August 16 / 15.00 Newbury

15.00

Good To Firm

TPT Fire Handicap

  • Prize money: £25770
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 11 runners
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TPT Fire Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.00
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 312-68 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Progressive in 7f handicaps last summer; off for nearly a year prior to a respectable sixth of ten in 7f Chelmsford Listed race last month, followed by eighth of nine when 25-1 in a 1m Group 3; should be much more competitive on this return to a handicap.
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17th

10

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 1

16:10 Doncaster

Lou Lous Gift

9st 4lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Headstrong 4yo who was allowed to stride on in a handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month and posted a career best to win; unraced on slow ground; further improvement is needed back up in grade but she's lightly raced and unexposed under front-running tactics; not discounted.

8/1

1st

4

(3)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newbury

Lou Lous Gift

9st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Progressive in 7f handicaps last summer; off for nearly a year prior to a respectable sixth of ten in 7f Chelmsford Listed race last month, followed by eighth of nine when 25-1 in a 1m Group 3; should be much more competitive on this return to a handicap.

8/1

9/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 2-2410 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
7f winner at Newmarket (good to firm) in July on third run for this yard; he didn't get a fair crack at the race when running into trouble early on at Goodwood (6-1) 17 days ago and could bounce back to be on the premises.
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10th

13

(1)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:00 Goodwood

Leadman

8st 5lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Michael Appleby

Not disgraced in major 7f handicap at Ascot on penultimate start but is still seeking a first win above Class 3 and his ceiling is well established; moved out of David O'Meara's yard since last run.

33/1

9th

9

(14)

8th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 212y

Class 3

16:40 Haydock

Leadman

9st 5lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

All three wins at 7f including at Doncaster (good to firm) in June; has remained in form but he's drawn wide and may not be quite so effective over 1m.

16/1

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9/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 118429 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Two handicap wins in May and good second at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) in July; only ninth of 13 at Goodwood on latest outing but he wasn't beaten far in a bunched finish to that Group 3 (10-1); not dismissed.
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1st

1

(7)

3rd Oct 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Newmarket

Havana Pusey

10st 2lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: John Gallagher

Carries top weight but can deal with her current mark which is 2lb lower than when second at Newbury three runs back (7f, good to firm); she raced alone for a large part of the race when back over 6f at Salisbury and then got behind after flyjumping the start last time (7f); has the ability to feature, provided she doesn't fluff the start (happened more than once).

10/1

12th

2

(18)

19th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Newbury

Havana Pusey

9st 13lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Gallagher

7f has been her optimum trip and she can blow the start, so there is risk attached; back-to-form second over C&D (good to firm) last month and may not have been helped by racing alone during the first half of the race when well held over 6f at Salisbury since.

25/1

9th

1

(1)

3rd Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

16:49 Salisbury

Havana Pusey

10st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John Gallagher

7f has been her optimum trip and she can blow the start, so there is risk attached; however, she showed good speed with a back-to-form second at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month and is not ruled out; has run well on good to soft ground but has struggled when encountering soft.

11/2

16/1

Form: 771506 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won at Salisbury (1m, good to firm) in May; makes appeal judged on that form but he's not been at quite that level in any of his three starts since, one over 7f before two at 1m.
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4th

3

(4)

27th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 17y

Class 3

15:57 Epsom

Cogitate

9st 3lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

2-21 for Charlie Hills, well treated on the best of that form and not disgraced when tried in visor/cheekpieces in his three outings for new yard; all starts have been over 7f or 1m but there are bits of encouragement for 1m2f and he's crept down to a career-low mark.

5/1

4th

4

(9)

12th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Cogitate

9st 7lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Dual winner (7f/1m) who has posted some good efforts at this track, including when runner-up over this C&D in March off a 4lb higher mark; two solid runs since joining this stable and has to be considered with first-time visor replacing cheekpieces.

4/1

4th

1

(6)

27th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Cogitate

10st 2lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Useful 7f and 1m form in 2026, including when fifth in a higher grade at Sandown (first-time cheekpieces) in June on yard debut; however he's won just once in the last three years and although he showed useful form in a C&D novice as a 3yo, his AW runs since have come on Polytrack; shade to prove.

9/1

Form: 104812 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Suited by drop back to 7f when winning at Newmarket (good to firm) and nearly followed up in 20-runner race at Glorious Goodwood (good); up another 3lb but plenty to like for trainer who won this race in 2020 and 2021.
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5th

1

(4)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newbury

Cracking Gold

10st 0lb

J: David Probert

T: Clive Cox

Suited by drop back to 7f when winning at Newmarket (good to firm) and nearly followed up in 20-runner race at Glorious Goodwood (good); up another 3lb but plenty to like for trainer who won this race in 2020 and 2021.

9/2

2nd

3

(10)

30th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:55 Goodwood

Cracking Gold

9st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Clive Cox

Suited by the drop back in distance at Newmarket (good to firm) last time, narrowly beating Great Acclaim and taking 7f record to 3-5 (only 1-8 over further); on a career-high mark but interesting kept to this trip.

11/1

1st

3

(4)

26th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Newmarket (July)

Cracking Gold

9st 8lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Clive Cox

Shaped encouragingly at Chester (7.5f) on the return to turf and proved unsuited by 1m2f (raced too freely) later in May; however, now 0-5 in this sphere and peak form remains on AW where he's a three-time scorer.

16/1

Form: 649033 CD

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won the Group 2 Hungerford on this card in 2022 and a Haydock Group 3 in June 2023; no joy since but, as he showed at Newmarket last Saturday, he's still performing well enough to be competitive off this mark.
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4th

1

(8)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:32 Newmarket (July)

Jumby

9st 11lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

His last win was was in 2023 but that was a Group 3 event and he went close behind Where's Freddy over C&D (good to firm; 3-1 favourite) 13 days ago; on same mark here and he's a big player if he can repeat that form; visor added.

4/1

2nd

1

(4)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:42 Newmarket (July)

Jumby

10st 0lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

On a three-year losing run and nothing like the force of old but his current mark reflects that and this is a good bit easier than the two handicaps he tackled in the spring; no surprise were this class dropper to go well with his yard among the winners.

8/1

12th

29

(24)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:20 Ascot

Jumby

8st 12lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Two-time Group winner over 7f but is on a near three-year losing spell and current mark reflects that he's not the force of old (admittedly showed bits of useful form in 2025); needs to step up on reappearance effort; failed to shine in the last two runnings of this contest.

33/1

13/2

Form: 31-100 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
7f winner at Goodwood on reappearance and far from discredited from an unfavourable draw when upped to 1m at Royal Ascot next time; just 6-1 for a 16-runner 7f handicap back at Goodwood two weeks ago, never remotely a threat but he was messed around in the closing stages; cheekpieces go on.
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7th

7

(7)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newbury

Consolidation

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

7f winner at Goodwood on reappearance and far from discredited from an unfavourable draw when upped to 1m at Royal Ascot next time; just 6-1 for a 16-runner 7f handicap back at Goodwood two weeks ago, never remotely a threat but he was messed around in the closing stages; cheekpieces go on.

13/2

11th

7

(11)

2nd Aug 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:45 Goodwood

Consolidation

9st 0lb

J: James Doyle

T: Ralph Beckett

Yet to encounter ground softer than good; far from discredited from unfavourable draw upped to 1m in the Britannia at Royal Ascot last time; progressive over 7f otherwise and registered a C&D success, narrowly beating a hat-trick seeker, in his only other start this season; remains of interest.

8/1

10th

12

(3)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Consolidation

9st 4lb

J: James Doyle

T: Ralph Beckett

Looked a work in progress last season before doing it easily in a 7f AW novice in September; gelded afterwards and was noticeably strong in the market when making a successful handicap debut at Goodwood (good), where he needed all of the 7f to seal the deal; 5lb higher but this extra furlong could make a huge difference to him; one of three runners for Ralph Beckett who took this race in 2019.

9/1

7/2

Form: -34212 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Did well over 1m on his first four starts this term (first two occasions at this track, where he's 0-7) and even better when beaten a neck in a valuable 21-runner handicap at Ascot three weeks ago on his drop back to 7f (first time for nearly two years); back up another 4lb but surely a huge player.
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16th

12

(7)

17th Oct 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:35 Ascot

Classic

9st 2lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

6yo who has been better than ever this season; third of 18 in the Golden Mile at Goodwood (1m, good to firm) in July and again ran well when fourth of 13 to Hickory over this C&D (good) last month; he has the same career-high mark as last time but might have an each-way squeak.

16/1

4th

2

(6)

4th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:48 Ascot

Classic

9st 10lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Won a competitive handicap at Newbury (1m, good) in May and ran really well when third of 18 in the Golden Mile at Goodwood (1m, good to firm) latest, when he had to wait for room; also effective here and could be in the mix.

7/1

3rd

8

(12)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Goodwood

Classic

9st 6lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

Prevailed by a neck from Indalo at Newbury in May but has been unable to confirm the placings in the Royal Hunt Cup and Coral Challenge; current mark is stiffer than the one off which he finished sixth, amid traffic issues, in this race two years ago.

16/1

Form: 246-50 D

Last run: 58 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Second in a 7f Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood last July as a 2yo but he's not sparked in the same way since; gelded before well beaten with cheekpieces in Royal Ascot handicap (1m; 80-1) last time.
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3rd

2

(3)

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 8y

Class 6

16:53 Thirsk

Wolf Of Badenoch

9st 8lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Just one win in his first 18 starts but he doubled his tally when coming from off the pace to score at Carlisle (1m3f, good to firm) two weeks ago; up 3lb but that was a brave win and he shaped as though this trip should be within range; respected.

100/30

1st

1

(3)

9th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

15:10 Carlisle

Wolf Of Badenoch

10st 2lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Winless since his debut in 2024 and he arrives below par, only sixth in 9.5f Wolverhampton handicap last time; also has his stamina to prove.

4/1

6th

7

(6)

16th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

20:54 Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolf Of Badenoch

9st 3lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Second in a Group 2 for Hugo Palmer as a 2yo before proving hard to place last year; found his level again but twice turned over at short prices recently (latest third has been boosted since) and has stamina to prove upped from 1m back on the AW.

6/1

10th
8 (5)
Obelix

14/1

Form: 404010 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Second wind surgery before winning a 15-runner race at York (7f, good; 20-1) last month with a strong finish from off pace; back up 6lb to this mark when never dangerous on Wolverhampton AW (8.6f) 16 days ago but he had the widest draw; not entirely dismissed but one or two others seem a bit more likely.
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3rd

2

(9)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 75y

Class 4

17:00 Beverley

Obelix

10st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Julie Camacho

Ran into traffic at a crucial stage when fourth to Glenfinnan over C&D (good to firm) last month; similar form when fourth at Thirsk 17 days ago; each-way shout.

100/30

4th

2

(2)

5th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:35 Thirsk

Obelix

9st 10lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Julie Camacho

Ran into traffic at a crucial stage when fourth at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 24 days ago; capable of a prominent showing but he is the type that is always reliant on some luck in running.

5/2

20/1

Form: 1-4645 CD

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 2lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Still pretty useful, for instance about 2l behind Obelix when fifth of 15 at York (7f) on latest outing; today's opposition should be a bit too hot for him but he did win (his last turf win) this race in 2022 and was a close third in it last year, and those are his only two runs at Newbury.
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10

(8)

19th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 4

17:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Documenting

9st 5lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Veteran who ended a long losing run at Doncaster (7f) in August; not best drawn when 12th of 18 in 7f Ascot handicap 17 days ago; this four-time C&D winner is no forlorn hope.

12/1

12th

8

(6)

2nd Oct 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:50 Ascot

Documenting

11st 4lb

J: Mr Lewis Kent

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

This veteran gained his first turf win for four years in 7f Doncaster handicap (good to firm) seven weeks ago; only 3lb higher but doesn't obviously have the profile of one likely to follow up.

14/1

1st

3

(7)

15th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

15:37 Doncaster

Documenting

9st 8lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

Winless since 2024 but this veteran arrives in decent nick, runner-up at Newbury (7f) in June before a creditable tenth of 17 in 7f Ascot handicap last month; not totally dismissed.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta £92.30
Straight Forecast £83.46
Tricast £938.84
Trifecta £1429.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cracking Gold

RP RATINGS:

Jumby

D Express:

Classic

TOPSPEED:

Documenting

NEWMARKET:

Lou Lou's Gift

POSTDATA:

Cogitate

Daily Mirror:

Leadman

LAMBOURN:

Cracking Gold

The Guardian:

Cracking Gold

The Sun:

Cracking Gold

The Star:

Classic

Telegraph:

Jumby

Daily Mail:

Jumby

Daily Record:

Jumby

The Times:

Documenting