Race cards · Fri 1 May
Friday 1 May · Ascot, England
15:10 Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes (Registered As The Pavilion Stakes) (Group 3)
- Distance
- 0m 6f 0y
- Going
- Good to Firm (Good in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 95000
- Runners
- 8
Race preview
WISE APPROACH has to give away 4lb and upwards for his Middle Park success where he got the better of Brussels and Coppull. However, Charlie Appleby's colt won on this card when making his debut last year and his rivals will need to have improved over the winter to reverse the form. Brussels was kept busy after Newmarket, finishing the season when runner-up at the Breeders' Cup in Del Mar, but it is Coppull who is preferred as the main threat.
| No | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wise Approach | 142131- | W Buick | C Appleby | 9 7 | 6-4 | |
| 2 | Ardisia | 31127-7 | David Probert | H Palmer | 9 3 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Brussels | 424222- | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 9 3 | 3-1 | |
| 4 | Coppull | 13153- | Rossa Ryan | C G Cox | 9 3 | 4-1 | |
| 5 | Crown Relic | 115 | Shane Foley | K R Burke | 9 3 | 20-1 | |
| 6 | Division | 21115- | James Doyle | W J Haggas | 9 3 | 10-1 | |
| 7 | Ghost Mode | 33212-1 | Colin Keane | A M Balding | 9 3 | 16-1 | |
| 8 | Midnight Tango | 124460- | K Shoemark | E Walker | 9 0 | 33-1 |