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4.45

Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap

(GBBPlus Race) of £30,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 7f. 209yds.

4.45 1m. 7f. 209yds. Flat Hcap (Class 3) 3-y-o plus 13 Entered

Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap

(GBBPlus Race) of £30,000.00

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5112

3,ch g

Sottsass (FR)-Cardiff(Dubawi)

(11) (J O'mulloy And W R Muir)
Rated 67 Won When Rated 61

William & Grassick

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	15	3	5	-3.75

21st Sep 26 Ffos Las(1m 6f Flat Hcap, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 67 16/1 8-11 David Probert 2nd of 9 runners, nk behind Just An Hour

27th Aug 26 Southwell(1m 6f 21yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 62 3/1 9-4 David Probert 1st of 5 runners, by 1.5L and 5.5L from Currumbin and Lordsbridge Grey

29th Jul 26 Leicester(1m 3f 179yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Firm in places)) Rated 61 5/2 9-2 Ryan Kavanagh (3) 1st of 4 runners, by nk and 15L from Clocker and Al s River

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Captain Cairney (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Just An Hour (IRE)	1
21st Sep 2026 Ffos Las(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Soft (Heavy in places)) Just An Hour (IRE) 1st (7/2 9-9 Rated 72) Oisin Murphy .25L in front of Captain Cairney (GB) 2nd (16/1 8-11 Rated 67) David Probert (9 ran)

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4,b g

Lope De Vega (IRE)-Chartreuse(Lawman)

(13) (The Carthusians)
Rated 75 Won When Rated 71

Jennie Candlish

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	11	0	2	-11.00
UK	1	1	0	9.00

19th Sep 26 Chester(1m 6f 87yds Flat Hcap, Heavy (Soft in places)) Rated 71 9/1 9-12 Liam Wright 1st of 10 runners, by 1.75L and 1.25L from Spartan Times and Melon

14th Jul 26 Killarney(2m 185yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 73 9/2 8-8 K G Kennedy (5) 4th of 7 runners, 4L behind Gaoth Chuil

7th Jul 26 Tramore(2m Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 74 5/1 10-2 S T McCullagh 7th of 11 runners, 15.5L behind Voice Of Reason

1421

3,b g

Cracksman (GB)-Bizzarria(Lemon Drop Kid)

(41) d¹ (Mr Des Anderson)
Rated 88 Won When Rated 79

Ralph Beckett

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	6	2	2	1.30

22nd Aug 26 Chester(1m 7f 196yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 79 9/2 9-3 Hector Crouch 1st of 9 runners, by 6L and 7.5L from Sea And Sun and St Mawes

17th Jul 26 Newmarket(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 79 5/1 9-6 Hector Crouch 2nd of 4 runners, 1.75L behind Counter Intuitive

20th Jun 26 Doncaster(1m 3f 197yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 81 9/4 9-10 Edward Greatrex 4th of 5 runners, 5.88L behind Central Command

1p20

5,b g

Calyx (GB)-Natural Bloom(Galileo)

(175) (Keith, David & Stephen Trowbridge)
Rated 92

Tom Dascombe

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	16	2	4	-9.40

10th Apr 26 Aintree(2m 4f Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 132 11/1 11-6 David Bass 14th of 22 runners, 15.07L behind Wellington Arch

13th Mar 26 Cheltenham(2m 4f 56yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 130 25/1 11-1 Joe Anderson 2nd of 24 runners, 2.75L behind Air Of Entitlement

28th Feb 26 Kelso(2m 51yds Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Chase course) Rated 130 8/1 11-7 David Bass pulled up of 17 runners, in race won by Captain Hugo

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hot Fuss (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Vaguely Royal (IRE)	1
9th May 2025 Chester(2m 2f 140yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Hot Fuss (IRE) 11th (8/1 8-12 Rated 93) Pierre-Louis Jamin 2.25L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 12th (125/1 8-10 Rated 90) Connor Beasley (15 ran)

3341

6,b g

Justify (USA)-Hourglass(Galileo)

(11) (Mr Eric Gadsden)
Rated 72 Won When Rated 72-75-73-68

B R Millman

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	5	1	2	-2.00
UK	31	4	9	-14.75

21st Sep 26 Ffos Las(1m 6f Flat Hcap, Soft (Heavy in places)) Rated 72 7/2 9-9 Oisin Murphy 1st of 9 runners, by nk and shd from Captain Cairney and Green Falcon

24th Aug 26 Windsor(1m 3f 99yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 73 9/2 9-4 Lewis Edmunds 4th of 7 runners, 8.75L behind Cape Fear

10th Aug 26 Windsor(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 74 9/4 9-5 Charlie Tucker (7) 3rd of 6 runners, nk and 1L behind Mythological Star and Shady Bay

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Just An Hour (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Raulin (IRE)	1
24th Aug 2026 Windsor(1m 3f 99yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Just An Hour (IRE) 4th (9/2 9-4 Rated 73) Lewis Edmunds 33.13L in front of Raulin (IRE) 7th (11/1 10-2 Rated 85) Jason Watson (7 ran)

Captain Cairney (GB)	1
21st Sep 2026 Ffos Las(1m 6f , Flat Hcap, Soft (Heavy in places)) Just An Hour (IRE) 1st (7/2 9-9 Rated 72) Oisin Murphy .25L in front of Captain Cairney (GB) 2nd (16/1 8-11 Rated 67) David Probert (9 ran)

1832

4,b g

Make Believe (GB)-Dalhousie(Golden Horn)

(28) bf (Mr Benji Arter)
Rated 77

George Baker

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	22	3	8	-1.00

4th Sep 26 Kempton(1m 7f 218yds Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 75 7/2JFav 9-4 Jack Dace (5) 2nd of 8 runners, 1.5L behind Digger One

12th Aug 26 Kempton(1m 3f 219yds Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 75 50/1 9-3 B d l Sayette 3rd of 12 runners, 5L and Dht behind Kokbastau and Bulletin

5th Jun 26 Goodwood(1m 3f 218yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Rated 76 11/1 9-7 Ryan Kavanagh 8th of 9 runners, 20.59L behind Salamanca City

5331

4,b g

Teofilo (IRE)-Lunar Maria(Dubawi)

(20) d¹ (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum)
Rated 86 Won When Rated 83-87-82

Charlie Johnston

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	18	4	4	10.17

12th Sep 26 Chester(1m 7f 196yds Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 83 11/1 8-9 S D Bowen 1st of 10 runners, by 1L and 1.75L from Granite Bay and Shipshape

5th Sep 26 Haydock(1m 6f Flat Hcap, Heavy-Soft in places) Rated 83 14/1 8-10 Hector Crouch 3rd of 10 runners, 7.5L and 5.5L behind Aegean Prince and In The Breeze

16th Aug 26 Pontefract(2m 1f 27yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 84 3/1 10-2 Jason Hart 3rd of 5 runners, 2.5L and 1.5L behind Letsbefrank and Campeona

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Pole Star (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Vaguely Royal (IRE)	1
11th Oct 2025 Newmarket(2m 2f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Pole Star (GB) 13th (10/1 8-2 Rated 90) J Fanning 25.00L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 15th (200/1 8-4 Rated 84) Cameron Hardie (19 ran)

Shipshape (IRE)	1
12th Sep 2026 Chester(1m 7f 196yds, Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Pole Star (GB) 1st (11/1 8-9 Rated 83) S D Bowen 2.75L in front of Shipshape (IRE) 3rd (18/1 7-9 Rated 74) Isobelle Chalmers (10 ran)

3172

4,b g

Mehmas (IRE)-Lope Scholar(Lope De Vega)

(12) (Moore Racing Syndicate)
Rated 84 Won When Rated 82-81-79-75

G L Moore

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	17	4	5	6.32

20th Sep 26 Plumpton(1m 7f 195yds Maiden Hurdle, Good (Good to Firm in places)) 3/1 11-2 Caoilin Quinn 2nd of 3 runners, 17L behind Arcturus Flame

24th Aug 26 Windsor(1m 3f 99yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 85 11/1 10-2 Jason Watson 7th of 7 runners, 41.88L behind Cape Fear

17th Jun 26 Ripon(1m 4f 10yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 82 6/1 9-10 Mark Winn 1st of 6 runners, by nose and 6L from Spirit Of Jura and Something

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Raulin (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Just An Hour (IRE)	1
24th Aug 2026 Windsor(1m 3f 99yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Just An Hour (IRE) 4th (9/2 9-4 Rated 73) Lewis Edmunds 33.13L in front of Raulin (IRE) 7th (11/1 10-2 Rated 85) Jason Watson (7 ran)

Shipshape (IRE)	1
27th May 2026 Hamilton(1m 5f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Shipshape (IRE) 1st (5/4Fav 8-11 Rated 68) Connor Beasley 1.75L in front of Raulin (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-11 Rated 82) D Nolan (4 ran)

3341

6,b g

Saxon Warrior (JPN)-Isobel Archer(Oasis Dream)

(6) d¹ (Kingsley Park 46 - Ready To Run)
Rated 82 Won When Rated 75

Charlie Johnston

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	47	9	15	3.67

12th Sep 26 Musselburgh(2m 2f 28yds Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Soft in places) Rated 84 16/1 10-2 Rowan Scott 4th of 7 runners, 8.5L behind Boxing Great

5th Jul 26 Southwell(2m 102yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 88 11/4 9-9 Daniel Muscutt 3rd of 5 runners, 13L and 20L behind Boatswain and New York Minute

27th Jun 26 Newcastle(2m 56yds Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 86 22/1 9-10 Daniel Muscutt 3rd of 20 runners, 1L and nose behind Believitanducan and Haveyoumissedme

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sax Appeal (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Vaguely Royal (IRE)	1
19th Feb 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Vaguely Royal (IRE) 6th (50/1 8-10 Rated 77) Ryan Kavanagh 5.50L in front of Sax Appeal (GB) 7th (5/1 10-1 Rated 91) Oliver Stammers (11 ran)

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4,b c

Frankel (GB)-So Sharp(Bated Breath)

(6) (Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum)
Rated 76

William Haggas

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	5	1	0	-1.75

3rd Sep 26 Haydock(1m 2f 42yds Flat Hcap, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 80 10/1 9-12 Tom Marquand 7th of 13 runners, 5.03L behind Mehmas Champion

28th Aug 26 Sandown(1m 1f 209yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 80 13/2 10-2 W Buick 8th of 8 runners, 6.38L behind Sovereign View

27th Jul 26 Southwell(1m 4f 14yds Flat, Standard) 14/1 10-8 Tom Marquand 8th of 14 runners, 16.25L behind Kokbastau

1253

4,b g

New Bay (GB)-Pilates(Shamardal)

(20) (B J Llewellyn & Partner)
Rated 75 Won When Rated 71-68

B J Llewellyn

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	14	3	4	-2.75

12th Sep 26 Chester(1m 7f 196yds Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Rated 74 18/1 7-9 Isobelle Chalmers (7) 3rd of 10 runners, 1L and 1.75L behind Pole Star and Granite Bay

11th Aug 26 Carlisle(1m 6f 32yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 75 4/1 9-10 O J Orr 5th of 6 runners, 36L behind Asia Force

27th Jun 26 Chester(1m 7f 196yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 75 13/8 9-4 David Probert 2nd of 7 runners, 2.5L behind Ruler Legend

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Shipshape (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Raulin (IRE)	1
27th May 2026 Hamilton(1m 5f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Shipshape (IRE) 1st (5/4Fav 8-11 Rated 68) Connor Beasley 1.75L in front of Raulin (IRE) 2nd (4/1 9-11 Rated 82) D Nolan (4 ran)

Pole Star (GB)	1
12th Sep 2026 Chester(1m 7f 196yds, Flat Hcap, Soft-Good to Soft in places) Pole Star (GB) 1st (11/1 8-9 Rated 83) S D Bowen 2.75L in front of Shipshape (IRE) 3rd (18/1 7-9 Rated 74) Isobelle Chalmers (10 ran)

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7,b g

Highland Reel (IRE)-Trianon(Nayef)

(825) d² (McNeill Family & Patrick&Scott Bryceland)
Rated 91

Alan King

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	3	1	1	-0.50
UK	7	3	2	12.75

29th Jun 24 Newcastle(2m 56yds Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 95 7/1 8-11 Billy Loughnane 7th of 20 runners, 8.75L behind Onesmoothoperator

19th Apr 24 Newbury(2m 110yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Rated 96 9/2 9-3 Rossa Ryan 5th of 9 runners, 3.38L behind Prince Alex

29th Mar 24 Newcastle(2m 56yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 95 5/1 8-13 David Probert 3rd of 13 runners, 3.5L and hd behind Prydwen and Duke Of Oxford

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Spartan Army (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Vaguely Royal (IRE)	2
29th Mar 2024 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spartan Army (IRE) 3rd (5/1 8-13 Rated 95) David Probert 1.75L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 5th (9/2Fav 8-8 Rated 93) Oisin Murphy (13 ran)

1st Mar 2024 Lingfield(1m 7f 169yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spartan Army (IRE) 1st (7/4Fav 9-5 Rated 86) Rossa Ryan 1.75L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 3rd (5/1 9-3 Rated 92) Oisin Murphy (13 ran)

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Galileo (IRE)-Danilovna(Dansili)

(38) (Eventmasters Racing)
Rated 73 Won When Rated 69-65

I Williams

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	29	5	9	-12.69

25th Aug 26 Musselburgh(2m 2f 28yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 73 4/1 9-3 Ryan Kavanagh (3) 6th of 9 runners, 9.81L behind Gallus Norman

24th Jul 26 York(2m 56yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 69 10/3Fav 8-12 W Buick 1st of 13 runners, by 0.5L and 2L from Queen Roslyn and Furhaan

11th Jul 26 Chester(1m 6f 87yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 65 11/2 9-1 Ryan Kavanagh 1st of 6 runners, by 1.75L and 2.5L from Imperial Sovereign and Mudita

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Vaguely Royal (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Spartan Army (IRE)	2
29th Mar 2024 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spartan Army (IRE) 3rd (5/1 8-13 Rated 95) David Probert 1.75L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 5th (9/2Fav 8-8 Rated 93) Oisin Murphy (13 ran)

1st Mar 2024 Lingfield(1m 7f 169yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Spartan Army (IRE) 1st (7/4Fav 9-5 Rated 86) Rossa Ryan 1.75L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 3rd (5/1 9-3 Rated 92) Oisin Murphy (13 ran)

Sax Appeal (GB)	1
19th Feb 2026 Newcastle(2m 56yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Vaguely Royal (IRE) 6th (50/1 8-10 Rated 77) Ryan Kavanagh 5.50L in front of Sax Appeal (GB) 7th (5/1 10-1 Rated 91) Oliver Stammers (11 ran)

Hot Fuss (IRE)	1
9th May 2025 Chester(2m 2f 140yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Hot Fuss (IRE) 11th (8/1 8-12 Rated 93) Pierre-Louis Jamin 2.25L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 12th (125/1 8-10 Rated 90) Connor Beasley (15 ran)

Pole Star (GB)	1
11th Oct 2025 Newmarket(2m 2f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Pole Star (GB) 13th (10/1 8-2 Rated 90) J Fanning 25.00L in front of Vaguely Royal (IRE) 15th (200/1 8-4 Rated 84) Cameron Hardie (19 ran)

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Previous Years

2025 Blazeon Five 7 9-6 Rossa Ryan 13/2 (Alan King) (Drawn 4)

2024 Hutchence 3 9-6 Rossa Ryan 5/2JFav (Ralph Beckett) (Drawn 6)

2023 Oceanline 5 9-8 Rob Hornby 28/1 (David Pipe) (Drawn 2)

2022 Malakahna 4 8-7 Callum Hutchinson 15/8Fav (I Williams) (Drawn 3)

2021 Rajinsky 5 9-6 Pierre-Louis Jamin 10/3 (Tom Dascombe) (Drawn 4)

2020 Rochester House 4 9-11 J Fanning 6/1 (Mark Johnston) (Drawn 5)

2019 Landa Beach 3 8-10 David Probert 6/1 (A Balding) (Drawn 11)

2018 What A Welcome 4 10-0 Joey Haynes 4/1JFav (P Chamings) (Drawn 1)

2017 Dominating 3 8-11 P J McDonald 3/1Fav (Mark Johnston) (Drawn 9)

2016 Life Less Ordinary 4 9-9 J P Spencer 4/1 (Jamie Osborne) (Drawn 2)

2015 Burmese 3 8-9 W Buick 11/4 (M P Tregoning) (Drawn 2)

2014 Quest For More 4 10-0 G Baker 7/2 (Roger Charlton) (Drawn 1)

2013 Ballinderry Boy 3 8-3 Oisin Murphy 9/4Fav (A Balding) (Drawn 5)

2012 Red Orator 3 8-4 J Fanning 9/2 (Mark Johnston) (Drawn 10)

2011 Thimaar 3 8-11 R Hills 6/1 (J Gosden) (Drawn 4)

2010 Ermyn Lodge 4 8-12 I Mongan 7/1 (P Phelan) (Drawn 7)

2009 Kimberley Downs 3 7-10 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin 15/2 (Mark Johnston) (Drawn 4)

2008 Ascalon 4 10-0 A Munro 11/2 (Pat Eddery) (Drawn 3)

2007 Samurai Way 5 10-0 J Fortune 5/4Fav (Luca Cumani) (Drawn 12)

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