Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 7f
Going: Good To Soft

Runners: 9
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Stalls: Centre
Weather: Thunderstorms

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Lake Forest

Selected at: 5/2

Lake Forest won the Gimcrack as a two-year-old and was runner-up in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot this term. He drops into Listed company which provides a good opportunity to return to winning ways and the extra furlong should suit.

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No.(Draw)

Runner

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(3)

English Oak

J: James Doyle

T: Ed Walker

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)

Slammed his 25 rivals in 7f handicap at Royal Ascot; well below that form in 7f Group 2s

-21146

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 108

Days: 34

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Aug 24	Nby Newbury	7f GF	G2	9-8	6/7	Tiber Flow (5L)	3/1	108	99
30 Jul 24	Goo Goodwood	7f Gd	G2	9-6	4/8	Audience (7L)	4/1	108	100
20 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	7f GF	2Hc	9-8	1/26	Billyjoh (3L)	100/30F	99	117
25 May 24	Hay Haydock	7f Sft	3Hc	9-9	1/6	Persuasion (4½L)	8/11F	90	106
3 May 24	Nmk Newmarket	7f Gd	2Hc	8-11	2/10	Noble Dynasty (2L)	7/2J	90	96
6 Oct 23	Asc Ascot	6f Gd	2Hc	8-12	2/16	Rohaan (nk)	16/1	89	97

(2)

Jumby

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Beaten a nose and a short head in the Group 2 Hungerford over C&D (Witch Hunter second)

000336

Age: 6

Weight: 9-4

OR: 109

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Aug 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	7f St/Slw	2Hc	9-7	6/12	Ten Pounds (5¼L)	7/1	100	99
17 Aug 24	Nby Newbury	7f GF	G2	9-8	3/7	Tiber Flow (snk)	18/1	100	113
10 Aug 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	7f GF	2Hc	10-0	3/9	Fifty Nifty (1¼L)	11/1	100	108
22 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	6f GF	G1	9-5 b¹	13/13	Khaadem (13½L)	66/1	102	76
8 Jun 24	Hay Haydock	7f Gd	G3	9-2	11/11	Tiber Flow (7½L)	16/1	105	92
11 May 24	Asc Ascot	7f Gd	2Hc	9-10	18/21	The Wizard Of Eye (10L)	18/1	107	89

(1)

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Nostrum

J: William Buick

T: Sir Michael Stoute

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

w¹

Wind Op - First run after wind operation

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (29%)

2nd in Newmarket Group 3 (7f, good to firm) in June was back near his best; wind op since

126-62

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 113

Days: 83

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Jun 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	7f GF	G3	9-8	2/5	Noble Dynasty (¾L)	5/2	112	116
26 Apr 24	San Sandown	8f GS	G2	9-3	6/6	Charyn (10L)	5/2	114	95
26 Aug 23	Yor York	9f GF	G3	9-0	6/6	Spirit Dancer (13½L)	5/6F	114	86
4 Aug 23	Goo Goodwood	8f Sft	3yG3	9-3	2/7	Epictetus (1L)	4/6F	114	111
13 Jul 23	Nmk Newmarket (July)	8f GF	3yL	9-5	1/6	Embesto (3L)	11/10F	113	118
8 Oct 22	Nmk Newmarket	7f Gd	2yG1	9-3	3/7	Chaldean (2½L)	5/2J	112	111

(10)

Russet Gold

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Roger Varian

Staying on well over 6f gives hope for 7f but the best of these have markedly better form

-37042

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 103

Days: 27

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Aug 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	6f Sft	L	9-3	2/7	Quinault (½L)	22/1	92	107
4 Aug 24	Chs Chester	6f GS	L	9-5	4/8	Quinault (2¾L)	20/1	92	102
13 Jul 24	Asc Ascot	5f Gd	2Hc	9-7	10/17	Fair Wind (3L)	18/1	94	94
22 Jun 24	Red Redcar	5f GF	3Hc	9-9	7/8	Muker (3L)	5/2F	94	91
10 May 24	Asc Ascot	6f Gd	3Hc	9-6	3/9	Glenfinnan (½L)	4/1	92	100
9 Sep 23	Asc Ascot	6f GF	2Hc	9-7	7/11	Dark Trooper (3L)	3/1F	92	92

(9)

Witch Hunter

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Won last year's Group 2 Hungerford over C&D and went very close in the same race this term

943423

Age: 5

Weight: 9-4

OR: 109

Days: 13

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Sep 24	Hay Haydock	8f Gd	G3	9-5	3/7	Holloway Boy (¾L)	11/2	109	111
17 Aug 24	Nby Newbury	7f GF	G2	9-8	2/7	Tiber Flow (nse)	8/1	109	114
13 Jul 24	Chs Chester	7f GS	L	9-7	4/6	Al Shabab Storm (2¾L)	11/2	109	103
29 Jun 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	7f GF	G3	9-8	3/5	Noble Dynasty (2¼L)	4/1	109	111
18 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	8f GF	G1	9-2	4/13	Charyn (6L)	40/1	109	109
8 Jun 24	Hay Haydock	7f Gd	G3	9-2	9/11	Tiber Flow (4¾L)	7/2F	111	100

(4)

Dosman

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Roger Varian

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Favourite for handicap debut at York but failed to fire; he has a mountain to climb

4-130

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 97

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Aug 24	Yor York	8f GF	23yHc	9-6	11/16	Treasure Time (12L)	3/1F	97	81
22 Jun 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	8f GF	43yNv	9-10	3/14	Ombudsman (2¾L)	11/2	-	100
5 Jun 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	7f St/Slw	4Nv	9-4	1/13	Cat Ninja (1¼L)	100/30	-	87
25 Sep 23	Lei Leicester	7f GS	32yMd	9-7	4/8	Ambiente Friendly (6½L)	11/10F	-	74

(6)

Lake Forest

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Smart form running on well in 6f Group races on good to firm

417-22

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 110

Days: 62

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Jul 24	Nby Newbury	6f GF	G3	9-4	2/9	Elite Status (½L)	9/2	111	116
21 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	6f GF	3yG1	9-2	2/14	Inisherin (2¼L)	12/1	108	113
30 Sep 23	Nmk Newmarket	6f GF	2yG1	9-2	7/9	Vandeek (9L)	14/1	109	89
25 Aug 23	Yor York	6f GF	2yG2	9-2	1/10	Johannes Brahms (1L)	16/1	102	107
4 Aug 23	Nmk Newmarket (July)	6f Gd	42yNv	9-10	4/7	King's Gamble (3½L)	1/3F	102	81
13 Jul 23	Nmk Newmarket (July)	6f GF	2yG2	9-2	2/9	Jasour (2L)	7/1	-	96

(7)

Louis Barthas

J: J F Egan

T: Ollie Sangster

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

Goes beyond 6f for the first time and this looks a very stiff task for this maiden

3-965

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 99

Days: 47

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Aug 24	Dea Deauville	6f GS	3yL	8-13	5/13	No Half Measures (3L)	23/1	-	102
21 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	6f GF	3yG1	9-2	6/14	Inisherin (7¼L)	200/1	-	97
18 May 24	Nby Newbury	6f Gd	3yL	9-2	9/14	Elite Status (10½L)	50/1	-	84
15 Nov 23	Kem Kempton (AW)	6f St/Slw	52yNv	9-4	3/12	Mukaafah (5¾L)	12/1	-	66

(8)

Witness Stand ^p

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Tom Clover

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Big improvement in 7f Goodwood handicaps and that form puts him firmly in the picture

-52012

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 108

Days: 26

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Aug 24	Goo Goodwood	7f GS	2Hc	9-9 p	2/14	Qirat (1L)	8/1	105	113
3 Aug 24	Goo Goodwood	7f GF	23yHc	9-4 p¹	1/11	Piz Nair (3L)	40/1	97	108
15 Jun 24	Chs Chester	7.5f Sft	23yHc	9-9	13/13	Love Billy Boy (19½L)	7/1	97	51
9 May 24	Chs Chester	7.5f Gd	23yHc	9-9	2/7	Never So Brave (2L)	22/1	97	101
6 Apr 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	8f St/Slw	23y	9-2	5/5	Notable Speech (4½L)	14/1	97	92
4 Nov 23	Nmk Newmarket	7f Hy	2yG3	9-2	2/8	Orne (1¼L)	8/1	97	98

(5)

Zoum Zoum

T: Ralph Beckett

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 15 wins from 49 in the last 14 days (31%)

1-2455

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 101

Days: 69

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Jul 24	Chs Chester	7f GS	L	8-13	5/6	Al Shabab Storm (4½L)	5/1	102	96
22 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	7f GF	3yG3	9-3	5/19	Haatem (4L)	80/1	104	102
31 May 24	Eps Epsom	7f GS	3yL	9-5	4/6	Evade (10½L)	15/8F	104	81
20 Apr 24	Nby Newbury	7f GS	3yG3	9-2	2/11	Esquire (1¼L)	7/2F	104	105
17 Nov 23	Sai Saint-Cloud	7f Hy	2yL	9-0	1/8	Princess Child (1¾L)	EvensF	-	104
3 Nov 23	Nmk Newmarket	7f Hy	42yNv	9-8	1/13	Kikkuli (2½L)	11/8F	-	97