May 18 / 18.15 Newmarket

18.15

Good

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  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 030-62 C

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Both British wins were at Newmarket in 2023; still capable of useful form and ran on into second of 13 for a quite valuable race here (1m1f) 15 days ago; sole attempt over this far was in 2019 but he looks worth another go.
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6th

7

(9)

14th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:45 Newmarket

Bopedro

9st 0lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

10yo who won this in 2023; frequently runs well in quality handicaps and he's 5lb lower than when a cracking third in the Royal Hunt Cup last June; scratched from the Lincoln when running a temperature on his intended comeback last month and he tends to improve for a run these days; also winless since 2023.

15/2

11th

2

(1)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:17 Newmarket

Bopedro

9st 12lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

9yo who has drawn a blank since winning on the July Course in summer 2023 and needs everything to drop right but he often runs extremely well in defeat, including when third in the Royal Hunt Cup in June; another respectable effort when sixth of 20 in Balmoral at Ascot (1m, good) a fortnight ago; not discounted in this slightly easier race.

6/1

Form: 2146-5

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
6l novice win at Kempton (1m4f, AW) last July with first-time blinkers; has come up shy in handicaps on all three starts since, absent since August (gelded) when fifth of 11 at Goodwood 15 days ago; kept hanging in the closing stages that day and the blinkers are reinstated; unraced on firmer than good; this is a small field but others are still a bit more persuasive.
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2nd

5

(8)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

15:40 Ascot

Mutaawid

9st 10lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Blinkers reinstated for last two starts, on first occasion making most to score by 6l in a six-runner race at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm); had this 10lb higher mark when fair fifth of 13 at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) two weeks ago, galloping on as if a return to this trip (he won a 1m4f novice last term) would be okay; needs to resume improvement, though.

14/1

5th

2

(5)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 17y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Mutaawid

9st 7lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Came up shy in his first three handicaps but, with blinkers reinstated, he made most to score by 6l in a six-runner race at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm) on latest; more to prove on softer ground and given he's 10lb higher in a much stronger race.

4/1

2

(5)

18th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

18:15 Newmarket

Mutaawid

9st 7lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

6l novice win at Kempton (1m4f, AW) last July with first-time blinkers; has come up shy in handicaps on all three starts since, absent since August (gelded) when fifth of 11 at Goodwood 15 days ago; kept hanging in the closing stages that day and the blinkers are reinstated; unraced on firmer than good; this is a small field but others are still a bit more persuasive.

11/4

Form: V62-07 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Fifth in last year's Cambridgeshire here; 12 wins in all, the latest at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) last July off 3lb lower; it's a highly competitive mark if the two runs this spring have put him right.
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8

(7)

11th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

14:05 York

Andaleep

8st 13lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

9yo who was down the field at Southwell (1m3f, AW) last time but was running consistently well prior to that; this C&D winner has an each-way chance if bouncing back.

25/1

9th

1

(10)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 3

20:15 Southwell (AW)

Andaleep

9st 13lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Hearty strike-rate on turf, adding another in a Racing League race at Yarmouth (1m2f) in July; less of a win machine on AW but both wins have come on this track, over C&D and 1m4f in early 2024, and he was involved in a tight finish back on AW at Wolverhampton two starts ago; not far away.

9/1

Form: 81108- D BF

Last run: 186 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Unraced on firmer than good; won last May in his first two handicaps, latterly over 1m2f at York (good to soft) off 8lb lower than today; 11th of 17 and last of eight in his only two runs since, last autumn, and he was 11-10 favourite on second occasion; bit to prove after that but still lightly raced.
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7

(7)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

16:18 Nottingham

Primo Lara

9st 6lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Jack Morland

Dual winner for Jane Chapple-Hyam but has been quite disappointing since the latest of those wins; held in two starts since undergoing wind surgery and blinkers are now tried instead of cheekpieces; down another 3lb.

12/1

6th

1

(3)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

14:20 Lingfield

Primo Lara

9st 9lb

J: George Wood

T: Jack Morland

Won his first two handicaps as a 3yo but has regressed for two yards since; held on his AW comeback from wind surgery three weeks ago but is entitled to come on for that and this is weaker in second-time cheekpieces.

6/1

9th

3

(7)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Primo Lara

9st 6lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: Jack Morland

Won twice for Jane Chapple-Hyam in 2024; 0-4 for current yard and has had wind surgery since has last run in October; best watched for now.

12/1

Form: 7581-1

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won three AW handicaps last year (her first two starts and her final one) and another at Southwell three weeks ago, following her second wind operation; edging up the weights, with more to prove moving up in trip and back on turf, but she's not at all discounted.
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1

(2)

4th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

My Margie

9st 13lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

All four wins at about this trip on the AW including one over C&D in March of last year; beaten only a nose in a competitive event at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) 13 days ago and one to take seriously from just 1lb higher.

4/1

5

(3)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

15:07 Southwell (AW)

My Margie

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Won four consecutive starts on the AW between March 2024 and June this year, including over C&D (2-2); solid fourth of eight at Kempton (7f, Polytrack) last month and shortlisted having fallen 1lb below her last winning mark.

8/1

1

(1)

27th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:07 Kempton (AW)

My Margie

10st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Richard Hughes

Glorious Goodwood defeat took her turf record to 0-10; she's 4-6 on AW, all wins at about 1m; possibilities returned to this sphere off last winning mark, assuming she proves as effective back over 7f.

25/1

Form: 243-80

Last run: 30 days

W: 8st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Landed a Wolverhampton novice (9.4f) last September and better form taking minor honours in 1m2f/1m4f handicaps in the autumn, all on the AW; weakened out of it on both starts this season and this is his first turf run since a promising debut; player on his autumn form; lightly raced and his yard is among the winners.
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5th

3

(1)

30th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

16:25 Yarmouth

Lordsbridge Blu

9st 5lb

J: David Egan

T: S Woods

1-15 in handicaps, with the win on Lingfield AW (AW) last November but he's often been thereabouts, including on turf; bang there on Wolverhampton AW on both outings this term, the latest just three days ago; player.

9/2

4th

5

(6)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lordsbridge Blu

9st 5lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: S Woods

Won twice, including over C&D; most encouraging when runner-up over C&D four weeks ago on his return from a break and should go close here.

4/1

2nd

7

(12)

30th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lordsbridge Blu

9st 3lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: S Woods

Novice winner who doubled his tally by a head over Lingfield's 1m2f in November; could go well off 3lb higher if ready to rock after his break.

7/1

Non-runners

Terwada, Mr Baloo

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.70
Straight Forecast £9.38
Tricast £44.04
Trifecta £31.40

Selections

LAMBOURN:

My Margie

Telegraph:

Bopedro

POSTDATA:

Mutaawid

SPOTLIGHT:

Lordsbridge Blu

RP RATINGS:

Andaleep

TOPSPEED:

Terwada

The Times:

Mutaawid

NEWMARKET:

Lordsbridge Blu

The Sun:

My Margie

The Star:

My Margie

Daily Mirror:

Bopedro

Daily Record:

Bopedro

D Express:

Andaleep