Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)

Newbury

14:40

Date 2024-04-20

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £51,039

Winning Time 1m 25.17s (slow by 2.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Esquire (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	16/1	Won
2nd	El Bodon (IRE) Tom Marquand · Jane Chapple-Hyam	28/1	1.25
2nd	Zoum Zoum (GB) Rob Hornby · Ralph Beckett	7/2F	0
4th	Son (GB) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	9/2	0.2
5th	Alaskan Gold (IRE) Oisin Murphy · K R Burke	12/1	0.1
6th	Mister Sketch (GB) William Buick · Eve Johnson Houghton	8/1	1.5
7th	Room Service (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	6/1	1.5
8th	Army Ethos (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	14/1	3.75
9th	James's Delight (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Clive Cox	11/1	0.3
10th	Watch My Tracer (IRE) Callum Shepherd · George Scott	14/1	4
11th	Ballymount Boy (IRE) James Doyle · Adrian Paul Keatley	7/1	2.5

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11 (3)	Zoum Zoum Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	111-	104	116	105	155d	—	—	+23	40.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made it 3-3 in 2yo campaign with French Listed win; strong form claims on reappearance
3 (11)	Ballymount Boy Bay J:James Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:James Doyle T:Adrian Paul Keatley	128	—	12281-	104	114	108	175d	—	—	+20	33.1	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Placed in 6f/7f Group races last August; 6f Listed win in October; firmly in calculations
9 (1)	Son Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	128	—	15535-	106	112	98	203d	—	—	+8	22.1	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Respectable Group 2/Listed form last year but improvement needed to threaten today
8 (6)	Room Service Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	128	—	1331-	102	114	104	219d	—	—	+22	32.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Improved form to win Doncaster sales race on first run on slow ground; could be in the mix
7 (10)	Mister Sketch Bay J:William Buick T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:William Buick T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	212-	101	113	86	210d	—	—	+21	29.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Went close in Group 2 Mill Reef here last September and could have a part to play
6 (5)	James's Delight Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	J:Richard Kingscote T:Clive Cox	128	—	1435-1	97	116	104	18d	—	—	+17	23.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Gelded before reappearance when he bolted up in Pontefract handicap; might not be far away
2 (8)	Army Ethos Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	128	p	12-2	110	119	99	48d	—	—	+15	21.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Beaten at 2-9 latest but remains one to be interested in given his abundant 2yo promise
1 (4)	Alaskan Gold Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:K R Burke	J:Oisin Murphy T:K R Burke	128	—	33172-	98	112	91	175d	—	—	+20	24.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Listed runner-up at Doncaster last October but in a visor which is absent for reappearance
10 (9)	Watch My Tracer Grey J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	J:Callum Shepherd T:George Scott	128	—	7193-1	99	114	94	44d	—	—	+19	23.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
7f AW Listed win on reappearance; further improvement is needed, but that's possible
4 (2)	El Bodon Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Tom Marquand T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	128	—	21-	-	95	66	303d	—	—	+11	14.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won last June on second start; looked useful prospect back then but absent since
5 (7)	Esquire Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	128	—	126-	101	112	82	175d	—	—	+19	22	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Listed runner-up last October; disappointing next time but no surprise if he bounces back

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Zoum Zoum	7/2	7/2	7/2
Ballymount Boy	5/1	5/1	5/1
Son	9/2	9/2	9/2
Room Service	13/2	13/2	13/2
Mister Sketch	8/1	8/1	8/1
James's Delight	10/1	10/1	10/1
Army Ethos	11/1	11/1	11/1
Alaskan Gold	14/1	14/1	14/1
Watch My Tracer	16/1	16/1	16/1
El Bodon	22/1	22/1	22/1
Esquire	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Zoum Zoum

40.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 22 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Ballymount Boy

33.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 16 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Room Service

32.5

OR: 13 Form: 16.6 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Mister Sketch

29.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Alaskan Gold

24.9

OR: 12 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.4

14/1

James's Delight

23.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Watch My Tracer

23.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Son

22.1

OR: 14 Form: 4.1 Odds: 4

9/2

Esquire

OR: 12.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Army Ethos

21.7

OR: 15 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

El Bodon

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Army Ethos	110	119	99
Son	106	112	98
Zoum Zoum	104	116	105
Ballymount Boy	104	114	108
Room Service	102	114	104
Mister Sketch	101	113	86
Esquire	101	112	82
Watch My Tracer	99	114	94
Alaskan Gold	98	112	91
James's Delight	97	116	104
El Bodon	—	95	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
James's Delight	18d ago	Fit
Watch My Tracer	44d ago	Fit
Army Ethos	48d ago	Fresh
Zoum Zoum	155d ago	Long break
Ballymount Boy	175d ago	Long break
Alaskan Gold	175d ago	Long break
Esquire	175d ago	Long break
Son	203d ago	Long break
Mister Sketch	210d ago	Long break
Room Service	219d ago	Long break
El Bodon	303d ago	Long break