1. Sat 6th Sep 2025 1.40 Ascot: tote UK British EBF ‘Confined’ Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
This Class 2 race, run over 1m on Soft ground for 2yos, offers a win prize of £15,462.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Lost Boys (Total Score: 252)
  2. Maltese Cross (Total Score: 64)
• Analysis for Lost Boys:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Achieved the highest score of 252 in this race.
  • Raceform Data: Holds a Topspeed (TS) of 65 and a latest Racing Post Rating (RPR) of 75, with a master RPR also at 75. The trainer, D Menuisier, has a 75% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: Lost Boys was a 130,000gns yearling. On his debut at Newbury (1m, good), he “shaped with distinct promise” behind an impressive newcomer, and the second-place horse from that race has since won. He is described as “clearly useful” and “hinted at a bright future”.
• Analysis for Maltese Cross:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Scored 64, placing him second in this ranking for the race.
  • Raceform Data: No specific Topspeed or RPR figures are provided for Maltese Cross in the Raceform section for this race. His trainer, W Haggas, has a 71% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: This colt saw his value increase significantly from 200,000euros as a foal to 350,000gns as a yearling. He is the third foal and a half-brother to the French 1m4f winner Namouria (RPR 98). His dam was a Belgian 1m6f winner and a half-sister to German Group 1 winners Nymphea and Nutan, making him “of interest”.

2. Sat 6th Sep 2025 2.10 Ascot: Silent Pool Gin ‘Confined’ Handicap
This Class 3 handicap, run over 1m2f on Soft ground for 3yos, offers a win prize of £10,800.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Wave Rider (Total Score: 317)
  2. Crown Of Oaks (Total Score: 312)
• Analysis for Wave Rider:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Achieved the highest score of 317 in this race.
  • Raceform Data: Has an Official Rating (OR) of 88, a TS of 90, a latest RPR of 102, and a master RPR of 102. Trainer H Charlton has a 55% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: Wave Rider has been “competitive in two handicaps” since winning his maiden at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm). His last conqueror at Hamilton was unexposed, and he has a race in him off his current mark, being “proven on soft ground”. The spotlight notes his “solid claims”.
• Analysis for Crown Of Oaks:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Scored 312, ranking him second highest.
  • Raceform Data: Holds an OR of 85, a TS of 82, a latest RPR of 103, and a master RPR of 104. Trainer W Haggas has a 71% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: This horse had “fancy entries” early in the season but suffered two defeats at odds-on. He was subsequently gelded and then won his handicap debut at Ayr (1m2f, good; 6lb lower) “with a nice bit in hand”. He is entered in the Cambridgeshire and “retains significant potential”. Although unraced on soft ground, the spotlight suggests it “should be onwards and upwards” for this runner.

3. Sat 6th Sep 2025 2.40 Ascot: Schweppes Handicap
This Class 2 handicap, over 7f on Soft ground for 3yo+, offers a win prize of £41,232.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Great Acclaim (Total Score: 352)
  2. Native Warrior (Total Score: 341)
• Analysis for Great Acclaim:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Led the field with a score of 352.
  • Raceform Data: Has an OR of 97, a TS of 97, a latest RPR of 108, and a master RPR of 110. Trainer E Houghton has a 60% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: The application of blinkers spurred “career bests” in winning 7f handicaps at Goodwood (good) and Chepstow (good to soft). He followed this with “another cracking run in defeat” behind Darkness at Goodwood. Despite “climbing the weights,” he has “every chance of being involved once more”.
• Analysis for Native Warrior:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Second highest with a score of 341.
  • Raceform Data: Holds an OR of 95, a TS of 101, a latest RPR of 110, and a master RPR of 110.
  • Spotlight Insight: Native Warrior finished third in last season’s Britannia on his only prior visit to Ascot. He achieved a “career best” by winning at Newcastle (7f) in June when equipped with a first-time visor. He experienced significant trouble (“heaps went wrong”) when third as favourite at Glorious Goodwood. While he has handled slow ground, it is “questionable whether it’s ideal for him,” and the spotlight highlights this as a “potential red flag”.

4. Sat 6th Sep 2025 3.15 Ascot: Silent Pool Gin Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
This Class 2 heritage handicap, over 1m4f on Soft ground for 3yos, offers a win prize of £51,540.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Tenability (Total Score: 365)
  2. Push The Limit (FR) (Total Score: 344)
• Analysis for Tenability:
  • TimeWise Ranking: The highest score of 365 in this race.
  • Raceform Data: Has an OR of 92, a TS of 82, a latest RPR of 114, and a master RPR of 114. Trainer W Haggas boasts an impressive record in this race, winning three of the last four runnings.
  • Spotlight Insight: This “progressive gelding” has two handicap wins over the Course & Distance (good; good to firm). He “scraped home” at the Shergar Cup but did well despite pulling hard under an unfamiliar rider. He is “probably still well handicapped off 4lb higher” and his jockey, Cieren Fallon, “knows him well”. While unraced on soft ground, being by Frankel out of a Pivotal mare suggests he “should be okay” on the surface. He is the nap selection.
• Analysis for Push The Limit (FR):
  • TimeWise Ranking: Second highest with a score of 344.
  • Raceform Data: Holds an OR of 98, a TS of 102, a latest RPR of 114, and a master RPR of 114. Trainer R Beckett has a 63% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: After winning a maiden, he “confirmed himself progressive” by justifying favouritism in a 1m3f handicap at Glorious Goodwood (good to soft). Despite a 7lb rise, that form “has been franked,” and “this colt might well have appreciably more to offer”. He is considered “the one to beat” and the second choice in the spotlight verdict.

5. Sat 6th Sep 2025 3.50 Ascot: tote UK British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap
This Class 2 fillies’ handicap, over 1m on Soft ground for 3yo+, offers a win prize of £21,600.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Protest (Total Score: 341)
  2. Noche Clasica (IRE) (Total Score: 304)
• Analysis for Protest:
  • TimeWise Ranking: Ranked highest with a score of 341.
  • Raceform Data: Has an OR of 96, a TS of 78, a latest RPR of 104, and a master RPR of 104.
  • Spotlight Insight: Protest delivered “another good effort in defeat at Listed level” recently, just a week after a successful handicap debut at Goodwood (1m, good; 4lb lower). She “doesn’t look handicapped out of this and she copes with soft ground”. The spotlight deems her to have “a solid chance”.
• Analysis for Noche Clasica (IRE):
  • TimeWise Ranking: Second highest with a score of 304.
  • Raceform Data: Holds an OR of 83, a TS of 81, a latest RPR of 102, and a master RPR of 104.
  • Spotlight Insight: Noche Clasica was bought for 150,000gns after winning a 7f maiden at Chester. She “comfortably” won a 1m Goodwood handicap (good) two weeks ago, though against only four rivals. Despite a 7lb rise, her potential is difficult to gauge, but she’s “difficult to weigh up how good she is”.

6. Sat 6th Sep 2025 4.25 Ascot: Racing To School Reaches 250,000 Handicap
This Class 2 handicap, over 6f on Soft ground for 3yo+, offers a win prize of £18,039.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Humam (IRE) (Total Score: 335)
  2. Double Rush (IRE) (Total Score: 333)
• Analysis for Humam (IRE):
  • TimeWise Ranking: Ranked highest with a score of 335.
  • Raceform Data: Has an OR of 92, a TS of 93, a latest RPR of 104, and a master RPR of 104. Trainer S C Williams has a 61% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: Humam made all to win a 7f handicap at York for Andrew Balding. He was sold for 190,000gns in July and ran creditably in a German Listed race. He showed “promise on soft as a 2yo” and “still looks to be improving,” making him “interesting”. The spotlight verdict also highlights his “improving” status.
• Analysis for Double Rush (IRE):
  • TimeWise Ranking: Second highest with a score of 333.
  • Raceform Data: Holds an OR of 91, a TS of 95, a latest RPR of 104, and a master RPR of 105. Trainer C Hills has a 45% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: Double Rush began the season with two 6f wins (AW and good to soft). Despite recent defeats in handicaps, he “ran a screamer from a tricky draw at York” and was only narrowly beaten in a “hot renewal of the Scottish Stewards’ Cup”. He is “surely still ahead of his mark” and “of obvious interest on ground that won’t faze him”. He is the second choice in the spotlight verdict and “still has the potential to be a good deal better than his mark”.

7. Sat 6th Sep 2025 4.55 Ascot: tote UK Handicap
This Class 2 handicap, over 5f on Soft ground for 3yo+, offers a win prize of £18,900.

• Top Two TimeWise Ranked Horses:
  1. Solar Aclaim (IRE) (Total Score: 341)
  2. Woolhampton (IRE) (Total Score: 322)
• Analysis for Solar Aclaim (IRE):
  • TimeWise Ranking: Achieved the highest score of 341 in this race.
  • Raceform Data: Has an OR of 94, a TS of 88, a latest RPR of 109, and a master RPR of 109. Trainer J Camacho has a 33% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days.
  • Spotlight Insight: Solar Aclaim has won on good to soft but is “best when conditions are slower”. He is in “peak form” and “travelled strongly before edging clear” in a Racing League race at Yarmouth (soft) over 5f in July. This was his first 5f run since a close third in a higher grade at Doncaster. A 4lb rise is “less of an issue than the sunny spell”. The spotlight suggests he would “come right into it” if the ground remains wet and “looks likely to do better yet”.
• Analysis for Woolhampton (IRE):
  • TimeWise Ranking: Scored 322, making her the second highest.
  • Raceform Data: Holds an OR of 90, a TS of 85, a latest RPR of 102, and a master RPR of 106. Trainer B Millman has a 79% run-to-form rate in the last 14 days and won this race last year.
  • Spotlight Insight: Woolhampton produced an “impressive finish” to win at Sandown (5f, soft) last week, marking a “welcome return to form”. She is up 7lb, but her final 2024 win was off 1lb higher. She has “three C&D wins,” including this race last year. The spotlight indicates that the ground “isn’t that important” to her, and she has a “sound chance”.