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7.45 1m. Flat Hcap (Class 3) 4-y-o plus 7 Declared

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12-0

8,b g 9-10

Free Eagle (IRE)-Badr Al Badoor(Acclamation)

bl⁹(19) (Martyn And Elaine Booth)
Rated 96

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	28	5	9	13.57

9th May 26 Ascot(7f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 96 12/1 9-5 Saffie Osborne 18th of 28 runners, 9.29L behind The Wizard Of Eye

4th Oct 25 Ascot(7f Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 93 9/1 8-9 Edward Greatrex 2nd of 15 runners, 1.75L behind Native Warrior

5th Sep 25 Ascot(7f Flat, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 90 6/1 9-9 Saffie Osborne 1st of 11 runners, by 1.25L and 1.25L from Fondo Blanco and Fine Interview

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Hickory (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Nostrum (GB)	1
9th May 2026 Ascot(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Nostrum (GB) 14th (40/1 9-1 Rated 92) A Rawlinson 1.28L in front of Hickory (IRE) 18th (12/1 9-5 Rated 96) Saffie Osborne (28 ran)

Cogitate (IRE)	2
26th Jul 2025 Ascot(1m , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Hickory (IRE) 3rd (12/1 8-13 Rated 87) J P Spencer 4.00L in front of Cogitate (IRE) 6th (33/1 9-0 Rated 88) M Barzalona (17 ran)

26th Jun 2025 Newmarket(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Cogitate (IRE) 5th (15/2 9-6 Rated 89) Billy Loughnane 1.75L in front of Hickory (IRE) 7th (11/1 9-7 Rated 90) Saffie Osborne (12 ran)

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4,ch g 9-9

Persian King (IRE)-Qabala(Scat Daddy)

(262) d² (Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum)
Rated 95

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	2	2	0	1.02

8th Sep 25 Newcastle(1m 5yds Flat, Standard / Slow) 1/9Fav 9-11 S De Sousa 1st of 6 runners, by 12L and 6L from Terrapin and Symphony Of Joy

6th Aug 25 Kempton(1m Flat, Standard / Slow) 10/11Fav 9-4 S De Sousa 1st of 10 runners, by 0.5L and 7.5L from Vronti and Tresca

Oct 2023 Tattersalls (UK) Price: £150,000

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58-8

5,gr g 9-7

Dark Angel (IRE)-Snowy Peak(Pivotal)

(12) (Paul Kwok & Ms Angel Li)
Rated 93

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	10	2	3	10.25

16th May 26 Newmarket(7f Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 94 18/1 9-9 J F Egan 8th of 11 runners, 4.38L behind Superposition

15th Aug 25 Newmarket(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 94 16/1 9-12 J F Egan 8th of 8 runners, 14.06L behind Mr Chaplin

12th Jul 25 Ascot(7f 213yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 94 50/1 9-3 J F Egan 5th of 6 runners, 11L behind Never So Brave

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Dark Tornado (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Nostrum (GB)	1
12th Jul 2025 Ascot(7f 213yds, Flat, Good to Firm) Dark Tornado (IRE) 5th (50/1 9-3 Rated 94) J F Egan .50L in front of Nostrum (GB) 6th (33/1 9-3 Rated 109) D Nolan (6 ran)

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6,b g 9-3

Kingman (GB)-Mirror Lake(Dubai Destination)

(19) c¹ d¹ (Thoroughbred British Racing)
Rated 89

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	16	3	3	-3.65

9th May 26 Ascot(7f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 92 40/1 9-1 A Rawlinson 14th of 28 runners, 8.01L behind The Wizard Of Eye

10th Oct 25 York(7f 192yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 95 11/1 8-13 Cieren Fallon 14th of 17 runners, 22.64L behind Ice Max

6th Sep 25 Ascot(7f Flat Hcap, Round: Soft-Good to Soft in places; Straight: Good to Soft-Soft in places) Rated 100 50/1 9-12 Marco Ghiani 19th of 20 runners, 11.27L behind Native Warrior

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Nostrum (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Hickory (IRE)	1
9th May 2026 Ascot(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Nostrum (GB) 14th (40/1 9-1 Rated 92) A Rawlinson 1.28L in front of Hickory (IRE) 18th (12/1 9-5 Rated 96) Saffie Osborne (28 ran)

Dark Tornado (IRE)	1
12th Jul 2025 Ascot(7f 213yds, Flat, Good to Firm) Dark Tornado (IRE) 5th (50/1 9-3 Rated 94) J F Egan .50L in front of Nostrum (GB) 6th (33/1 9-3 Rated 109) D Nolan (6 ran)

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1113

4,b g 9-1

Mehmas (IRE)-Baarrij(Iffraaj)

(27) d³ (Mrs Aoife Henry)
Rated 87

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	17	5	6	0.08

1st May 26 Ascot(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) Rated 86 14/1 9-5 Jack Callan 3rd of 11 runners, 1.75L and hd behind Joolianoss and Storm Star

27th Mar 26 Newcastle(1m 5yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 82 2/1Fav 9-6 Daniel Muscutt 1st of 12 runners, by nk and 0.75L from Harry The Rogue and Flying Fletcher

28th Feb 26 Southwell(1m 13yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 76 5/2Fav 9-5 Daniel Muscutt 1st of 11 runners, by 2.25L and hd from Tribal Wisdom and Panama Black

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5,b g 9-0

Churchill (IRE)-Damaniyat Girl(Elusive Quality)

(26) d¹ (Mr H Frost)
Rated 86

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	20	2	4	-2.90

2nd May 26 Newmarket(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 87 16/1 9-9 Kieran Shoemark 7th of 13 runners, 7.47L behind Spanish Voice

18th Apr 26 Newbury(1m Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 88 25/1 8-9 Saffie Osborne 12th of 24 runners, 4.25L behind Linwood

28th Mar 26 Kempton(7f Flat Hcap, Standard / Slow) Rated 87 6/1 9-2 Billy Loughnane 2nd of 9 runners, 1L behind Defence Minister

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Cogitate (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Hickory (IRE)	2
26th Jul 2025 Ascot(1m , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Hickory (IRE) 3rd (12/1 8-13 Rated 87) J P Spencer 4.00L in front of Cogitate (IRE) 6th (33/1 9-0 Rated 88) M Barzalona (17 ran)

26th Jun 2025 Newmarket(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Cogitate (IRE) 5th (15/2 9-6 Rated 89) Billy Loughnane 1.75L in front of Hickory (IRE) 7th (11/1 9-7 Rated 90) Saffie Osborne (12 ran)

Boyfriend (GB)	2
18th Apr 2026 Newbury(1m , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Boyfriend (GB) 8th (25/1 8-8 Rated 87) S Hitchcott .62L in front of Cogitate (IRE) 12th (25/1 8-9 Rated 88) Saffie Osborne (24 ran)

10th Jul 2025 Newmarket(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Boyfriend (GB) 4th (9/2 9-11 Rated 88) S M Levey 3.50L in front of Cogitate (IRE) 10th (12/1 9-12 Rated 89) W Buick (11 ran)

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Twilight Son (GB)-Tallow(Kodiac)

(40) d¹ (Mrs J Wood)
Rated 86 Won When Rated 86

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	13	2	3	-6.25

18th Apr 26 Newbury(1m Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 87 25/1 8-8 S Hitchcott 8th of 24 runners, 3.63L behind Linwood

26th Sep 25 Newmarket(1m 1f Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Rated 88 15/2 9-12 S M Levey 6th of 13 runners, 2.53L behind Man Of La Mancha

2nd Aug 25 Goodwood(1m 1f 11yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Rated 88 13/2 9-5 R L Moore 5th of 16 runners, 5.38L behind Gladius

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Boyfriend (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Cogitate (IRE)	2
18th Apr 2026 Newbury(1m , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Boyfriend (GB) 8th (25/1 8-8 Rated 87) S Hitchcott .62L in front of Cogitate (IRE) 12th (25/1 8-9 Rated 88) Saffie Osborne (24 ran)

10th Jul 2025 Newmarket(1m , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm) Boyfriend (GB) 4th (9/2 9-11 Rated 88) S M Levey 3.50L in front of Cogitate (IRE) 10th (12/1 9-12 Rated 89) W Buick (11 ran)

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Thu 28th May

First Time - In a Flat Handicap Raammee» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 5/6 Raammee, 5/1 Boyfriend, 6/1 Saytarr, 10/1 Hickory, Cogitate, 14/1 Nostrum, 20/1 Dark Tornado.

Previous Years
2025 Hafeet Alain 9 9-4 Jack Doughty 12/1 (Ed Walker) (Drawn 4)
2024 Dual Identity 6 9-7 N Callan 17/2 (William Knight) (Drawn 3)
2023 Indemnify 4 9-1 Raymond Dawson 17/2 (Roger Varian) (Drawn 6)
2022 Rebel Territory 4 9-9 Jim Crowley 4/1 (Mrs A Perrett) (Drawn 2)
2021 Dashing Roger 4 9-3 Marco Ghiani 5/1 (W Stone) (Drawn 6)

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