Formscan - Ideal Guest and Kings Merchant are both recent winners that are likely to be popular once again. That said, this is more demanding off their new marks and preference is for the unexposed VEGA STORM. The three-year-old caught the eye when fourth on just his second handicap start over C&D two weeks ago and he makes plenty of appeal off 1lb lower.

Outstrip (GB)-Silver Games(Verglas)
vs4(9)
d3
(Ursa Major Racing Ltd And Partner)
Rated 64
Won When Rated 82-79

Iffraaj (GB)-Crecy(Refuse To Bend)
ts+bl2(21)
cd3
(Reality Partnerships V)
Rated 64
Won When Rated 73-66-66-65
In the last 3 years Vince Le Prince (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Patontheback (IRE) | 1 | |
| 25th Jun 2024 Beverley(7f 96yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Patontheback (IRE) 2nd (8/1 10-1 Rated 72) Rowan Scott 2.81L in front of Vince Le Prince (GB) 6th (28/1 9-10 Rated 67) D Fentiman (10 ran) | ||
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| Kings Merchant (GB) | 1 | |
| 1st Sep 2025 Carlisle(6f 195yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Kings Merchant (GB) 4th (25/1 9-11 Rated 74) D Swift 2.38L in front of Vince Le Prince (GB) 7th (13/2 9-9 Rated 72) D Allan (11 ran) | ||
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Bated Breath (GB)-Rhossili Down(Kingman)
cp4(12)
d1
(Mr G Harrison)
Rated 64
Won When Rated 82-77-75
In the last 3 years Kings Merchant (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Patontheback (IRE) | 1 | |
| 11th May 2026 Catterick(7f 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Kings Merchant (GB) 4th (13/2 10-0 Rated 65) Mason Paetel 1.50L in front of Patontheback (IRE) 6th (16/1 9-5 Rated 61) Jake Dickson (13 ran) | ||
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| Vince Le Prince (GB) | 1 | |
| 1st Sep 2025 Carlisle(6f 195yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Kings Merchant (GB) 4th (25/1 9-11 Rated 74) D Swift 2.38L in front of Vince Le Prince (GB) 7th (13/2 9-9 Rated 72) D Allan (11 ran) | ||
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Dark Angel (IRE)-Prontamente(More Than Ready)
cp6(37)
d4
(J R Racing)
Rated 62

Shalaa (IRE)-Rue Renan(Lope De Vega)
hd+(23)
d5
(Mr W A Bethell)
Rated 59
Won When Rated 67-60-70
In the last 3 years Ideal Guest (FR) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Patontheback (IRE) | 1 | |
| 1st Oct 2024 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Patontheback (IRE) 3rd (9/2 9-3 Rated 69) Kaiya Fraser 10.03L in front of Ideal Guest (FR) 8th (11/1 9-5 Rated 68) O McSweeney (10 ran) | ||
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Lucky Vega (IRE)-Constant Comment(Fastnet Rock)
(14)
(Let's Go Racing 2)
Rated 64

Blue Point (IRE)-Veiled Intrigue(Pastoral Pursuits)
vs1(27)
(Mr Jon A Thompson)
Rated 63

Kodi Bear (IRE)-Miss Brief(Brief Truce)
(30)
cd1
(Mr R & Mrs J E Huin)
Rated 55
Won When Rated 59-61-61
In the last 3 years Patontheback (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Ideal Guest (FR) | 1 | |
| 1st Oct 2024 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Patontheback (IRE) 3rd (9/2 9-3 Rated 69) Kaiya Fraser 10.03L in front of Ideal Guest (FR) 8th (11/1 9-5 Rated 68) O McSweeney (10 ran) | ||
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| Vince Le Prince (GB) | 1 | |
| 25th Jun 2024 Beverley(7f 96yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Patontheback (IRE) 2nd (8/1 10-1 Rated 72) Rowan Scott 2.81L in front of Vince Le Prince (GB) 6th (28/1 9-10 Rated 67) D Fentiman (10 ran) | ||
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| Kings Merchant (GB) | 1 | |
| 11th May 2026 Catterick(7f 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Kings Merchant (GB) 4th (13/2 10-0 Rated 65) Mason Paetel 1.50L in front of Patontheback (IRE) 6th (16/1 9-5 Rated 61) Jake Dickson (13 ran) | ||
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