14:50 Ascot

Wednesday 30 April 2025

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eventmasters.co.uk Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes (Group 3) (Registered As The Pavilion Stakes)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 12.50s

(9)

Ain't Nobody²²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 103| C

12/1

Landed 5f Listed Windsor Castle at last year's Royal Ascot. Creditable 3 lengths sixth of 10 to Aesterius in Flying Childers at Doncaster (5f, good) on final start. Improvement needed.

Form: 1166-

(8)

Arabie^v1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K R Burke| OR: 106| D

8/1

Won a pair of 6f Group races at Chantilly last summer. Also a creditable fourth in the Morny at Deauville in August but below that level when fourth in the Djebel there on reappearance 3 weeks ago. Visor added now.

Form: 21114-4

(3)

Big Mojo¹⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 108WS

4/1

Won Group 3 Molecomb at Goodwood (5f) last July. Even better form when close second in Flying Childers at Doncaster and length fourth in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint at Del Mar (both 5f) in the autumn. 6f seemed to stretch him in last year's Gimcrack but might see it out better now. Had wind op.

Form: 21424-

(1)

Brian²²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: J S Moore| OR: 99| BF| D

12/1

Useful for Sylvester Kirk at 2, including a valuable sales race win at Newmarket (6f, soft) in August. Close third in the Sirenia at Kempton on next start but only fifth in the Mill Reef at Newbury on final outing.

Form: 314135-

(4)

Candy²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: George Wood| T: R Spencer| OR: 99| D

40/1

Made good progress last autumn, culminating with a win in valuable 2-y-o Trophy at Redcar (6f, good to soft). Will need further improvement to make a serious impact on reappearance.

Form: 662111-

(10)

Dash Dizzy²¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: C Johnston| OR: 103| D

12/1

Big improvement with each start last year, winning 6f Kempton novice before 5½ lengths third of 6 to Shadow of Light in Middle Park at Newmarket (6f, good to soft) on final start. Likely better to come at 3.

Form: 313-

(7)

Diablo Rojo^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Egan| T: Raphael Freire| OR: 99| D

9/1

Dual 6f winner who was a good 5 lengths fourth of 10 to Jonquil in the Greenham at Newbury (7f, good) 18 days ago but he'll need to advance his form to come out on top here.

Form: 16-14

(6)

Electrolyte²²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A Watson| OR: 112| D

4/1

Went close in the Coventry over C&D at last year's Royal meeting and ended his 2-y-o campaign with a win in a 6f Chantilly Group 3. Likely to be in the thick of things on reappearance.

Form: 12561-

(5)

Hallasan⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 101| D

8/1

Useful sort who was better than ever when landing career win number three in 1m Meydan conditions race in January. Not in the same form back there 4 weeks later and now reverts to sprinting for his British return.

Form: 211-216

(2)

Rebel's Gamble⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 105| D

7/2

Made rapid progress on AW this year, winning 3 of 4 starts, notably the listed Spring Cup at Lingfield (7f) in March. His pedigree suggests he should prove fully effective on turf and he's a smart performer in the making.

Form: 1121

Forecasts

Rebel's Gamble (7/2), Big Mojo (4/1), Electrolyte (4/1), Arabie (8/1), Hallasan (8/1), Diablo Rojo (9/1), Ain't Nobody (12/1), Brian (12/1), Dash Dizzy (12/1), Candy (40/1)

There's no reason on breeding why REBEL'S GAMBLE won't prove as effective on turf and he's selected to take the next step up the ladder. Electrolyte and Big Mojo both tasted Group 3 success as juveniles and rate obvious form threats, while Middle Park third Dash Dizzy probably has more to offer this year.