| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈 2nd |
3y 135 lbs |
Callum Rodriguez Jack Channon |
90 | 11/4F | |
| 5 |
3y 124 lbs |
Jamie Spencer Hugo Palmer |
79 | 14/1 | |
| 10 |
3y 123 lbs |
Jack Callan(3) John Butler |
78 | 13/2 | |
| 4 |
3y 132 lbs |
Neil Callan Peter Chapple-Hyam |
87 | 14/1 | |
| 11 |
3y 131 lbs |
Jack Nicholls(5) Clive Cox |
86 | 22/1 | |
| 8 |
3y 131 lbs |
Ray Dawson Roger Varian |
86 | 12/1 | |
| 9 |
3y 128 lbs |
Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon |
83 | 40/1 | |
| 6 |
3y 127 lbs |
Darragh Keenan William Haggas |
82 | 12/1 | |
| 7 |
3y 127 lbs |
Kieran Shoemark Harry Charlton |
82 | 10/1 | |
| 🥉 3rd |
3y 125 lbs |
Rob Hornby Tom Ward |
80 | 8/1 | |
| 🥇 1st |
3y 125 lbs |
Kaiya Fraser Harry Eustace |
80 | 3/1 |
Crest Of Fire is our selection and the top-rated runner here, with a win three starts back and nothing worse than third in four of his last five runs underlining strong form, plus both today’s trip and good to firm ground already proven. Shaman Champion carries the second-highest figure in the race and remains dangerous despite being without a win in that stretch, while Mr Seagull and Arbaawy also loom as threats on our numbers. At high confidence, Crest Of Fire’s rounder profile makes him the one to beat in a well-strung-out field.
Crest Of Fire can certainly leave his Royal Ascot effort behind after being handed a very difficult draw, but the preference is for Ciarrai Abu. He has produced some strong pieces of form already this season and was desperately unlucky not to win last time out. With a little more luck in running, he looks capable of gaining a deserved success.