GB - Ascot - Race 1

Thoroughbred

9 Runners

Group 1

Turf

Good to Firm

1100.5K

VIEW

Verdict

A mouth-watering renewal of the Queen Anne. MORE THUNDER made giant strides forward in his first season with William Haggas last year, and his second to Notable Speech in the Lockinge on his first try at 1m fully confirms he belongs at the highest level. The stiffer 1m should play perfectly to his strong-finishing style and it’s reasonable to believe he can reverse the Lockinge form with Notable Speech, who may not be ideally suited by a return to Ascot. Opera Ballo is a fascinating runner, too.

Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
1	1 Cicero's Gift Jockey: Jason Watson Trainer: Charles Hills J: Jason Watson T: Charles Hills	94	-	-	-	2%
2	2 Damysus Jockey: James Doyle Trainer: John & Thady Gosden J: James Doyle T: John & Thady Gosden	96	-	-	-	7%
3	3 Docklands Jockey: Mark Zahra Trainer: Harry Eustace J: Mark Zahra T: Harry Eustace	95	-	-	-	17%
4	4 First Conquest Jockey: Ryan Moore Trainer: Charlie Appleby J: Ryan Moore T: Charlie Appleby	91	-	-	-	3%
5	1st Pick 5 More Thunder (Ire) Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: William Haggas J: Tom Marquand T: William Haggas	97	-	-	-	23%
6	2nd Pick 6 Notable Speech Jockey: William Buick Trainer: Charlie Appleby J: William Buick T: Charlie Appleby	100	-	-	-	42%
7	3rd Pick 7 Opera Ballo (Ire) Jockey: Billy Loughnane Trainer: Charlie Appleby J: Billy Loughnane T: Charlie Appleby	99	-	-	-	25%
8	8 Ten Bob Tony (Ire) Jockey: Kieran Shoemark Trainer: Ed Walker J: Kieran Shoemark T: Ed Walker	94	-	-	-	2%
9	9 Zeus Olympios Jockey: Clifford Lee Trainer: K. R. Burke J: Clifford Lee T: K. R. Burke	96	-	-	-	10%

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