E 1.57 (value) Dam progeny @ 7f no data Dam progeny in Class 1 9r 2w 22% A/E 2.75 (value) Damsire grand @ 7f no data Damsire grand in Class 1 719r 88w 12% A/E 0.96 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-06-06 Epsom 7f Good To S Cla 2/8 12/1 0.20L 108 128 Billy Loughnane Led - switched to near side over 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - just held(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) 2026-03-06 Meydan (UAE) 7f Good — 8/13 14/1 0.75L 109 102 Pat Dobbs Never better than midfield 2026-01-23 Meydan (UAE) 7f Good — 15/15 19/2 0.75L 115 70 Hollie Doyle Took keen hold - prominent - weakening when hampered over 1f out 2025-10-18 Ascot 6f Good Cla 18/19 28/1 2.75L 117 68 Colin Keane Raced near side - prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 22/1) 2025-10-05 Longchamp (FR 7f Very Soft — 12/16 30/1 3.50L — 85 Hollie Doyle Held up towards rear - ridden 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - never in contention 2025-08-16 Newbury 7f Good To F Cla 2/10 13/2 2.25L 118 118 Billy Loughnane Pressed leader - ridden and led narrowly 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 6/1) 2025-07-29 Goodwood 7f Good Cla 1/10 25/1 won 110 119 Hollie Doyle Prominent - raced in third over 5f out - pressed leader over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well(op 20/1) 2025-07-12 Chester 7f Good Cla 2/8 11/1 0.20L 112 112 Marco Ghiani Led - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - headed final strides(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) 2025-03-29 Doncaster 6f Good To S Cla 6/9 28/1 0.50L 114 104 Kieran Shoemark Started quickly - led - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1) 2025-02-22 Riyadh (KSA) 7f Good To F — 13/13 8/1 10.75L — 39 Kieran Shoemark Midfield - bumped after 1f and lost place - some headway on wide outside 3f out - outpaced over 2f out - weakened and eased over 1f out 2024-10-11 Newmarket 7f Good To S Cla 6/11 9/1 4.75L 115 83 Kieran Shoemark Towards rear - headway from 3f out - disputing fourth 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 11/2) 2024-09-20 Newbury 7f Soft Cla 1/8 7/1 won 108 116 Kieran Shoemark Prominent - led 3f out - pushed along and went clear from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on well - comfortably(tchd 15/2) 2024-08-25 Goodwood 7f Good To S Cla 2/14 8/1 1.00L 105 113 Daniel Tudhope Led - ridden over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1) 2024-08-03 Goodwood 7f Good To F Cla 1/11 40/1 won 97 108 Kieran Shoemark Ducked left start - raced in second - led 2f out - ridden and went clear inside final furlong - kept on well - comfortably(op 25/1) 2024-06-15 Chester 7½f Soft Cla 13/13 7/1 3.50L 97 51 Hollie Doyle Always behind (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by being unable to get a prominent position having suffered slight interference from a wide draw and - as a result - never travelled)(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) 2024-05-09 Chester 7½f Good Cla 2/7 22/1 2.00L 97 101 Daniel Tudhope Raced in third - went second 4f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 20/1 tchd 16/1) 2024-04-06 Kempton (AW) 1m Standard Cla 5/5 14/1 1.25L 97 92 Oisin Murphy Raced in second - outpaced over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1) 2023-11-04 Newmarket 7f Heavy Cla 2/8 8/1 1.25L 97 98 Daniel Tudhope Reared in stalls before start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hung right but went second when over 1f out - 1 length down when slightly hampered inside final 110yds - kept on 2023-10-14 Newmarket 7f Soft Cla 2/9 28/1 0.20L 92 97 Daniel Tudhope Ducked left start - raced in second - pushed along and led over 1f out - ridden and joined final 110yds - kept on but headed final strides(Mkt1: op 22/1 tchd 25/1; Mkt2 op 20/1) 2023-09-19 Yarmouth 6f Good To S Cla 3/10 8/13F 0.50L 95 77 Daniel Tudhope Prominent - outpaced over 2f out - rallied and went second 1f out - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 8/15) Comment Led - switched to near side over 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - just held(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) Finishing result Position 2 SP 12/1 (13.000) Beaten (L) 0.20 Total beaten 0.20 OR after 108 In-running comment Led - switched to near side over 2f out - headed inside final 110yds - just held(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (10 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-06-06 · Epsom · 7f · Class 1 · Good To Soft Betfred Tattenham Corner Stakes (Formerly The John Of Gaunt Stakes) 1 Ten Bob Tony (IRE) won SP 11/2 2 Witness Stand (GB) 0.20L SP 12/1 3 Poet Master (IRE) 2.25L SP 11/1 4 Chicago Critic (GB) 2.25L SP 25/1 5 Never So Brave (IRE) 2.50L SP 15/8F 6 Alcantor (FR) 0.30L SP 2/1 7 Balmacara (GB) 2.75L SP 25/1 8 Golden Mind (IRE) 1.75L SP 14/1 2026-05-09 · Haydock · 7f · Class 1 · Good Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes () 3 Balmacara (GB) 0.75L SP 50/1 5 Poet Master (IRE) 0.30L SP 7/1 8 Ten Bob Tony (IRE) 4.25L SP 3/1 2026-03-06 · Meydan (UAE) · 7f · Good Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emaar (Turf) 4 Chicago Critic (GB) 0.20L SP 5/1 8 Witness Stand (GB) 0.75L SP 14/1 2026-01-23 · Meydan (UAE) · 7f · Good Al Fahidi Fort Presented By Longines (Turf) 2 Chicago Critic (GB) 0.10L SP 13/1 15 Witness Stand (GB) 0.75L SP 19/2 2025-10-18 · Ascot · 6f · Class 1 · Good Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes 13 Ten Bob Tony (IRE) 0.00L SP 28/1 18 Witness Stand (GB) 2.75L SP 28/1 2025-10-05 · Longchamp (FR) · 7f · Very Soft Qatar Prix de la Foret (3yo+) (New Course) (Turf) 3 Ten Bob Tony (IRE) 1.50L SP 19/1 12 Witness Stand (GB) 3.50L SP 30/1 2024-10-11 · Newmarket · 7f · Class 1 · Good To Soft Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes 4 Ten Bob Tony (IRE) 0.50L SP 17/2 6 Witness Stand (GB) 4.75L SP 9/1 2024-06-22 · Ascot · 7f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Jersey Stakes 3 Chicago Critic (GB) 1.00L SP 80/1 6 Never So Brave (IRE) 0.30L SP 8/1 2024-05-09 · Chester · 7½f · Class 2 · Good Halliwell Jones Handicap 1 Never So Brave (IRE) won SP EvensF 2 Witness Stand (GB) 2.00L SP 22/1 2023-11-04 · Newmarket · 7f · Class 1 · Heavy Betfred Horris Hill Stakes (Colts & Geldings) 2 Witness Stand (GB) 1.25L SP 8/1 6 Ten Bob Tony (IRE) 0.20L SP 11/2 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Alcantor is the confirmed front-runner and likely to dictate; that suits him on testing ground and could compromise hold-up types if he gets an uncontested lead. Narrative: Competitive Group 3 with several plausible winners on official ratings. Never So Brave is the highest-rated on RPR 132 and a Group 1 winner over course-and-distance conditions, but slow ground is a question and he disappointed on reappearance. Alcantor brings strong French Group 1 form, suited by good to soft, and his Leopardstown return may have been a needed-the-run effort. Witness Stand and Ten Bob Tony are bigger-priced if back to form, while Poet Master is interesting for the in-form Burke yard. Recommended: Alcantor Excellent French Group 1 form on testing ground, front-running style ideally suited to good to soft, and Leopardstown return likely needed. Edges Never So Brave who has questions on slow going and pulled hard last time. Alternative: Never So Brave Top-rated RPR 132 with Group 1 winning credentials at 7f. If reproducing City Of York form he is the most talented in the line-up; Oisin Murphy aboard. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-06-16 04:28 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11960663