Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage) (GBBPlus Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
24th	1	18	Tactician (G) Made up into a useful stayer in 2024, winning twice. Encouraging return from long absence when 2¼ lengths third of 8 to Midak in listed race at Chester (14.4f, good) 7 weeks ago. That resulted in his…	12166/3	Charlie Tucker A M Balding	5	62.6kg	34 33/1
7th	2	22	Beylerbeyi (G) HT Saw off Dawn Rising to win this race under Billy Loughnane last year. Back to best when fifth of 22 in Ebor at York in August and backed that up with a good 1¼ lengths second to Caballo De Mar in Don…	608452	Billy Loughnane Ian Williams	6	62.1kg	9 8/1
16th	3	7	Align The Stars (G) P Better than ever when bagging the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle (2m) in June but found it tough off his revised mark at Glorious Goodwood and ran as if amiss in the Ebor.	126170	Daniel Muscutt C Johnston	5	61.7kg	67 66/1
5th	4	15	Berkshire Sundance (G) P Enhanced a then remarkable strike rate when scoring on All-Weather Finals Day at Newcastle in April. Produced a career best on first handicap start over an extreme distance when 3 lengths second at G…	116826	Alfie Redman A M Balding	6	61.2kg	51 50/1
21th	5	2	Valedictory (G) V Has improved since fitted with headgear and upped in trip, making it 3 wins in his last 5 starts when landing the Mallard at Doncaster (14.5f, good to firm) in a first-time visor (retained) 4 weeks a…	611571	W Buick J & T Gosden	4	61.2kg	12 11/1
6th	6	3	Kirchner (G) P Not long with the excellent James Owen yard and went close in the Northumberland Plate before opening his account for the season in 4-runner handicap at Ascot (2m) in July. Respectable sixth of 16 to…	4-75216	Rossa Ryan James Owen	4	60.3kg	13 12/1
3rd	7	5	Dawn Rising (G) T Not an obvious one on this year's efforts over shorter trips but he was second to Beylerbeyi in this off the same mark 12 months ago and this has presumably been the plan all along. Likely to be popu…	807800	R L Moore J P O'Brien	9	60.3kg	7 6/1
17th	8	9	Manxman (G) V Narrowly denied by Alphonse Le Grande in this race on soft 2 years ago and arrives on the back of a wide-margin win on heavy at Goodwood (2m). His penalty is more than offset by Toby Moore's claim bu…	1003-51	Toby Moore S & E Crisford	6	60.3kg	26 25/1
11th	9	29	Tashkhan (G) Really smart on the Flat in his prime but no win in this sphere since 2023. Was successful in a maiden hurdle last winter but well held back on the Flat last twice. Hard to fancy.	6070-09	Alistair Rawlinson B Ellison	8	59.4kg	151 150/1
29th	10	19	Reverend Hubert (G) C&D winner who was fifth in last year's Cesarewitch. Has continued on the up under both codes since, most recently winning a 3m Down Royal conditions hurdle at the end of August. More on his plate of…	0915-01	K Shoemark C Byrnes	8	59.4kg	21 20/1
20th	11	23	Cock And Bull (G) PT Disappointing over hurdles for current connections but back to best returned to Flat over the summer, building on Curragh third with a defeat of Wahraan in a big-field handicap at Galway Festival (16…	2629-31	James Doyle E Mullins	5	58.1kg	26 25/1
10th	12	26	Mountain Road (G) Back to winning ways at Thirsk (2m, good) in May and has shaped well in defeat on both outings since, particularly when clear best of the rest behind the progressive Small Fry at the York Ebor meetin…	435132	P Mulrennan J S Goldie	7	58.1kg	15 14/1
18th	13	24	Shrimp Shady (C) Low-mileage 4-y-o who returned to turf to land the Chester Plate in May and found a bit more improvement when edging out Team Player at Newbury (16.5f) in July. Another fine effort when second at Asc…	216120	Rob Hornby A M Balding	4	57.6kg	29 28/1
23th	14	4	Bahadur (C) Landed a hat-trick on the all-weather at the end of last year and added to his tally over 2m at Goodwood (good) in May. Hasn't found the same form since, proving no match for Manxman back at Goodwood…	105792	Cieren Fallon S Woods	4	57.6kg	67 66/1
2nd	15	17	Sea Lantern (G) FAV Successful on second of 2 starts in Irish maidens last summer and further progress for new yard, making a winning handicap debut over 1½m at Pontefract (good to soft) 23 days ago. Off the bridle a lo…	31-31	Rowan Scott B Ellison	4	56.7kg	5 4/1
28th	16	28	Sax Appeal (G) B Took advantage of his falling mark when making all in a small field at Ripon (2m, good) a fortnight ago but opposable under a 4 lb penalty in this significantly stronger race, particularly from a wid…	333410	Mikey Sheehy C Johnston	6	56.2kg	151 150/1
12th	17	20	Dream On Baby (M) T Useful over hurdles and improved to open her account in this sphere in 9-runner Tramore maiden (2m, good) in August. Very much unexposed as a stayer on the Flat for her much-respected yard.	222-31	Gavin Ryan E Mullins	6	55.8kg	10 9/1
1st	18	14	Alphonse Le Grande (G) T Edged out Manxman in this race in 2024. Couple of creditable efforts in strong staying handicaps in Britain this year and not disgraced when mid-field in the Irish Cesarewitch last time. Can't dismis…	7-00540	Patrick McGettigan A J Martin	7	55.8kg	19 18/1
8th	19	12	Pole Star (G) V Controlled things from the front when back to winning ways in 2m Chester handicap (good to soft) 4 weeks ago but unlikely he'll be able to do likewise here. Has a 4 lb penalty.	953318	S D Bowen C Johnston	4	55.8kg	67 66/1
26th	20	10	Highwind (G) BT Hasn't stood much racing in recent seasons but has posted a series of respectable efforts on the Flat this year, including 5 lengths third over 17f at Clonmel latest. Doesn't obviously have much in h…	84-6453	Wayne Lordan W P Mullins	6	54.9kg	29 28/1
14th	21	6	Naval Tribute (G) V Progressive sort who made it 4-6 in handicaps when well on top over 2m at Kempton 35 days ago. This is a sterner test but he's heading in the right direction and looks well-in under a 4 lb penalty.	171211	George Wood James Owen	5	54.9kg	9.50 17/2
4th	22	1	High Fibre (G) V Yet another to react positively to a switch to the James Owen yard, winning valuable handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in July before returning to the Flat to see off stablemate Percy Shelley on the Ju…	806/312	S De Sousa James Owen	7	54.4kg	13 12/1
15th	23	21	Percy Shelley (G) Scored over hurdles for this yard last autumn but his only wins on the Flat came in France in 2022. Has posted creditable in-frame efforts behind some of today's rivals on his last 3 starts but suspi…	12P3-26	Nicola Currie James Owen	7	54.4kg	51 50/1
22th	24	25	Letsbefrank (G) Landed a £100,000 Sky Bet Sunday Series bonus for a second time when comfortably seeing off 4 rivals over 17f at Pontefract under Lauren Young in August. Still looks on a competitive mark after a 4 l…	5-11361	Lauren Young J S Goldie	6	53.5kg	41 40/1
9th	25	11	Gooloogong (G) Back in fine form this year, including an emphatic success at Goodwood (1¾m, heavy) at the end of August. Found an 11 lb hike more than enough to stop him in the trial here 3 weeks ago but is effect…	146315	Isobelle Chalmers George Baker	6	53.5kg	41 40/1
25th	26	16	Premiere Ligne (G) PT Revitalised by a switch to front-running when dominating the trial for this race 3 weeks ago but pulling off similar tactics in this much more competitive scenario will be significantly harder.	—	Saffie Osborne H Morrison	7	53.1kg	23 22/1
19th	27	13	Wahraan (G) T Quirky sort. Pushed Cock And Bull close in 2m Flat handicap at Galway Festival (soft) in late-July. Still looked to be in form when beaten 15 lengths over hurdles there 4 days later but only sixth of…	36-15	Cam Hardie J Bedi	8	52.6kg	151 150/1
27th	28	8	Appier (G) Made a winning start for Tony Carroll at Goodwood (1¾m, heavy) in June. Not disgraced next 2 outings but well held in the trial for this race here 3 weeks ago.	061346	Myla Coppins A W Carroll	7	52.2kg	201 200/1
13th	29	27	Vaguely Royal (G) B Rejuvenated by switch to visor when landing back-to-back wins at Chester and York in July but held twice since and faces a stiff task from out of the weights in refitted blinkers.	611650	Ethan Tindall Ian Williams	6	51.7kg	151 150/1

Position	Prize
P1	90195.0 GBP
P2	42298.0 GBP
P3	21158.0 GBP
P4	10570.0 GBP
P5	5285.0 GBP
P6	2642.0 GBP