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Sunday 3 August 2025

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Queensferry Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:53 | Winning time: 1m 12.69s

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(3)

Toyotomi²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 103

12/1

Listed winner in France in April and made a solid start for the David O'Meara yard when fourth of 8 in Deauville Group 3 (6f) 4 weeks ago. Carries a 3 lb penalty for that French success in the spring.

Form: 861244

(5)

Divine Libra²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Hills| OR: 91| CD

10/1

This 5-y-o boasts a good course record but he will need to step up on this year's handicap efforts if he's to get heavily involved in this higher grade.

Form: 20-6555

(6)

Roman Dragon^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: H Palmer| OR: 94| CD

16/1

Five-time C&D winner, the latest in May. Well held in a trio of sprint handicaps at Ascot since but can't rule out a revival back here.

Form: 191000

(7)

Russet Gold¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 99

20/1

Career best when third in a 6f Ascot Group 3 last autumn but hasn't come close to matching that in 4 outings since, running poorly in blinkers (quickly discarded) at Newbury last time.

Form: 437-678

(1)

Ain't Nobody¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 102

11/2

Landed Listed Windsor Castle at 2024 Royal Ascot. Creditable efforts in defeat at Group level to start his 3-y-o campaign but needs to bounce back from poor run at Newbury 15 days ago. A good draw helps, though.

Form: 66-3590

(10)

The Strikin Viking^h1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Faleh Bughenaim| T: H Al Jehani| OR: 100| D

25/1

Runner-up twice at Group 2 level in the summer of his 2-y-o season but his last 4 efforts have been disappointing. Remains to be seen whether a first-time hood helps to spark a revival.

Form: 2297-80

(8)

Noel Fox³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood| T: J Candlish| OR: 78| D

66/1

Fairly useful dual winner for Ralph Beckett. Ended time with that yard with a respectable third of 5 in 6f Salisbury handicap 39 days ago. Stiff task pitched into listed company on her first outing for new connections.

Form: 100-623

(2)

Celandine²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 106| D

5/4

Three 6f wins as a juvenile included a Newmarket listed event and the Group 2 Lowther at York. Returned with a good 2 lengths third of 11 to Sayidah Dariyan in Group 3 at York (6f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Good shout from an inside stall.

Form: 13415-3

(4)

Kassaya³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding| OR: 95

16/5

Picked up an injury when beaten favourite in the Queen Mary at 2024 Royal Ascot but set to make up for lost time judged on her reappearance success in a 5f Sandown handicap (good) last month. First attempt at 6f. Player for a leading yard which does so well here.

Form: 210-1

Non-Runners

(12)

Invictus Gold²⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Tom Clover J: Non Runner

(11)

Habooba⁶⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: T Kent J: Alistair Rawlinson

(9)

Profit Refused³⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Ollie Sangster J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Celandine (5/4), Kassaya (16/5), Ain't Nobody (11/2), Invictus Gold (13/2), Divine Libra (10/1), Toyotomi (12/1), Habooba (14/1), Roman Dragon (16/1), Russet Gold (20/1), Profit Refused (20/1), The Strikin Viking (25/1), Noel Fox (66/1)

CELANDINE has a handy inside stall and last year's Lowther winner is taken to build on a good comeback run at York last month. Fellow 3-y-o filly Kassaya is a very interesting runner on the back of her Sandown reappearance success and, like the selection, has a low stall to help. Habooba could figure at bigger odds providing stall 11 isn't too big of an inconvenience.