============================================================================== RACE: Sandown ? · 2026-05-28 Star Sports Henry II Stakes Good · Flat · Turf · Group 3 ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SWEET WILLIAM (IRE) (#1) 7yo G · Draw 4 · v Connections Jockey Robert Havlin Trainer John & Thady Gosden Owner Normandie Stud Ltd Pedigree Sire Sea The Stars (IRE) Dam Gale Force (GB) Damsire Shirocco Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 2.00 (William Hill) 06:02 1.83 (Coral) 06:18 1.73 (Bet365) 07:16 1.67 (Bet365) 10:25 1.73 (Spreadex) 11:57 1.80 (Unibet) 12:57 1.83 (Unibet) 13:22 1.80 (Unibet) 15:09 1.83 (Unibet) 15:16 1.80 (Unibet) 16:22 1.73 (Betfred) 17:01 1.67 (Unibet) ELO Horse 1935.7 (22 runs, 7 wins, 31.8%) Jockey 1685.8 (5907 runs, 821 wins, 13.9%) Trainer 1818.0 (2604 runs, 637 wins, 24.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 317r 21w 7% A/E 0.60 (negative) Jockey × trainer 1005r 212w 21% A/E 0.88 (fair) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 151r 31w 21% A/E 0.80 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 784r 136w 17% A/E 0.92 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 23r 7w 30% A/E 1.09 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 101r 16w 16% A/E 0.93 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 2/7 8/13F 0.30L 117 125 Robert Havlin Towards rear early - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 4/7 and tchd 4/6) 2026-05-01 Ascot 2m Good To F Cla 1/8 5/6F won 117 119 Robert Havlin Slowly into stride - soon midfield - headway halfway - pushed along and went second over 2f out - led narrowly and ridden 1f out - kept on and just did enough(op 4/5 tchd 10/11) 2025-10-18 Ascot 2m Good Cla 2/5 5/2 1.50L 115 120 Robert Havlin Raced in last - steady headway over 3f out - went second over 2f out - kept on well(op 11/4 tchd 9/4) 2025-09-12 Doncaster 2m2f Good To S Cla 1/8 10/11F won 115 117 Robert Havlin Slowly into stride then hampered start - in rear - steady headway from over 4f out - led 2f out - soon clear - kept on well(op 5/6 tchd 8/11) 2025-08-22 York 2m½f Good To F Cla 2/6 3/1 1.25L 115 116 Robert Havlin Travelled strongly - disputing third - headway and challenging from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong 2025-07-29 Goodwood 2m Good Cla 3/8 4/1 2.50L 116 114 Robert Havlin Slowly into stride - in rear - headway over 5f out - went third over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 9/2) 2025-06-19 Ascot 2m4f Good To F Cla 4/8 7/1 4.75L 116 104 Robert Havlin Raced in second - lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1) 2025-05-16 York 1m6f Good To F Cla 3/5 100/30 0.75L 117 114 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - switched right and towards near side over 3f out - edged left and ridden 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2) 2024-10-19 Ascot 1m7½f Soft Cla 2/9 8/1 2.25L 115 118 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - prominent on outer after 3f - went second and pressed leader 2f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 15/2) 2024-09-13 Doncaster 2m2f Good To S Cla 1/6 7/4F won 113 116 Robert Havlin Slowly into stride - in touch with leaders - niggled along briefly 5f out - pressed leaders going easily 3f out - led over 2f out - soon hung left against far rail but clear - idled towards finish - comfortably(op 15/8) 2024-07-30 Goodwood 2m Good Cla 2/6 11/2 4.00L 113 116 Robert Havlin Slowly into stride - soon raced in fourth - ran in snatches - bit short of room and towards rear after 3f - headway from 3f out - went second over 1f out - no match for winner(tchd 6/1) 2024-06-20 Ascot 2m4f Good To F Cla 3/9 9/1 5.00L 109 115 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - held up in rear - headway from 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on but no match for first two(op 10/1) 2024-05-23 Sandown 2m Soft Cla 1/6 5/2 won 108 114 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - towards rear - good headway going easily from over 2f out - challenging from over 1f out - ridden and kept on well to lead towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 3/1) 2024-05-01 Ascot 2m Good To S Cla 3/5 2/1F 1.25L 108 112 Robert Havlin Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - disputed lead over 1f out - lost position inside final 110yds - soon no extra and lost second(tchd 9/4) 2023-10-21 Ascot 1m7½f Good To S Cla 3/8 17/2 13.00L 108 104 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 3f out - weakened from over 1f out - went modest third inside final furlong(op 8/1) 2023-09-15 Doncaster 2m2f Soft Cla 2/5 3/1 1.25L 103 113 Robert Havlin Prominent - lost position over 4f out - raced far side home straight - steady headway going easily and went second over 2f out - joined leader over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/4 tchd 16/5) 2023-08-26 York 1m6f Good To F Cla 2/22 5/2F 0.50L 99 109 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - midfield on inner - headway on far side of group 3f out - challenging 2f out - ridden over 1f out - stayed on(op 11/4 tchd 3/1) 2023-08-05 Goodwood 1m6f Heavy Cla 1/11 9/4F won 95 108 Robert Havlin Dwelt start - took keen hold - midfield - smooth headway from 3f out - disputed lead 2f out - soon edged right - led clearly over 1f out - clear when hung right inside final furlong - idled final 110yds - always doing enough(tchd 5/2) 2023-07-22 Newbury 2m½f Good Cla 1/13 5/2F won 88 101 Robert Havlin Raced wide - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 4f - pressed leaders over 2f out - soon led and ridden - edged left but kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably(tchd 9/4) 2023-07-07 Doncaster 1m4f Good To F Cla 1/5 8/11F won 85 92 Robert Havlin Raced in second - led over 3f out - pushed along and went clear from under 2f out - eased then idled towards finish - easily(op 4/5 tchd 5/6) Comment Towards rear early - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 4/7 and tchd 4/6) Finishing result Position 2 SP 8/13F (1.620) Beaten (L) 0.30 Total beaten 0.30 OR after 117 In-running comment Towards rear early - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 4/7 and tchd 4/6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. DUBAI FUTURE (GB) (#3) 10yo G · Draw 7 · p Connections Jockey David Probert Trainer Saeed bin Suroor Owner Godolphin Pedigree Sire Dubawi (IRE) Dam Anjaz (USA) Damsire Street Cry Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 23.00 (William Hill) 17:42 26.00 (Unibet) 07:09 23.00 (Bet365) 07:26 26.00 (William Hill) 08:42 29.00 (Bet Victor) 08:52 31.00 (7Bet) 09:02 29.00 (William Hill) 09:13 31.00 (7Bet) 10:25 34.00 (PricedUp Bet) 16:53 36.00 (7Bet) 16:57 41.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:06 51.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1693.2 (38 runs, 9 wins, 23.7%) Jockey 1551.7 (10271 runs, 1173 wins, 11.4%) Trainer 1658.2 (3270 runs, 715 wins, 21.9%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 263r 22w 8% A/E 0.67 (negative) Jockey × trainer 26r 4w 15% A/E 0.77 (negative) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 283r 53w 19% A/E 0.89 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 1503r 266w 18% A/E 0.98 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 9r 1w 11% A/E 1.14 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 262r 35w 13% A/E 0.89 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 1/7 28/1 won 109 119 David Probert In touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 4f - headway on outer over 6f out - going easily when led over 3f out - ridden when clear 1f out - kept on(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) 2026-05-01 Ascot 2m Good To F Cla 4/8 25/1 0.30L 110 101 David Probert Awkward start - in rear - slightly hampered then headway over 2f out - went third over 1f out - soon outpaced - lost third final strides(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1) 2026-03-28 Meydan (UAE) 2m Good — 8/10 20/1 3.75L 113 99 Kieran Shoemark Midfield behind clear leader - weakened over 1f out 2025-08-22 York 2m½f Good To F Cla 6/6 16/1 0.10L 114 103 Kevin Stott Held up in rear - some headway 3f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 20/1) 2025-07-29 Goodwood 2m Good Cla 6/8 28/1 0.10L 116 108 Christophe Soumill In rear throughout 2025-06-19 Ascot 2m4f Good To F Cla 3/8 28/1 7.00L 116 109 James McDonald Unseated rider on way to start - held up in rear - plenty to do when headway over 3f out - went third over 1f out - soon no impression(op 25/1) 2025-05-25 Longchamp (FR 1m7½f Good To S — 9/9 9/2 20.00L — 81 Silvestre De Sousa Raced keenly - held up in final trio - ridden and short-lived effort to chase leading group over 2 1/2f out - soon outpaced - lost touch and eased final furlong 2025-04-05 Meydan (UAE) 2m Good — 1/10 17/2 won 113 118 Silvestre De Sousa Towards rear - smooth headway from over 3f out - led inside final furlong - ran on(op 8/1) 2025-02-21 Meydan (UAE) 1m6f Good — 1/6 20/1 won 107 114 Silvestre De Sousa Waited with - took keen hold - progress going powerfully 2f out - led on bridle over 1f out - barely extended to pull clear - easily(op 14/1) 2023-12-22 Meydan (UAE) 1m4f Good — 4/13 10/1 0.50L 113 112 Cristian Demuro Close up - travelled strongly - went on 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 12/1) 2023-11-17 Bahrain (BHR) 1m2f Good — 12/14 — 0.30L — 98 Kieran Shoemark Prominent on inner - pushed along over 2f out - switched left over 1 1/2f out - soon ridden - no impression - weakened inside final furlong - finished 13th - placed 12th 2023-02-25 Riyadh (KSA) 1m2½f Good To F — 2/10 8/1 7.00L — 108 Daniel Tudhope Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - chased clear leader inside 2f out - kept on well - no impression on winner 2023-02-03 Meydan (UAE) 1m1f Good — 5/10 13/2 1.75L 114 103 Adrie de Vries Mid-division - ran on same pace final 2 1/2f(op 5/1) 2023-01-13 Meydan (UAE) 1m1f Good — 2/11 7/2 0.75L 114 118 Daniel Tudhope Tracked leaders - led 2f out - ran on well but headed final 100yds(op 4/1) 2022-11-18 Bahrain (BHR) 1m2f Good — 1/10 — won — 118 Daniel Tudhope Chased leaders on inner - switched off rail over 2f out - ridden and headway 2f out - driven to lead just over 1f out - kept on well 2022-09-17 Newbury 1m3f Good Cla 3/9 4/1 0.30L 115 112 Martin Harley Midfield - headway going easily 3f out - pushed along and made challenge over 2f out - ridden and briefly led over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) 2022-07-23 York 1m2½f Good To F Cla 3/5 9/2 4.00L 117 109 Adam Kirby Held up in behind leaders - towards rear home turn - pushed along over 3f out - ridden under 3f out - headway and every chance 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) 2022-06-14 Ascot 1m2f Good To F Cla 1/15 20/1 won 110 118 Daniel Tudhope Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden to lead - drifted right but clear over 1f out - ran on well - readily(op 18/1) 2022-05-26 Sandown 1m2f Good Cla 4/5 28/1 5.00L 112 102 Pat Cosgrave In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - weakened from over 1f out(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) 2022-03-26 Meydan (UAE) 1m4f Good — 11/15 40/1 1.25L 112 113 Pat Cosgrave Never better than mid-division(op 50/1 tchd 66/1) Comment In touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 4f - headway on outer over 6f out - going easily when led over 3f out - ridden when clear 1f out - kept on(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) Finishing result Position 1 SP 28/1 (29.000) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 109 In-running comment In touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 4f - headway on outer over 6f out - going easily when led over 3f out - ridden when clear 1f out - kept on(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. DUKE OF OXFORD (GB) (#4) 6yo G · Draw 8 · t Connections Jockey David Egan Trainer Michael Bell Owner A Cope B Roberts And J Biggane Pedigree Sire Kingman (GB) Dam Miss Marjurie (IRE) Damsire Marju Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 41.00 (Bet365) 17:42 51.00 (CopyBet) 05:16 41.00 (Bet365) 05:55 51.00 (Bet Victor) 07:09 67.00 (Bet365) 07:16 71.00 (7Bet) 07:20 67.00 (Bet365) 07:32 71.00 (7Bet) 07:36 81.00 (PricedUp Bet) 08:58 71.00 (7Bet) 09:02 67.00 (Bet Victor) 10:10 71.00 (7Bet) 10:16 67.00 (Bet Victor) 10:25 71.00 (7Bet) 11:24 67.00 (Bet Victor) 11:37 71.00 (7Bet) 11:57 67.00 (Bet365) 12:01 81.00 (PricedUp Bet) ELO Horse 1740.7 (25 runs, 8 wins, 32.0%) Jockey 1763.0 (5948 runs, 686 wins, 11.5%) Trainer 1655.8 (3976 runs, 515 wins, 13.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 166r 16w 10% A/E 0.77 (negative) Jockey × trainer 91r 7w 8% A/E 0.55 (negative) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 290r 38w 13% A/E 0.91 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 553r 77w 14% A/E 0.78 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 3r 1w 33% A/E 1.12 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 385r 54w 14% A/E 1.18 (value) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 7/7 80/1 0.75L 102 117 David Egan Towards rear - dropped to last over 5f out - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 66/1) 2026-04-03 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 5/12 7/2 0.50L 102 105 Hector Crouch Towards rear - good headway on far side of group 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 10/3 tchd 16/5) 2026-01-16 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 1/11 5/1 won 96 107 Hector Crouch Midfield - headway when switched left over 2f out - led over 1f out - went further clear inside final furlong - cosily(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2) 2025-12-03 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 1/12 11/4F won 93 103 Hector Crouch Midfield - switched left over 2f out - headway to lead over 1f out - drifted right but ran on inside final furlong(tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1) 2025-10-22 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 5/9 11/2 1.00L 94 99 David Egan Midfield - switched left and some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 7/1) 2025-06-28 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 12/20 11/1 2.50L 95 90 Taryn Langley Dwelt start - towards rear - some headway from over 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1) 2025-05-09 Chester 2m2½f Good Cla 13/15 40/1 9.50L 96 81 Tom Marquand Ran without hind shoe - towards rear throughout(tchd 50/1) 2025-04-27 Southwell (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 3/10 9/1 0.50L 96 103 Joe Bradnam Midfield - lost ground from over 3f out - headway when on far side of group from over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - rallied and kept on inside final 110yds(tchd 12/1) 2025-04-18 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 4/14 8/1 4.00L 96 97 Hector Crouch Midfield - headway from over 2f out - in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2) 2024-12-11 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 1/11 11/4J won 93 102 Hector Crouch In rear - switched left and good headway 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - led towards finish - kept on well(op 15/8) 2024-11-20 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 1/6 5/2 won 91 99 Hector Crouch Dwelt start - towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway going easily over 2f out - led and shaken up over 1f out - faced challenges and ridden towards finish - just held on(op 7/4) 2024-10-23 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 3/7 4/1 1.25L 91 98 David Egan Held up in rear - headway from over 2f out - hung right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 3/1) 2024-08-01 Wolverhampton 1m6f Standard Cla 8/11 5/1 0.50L 92 87 Saffie Osborne Never better than midfield(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) 2024-06-29 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 3/20 12/1 1.50L 90 95 Tyler Heard Raced wide early - midfield on outer - headway towards near side and led 2f out - headed over 1f out - lost second and no extra inside final 110yds 2024-05-10 Chester 2m2½f Good To F Cla 11/16 12/1 2.00L 91 91 David Egan Took keen hold - always behind(op 9/1) 2024-03-29 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 2/13 18/1 3.50L 90 98 Tyler Heard Towards rear - headway up the centre over 2f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 14/1 tchd 20/1) 2024-01-01 Newcastle (AW 2m½f Standard Cla 3/11 11/4F 5.50L 90 93 Tyler Heard Took keen hold - midfield - up the centre and edged left over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - went third final strides - no match for first two(op 9/4) 2023-12-06 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 1/14 13/2 won 85 94 Tyler Heard Held up in midfield - headway over 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on well - comfortably(op 9/2) 2023-11-20 Kempton (AW) 2m Standard Cla 1/14 8/1 won 82 90 David Egan Midfield - headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out - challenging final 110yds - ran on and led final strides(tchd 17/2) 2023-11-06 Kempton (AW) 1m3f Standard Cla 7/12 28/1 0.20L 83 87 David Egan Held up in rear - headway from 2f out - kept on well when up the centre inside final furlong(op 22/1) Comment Towards rear - dropped to last over 5f out - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 66/1) Finishing result Position 7 SP 80/1 (81.000) Beaten (L) 0.75 Total beaten 5.75 OR after 102 In-running comment Towards rear - dropped to last over 5f out - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 66/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. EPIC POET (IRE) (#5) 7yo G · Draw 3 Connections Jockey Daniel Tudhope Trainer David O'Meara Owner Akela Thoroughbreds Limited Pedigree Sire Lope De Vega (IRE) Dam Sagaciously (IRE) Damsire Lawman Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 8.50 (Coral) 12:41 9.00 (Coral) 17:42 10.00 (CopyBet) 18:01 9.00 (BetWright) 05:31 8.50 (Coral) 05:45 9.00 (Midnite) 06:10 9.50 (Midnite) 07:09 10.00 (Bet365) 08:42 12.00 (Bet Victor) 10:35 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 10:45 10.00 (Bet Victor) 16:57 11.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:06 10.00 (Bet365) 17:11 11.00 (Spreadex) ELO Horse 1754.3 (26 runs, 5 wins, 19.2%) Jockey 1637.4 (7624 runs, 1238 wins, 16.2%) Trainer 1579.9 (10045 runs, 1346 wins, 13.4%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 54r 11w 20% A/E 1.18 (value) Jockey × trainer 4696r 718w 15% A/E 0.90 (fair) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 100r 12w 12% A/E 0.83 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 735r 78w 11% A/E 0.77 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 8r 1w 12% A/E 0.63 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 140r 23w 16% A/E 1.00 (fair) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 4/7 7/1 0.75L 111 122 Daniel Tudhope Ducked right and bumped rival start - in touch with leaders - not clear run repeatedly under 3f out - in the clear over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 9/1) 2026-05-15 York 1m6f Good Cla 3/7 11/1 0.30L 110 123 Daniel Tudhope In touch with leaders - headway and briefly disputed lead 2f out - kept on final 110yds(op 10/1) 2026-03-28 Meydan (UAE) 2m Good — 5/10 12/1 0.30L 111 111 Daniel Tudhope Towards rear - switched right over 1f out - headway final 110yds - not reach leaders 2026-02-14 Riyadh (KSA) 1m7f Good To F — 5/11 11/4F 1.50L — 109 Daniel Tudhope Towards rear - on outer when headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds 2026-01-23 Meydan (UAE) 1m6f Good — 2/8 16/5 0.50L 110 112 Daniel Tudhope Travelled strongly - held up in rear - headway over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - ran on well 2025-08-16 Newbury 1m5½f Good To F Cla 2/6 3/1C 3.00L 110 109 Daniel Tudhope Held up in last - waiting for room over 2f out - switched right 2f out - soon headway on outer - kept on and went second inside final 110yds(op 7/2) 2025-06-21 Ascot 1m4f Good To F Cla 11/12 25/1 9.00L 111 83 Daniel Tudhope Always behind(tchd 22/1) 2025-05-16 York 1m6f Good To F Cla 2/5 7/1 0.20L 110 112 Daniel Tudhope In touch with leaders - switched right and towards rear over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - went second and challenging inside final 110yds - kept on - just failed(op 11/2) 2025-04-05 Meydan (UAE) 2m Good — 3/10 9/1 1.25L 108 112 Daniel Tudhope Midfield - in touch with leaders over 3f out - headway and pressed leader over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1) 2025-02-22 Riyadh (KSA) 1m7f Good To F — 2/11 5/1 1.25L 107 111 Daniel Tudhope Held up towards rear - steady headway from under 4f out - ridden 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - stayed on well final furlong - took second 100yds out - nearest finish 2025-01-24 Meydan (UAE) 1m6f Good To F — 3/9 6/1 0.30L 107 107 Daniel Tudhope Held up - ridden 3f out - responded well - nearest finish(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) 2025-01-03 Meydan (UAE) 1m6f Good To F — 1/8 11/2 won 106 107 Daniel Tudhope Midfield - smooth progress 2f out - quickened to lead final furlong - all out(op 5/1) 2024-09-27 Newmarket 1m4f Soft Cla 4/5 5/2 0.30L 106 94 Daniel Tudhope Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 4f out - weakened over 1f out - lost third final strides(op 3/1 tchd 16/5) 2024-09-07 Haydock 1m6f Good Cla 1/15 11/2 won 100 110 Daniel Tudhope Midfield - headway and pushed along when switched right over 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - kept on well and just did enough(tchd 5/1) 2024-08-24 York 1m6f Good To F Cla 4/20 10/1 1.00L 100 104 Daniel Tudhope Towards rear - hampered over 6f out - headway on outer from 3f out - stayed on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 17/2) 2024-07-13 York 1m2½f Good To S Cla 5/20 15/2 0.75L 97 102 Daniel Tudhope Towards rear on outer - short of room against rail over 2f out - switched left and some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) 2024-06-21 Ascot 1m4f Good To F Cla 2/19 25/1 2.25L 97 104 Daniel Tudhope Held up in rear - headway from over 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - went second towards finish(op 33/1) 2024-05-17 York 1m2½f Good Cla 6/16 18/1 0.30L 98 101 Daniel Tudhope Towards rear - headway on far side of group over 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 22/1) 2023-09-30 Newmarket 1m1f Good To F Cla 22/34 100/1 0.50L 101 88 George Wood Raced far side - in touch with leaders - outpaced when hung left over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out - 6th of 7 in group(op 80/1) 2023-08-04 Goodwood 1m4f Good To S Cla 7/7 50/1 1.50L 104 84 Sean Levey Raced in second - lost second over 3f out - edged left over 2f out - soon hung right and weakened (jockey said colt hung both ways under pressure)(op 33/1) Comment Ducked right and bumped rival start - in touch with leaders - not clear run repeatedly under 3f out - in the clear over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 9/1) Finishing result Position 4 SP 7/1 (8.000) Beaten (L) 0.75 Total beaten 2.75 OR after 111 In-running comment Ducked right and bumped rival start - in touch with leaders - not clear run repeatedly under 3f out - in the clear over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 9/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. PARADIAS (GER) (#6) 7yo G · Draw 1 Connections Jockey Rossa Ryan Trainer Alan King Owner Dodds Smith Hodgson Coupland Pedigree Sire Kodiac (GB) Dam Paraisa (GB) Damsire Red Ransom Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 34.00 (Bet365) 18:21 36.00 (7Bet) 21:01 31.00 (7Bet) 22:22 29.00 (Bet365) 01:31 26.00 (Bet365) 02:02 29.00 (Bet365) 06:10 23.00 (William Hill) 06:57 29.00 (Bet365) 07:09 26.00 (Bet365) 08:46 23.00 (PricedUp Bet) 09:13 21.00 (Bet365) 10:58 23.00 (Spreadex) 11:02 21.00 (Bet365) 11:18 23.00 (Bet365) 12:16 26.00 (William Hill) 16:49 29.00 (Bet365) 16:53 31.00 (7Bet) 16:57 34.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:06 31.00 (7Bet) 17:11 26.00 (BetWright) ELO Horse 1791.1 (36 runs, 7 wins, 19.4%) Jockey 1623.3 (7127 runs, 1087 wins, 15.3%) Trainer 1721.7 (5879 runs, 845 wins, 14.4%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 162r 19w 12% A/E 0.79 (negative) Jockey × trainer 248r 41w 17% A/E 1.09 (value) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 478r 65w 14% A/E 0.96 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 873r 78w 9% A/E 0.84 (negative) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 227r 21w 9% A/E 0.75 (negative) Past form (last 20 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 5/7 18/1 2.00L 105 120 Rossa Ryan Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer over 3f out - weakened gradually over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 14/1) 2026-05-01 Newmarket 1m4f Good To F Cla 5/6 18/1 0.75L 105 110 Hector Crouch In touch with leaders - steady headway over 2f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) 2026-04-03 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 3/14 10/1 0.10L 103 110 Rossa Ryan Midfield - in touch with leaders 2f out - switched left and ran on inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds (gelding arrived at start with a small amount of blood in mouth; having been examined by vet at start - gelding was deemed fit to race)(op 11/1) 2026-02-21 Lingfield (AW 1m4f Standard Cla 1/7 7/2 won 101 108 Rossa Ryan In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well(op 9/2) 2026-01-28 Kempton (AW) 1m3f Standard Cla 3/10 5/2 0.10L 100 106 Rossa Ryan In touch with leaders - headway to lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - headed and lost second final strides(op 2/1) 2025-12-26 Wolverhampton 1m4f Standard Cla 2/6 7/2 0.30L 99 106 Luke Morris Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - switched right 2f out - headway but drifted left over 1f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1) 2025-05-14 York 1m4f Good To F Cla 4/12 13/2 1.75L 100 102 Rossa Ryan Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bit short of room after 1f - headway over 2f out - no extra final furlong(op 8/1) 2025-04-18 Newcastle (AW 1m2f Standard Cla 4/14 28/1 2.25L 100 103 David Probert Midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 33/1) 2025-03-29 Kempton (AW) 1m3f Standard Cla 5/14 8/1 2.25L 100 101 David Probert Midfield - waiting for room over 2f out - switched left and ran on from under 2f out - no impression final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) 2025-01-22 Kempton (AW) 1m3f Standard Cla 1/7 5/2 won 99 105 Tom Marquand Took keen hold - prominent - headway to lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - reduced lead towards finish - just did enough(op 11/4 tchd 3/1) 2024-12-26 Wolverhampton 1m4f Standard Cla 1/6 9/4F won 95 105 Hector Crouch Reduced visibility - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - soon drifted left - clear inside final 110yds - readily(op 15/8 tchd 9/5 and tchd 5/2) 2024-11-21 Southwell (AW 1m4f Standard Cla 3/9 11/1 0.50L 95 102 Ross Coakley Midfield - hung left but headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) 2024-11-09 Doncaster 1m4f Soft Cla 12/23 50/1 0.50L 96 95 James Doyle In rear - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 40/1) 2024-09-14 Doncaster 1m2f Good Cla 5/10 6/1 0.20L 97 100 Rossa Ryan Midfield - bit short of room and outpaced over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 11/2) 2024-08-24 York 1m2½f Good To F Cla 10/17 10/1 0.20L 97 93 Rossa Ryan Took keen hold - midfield - waiting for room 3f out - hampered over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out 2024-08-03 Goodwood 1m1f Good To F Cla 1/11 8/1 won 94 102 Rossa Ryan Towards rear on inner - waiting for room from 3f out - headway against rail 2f out - switched left 1f out - led narrowly and edged left final 110yds - ridden out (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding ran too free at York and settled better on this occasion - which was noted)(op 7/1) 2024-07-13 York 1m2½f Good To S Cla 16/20 18/1 0.20L 95 84 George Wood Held up in midfield - took keen hold early - weakened over 1f out(op 14/1) 2024-05-31 Epsom 1m2f Good To S Cla 2/13 18/1 0.75L 94 101 Rossa Ryan Held up in rear - headway on outer when hung left 2f out - went second final 110yds - ran on(op 16/1) 2024-02-21 Doncaster 2m½f Soft Cla 3/9 13/8 25.00L 121 80 Tom Cannon Took keen hold - towards rear - headway before 3 out - weakened after 2 out - no match for first two (vet reported gelding bled from the nose and was showing signs of post-race heat stress)(op 5/4) 2023-12-30 Newbury 2m½f Soft Cla 3/5 15/2 2.75L — 117 Tom Cannon Held up in last - smooth headway 3 out - went second and challenging just after 2 out - ridden run-in - weakened and lost second inside final 110yds(op 6/1) Comment Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer over 3f out - weakened gradually over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 14/1) Finishing result Position 5 SP 18/1 (19.000) Beaten (L) 2.00 Total beaten 4.75 OR after 105 In-running comment Slowly away - in rear - headway on outer over 3f out - weakened gradually over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 14/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. FURTHUR (IRE) (#7) 4yo G · Draw 6 Connections Jockey Oisin Murphy Trainer Andrew Balding Owner Merry Pranksterslizzie Jelfsr Gorell Pedigree Sire Waldgeist (GB) Dam Danamight (IRE) Damsire Danetime Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 5.50 (Bet365) 12:21 5.00 (Bet365) 12:41 5.50 (William Hill) 17:42 5.00 (Quinn Bet) 21:01 5.50 (Bet365) 01:31 5.00 (Bet365) 02:02 5.50 (Bet365) 05:55 6.00 (William Hill) 06:24 6.50 (William Hill) 07:09 7.00 (William Hill) 07:26 7.50 (William Hill) 08:21 7.00 (William Hill) 08:28 7.50 (William Hill) 08:38 7.00 (William Hill) 08:42 7.50 (William Hill) 08:46 7.00 (William Hill) 10:31 7.50 (PricedUp Bet) 12:51 7.00 (William Hill) 17:06 6.50 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1568.7 (9 runs, 2 wins, 22.2%) Jockey 1746.1 (9495 runs, 1668 wins, 17.6%) Trainer 1672.5 (9623 runs, 1496 wins, 15.5%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 461r 73w 16% A/E 0.85 (fair) Jockey × trainer 2508r 484w 19% A/E 0.94 (fair) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 743r 95w 13% A/E 0.89 (fair) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 14r 2w 14% A/E 1.33 (value) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 6r 1w 17% A/E 1.81 (value) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 141r 17w 12% A/E 0.86 (fair) Past form (last 11 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 6/7 13/2 0.30L 111 124 Oisin Murphy Led - headed over 3f out - weakened gradually 2f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) 2026-05-15 York 1m6f Good Cla 4/7 11/1 5.00L 112 125 William Buick Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1) 2025-11-04 Flemington (A 2m Good To S — 11/24 40/1 1.00L — 109 Michael Dee Held up towards rear - ridden along over 1f out - plugged on - never involved 2025-09-13 Doncaster 1m6½f Soft Cla 6/7 18/1 1.25L 112 112 Oisin Murphy Took keen hold - towards rear - no impression from 2f out(op 16/1) 2025-08-16 Newbury 1m5½f Good To F Cla 1/6 13/2 won 105 114 Oisin Murphy Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway on inner over 2f out - led and ridden over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - kept on well and won going away(op 8/1) 2025-07-10 Newmarket (Ju 1m5f Good To F Cla 5/5 7/2 9.50L 105 80 Oisin Murphy Taken down early - prominent early - led after 2f - headed over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 11/4) 2025-06-18 Ascot 1m6f Good To F Cla 2/13 20/1 0.75L 92 109 Oisin Murphy Took keen hold - prominent on inner - switched left 2f out - disputing second inside final furlong - kept on(op 16/1) 2025-05-07 Chester 1m4½f Good Cla 5/8 16/1 0.50L 87 92 Jason Watson Towards rear - headway on outer 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) 2025-04-12 Newbury 1m3f Good Cla 1/7 7/2 won — 89 Oisin Murphy Raced wide early - pressed leader - led after 2f - pushed along from over 2f out - kept on well(op 3/1) 2024-10-25 Newbury 1m Heavy Cla 2/12 33/1 5.50L — 84 Jason Watson In touch with leaders - headway and went second under 2f out - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 40/1) 2024-10-05 Newmarket 1m Good To S Cla 7/7 18/1 2.25L — 64 Oisin Murphy In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - dropped to last 2f out - soon no chance(op 20/1 tchd 14/1) Comment Led - headed over 3f out - weakened gradually 2f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) Finishing result Position 6 SP 13/2 (7.500) Beaten (L) 0.30 Total beaten 5.00 OR after 111 In-running comment Led - headed over 3f out - weakened gradually 2f out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. LAZY GRIFF (GER) (#8) 4yo C · Draw 2 Connections Jockey William Buick Trainer Charlie Johnston Owner Middleham Park Racing G Griffiths Pedigree Sire Protectionist (GER) Dam Linarda (DEN) Damsire Rock Of Gibraltar Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:02 5.00 (William Hill) 06:02 5.50 (William Hill) 06:18 6.00 (Unibet) 07:36 6.50 (William Hill) 11:31 6.00 (William Hill) 16:53 5.50 (Unibet) 16:57 6.00 (PricedUp Bet) 17:01 7.00 (Spreadex) 17:06 6.50 (Spreadex) 17:11 6.00 (William Hill) ELO Horse 1652.9 (8 runs, 2 wins, 25.0%) Jockey 1756.2 (6944 runs, 1520 wins, 21.9%) Trainer 1633.3 (3386 runs, 450 wins, 13.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown 633r 112w 18% A/E 0.90 (fair) Jockey × trainer 53r 6w 11% A/E 0.67 (negative) Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 31r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 7r 1w 14% A/E 1.89 (value) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 3r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 227r 23w 10% A/E 0.88 (fair) Past form (last 9 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-28 Sandown 2m Good Cla 3/7 5/1 1.75L 114 126 William Buick Bumped start - prominent - outpaced 2f out - rallied and went third inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) 2025-06-29 Curragh (IRE) 1m4f Good — 3/10 14/1 2.25L 114 113 William Buick In touch with leaders - towards rear after 3f - niggled along 7f out - outpaced 4f out - rallied final furlong - ran on well and went third final strides(op 11/1) 2025-06-07 Epsom 1m4f Good Cla 2/18 50/1 3.75L 105 116 Christophe Soumill Prominent on inner - switched right over 3f out - soon went second - no extra inside final furlong 2025-05-07 Chester 1m4½f Good Cla 2/8 25/1 1.50L 101 106 Joe Fanning Pressed leader - led 1f out - soon edged left and ridden - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 33/1) 2024-09-21 Chantilly (FR 1m1f Good — 1/7 37/10 won — 102 Christophe Soumill Made all - quickened up 2 1/2f out - 2 lengths clear 1 1/2f out - reduced advantage close home - always doing enough 2024-08-17 Deauville (FR 1m Soft — 3/6 18/1 3.50L — 83 Joe Fanning Led 100yds - close up - shaken up 2f out - not quicken and lost position 1f out - ridden along and kept on final furlong - went third post 2024-07-30 Beverley 7½f Good To F Cla 1/6 100/30 won — 78 Joe Fanning Made virtually all - pestered throughout - sustained duel with runner-up from over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - clear with one other final 110yds - gamely(tchd 3/1) 2024-06-22 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 12/15 28/1 0.50L — 64 James Doyle Took keen hold early - midfield on near side of group - hung right and weakened over 1f out(op 33/1) 2024-06-16 Doncaster 7f Good To S Cla 2/9 8/1 1.50L — 74 Silvestre De Sousa Took keen hold - led early - bumped over 6f out - headed and prominent from over 5f out - switched left 3f out - ridden over 2f out - led again over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on - no match for winner (jockey said colt ran green)(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) Comment Bumped start - prominent - outpaced 2f out - rallied and went third inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) Finishing result Position 3 SP 5/1 (6.000) Beaten (L) 1.75 Total beaten 2.00 OR after 114 In-running comment Bumped start - prominent - outpaced 2f out - rallied and went third inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. BEYLERBEYI (NR) (#NR) 6yo G · 130lb · Draw 5 · t Connections Jockey NON-RUNNER Trainer Ian Williams (Alvechurch, Worcs) Owner Midtech 2 Breeder Al Shaqab Racing Trainer 14d 2/33 (6%) DOB 2020-03-03 Pedigree Sire Invincible Spirit (IRE) Dam Gherdaiya (GB) Damsire Shamardal Form / ratings Form string -32236 Last run (days) 21 OFR 101 RPR - TS - Market prices All bookmaker prices Bet365 - (-) · EW 2/4 William Hill - (-) · EW 2/4 Coral - (-) · EW 2/4 Betfred - (-) · EW 2/4 Boyle Sports - (-) · EW 2/4 Ladbrokes - (-) · EW 2/4 Unibet - (-) · EW 2/4 BetTom - (-) · EW 2/4 Bet Victor - (-) · EW 2/4 10 Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 BetMGM - (-) · EW 2/4 Grosvenor Sports - (-) · EW 2/4 Virgin Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 talkSPORT BET - (-) · EW 2/4 BetWright - (-) · EW 2/4 LiveScore Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 Betano - (-) · EW 2/4 Dragon Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 CopyBet - (-) · EW 2/4 PricedUp Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 BetAhoy - (-) · EW 2/4 Spreadex - (-) · EW 2/4 BresBet - (-) · EW 2/4 BestOdds - (-) · EW 2/4 7Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 Star Sports - (-) · EW 2/4 Midnite - (-) · EW 2/4 SportingIndex - (-) · EW 2/4 Quinn Bet - (-) · EW 2/4 Betfair Exchange - (-) Best-odds movement 12:02 31.00 (7Bet) ELO Horse 1773.4 (43 runs, 9 wins, 20.9%) Jockey 1350.4 (17 runs, 0 wins, 0.0%) Trainer 1562.7 (6675 runs, 787 wins, 11.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 2m no data Jockey @ 2m no data Jockey @ Sandown no data Jockey × trainer no data Trainer @ 2m no data Trainer @ Sandown 304r 26w 9% A/E 0.79 (negative) Sire progeny @ 2m no data Sire progeny in Class 1 994r 121w 12% A/E 0.89 (fair) Dam progeny @ 2m no data Dam progeny in Class 1 1r 0w 0% A/E 0.00 (negative) Damsire grand @ 2m no data Damsire grand in Class 1 622r 70w 11% A/E 0.78 (negative) Spotlight Won the Cesarewitch Handicap (2m2f, good to firm) last October and some very solid AW form this year; he's better than he showed in the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes at Chester (1m5f, good) three weeks ago, when tailed off at 50-1, but on ratings he's down the pecking order in this line-up. Comment Last season's Cesarewitch winner but tailed off in Group 3 at Chester three weeks ago ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (12 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-28 · Sandown · 2m · Class 1 · Good Star Sports Henry II Stakes 1 Dubai Future (GB) won SP 28/1 2 Sweet William (IRE) 0.30L SP 8/13F 3 Lazy Griff (GER) 1.75L SP 5/1 4 Epic Poet (IRE) 0.75L SP 7/1 5 Paradias (GER) 2.00L SP 18/1 6 Furthur (IRE) 0.30L SP 13/2 7 Duke Of Oxford (GB) 0.75L SP 80/1 2026-05-15 · York · 1m6f · Class 1 · Good Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes 3 Epic Poet (IRE) 0.30L SP 11/1 4 Furthur (IRE) 5.00L SP 11/1 2026-05-01 · Ascot · 2m · Class 1 · Good To Firm Longines Sagaro Stakes (A Gold Cup Trial) 1 Sweet William (IRE) won SP 5/6F 4 Dubai Future (GB) 0.30L SP 25/1 2026-03-28 · Meydan (UAE) · 2m · Good Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Turf) 5 Epic Poet (IRE) 0.30L SP 12/1 8 Dubai Future (GB) 3.75L SP 20/1 2025-08-22 · York · 2m½f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Weatherbys Lonsdale Cup Stakes 2 Sweet William (IRE) 1.25L SP 3/1 6 Dubai Future (GB) 0.10L SP 16/1 2025-08-16 · Newbury · 1m5½f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes 1 Furthur (IRE) won SP 13/2 2 Epic Poet (IRE) 3.00L SP 3/1C 2025-07-29 · Goodwood · 2m · Class 1 · Good Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes 3 Sweet William (IRE) 2.50L SP 4/1 6 Dubai Future (GB) 0.10L SP 28/1 2025-06-19 · Ascot · 2m4f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Gold Cup 3 Dubai Future (GB) 7.00L SP 28/1 4 Sweet William (IRE) 4.75L SP 7/1 2025-05-16 · York · 1m6f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes 2 Epic Poet (IRE) 0.20L SP 7/1 3 Sweet William (IRE) 0.75L SP 100/30 2025-05-07 · Chester · 1m4½f · Class 1 · Good Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Colts & Geldings) 2 Lazy Griff (GER) 1.50L SP 25/1 5 Furthur (IRE) 0.50L SP 16/1 2025-04-05 · Meydan (UAE) · 2m · Good Dubai Gold Cup Sponsored By Al Tayer Motors (Turf) 1 Dubai Future (GB) won SP 17/2 3 Epic Poet (IRE) 1.25L SP 9/1 2024-07-13 · York · 1m2½f · Class 2 · Good To Soft John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) 5 Epic Poet (IRE) 0.75L SP 15/2 16 Paradias (GER) 0.20L SP 18/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Likely steady-to-honest tempo over two miles with no obvious confirmed front-runner; suits a confidently-ridden hold-up type, which favours Sweet William and the closer Furthur. Narrative: Group 3 staying contest dominated on paper by Sweet William, who returns off a winning effort with by far the strongest horse Elo (1936) and the most reliable connections (Gosden hot at 22% / RTF 68). The pure ratings horse on RPR is Lazy Griff (126) but he carries a 333-day layoff that materially dents his case. Furthur and Epic Poet head the chasing pack on ratings, though O'Meara's yard is ice-cold at 2%. Paradias and Dubai Future are credible if outclassed; Duke Of Oxford and Beylerbeyi look held. Recommended: Sweet William Highest-class staying form in the field, top horse Elo by 145+ pts, won last time, Gosden yard firing at 22% strike rate. Clear standout on static data. Alternative: Furthur Progressive 4yo with TS 120 and Murphy/Balding combo; gets weight from elders. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-29 23:00 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11946753