
Going
Race Type
Distance
Sky Bet Strensall Stakes
(Group 3) of £170,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 177yds. 1.50
1m. 177yds. Flat (Class 1) 3-y-o plus 8 Declared
Sky Bet Strensall Stakes
(Group 3) of £170,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £96,407.00 2nd - £36,550.00 3rd - £18,292.00 4th - £9,112.00 5th - £4,573.00 6th - £2,295.00
Formscan - Bowmark is two from four, with both of his victories coming in novice company. The son of Kingman found the Prix du Jockey Club too much of an ask last time and will appreciate this easier assignment, but a chance can be taken on GLADIUS. Andrew Balding's colt is unbeaten in two starts in handicaps, most recently scoring at Glorious Goodwood, and he continues to go from strength to strength. The son of Night Of Thunder has a lot to find on official ratings, but he is improving at a rapid rate of knots and may well be up to the task. King's Gambit completes the shortlist.


Too Darn Hot (GB)-Lady Momoka(Shamardal)
(27)
(Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obai)
Rated 105
In the last 3 years Boiling Point (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Checkandchallenge (GB) | 1 | |
| 27th Jul 2025 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Checkandchallenge (GB) 3rd (12/1 9-7 Rated 108) Callum Shepherd .25L in front of Boiling Point (IRE) 4th (11/2 9-7 Rated 105) Clifford Lee (6 ran) | ||
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| King's Gambit (IRE) | 2 | |
| 18th Aug 2023 Newbury(1m , Flat Maiden, Good to Soft) King's Gambit (IRE) 1st (33/1 9-7) T E Whelan 3.00L in front of Boiling Point (IRE) 3rd (5/6Fav 9-7) James Doyle (6 ran) | ||
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| 21st Jul 2023 Newbury(7f , Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Boiling Point (IRE) 2nd (10/3 9-4) David Egan 5.34L in front of King's Gambit (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-4) T E Whelan (9 ran) | ||
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Advertise-Crying Lightening(Holy Roman Emperor)
(2)
c1
(The Marathon Partnership)
Rated 103


Fast Company (IRE)-Likeable(Dalakhani)
cp6(27)
(Mr A Hetherton)
Rated 108
In the last 3 years Checkandchallenge (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Boiling Point (IRE) | 1 | |
| 27th Jul 2025 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Checkandchallenge (GB) 3rd (12/1 9-7 Rated 108) Callum Shepherd .25L in front of Boiling Point (IRE) 4th (11/2 9-7 Rated 105) Clifford Lee (6 ran) | ||
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| King's Gambit (IRE) | 1 | |
| 17th Jun 2025 Ascot(1m 1f 212yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) King's Gambit (IRE) 3rd (4/1Fav 9-5 Rated 113) James McDonald 2.82L in front of Checkandchallenge (GB) 9th (33/1 9-5 Rated 111) S De Sousa (16 ran) | ||
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Saxon Warrior (JPN)-Pure Symmetry(Storm Cat)
(67)
(Wathnan Racing)
Rated 113
In the last 3 years Kings Gambit (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Checkandchallenge (GB) | 1 | |
| 17th Jun 2025 Ascot(1m 1f 212yds, Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) King's Gambit (IRE) 3rd (4/1Fav 9-5 Rated 113) James McDonald 2.82L in front of Checkandchallenge (GB) 9th (33/1 9-5 Rated 111) S De Sousa (16 ran) | ||
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| Boiling Point (IRE) | 2 | |
| 18th Aug 2023 Newbury(1m , Flat Maiden, Good to Soft) King's Gambit (IRE) 1st (33/1 9-7) T E Whelan 3.00L in front of Boiling Point (IRE) 3rd (5/6Fav 9-7) James Doyle (6 ran) | ||
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| 21st Jul 2023 Newbury(7f , Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Boiling Point (IRE) 2nd (10/3 9-4) David Egan 5.34L in front of King's Gambit (IRE) 8th (20/1 9-4) T E Whelan (9 ran) | ||
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In the last 3 years Bowmark (GB) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| King Of Cities (IRE) | 1 | |
| 1st Jun 2025 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Good to Soft) King Of Cities (IRE) 9th (14/1 9-2 Rated 111) James Doyle 2.63L in front of Bowmark (GB) 14th (9/1 9-2 Rated 103) Tom Marquand (18 ran) | ||
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Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Persona Grata(Sir Percy)
(21)
d2
(Qatar BS, China Horse Club & D Howden)
Rated 99


Dubawi (IRE)-Ajman Princess(Teofilo)
(22)
(Exors of the Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid)
Rated 109
In the last 3 years King Of Cities (IRE) has met
| Horse | No. Of times | |
| Bowmark (GB) | 1 | |
| 1st Jun 2025 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds, Flat, Good to Soft) King Of Cities (IRE) 9th (14/1 9-2 Rated 111) James Doyle 2.63L in front of Bowmark (GB) 14th (9/1 9-2 Rated 103) Tom Marquand (18 ran) | ||
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Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2024 See The Fire 3 8-11 Oisin Murphy 3/1Fav (A Balding) (Drawn 8)
2023 Spirit Dancer 6 9-7 O J Orr 6/1 (Richard Fahey) (Drawn 2)
2022 Alflaila 3 9-0 Jim Crowley 3/1 (Owen Burrows) (Drawn 2)
2021 Real World 4 9-5 Marco Ghiani 1/1Fav (Saeed Bin Suroor) (Drawn 7)
2020 Certain Lad 4 9-5 Hollie Doyle 10/1 (Mick Channon) (Drawn 3)
2019 Zaaki 4 9-8 R L Moore 7/2 (Sir Michael Stoute) (Drawn 5)
2018 Lord Glitters 5 9-5 D Tudhope 2/1Fav (David O'Meara) (Drawn 3)
2017 Mustashry 4 9-5 Jim Crowley 5/2Fav (Sir Michael Stoute) (Drawn 1)
2016 Scottish 4 9-5 W Buick 5/1 (Charlie Appleby) (Drawn 10)
2015 Mondialiste 5 9-5 D Tudhope 4/1Fav (David O'Meara) (Drawn 5)
2014 Custom Cut 5 9-9 D Tudhope 11/2 (David O'Meara) (Drawn 3)
2013 City Style 7 9-5 S De Sousa 9/1 (Charlie Appleby) (Drawn 2)
2012 Dubai Prince 4 9-5 L Dettori 4/1 (M Al Zarooni) (Drawn 2)
2011 Green Destiny 4 9-5 K Fallon 11/4JFav (William Haggas) (Drawn 2)
2010 Rio De La Plata 5 9-5 L Dettori 7/1 (Saeed Bin Suroor) (Drawn 8)
2009 Palavicini 3 8-12 E Ahern 8/1 (John Dunlop) (Drawn 2)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)
Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
Probable SP 9/4 King's Gambit, 9/2 Bowmark, 5/1 Bullet Point, 6/1 Skukuza, 7/1 King Of Cities, 8/1 Gladius, 10/1 Boiling Point, 25/1 Checkandchallenge.
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.
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