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The Weatherbys Super Sprint was first run in 1991, and it is presently restricted to 2yos which were sold or bought in as yearlings by public auction at "specified sales", or as 2yo up to and including March 1st, 2011, for £47,500 or less before July 1st, 2010, or for £50,500 or less after June 30th, 2010. The weights carried are determined by the sale price of the horses, with one pound deducted for every £3,000 the sales price is below £50,500. The minimum weight is 7st 12lb. Richard Hannon has trained 7 of the 19 winners of this race.

Below we take a look at the trends for the past 10 runnings:

Age
Race for 2yos

Gender
Colts: 4-12-122
Fillies: 6-9-110
Fillies have a slightly better record, having won 6 of the last 10 from slightly less than half the runners.

Breeding
9 of 10 winners were by a sire with stamina index of 6.4 to 8.6
9 of 10 winners were by a group winner (exception was sired by Chevalier who ran only 3 times and was 2nd in a group 1)
8 of 10 winners (last 8) were by a sire that won or placed in listed/group race as a 2yo (2 exceptions were by sires that were unraced as 2yos)
10 of 10 winners were born before the 18th April

Weight
Horses carrying 9-0 to 9-6: 1-1-19
Horses carrying 8-7 to 8-13: 3-6-66
Horses carrying 8-0 to 8-6: 6-9-112
Horses carrying 7-7 to 7-13: 0-5-35
No strong trend on weights, though all 10 winners carried at least 8-1 or more, with only one horse managing to carry 9-0+ to victory.

Recent/Past Form
9 of 10 winners finished in the first 3 on their racecourse debut
10 of 10 winners had run 1 to 5 times that season
9 of 10 winners had their last run in past 35 days
9 of 10 winners had previously won a race over 5F
0 of 10 winners had won over further than 5F
5 of 10 winners had won a listed or group race (4 of 5 exceptions had not run in a listed/group race yet)
6 of 10 winners had finished in first 2 over 5F at Windsor or Newmarket

Other races
National Stakes winner (Pyman's Theory): 11 (2-0-2)
HSBC maiden winner (Signifier): 1 (1-0-1)
Empress Stakes winner (Lily's Angel): 7 (0-0-1)
Lily Agnes winner (Lily's Angel): 6 (0-0-1)
3 of 10 winners ran in the Queen Mary, finishing 568
2 of 10 winners ran in the Norfolk Stakes, finishing 15
2 of 10 winners won the National Stakes at Sandown
6 of 10 winners ran at Royal Ascot (3 Queen Mary, 2 Norfolk, 1 Windsor Castle)

Trainers
Richard Hannon (4-4-45) has trained 7 of the 19 winners of this race since it began. He has saddled 4 of the last 8 winners and had a finisher in the first three in 8 of the last 10 renewals.
Ed McMahon (1-1-2) has saddled 2 runners, 2nd in 2005 and the winner in 2010.
Tim Easterby (1-2-11) has gained a win and 2 places from his last 11 runners while Brian Meehan (1-0-8) has also saddled the winner once since 2000.
Kevin Ryan (0-3-15) and Bryan Smart (0-2-6) have both saddled multiple placed finishers in past 10 runnings.

Draw
Horses drawn 1 to 6: 4-4-60
Horses drawn 7 to 12: 2-5-60
Horses drawn 13 to 18: 3-6-60
Horses drawn 19 or higher: 1-6-52
No massive draw bias in the past 10 runnings, though 4 of the last 7 winners came from stall 1 or 2.

Price
7 of 10 winners went off at 9/1 or lower.
Not a strong trends race on prices with the winners’ price in past 5 years ranging from 2/1 to 20/1 to 100/1.
Favourites (2-2-12) have won just 2 of the last 10 and show a level stakes loss of 4.00 since 2000.

Summary:
Based on trends from the past 10 years you are looking for a horse:
•    Sired by a group winner with a stamina index of 6.4 to 8.6
•    Born before 18/04/2009
•    Carrying 8-1 to 9-0
•    Had 1 to 5 career starts & ran in past 35 days
•    Finished in the first 3 on debut
•    Won a race over 5F (but no further)
•    Won a group or listed race (or yet to run above class 2)
•    Finished in first 2 in a 5F race at Windsor or Newmarket
•    Ran at Royal Ascot
•    Won National Stakes
•    Trained by Richard Hannon or Ed McMahon