RACE 2

The Fred Cowley Mbe Memorial

SUMMER MILE STAKE S (CLASS 1) (GROUP 2)

Old mile (7f abt 213yds) (1,594 metres) for four yrs old and upwards

Advertised Total Prize Fund £140000 Owners Prize Money. Winner £62384; Second £25606; Third £12810; Fourth £6398; Fifth £3206; Sixth £1596. (Penalty Value £79394) A SS

See page 78 for conditions of this race.

Mrs Anne Cowley will present a memento to the winning owner, trainer and jockey and £200 to the stable employee in charge of the best turned out horse in this race.

No Horse

1 M ASTE R OF TH E SE AS (I RE ) (1 12 )

B g Dubawi (IRE) - Firth of Lorne (IRE) (Danehill (USA))

Owner: Godolphin

Trainer: Charlie Appleby, Newmarket

Breeder: Godolphin

Sponsor: Emirates Fly Better

Horse Age: 5 Weight: 9 6

Colours: ROYAL BLUE

Form: 30/1-130 D

Dr aw 6 James Doyle

HHHH Headstrong; ran modestly in Dubai Turf at Meydan in March but had been in good form there prior to that, winning 1m Group 2 and second in 1m1f Group 1; raced largely on good/good to firm but he did make a winning debut on soft; major player if back to anywhere near his best.

2 A L DA A R Y (G B) (1 4)

Ch g Territories (IRE) - Broughtons Revival (Pivotal)

Owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd

Trainer: William Haggas, Newmarket

Breeder: M. E. Broughton

Horse Age: 5

Official BHA Rating 115

Weight: 9 3

Colours: ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, striped cap Form: 5011/1-4 CD BF

HHH Won two big handicaps on the straight course here (7f on heavy and 1m on good to soft) in autumn 2021; reappeared to comfortably win a Haydock Listed race (7f, soft) on his sole 2022 start but he seemed rusty backfrom a slightly longer absence when a never-dangerous fourth in Newmarket Group 3 (7f, good) a fortnight ago; entitled to come on for the outing; any rain in the favour of one with a 6-7 record on going softer than good

3 AN G E L BL EU (F R) (2 5)

Gr c Dark Angel (IRE) - Cercle de La Vie (IRE) (Galileo (IRE))

Owner: Mr Marc Chan

Trainer: Ralph Beckett, Kimpton Down

Breeder: Pan Sutong Racing Bloodstock

Sponsor: R M Beckett Ltd

Horse Age: 4

Official BHA Rating 116

Dr aw 4 Hector Crouch

Weight: 9 3

Colours: MAUVE, GOLD chevron hoop, WHITE sleeves, PURPLE stars, WHITE cap, PURPLE star Form: 05-2610 D

HHHHH Added to his good record on softer than good when resuming winning ways in 7f Haydock Listed race last month; shaped better than the result after meeting trouble when seventh of 12 in the Queen Anne over the straight 1m here (good) at the Royal meeting; big run on the cards if the ground eases.

Official BHA Rating 112

4 C L A S S IC CAUS EWAY (U SA ) (2 4)

Ch c Giant’s Causeway (USA) - Private World (USA) (Thunder Gulch (USA))

Owner: Kentucky West Racing & Clarke M Cooper

Trainer: Kenneth G. McPeek, USA

Breeder: Kenticky West Racing Llc & Clarke M. Coo

Horse Age: 4

Weight: 9 3

Dr aw 2 Ben Curtis

Colours: GREEN, GOLD collar and sleeves, GREEN cap

Form: 06-2646 D

HH US challenger who made virtually all to win the Grade 1 Belmont Derby (1m2f, firm) last July; however, he’s drawn a blank since and weakened quickly to finish 18l last of six in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes here (1m2f) last month; return to shorter may help but he has plenty to prove

Official BHA Rating 110

5 DA S H I N G RO GE R (G B) (6 5)

B g Fast Company (IRE) - Croeso Cusan (Diktat)

Owner: Mr Ron Spore

Trainer: William Stone, West Wickham

Breeder: Mr Richard Evans

Horse Age: 6

Weight: 9 3

Dr aw 9 Billy Loughnane

Colours: LIGHT BLUE, YELLOW spots. Form: 0000-53 CD

H Couldn’t win a handicap off a mark of 85 last time and well out of his depth here.

Official BHA Rating 85