14.55
GoodBetfred “The Classic Bookmaker” Handicap
- Prize money: £20616
- 1m 0f 0y
- Class 3
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
10/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.60
Form: 423- BF
Last run: 150 days
W: 8st 12lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 79
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 14 (10) |
27th Sep 2025 Good 1m 1f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Won on handicap debut here (1m, good) in May and has continued to progress, easily making all at Newbury (1m2f, good to firm) last month; beat just four rivals last time and has a 9lb rise to overcome in this much hotter race, but this 3yo is clearly thriving and could play another leading role. |
9/1 |
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1st 3 (2) |
16th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 1m 2f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
All three turf starts have been on good ground; won handicap/seasonal debut at Newmarket (1m) and beaten a neck at Goodwood (1m) later in May; stepping up to 1m2f seemed to suit him well when he came from well off the pace for third of 18 at Glorious Goodwood (1m2f) 16 days ago, which sees him raised another 3lb today and he faces some unexposed rivals. |
9/2 |
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3rd 14 (8) |
31st Jul 2025 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
8st 11lb |
Got up close home on handicap and seasonal debut at Newmarket in May (1m, good; beating the subsequent Italian Derby winner) and beaten just a neck here (1m, good) later that month, when again keeping on well having raced lazily at times; this step up to 1m2f could be just what he needs; chance. |
10/1 |
20/1
- Place: £3.90
Form: 1-1155 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (6) |
11th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 43y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Both turf starts on good; left his useful 1m form behind when landing the Italian Derby over 1m3f at Capannelle in June; that was a smart effort but he'll need an even bigger performance to defy a mark of 105 on his first outing since. |
11/1 |
|
2nd 6 (3) |
2nd May 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Campaigned exclusively on AW; completed a winter hat-trick but last two efforts have seemingly exposed his limitations; enough to prove in this grade on turf debut. |
20/1 |
|
2nd 6 (3) |
2nd May 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
prominent, ridden and led narrowly 2f out, headed and no extra towards finish |
20/1 |
9/4
- Place: £1.50
Form: 512-
Last run: 149 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 (6) |
10th Jul 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 5lb |
Unexposed gelding whose sole outing this season resulted in a good effort in 1m handicap on the other track here; however, has the worst chance at the weights upped in grade and is rated markedly lower than stable first string Opera Ballo. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 5 (4) |
2nd May 2025 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
Handicap debutant whose 2yo novice form has substance, especially AW win at Chelmsford where he beat the subsequent Esher Cup winner who now has a mark of 92; looks well treated. |
9/4 |
13/2
Form: 351-3
Last run: 37 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (1) |
27th Mar 2026 Standard 0m 7f 14y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Just one win to his name after 16 starts; made quite an encouraging return from a short break when fourth at Lingfield in January but disappointed back there since (both 7f). |
8/1 |
|
6th 7 (4) |
14th Feb 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Just one win to his name after 15 starts; has some strong handicap form but he finished behind Tiger Crusade over C&D last month and the headgear experiment is now aborted. |
8/1 |
|
4th 3 (7) |
21st Jan 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Went without a win in 2025 but he's a reliable sort and posted a good fourth of 14 in 7f Kempton handicap in November; has gone well fresh so he's much respected after a break. |
7/1 |
6/1
Form: 3391- D
Last run: 163 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (7) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Pulled up (lost action) at Glorious Goodwood; resumed progress when close second over C&D (good) next time and perhaps good to soft ground was not ideal at Newbury on latest; considered. |
7/1 |
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5 (4) |
20th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Pulled up (lost action) at Glorious Goodwood; progressive otherwise (on good/firmer) since upped to 1m2f, winning in May/June and close second at York most recently; may do better still; shortlisted. |
8/1 |
12/1
Form: 528-17 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 85
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 (8) |
27th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Landed a seller over C&D last October; only beaten 2l when sixth of 11 at Lingfield (1m, AW) 13 days ago on his first run back and should be suited by the step up in trip; can go well. |
11/2 |
|
6th 6 (2) |
14th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 0f 1y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Went close first time out as a 2yo for Andrew Balding and landed the odds in a C&D maiden on his comeback last March, so has that in his favour; closed out last season with a win in a seller but will need to improve on his five handicap efforts. |
8/1 |
|
1st 5 (4) |
18th Oct 2025 Standard 1m 1f 104y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Sole win in ten runs came when 1-7f for a 1m AW maiden in March for Andrew Balding, whom he left for 28,000gns; stable debut in August was okay but well beaten on soft ground last month; would seem more likely to give his running than some but he is not straightforward. |
4/1 |
9/1
Form: 12-4 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 (5) |
10th Oct 2025 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Debut at Ayr last September remains his only win but three of his last four starts (two over 1m2f at Ayr, one C&D) suggest he is capable of getting seriously involved. |
7/2 |
|
8 (2) |
18th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Won 2yo debut here (1m, good) last September and clear second behind well-handicapped winner in handicap over this C&D (good) in July; has shown promise on good to soft (unraced on softer); close fifth at York 11 days ago and he could play a leading role now back here. |
5/1 |
|
10 (10) |
7th Sep 2025 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Second to an unexposed Haggas horse at Ayr before racing too freely for his own good when favourite for a Racing League handicap at Chepstow (1m2f, good to soft); if giving himself a better chance here he might not be far away. |
15/2 |
10/1
Form: 32021- D
Last run: 142 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (2) |
21st May 2026 Good 0m 7f 15y Class 3 |
9st 7lb |
His best efforts for Godolphin came on AW; no show in two turf runs for Ed Bethell in the autumn but he bounced back to form wih a bang when making all in a 7f handicap at Kempton in November; a 2lb rise is manageable but there are other front-runners on show and he has a 197-day absence to overcome back on turf. |
7/2 |
|
6 (7) |
14th Oct 2025 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Ex-Charlie Appleby; won Kempton nursery in December (7f, standard to soft) but has been well beaten on turf since, latest on stable debut having been bought for 65,000gns in July; bit to prove now. |
16/1 |
|
9th 11 (6) |
13th Sep 2025 Good To Soft 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Ended his 2024 campaign with AW win but failed to beat a rival, back on turf, in sole run this term (May); sold out of Charlie Appleby's yard for 65,000gns in July; market may guide. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
Brave Mission
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £53.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £52.19 |
| Tricast | £196.07 |
| Trifecta | £226.40 |
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