August 05 / 20.15 Newbury

20.15

Good

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  • Prize money: £5757.4
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.60
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 218474

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish; 2-32 overall, the latest win at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW) in April; back to turf on last two outings, not beaten far when last of four on latest but that's not the most convincing pointer.
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4th

4

(1)

14th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

12:50 Lingfield (AW)

Shahbaz

10st 13lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Struggled early on for this yard (at huge prices) but he was dropped into a Class 6 at Wolverhampton (1m4f) 12 days ago, backed into 11-8 favouritism and duly returned to form, finding only an in-form rival too good; 1lb rise not an issue given what he was capable of last year; key player.

2/1

2nd

2

(8)

2nd Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

17:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Shahbaz

11st 2lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Archie Watson

Two wins (1m2f/1m4f) in 2025 for previous yard, but he's raced in the rear and stayed there in all five runs for this trainer; on dangerous mark on this drop back in grade but he needs to rediscover his spark.

7/1

2nd
9 (3)
Taritino

16/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: 660-85 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Completed Flat hat-trick last May/June and added a low-grade hurdle race this April; disappointing returned to Flat for last two outings but he's now 3lb below his last winning mark in this sphere.
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6th

7

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

18:10 Fontwell

Taritino

11st 7lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Joe Tickle

Looked as good as ever when winning readily by 7l at favourite track Taunton (2m3f, good) three weeks ago and is now 3-19 over hurdles; 7lb higher here but still respected in current mood.

5/1

1st

8

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

18:00 Taunton

Taritino

10st 12lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Joe Tickle

Landed a 'hands and heels' event over C&D in March and respectable efforts in two subsequent starts, latterly when second off this mark at Exeter (about 2m2f, also good; Green Sky tailed off) on Friday; on the premises again if this doesn't come too soon.

5/1

9/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 4-5537 CD

Last run: 52 days

W: 9st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Losing run goes back 18 races to July 2023; third of 14 at York on penultimate start and his lesser show there last time came at 25-1 in an amateurs' race; usually wears some headgear (C&D win in 2022 was in first-time blinkers) and this is his first go in a visor.
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2nd

5

(5)

20th May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 6f 17y

Class 5

19:10 Yarmouth

Saratoga Gold

9st 5lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Kevin Frost

Losing run stretches back to July 2023 but he ended 2025 in good form and his reappearance at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm) 18 days ago was a positive one; stepping back up in distance is a positive but he could do with the ground drying out.

5/1

3rd

4

(2)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 5

19:02 Doncaster

Saratoga Gold

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Serial winner in his younger days but been dry in almost three years; does have a comeback spring victory to his name but all other wins came in the second half of the year and he may need this at his age back from five months off.

7/1

Form: 44/52 BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
AW fourth over 1m on both starts as 2yo in 2023; missed last season and back to form when second of six on handicap debut here (1m2f, good to firm; favourite) 12 days ago; has lacked improvement so far but has had just four races and there is encouragement for 1m4f in her pedigree.
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2

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Lightning Touch

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

0-7 but in the frame on six occasions and has been placed over 1m4f on Tapeta the last twice, going down by a head at Wolverhampton on the first occasion; dropping a furlong may be no bad thing and respected with cheekpieces now given a go.

11/4

2

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Lightning Touch

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

0-7 but in the frame on six occasions and has been placed over 1m4f on Tapeta the last twice, going down by a head at Wolverhampton on the first occasion; dropping a furlong may be no bad thing and respected with cheekpieces now given a go.

11/4

3

(6)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 4

18:25 Newcastle (AW)

Lightning Touch

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Beaten favourite in all three handicaps this summer but she ran well at Wolverhampton last month (1m4f), finding only a course specialist too strong (third won next time); 2lb higher but not fully exposed just yet.

5/2

Form: 13688- D

Last run: 427 days

W: 8st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Both wins were AW Flat early in 2024 over 1m4f in Ireland; downhill in Britain that spring, with pieces of modest hurdles form since; others are more enticing.
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6

(5)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 5

19:02 Doncaster

Dreams Fled Away

8st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Barry Brennan

Inconsistent hurdler who's been off for five months since a poor effort here in the winter; nothing to suggest he's best caught fresh and it's tough to find any positives.

20/1

1st

4

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Dreams Fled Away

11st 5lb

J: James Best

T: Barry Brennan

Dual Dundalk winner when based in Ireland; 0-8 over hurdles, once finishing runner-up in a 2m handicap off 3lb higher; only midfield on the Flat last time; others are more convincing.

16/1

5th

14

(10)

5th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Newbury

Dreams Fled Away

8st 10lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Barry Brennan

Both wins were AW Flat early in 2024 over 1m4f in Ireland; downhill in Britain that spring, with pieces of modest hurdles form since; others are more enticing.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3-8242 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Runner-up this May on his only appearance at this track (1m4f, good); there have been six seconds on turf altogether (all three wins on AW) and the latest would have been a dead-heat for first at Chester had he not been demoted for slight interference; should be seriously involved.
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8th

5

(3)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

18:10 Newbury

Percy Jones

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

All four wins have come on Wolverhampton AW, the latest off this mark last August (1m4f); absent since November and 0-21 on turf but that includes six seconds, one of those behind Amancio in this race last year after a break (3lb higher today); has to be in each-way calculations.

14/1

Form: 35868/

Last run: 657 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Three wins on good ground over hurdles, the latest in 2m3f handicap in May and he ran creditably both starts since; six-race Flat career was all in Ireland in 2023, failing to cut it in handicaps; not entirely dismissed.
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4

12th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Ikigai Star

11st 9lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Largely below par since scoring at Huntingdon (2m4f) last May but he wasn't disgraced when third of five in 2m2f Fontwell handicap last month; needs to build on it now.

6/1

3rd

3

8th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

17:17 Fontwell

Ikigai Star

11st 10lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Three-time hurdle winner on good ground; arguably ran better than eventual 48l defeat suggests when third at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) last month, after a layoff, and has become well handicapped; could have a say if that recent outing brought him on.

6/1

3rd

5

18th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

16:15 Huntingdon

Ikigai Star

11st 4lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Won in a small field off 3lb higher at Huntingdon last May (2m3f) but mostly struggled afterwards in cheekpieces and latterly in a visor; clearly a form contender if he's all the better for a wind operation.

8/1

16/1

Form: 34766-

Last run: 391 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
0-6 on the Flat, followed by 0-4 as a hurdler and he's been off since December; has enough ability, though, to make him worth a second look off today's reduced mark.
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3rd

22

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Moab

10st 4lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Henrietta C Knight

British challenger; dual-purpose; has won on the AW on the Flat but is 0-10 over hurdles; went close off 1lb lower at Huntingdon (20.5f, soft) in January; ground may have been too lively at Southwell latest; could outrun his odds back on easier ground.

28/1

4th

9

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

16:30 Southwell

Moab

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Henrietta C Knight

No match for the winner in his last two races over hurdles but both were well handicapped and returning to a longer trip looks the right move; on the shortlist.

5/1

2nd

10

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

15:10 Exeter

Moab

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Henrietta C Knight

Flattered by close proximity to one who hacked up at Huntingdon (2m4f, soft) but still ran well; fine over this shorter trip and didn't run too badly on the AW last time.

14/1

Form: -25217 D BF

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Two turf wins, which came last June and at Doncaster (1m4f, good) almost exactly one year later on penultimate start; two seconds earlier this year but she needs to bounce back from a poor show here (1m3f; co-favourite) six weeks ago.
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2

(12)

4th Sep 2025

Good

1m 3f 140y

Class 5

14:00 Haydock

Dibble Dabble

11st 2lb

J: Mr Cian Murphy

T: James Ferguson

Went close in April and won at Doncaster (1m4f, good) in June next time; her two runs since (Newbury) have not been great, though.

14/1

9th

10

(9)

5th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Newbury

Dibble Dabble

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: James Ferguson

Two turf wins, which came last June and at Doncaster (1m4f, good) almost exactly one year later on penultimate start; two seconds earlier this year but she needs to bounce back from a poor show here (1m3f; co-favourite) six weeks ago.

6/1

7th

1

(4)

24th Jun 2025

Good

1m 3f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Newbury

Dibble Dabble

9st 13lb

J: Fred Daly

T: James Ferguson

Bounced back to winning form when successful under Fred Daly at Doncaster (1m4f, good) 18 days ago, winning with a great deal more in hand than the margin would suggest; 5lb rise may prove lenient.

2/1

16/1

Form: 54/976 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Triple Flat winner in France; went close last June on one of his hurdle races (2m2f, good) but he's not beaten many in his three runs on Flat for James Owen; headgear on five of last six starts but not this time; 13lb lower than he was for stable debut five weeks ago.
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6th

2

(5)

17th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:17 Ripon

No More Bolero

10st 0lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: James Owen

Ready winner at Bath (2m1f, good to firm) on reappearance and good second under Mason Paetel over C&D (good) eight days later; another bold bid looks on its way.

3/1

2nd

1

(2)

25th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Ripon

No More Bolero

10st 3lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: James Owen

Ready winner back from a break at Bath (2m1f, good to firm) eight days ago; his 4lb rise is offset by Mason Paetel's claim; likely to follow up.

6/5

Non-runners

Newtown Duke, Free Speech, Meleri, Artavian

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £93.20
Straight Forecast £95.94
Tricast £364.78
Trifecta £340.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lightning Touch

TOPSPEED:

Percy Jones

The Times:

Newtown Duke

Daily Mirror:

Shahbaz

POSTDATA:

Meleri

RP RATINGS:

Saratoga Gold

NEWMARKET:

Lightning Touch

Telegraph:

Lightning Touch

Daily Mail:

Lightning Touch

Daily Record:

Lightning Touch

The Guardian:

Percy Jones

D Express:

Percy Jones

The Sun:

Percy Jones

The Star:

Percy Jones