Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3) – Newbury

Newbury

13:50

Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2024-05-18

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,710

Winning Time 2m 33.43s (slow by 2.03s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Middle Earth (GB) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	100/30	Won
2nd	King Of Conquest (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	10/1	0.05
3rd	Cemhaan (GB) Pat Cosgrave · George Baker	28/1	4.25
4th	Maxi King (IRE) David Egan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	10/1	2.25
5th	Desert Hero (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	EvensF	1.75
6th	Salt Bay (GER) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	7/1	1
7th	So Moonstruck (GER) David Probert · Owen Burrows	28/1	14
8th	Flying Honours (GB) James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	33/1	12

Runners (9)

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
3 (7)	Desert Hero Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	8113-2	113	131	118	22d	—	—	-8	34.9	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Most progressive at three and good second on 1m2f return; the one to beat back at 1m4f
7 (5)	Middle Earth Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	21171-	108	122	108	225d	—	—	+23	37.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Very progressive at three bar a blip in the St Leger on soft; likely more to come at four
8 (1)	Salt Bay Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	7427-3	109	124	88	28d	—	—	+11	20.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Third in Group 3 on C&D return; low mileage so could build on that; yard won this in 2023
6 (2)	Maxi King Bay J:David Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:David Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	128	—	3/1-11	96	115	71	14d	—	—	+15	21.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
3-3 since joining this yard but takes a big jump in class here
5 (9)	King Of Conquest Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	p	423-45	109	124	101	15d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Listed winner last May; below par in both runs this year but met trouble last time
9 (6)	So Moonstruck Bay J:David Probert T:Owen Burrows	J:David Probert T:Owen Burrows	128	—	1/423/	108	119	-	685d	—	—	+19	22.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Off since close third in 2022 German Derby; watching brief advised on return for new yard
4 (4)	Flying Honours Bay J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	31/0-7	107	120	63	22d	—	—	+12	15	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Group 3 winner at two but last in Dante on only 3yo start and same again on reappearance
2 (8)	Cemhaan Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Baker	128	t	130-41	110	123	104	42d	—	—	+13	15.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Really smart handicap performance to win at Kempton latest but needs more again now
NR (3)	Bolster Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	/100-1	102	121	93	26d	—	—	—	23	—	—
Made all in 1m2f handicap on debut for Karl Burke but this is a much tougher assignment

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Desert Hero	10/11	10/11	10/11
Middle Earth	4/1	4/1	4/1
Salt Bay	7/1	7/1	7/1
Maxi King	11/1	11/1	11/1
King Of Conquest	9/1	9/1	9/1
So Moonstruck	25/1	25/1	25/1
Flying Honours	28/1	28/1	28/1
Cemhaan	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Middle Earth

37.9

OR: 14.5 Form: 19 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Desert Hero

34.9

OR: 15.8 Form: 5 Odds: 14.2

10/11

3rd

Bolster

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

So Moonstruck

22.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Maxi King

21.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Salt Bay

20.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

7/1

King Of Conquest

16.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Cemhaan

15.8

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Flying Honours

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Desert Hero	113	131	118
Cemhaan	110	123	104
Salt Bay	109	124	88
King Of Conquest	109	124	101
Middle Earth	108	122	108
So Moonstruck	108	119	—
Flying Honours	107	120	63
Bolster	102	121	93
Maxi King	96	115	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Maxi King	14d ago	Fit
King Of Conquest	15d ago	Fit
Desert Hero	22d ago	Fit
Flying Honours	22d ago	Fit
Bolster	26d ago	Fit
Salt Bay	28d ago	Fit
Cemhaan	42d ago	Fit
Middle Earth	225d ago	Long break
So Moonstruck	685d ago	Long break