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4:35 Ascot: Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing)

  • Distance 1m
  • Class Class 2
  • Age 3yo+
  • Going Good
  • Prize £103,080
  • Runners 20
  • Surface Turf

Ascot stages the Class 2 Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing) on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 4:35. Run over 1m, on turf, with the going good. 23 runners are declared for a prize fund of £103,080. Scoville heads the market at 5.2/1, from Gavriel at 5.2/1 and Crown of Oaks at 8.8/1. New customers at bet365 can deposit £10 and get £30 in Free Bets with code 365GMBLR.

Best odds for the Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing)

Runner Best Bet365 Betfred Ladbrokes Take it with
Persica Toby Moore(7) 33/1 33/1 25/1 20/1 bet365
Room Service William Carver 50/1 40/1 28/1 25/1 William Hill
Jagged Edge Jack Kearney(3) 18/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 William Hill
Crown of Oaks Daniel Tudhope 8.8/1 15/2 7/1 7/1 SBK
Indalo Jack Mitchell 14/1 14/1 12/1 12/1 bet365
Ebt's Guard Lewis Edmunds 14/1 12/1 11/1 14/1 Ladbrokes
Torito James Doyle 33/1 33/1 33/1 33/1 bet365
Orandi Patrick McGettigan(5) 40/1 33/1 28/1 20/1 William Hill
Valvano Hector Crouch 33/1 28/1 22/1 20/1 SBK
Bullet Point Cieren Fallon 29/2 12/1 11/1 14/1 SBK
Colori Forever Ryan Moore 16/1 11/1 11/1 12/1 SBK
Classic Pat Dobbs 25/1 25/1 22/1 18/1 bet365
Mister Winston Oisin Murphy 33/1 33/1 25/1 25/1 bet365
Whip Cracker Billy Loughnane 28/1 28/1 25/1 20/1 bet365
Scoville Tom Marquand 5.2/1 9/2 9/2 5/1 SBK
Excellent Believe Colin Keane 14/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 bet365
Fifth Column William Buick 20/1 18/1 16/1 16/1 SBK
Hickory Saffie Osborne 16/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 bet365
Brian David Egan 40/1 40/1 28/1 25/1 bet365
Gavriel Robert Havlin 5.2/1 9/2 9/2 5/1 SBK
Tribal Chief Sean Levey 24/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 SBK
Wise Prince 20/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 bet365
Arctic Thunder 50/1 40/1 40/1 40/1 William Hill

Prices as at 00:30, compared across 10 bookmakers. A price you can click is a firm we have a commercial arrangement with.

Trainer and jockey form

Horse Trainer Last 14 days Runners to form Jockey At Ascot
Scoville William Haggas 10 from 63 · 1600% — Tom Marquand 0 from 463 · 0%
Gavriel John & Thady Gosden 10 from 40 · 2500% — Robert Havlin 0 from 249 · 0%
Crown of Oaks William Haggas 10 from 63 · 1600% — Daniel Tudhope 0 from 313 · 0%
Indalo Roger Varian 8 from 33 · 2400% — Jack Mitchell 0 from 85 · 0%
Ebt's Guard William Muir & Chris Grassick 3 from 22 · 1400% — Lewis Edmunds 0 from 74 · 0%
Excellent Believe Stephen Thorne 1 from 7 · 1400% — Colin Keane —
Bullet Point William Haggas 10 from 63 · 1600% — Cieren Fallon —
Colori Forever Marco Botti 4 from 20 · 2000% — Ryan Moore —
Hickory Jamie Osborne 0 from 9 · 0% — Saffie Osborne —
Jagged Edge Stephen Thorne 1 from 7 · 1400% — Jack Kearney(3) —
Fifth Column John & Thady Gosden 10 from 40 · 2500% — William Buick —
Wise Prince John & Thady Gosden 10 from 40 · 2500% — —
Tribal Chief David Menuisier 4 from 20 · 2000% — Sean Levey —
Classic Richard Hannon 5 from 49 · 1000% — Pat Dobbs —
Whip Cracker Richard Hughes 1 from 22 · 500% — Billy Loughnane —
Persica Richard Hannon 5 from 49 · 1000% — Toby Moore(7) —
Torito Ed Walker 4 from 47 · 900% — James Doyle —
Valvano Ralph Beckett 6 from 44 · 1400% — Hector Crouch —
Mister Winston Andrew Balding 9 from 77 · 1200% — Oisin Murphy —
Orandi A. J. Martin 1 from 10 · 1000% — Patrick McGettigan(5) —
Brian J. S. Moore 0 from 11 · 0% — David Egan —
Room Service Jamie Osborne 0 from 9 · 0% — William Carver —
Arctic Thunder Ed Walker 4 from 47 · 900% — —

Runners to form is the share of a yard’s recent runners judged to be race fit.

The breeding angle

How each sire’s progeny have fared at around 8f, which is the only form there is where a runner has yet to race.

Sire Runner Trip Runs Wins Strike
New Bay Persica 1m 913 0 0%
Kodi Bear Room Service 1m 569 0 0%
Blue Point Jagged Edge 1m 523 0 0%
Wootton Bassett Crown of Oaks 1m 1384 0 0%
Phoenix Of Spain Indalo 1m 355 0 0%
Cable Bay Ebt's Guard 1m 638 0 0%
Kingman Torito 1m 2155 0 0%
Morandi Orandi 1m 72 0 0%
Night Of Thunder Valvano 1m 1181 0 0%
Advertise Bullet Point 1m 305 0 0%
Bated Breath Colori Forever 1m 1495 0 0%
Dubawi Classic 1m 3703 0 0%
Churchill Mister Winston 1m 869 0 0%
Cracksman Whip Cracker 1m 303 0 0%
Too Darn Hot Scoville 1m 609 0 0%
Make Believe Excellent Believe 1m 731 0 0%
Free Eagle Hickory 1m 333 0 0%
Shaman Brian 1m 138 0 0%
Frankel Gavriel 1m 1788 0 0%
Sioux Nation Tribal Chief 1m 462 0 0%
Ghaiyyath Wise Prince 1m 275 0 0%

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