Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) – Newmarket

Newmarket

15:00

Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) (Colts)

Date 2024-09-28

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £165,355

Runners (8)

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
8 (5)	Whistlejacket Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	214121	115	123	112	41d	—	—	+5	53	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Precocious colt who landed the Prix Morny at Deauville most recently; now 3-6; top rated
7 (7)	Shadow Of Light Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	112	108	115	98	36d	—	—	+10	41.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Gimcrack runner-up; progressing well and is closely related to the 2019 Middle Park winner
3 (3)	Defence Minister Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	128	—	11	90	105	89	23d	—	—	+19	30.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Successful in a couple of 6f novice events; lot to find on bare ratings but has potential
1 (1)	Black Forza b/br J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	128	—	5114	105	115	103	27d	—	—	+21	27.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Substandard winner of the Richmond but may do better still; below par in US race last time
6 (4)	Jouncy Brown J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	v	62172	99	111	93	21d	—	—	+21	25	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Progressive at 6f, most recently second in AW Group 3; well bred and may rate higher still
2 (2)	Dash Dizzy Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Charlie Johnston	J:Tom Marquand T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	31	-	97	79	24d	—	—	+10	13	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Won well on AW last time; bottom of this pack on RPR but is open to further progress
NR (8)	Ides Of March Bay J:Sean Levey T:A P O'Brien	J:Sean Levey T:A P O'Brien	128	—	4311	108	119	102	28d	—	—	—	33	—	—
Good progress at the Curragh this summer; scored comfortably in Group 3 contest last time
NR (6)	Intrusively Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Edward Bethell	J:NON-RUNNER T:Edward Bethell	128	p	232315	97	111	-	16d	—	—	—	22.4	—	—
Richmond effort is his standout; plenty to find on the rest of his form; headgear applied

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Whistlejacket	8/11	8/11	8/11
Shadow Of Light	3/1	3/1	3/1
Defence Minister	15/2	7/1	7/1
Black Forza	12/1	12/1	12/1
Jouncy	18/1	18/1	20/1
Dash Dizzy	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

Whistlejacket

OR: 16.3 Form: 20.5 Odds: 16.3

8/11

2nd

Shadow Of Light

41.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 17 Odds: 10

3/1

3rd

Ides Of March

OR: 14.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

—

Defence Minister

30.3

OR: 10 Form: 17 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Black Forza

27.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 12 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Jouncy

OR: 12.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Intrusively

22.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

—

Dash Dizzy

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Whistlejacket	115	123	112
Shadow Of Light	108	115	98
Ides Of March	108	119	102
Black Forza	105	115	103
Jouncy	99	111	93
Intrusively	97	111	—
Defence Minister	90	105	89
Dash Dizzy	—	97	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Intrusively	16d ago	Fit
Jouncy	21d ago	Fit
Defence Minister	23d ago	Fit
Dash Dizzy	24d ago	Fit
Black Forza	27d ago	Fit
Ides Of March	28d ago	Fit
Shadow Of Light	36d ago	Fit
Whistlejacket	41d ago	Fit