Foundation Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 1m 1f 197y
Going: Heavy

Runners: 10
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Stalls: Centre
Weather: Rain

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Maxi King

Selected at: 12/1

Maxi King is unbeaten in two starts on heavy ground and has also won both starts over this trip. He was last seen in a Group 2 at Newmarket and the drop into Listed company is a huge positive. Much better is expected here, with plenty in his favour.

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Racecard

No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

(4)

Botanical ^t ¹

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Runner-up off top weight in John Smith's Cup last time out; leading claims on stable debut

31-102

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 109

Days: 74

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Jul 24	Yor York	10.5f GS	2Hc	9-9	2/20	Enfjaar (1¾L)	9/2F	107	116
18 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	10f GF	L	9-5	15/15	Israr (33L)	11/4J	107	54
17 May 24	Yor York	10.5f Gd	2Hc	9-8	1/16	King's Code (3L)	5/2F	97	112
2 Oct 23	Ham Hamilton	9f Sft	3Hc	9-9	1/8	Mr Professor (6L)	11/10F	87	107
9 Sep 23	Asc Ascot	10f GF	33yHc	9-9 h¹	3/6	Elegancia (1½L)	11/4	87	93
9 Aug 23	Kem Kempton (AW)	8f St/Slw	4Nv	9-10	2/11	Measured Time (1¾L)	15/8	-	90

(2)

Cemhaan ^t

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Baker

Third in Group 3 at Newbury in May but lesser performances have followed both runs since

-41306

Age: 7

Weight: 9-4

OR: 107

Days: 18

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
7 Sep 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	12f St/Slw	G3	9-7 t	6/7	Kalpana (10½L)	28/1	108	99
18 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	10f GF	L	9-5 t	13/15	Israr (22L)	28/1	110	76
18 May 24	Nby Newbury	12f Gd	G3	9-2 t	3/8	Middle Earth (4¼L)	28/1	110	109
6 Apr 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	11f St/Slw	2Hc	9-12 t	1/14	Killybegs Warrior (¾L)	25/1	105	114
27 Jan 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	12f St/Slw	2Hc	10-1 t	4/9	Teumessias Fox (5½L)	17/2	106	107
26 Aug 23	Yor York	14f GF	2Hc	9-9 t	17/22	Absurde (12½L)	25/1	106	98

(8)

Maxi King

J: David Egan

T: Raphael E Freire

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

Completed hat-trick in Newmarket handicap in May but has something to find in this field

-11405

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 102

Days: 76

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Jul 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	12f GS	G2	9-8	5/6	Giavellotto (17L)	33/1	102	92
18 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	14f GF	2Hc	9-11	15/16	Belloccio (11½L)	18/1	104	95
18 May 24	Nby Newbury	12f Gd	G3	9-2	4/8	Middle Earth (6½L)	10/1	96	106
4 May 24	Nmk Newmarket	12f Gd	2Hc	9-1	1/9	Real Dream (1¼L)	6/1	90	104
18 Apr 24	Rip Ripon	10f Hy	4Hc	9-6	1/8	Wintercrack (5L)	5/1	82	97
1 Apr 23	Don Doncaster	10f Hy	53yMd	9-7	1/12	Ribal (3L)	9/1	78	86

(7)

Passion And Glory

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Saeed bin Suroor

Course Winner - Won before at this course

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Back to his very best when defying joint top weight in Ascot handicap; player on that form

070331

Age: 8

Weight: 9-4

OR: 111

Days: 74

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 Jul 24	Asc Ascot	12f Gd	2Hc	10-2	1/13	Ziggy (1L)	7/1	105	115
9 Jun 24	Goo Goodwood	12f Gd	L	9-3	3/5	King Of Conquest (5¼L)	5/1	105	108
24 May 24	Goo Goodwood	10f Gd	L	9-3	3/6	Isle Of Jura (2¼L)	6/1	106	108
30 Mar 24	Mey Meydan	16f Gd	G2	9-2 p	10/15	Tower Of London (13L)	150/1	106	104
8 Mar 24	Bhr Bahrain	12f GF	L	9-3	7/10	Isle Of Jura (6½L)		-	96
17 Feb 24	Doh Doha	12f Gd	G3	9-2	10/11	Rebel's Romance (9¼L)		-	105

(5)

Savvy Victory

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: S Woods

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

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

Listed winner last year but below par the last twice; has to bounce back with career best

7-4256

Age: 5

Weight: 9-4

OR: 106

Days: 32

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Aug 24	Wdr Windsor	10f Sft	G3	9-7	6/7	My Prospero (6L)	18/1	107	104
20 Jul 24	Nby Newbury	10f GF	L	9-8	5/5	Phantom Flight (4½L)	13/2	109	102
5 Jul 24	San Sandown	10f Gd	L	9-9	2/6	Al Mubhir (1¾L)	100/30	109	112
18 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	10f GF	L	9-5	4/15	Israr (6½L)	40/1	109	107
27 Sep 23	Goo Goodwood	10f Sft	L	9-7	7/8	My Prospero (9¾L)	13/2	111	93
12 Aug 23	Hay Haydock	10.5f GS	G3	9-7	6/7	Al Aasy (8¼L)	10/1	111	100

(3)

Heartache Tonight

J: Hector Crouch

T: David Menuisier

Below best this season but back on testing ground today which will be right up her street

466-47

Age: 4

Weight: 8-13

OR: 102

Days: 126

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 May 24	Ayr Ayr	10f GF	LF	9-2	7/8	Madame Ambassador (4¾L)	9/1	105	93
5 May 24	Nmk Newmarket	9f Gd	G2F	9-2	4/6	Stay Alert (12L)	20/1	105	90
19 Aug 23	Dea Deauville	12.5f Hy	G2F	8-9	6/10	Melo Melo (2½L)	68/10	-	106
2 Jun 23	Eps Epsom	12f GF	3yG1F	9-2	6/9	Soul Sister (14½L)	28/1	105	91
14 May 23	Lon Longchamp	10f VSft	3yG1F	9-0	4/10	Jannah Rose (1½L)	12/1	-	102
21 Apr 23	Sai Saint-Cloud	10.5f Sft	3yG3F	9-0	3/8	Crown Princesse (1¼L)	5/1	-	90

(10)

Macduff ^b ¹

J: Ryan Moore

T: Ralph Beckett

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 11 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (34%)

Runner-up in Group 3 Classic Trial in April; gelded since latest start and not ruled out

24-206

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 104

Days: 96

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	12f GF	3yG2	9-2 p¹	6/14	Calandagan (11L)	20/1	104	101
1 Jun 24	Eps Epsom	12f GS	3yG1	9-2	13/16	City Of Troy (29L)	14/1	107	77
26 Apr 24	San Sandown	10f GS	3yG3	9-3	2/8	Arabian Crown (3¼L)	11/2	107	106
30 Sep 23	Nmk Newmarket	8f GF	2yG2	9-2	4/9	Ghostwriter (2L)	12/1	98	101
9 Sep 23	Hay Haydock	8f Gd	2yL	9-4	2/6	Al Musmak (1½L)	6/4F	-	103
11 Aug 23	Nmk Newmarket (July)	7f Gd	42yMd	9-7	1/11	Broadway Act (¾L)	6/5F	-	87

(1)

Novus ^tp ¹

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary & Josh Moore

2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Soft ground brings out the best in her and she has an excellent record here

-72054

Age: 4

Weight: 8-13

OR: 104

Days: 32

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Aug 24	Wdr Windsor	10f Sft	G3	9-4 p	4/7	My Prospero (5¼L)	20/1	105	102
6 Jul 24	Hay Haydock	12f Gd	G2F	9-7 p	5/8	Queen Of The Pride (12½L)	33/1	106	95
19 Jun 24	Asc Ascot	8f GF	G2F	9-2 p	10/14	Running Lion (6¾L)	28/1	107	98
4 May 24	Goo Goodwood	8f Sft	LF	9-12 p¹	2/8	Royal Dress (shd)	11/2	107	109
17 Apr 24	Nmk Newmarket	9f Gd	G3	9-2	7/9	Ottoman Fleet (12½L)	22/1	107	88
13 Oct 23	Nmk Newmarket	10f Sft	G3F	9-1	1/11	Veil Of Shadows (2L)	9/1	101	108

(9)

Persist

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Fourth in this last year but she'll be doing well if she betters that position today

499-55

Age: 5

Weight: 8-13

OR: 95

Days: 53

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Aug 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	12f GF	LF	9-9	5/9	Divina Grace (8½L)	16/1	96	91
17 Jul 24	Vic Vichy	10f GS	G3	9-0	5/9	Quest The Moon (2½L)	17/1	-	100
11 Nov 23	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	10f St	LF	9-4 p¹	9/13	Mukaddamah (9¾L)	20/1	98	88
13 Oct 23	Nmk Newmarket	10f Sft	G3F	9-5	9/11	Novus (18½L)	20/1	98	72
27 Sep 23	Goo Goodwood	10f Sft	L	8-13	4/8	My Prospero (3L)	16/1	89	98
20 Sep 23	Yar Yarmouth	10f Gd	LF	9-4	6/14	Sapphire Seas (5¼L)	22/1	89	97

(6)

Terre De Vega

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Has shown considerable promise and he's unexposed, but a sizeable step forward is needed

15-2

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 89

Days: 69

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Jul 24	Ham Hamilton	8.5f Gd	5Nv	9-11	2/7	Thunder Run (1¾L)	4/1	-	92
11 Nov 23	Tls Toulouse	8f Hy	2yL	9-0	5/9	Julica (7¼L)	11/1	-	84
5 Oct 23	Sai Saint-Cloud	7.5f Gd	2y	9-2	1/10	Brio (snk)	9/2	-	80