LLaMa Letters · The Honest Record
Race by Race
LLaMa’s 1-2-3-4 for every race she’s ever written on — graded pick by pick, straight from the Racing API. Nothing edited, nothing hidden.
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Winner placed 1/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Calico Blue
SPSR-86 at 8-12 gives her a meaningful weight advantage over the field's rated horses; Varian's 311-2 form line shows a horse in consistent rhythm, not one in decline.
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Tricky Tel
SPHugo Palmer's runner carries only 8-9 off a SR-84 with back-to-back wins in the 74-311 sequence; light weight in a strong-pace sprint is a live each-way argument.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
Starmade
SPEd Dunlop's 321-31 form line is the most consistent narrative in the bottom half of the weights at 8-7; Harry Davies will get a clean run from a small draw.
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4Predicted 4th
Westport
SPThe 111 form is real and Boughey places his horses well, but 9-0 in a 28-runner cavalry charge on good-to-firm represents a sharp class and weight test on debut in handicap compan…
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Winner placed 4/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Water To Wine
evnUnbeaten, Buick aboard, Gosden yard in top form — the SR of 97 is a floor not a ceiling for a horse with two runs under its belt. Evens is fair price on merit.
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🥈Predicted 2nd
Causeway
2/1SR 123 is the class benchmark of the field and Moore's booking is a major asset; three straight wins demand respect even in defeat.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
Golden Story
10/1Form of 1-31 shows a winner who bounced back; K R Burke's three-year-olds travel well at Ascot and 10/1 reflects modest expectations this yard could exceed.
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4Predicted 4th
Ancient Egypt
10/1A slide from a 1 to an 8 in the form reads as a horse that has regressed; SR 105 is not Group 2 quality and the 10/1 reflects market scepticism correctly.
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Missed the frame 1/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Glyfada
SPSR 82 matches the field ceiling; she carries 9-4 topweight's five-pound advantage over Seet, has won her last two, and the O'Brien–Murphy Ascot axis is not to be faded.
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🥈Predicted 2nd
Seet
SPThree consecutive runs reading 511, Ryan Moore booked — this filly is in form and dangerous, but 9-4 in a 30-runner field at Ascot is a bigger ask than it looks on paper.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
She Commands
SPForm 51-1 with the most recent run a win; Ralph Beckett's SR-78 filly carries just 8-8, the lightest weight among the genuinely progressive entries in the field.
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4Predicted 4th
Rosa Inglesa
SPForm 216-31 shows a recent win and consistent placed form; Charlie Fellowes sending this one to Ascot off 8-7 looks like a yard that fancies its chances.
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Winner placed 3/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
True Love
10/3SR 128, back-to-back wins in current form, and 10/3 against an 8/13 jolly for a single SR point is the value. Lordan's retained partnership seals the case.
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🥈Predicted 2nd
Precise
8/13SR 129 and Ryan Moore are not to be dismissed, but the '7' in 111-71 and a price demanding perfection makes her a worthy second rather than a banker.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
Balantina
12/1SR 114 is workmanlike for Group 1 but Oisin Murphy and the 13251 form suggest she can pick up placed money in a race run at a genuine pace.
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4Predicted 4th
Touleen
17/2SR 110 and an honest front half to her 115-26 form keeps Touleen in the mix for fourth, despite the market drift signalling lack of confidence in a repeat.
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Winner placed 1/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Warrant Holder
SPSR 94 leads the field, won last time on a 1231-1 sequence, Buick booked by Gosden — every credible signal in this race points the same direction.
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🥈Predicted 2nd
Dain Ma Nut In
SPSR 91 and a recent win in the 180-17 sequence give Colin Keane a live chance at 9-6; the lighter weight helps against the topweights.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
Plage De Havre
SPSR 91 at 9-9 with Oisin Murphy aboard; the P31-63 sequence shows resilience and Murphy's patient style suits the Ascot straight perfectly.
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Hopewell Rock
SPSR 90 for George Boughey with James Doyle; the 3229-3 form shows consistent placing without winning, a type that often runs into a place at this level.
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Winner called 2/4 in frame · Winner
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🥇Predicted 1st
Venetian Sun
13/8SR-124 leads the field by 8 points over the next-best filly; 113-01 form on Good to Firm, the true pace she needs, and 13/8 market weight all align.
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Havana Anna
14/1SR-116 is the field's second-highest rating; 1220-1 form including a recent win makes her the most credible chaser at 14/1.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
Albert Einstein
11/2SR-112 with Ryan Moore booked and a 11-632 form line that includes two early wins; Moore's Ascot record adds weight to a place claim at 11/2.
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4Predicted 4th
Wise Approach
10/1SR-112 for Appleby and Buick with a 131-54 form line; the class is there even if recent figures have dipped, and Appleby fires at Ascot.
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Missed the frame 3/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Silent Beauty
6/1SR 155, clean winning form, David Egan booked, and a stable sending multiple runners in confidence. Five SR points behind Sun Goddess but 4/1 better in the market.
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Sun Goddess
6/5SR 160 leads the field and Ryan Moore does not get on favourites at Royal Ascot by accident — she'll be placed, but 6/5 is a price that demands perfection.
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Libertango
17/2SR 152, unbeaten in one start, George Boughey's yard in form and Billy Loughnane's association with this trainer has produced winners at this level before.
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4Predicted 4th
Light Of Dawn
7/1SR 154 is the third-highest in the field, James Doyle aboard, K R Burke's fillies regularly run their race at Ascot — holds her place in the frame comfortably.
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Missed the frame 1/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Cosi Bello
7/1Form of 1124-1 is the race's strongest recent sequence; 9-4 weight is workable, and 7/1 reflects genuine market respect in a 32-runner field.
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🥈Predicted 2nd
Royal Velvet
12/1SR 92, form 815-11, William Buick in the saddle — the weight of 9-9 is the only real drag on a horse that arrives in form.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
River King
11/1Form 231-21 under 9-2 for a yard that knows handicaps; Pat Dobbs has placed this horse consistently and the weight is fair.
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4Predicted 4th
Mezcala
14/1Form 127-13 for Jack Channon shows a horse capable of hitting the frame; 9-1 weight and Tom Marquand in the plate makes 14/1 a reasonable each-way marker.
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Missed the frame 1/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Morshdi
7/1SR-leader in the field at 104, a six-point edge over the next-best. Haggas form travels, Marquand suits, and a genuine pace set up by Generic plays directly to his late kick.
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Endorsement
9/4SR 99 and Ryan Moore will not let him drift far from the frame; the inconsistency in his form stops him getting past Morshdi but the talent is there for a placed effort.
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🥉Predicted 3rd
Maho Bay
8/1Buick on a horse that already has a win on the board (1-14 form), and the pace shape suits his pressing style; SR 96 is workable at this price.
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Oxagon
7/1Oisin Murphy on a Gosden-trained runner at 7/1 demands respect despite SR 97 and patchy form; the step up in trip could unlock something but the evidence is thin.
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Missed the frame 0/4 in frame
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🥇Predicted 1st
Laureate Crown
14/1SR 87, back-to-back wins, 3lb lighter than top-rated Organise, Jamie Spencer waiting tactics built for exactly this race shape at 14/1.
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Organise
15/2Field-topping SR 89, James Doyle booked, and 1-12 recent form is solid — but 9-7 on the back of a near-miss last time is a genuine ask in a 32-runner cavalry charge.
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Langstone
12/1SR 86, form reads 5-112 — progressive, light weight at 8-13, and Rob Hornby is a competent big-field Ascot pilot for Clive Cox, a trainer who targets these races.
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4Predicted 4th
We're Goosers
8/1SR 87 with Oisin Murphy engaged at 8/1 is a serious pairing, but 221-61 form reads as a horse finding improvement harder to come by at this class level.
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