May 01 / 14.55 Newmarket

14.55

Good

Betfred “The Classic Bookmaker” Handicap

  • Prize money: £18039
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 9 runners
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Betfred “The Classic Bookmaker” Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 322-3

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on final two of his three 2yo starts (7f/1m, good to soft/good) and improved form on recent seasonal/handicap debut when close third over C&D (good); well regarded and open to further improvement; one to consider.
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1st

2

(5)

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 4

16:55 Carlisle

St Anton

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

Has proved reliable and progressive in his short career to date; got up near finish when winning at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) last month; that looks solid form and he may not have reached his ceiling just yet.

7/2

1st

7

(7)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

St Anton

9st 1lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Runner-up on final two of his three 2yo starts (7f/1m, good to soft/good) and improved form on recent seasonal/handicap debut when close third over C&D (good); well regarded and open to further improvement; one to consider.

9/2

9/2

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 732-15 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Went close in two fast-ground novice races last summer and returned with a novice win at Kempton (7f, AW) in February; 15-8 favourite and denied a clear run when 2l fifth of six on handicap debut at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) four weeks ago; retains potential and is not ruled out but he lost places close home once in the clear at Musselburgh and has to raise his game.
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2nd

8

(9)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Comic Hero

8st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Went close in two fast-ground novice races last summer and returned with a novice win at Kempton (7f, AW) in February; 15-8 favourite and denied a clear run when 2l fifth of six on handicap debut at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) four weeks ago; retains potential and is not ruled out but he lost places close home once in the clear at Musselburgh and has to raise his game.

9/2

5th

6

(4)

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 3

13:25 Musselburgh

Comic Hero

8st 10lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Consistent in three runs since debut, gaining a deserved first success at Kempton (7f) in February; the runner-up that day won in clearcut style next time; should be at least as good over 1m and remains unexposed; interesting candidate on handicap debut.

2/1

1st

2

(9)

18th Feb 2026

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Comic Hero

8st 13lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Green on last summer's debut but he stepped forward when a close third at Salisbury in June (6f, good to firm); similar form when beaten a nose at Newbury one month later; absent since (has been gelded) but he is bred to stay 7f and remains capable of better; looks the one to beat.

6/4

7/2

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 11-

Last run: 177 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won over 7f on Kempton AW last autumn on his first two starts; those were narrow victories and improvement is needed on this handicap debut if he's to remain unbeaten, but he could have plenty more to offer for his top trainer, especially over this extra furlong.
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3rd

4

(4)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Fort Rock

9st 9lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Charlie Appleby

Won over 7f on Kempton AW last autumn on his first two starts; those were narrow victories and improvement is needed on this handicap debut if he's to remain unbeaten, but he could have plenty more to offer for his top trainer, especially over this extra furlong.

7/2

1st

3

(10)

13th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Kempton (AW)

Fort Rock

9st 4lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

Fourth foal; half-brother to winners Nubuck (French 12.5f; RPR 91) and Chuck Taylor (6f-1m1f including AW/Greece; 69); dam 1m winner (including German Listed; 95); trainer's runners in AW novice/maiden events operate at an excellent strike-rate.

9/4

Form: 8211-3 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Won Newcastle novice (7f, AW) in December on fourth start and followed up in four-runner nursery at Southwell (1m, AW); returned from break with 50-1 third in warm conditions race at Kempton (1m, AW) in March, when conceding weight all round, and on that evidence he looks well treated off an unchanged mark; down the field on sole turf start but that was his debut last June.
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7th

3

(7)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:40 Newbury

Lake Como

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: George Boughey

Respectable fourth in Newmarket handicap (1m) last time, without quite transferring his broadly progressive AW form back to turf; again has frame possibilities off an unchanged mark.

6/1

4th

6

(6)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Lake Como

9st 8lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Won Newcastle novice (7f, AW) in December on fourth start and followed up in four-runner nursery at Southwell (1m, AW); returned from break with 50-1 third in warm conditions race at Kempton (1m, AW) in March, when conceding weight all round, and on that evidence he looks well treated off an unchanged mark; down the field on sole turf start but that was his debut last June.

4/1

14/1

Form: 02211- D

Last run: 149 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Got off the mark at the eighth attempt in Chelmsford nursery (7f, AW) last November on his second AW start, and he again had plenty in hand when following up at Kempton (1m, AW); needs to transfer that improvement back to turf but he did show promise on grass last season; not ruled out.
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5th

5

(3)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Elan dOr

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Stuart Williams

Got off the mark at the eighth attempt in Chelmsford nursery (7f, AW) last November on his second AW start, and he again had plenty in hand when following up at Kempton (1m, AW); needs to transfer that improvement back to turf but he did show promise on grass last season; not ruled out.

14/1

2nd

5

(2)

29th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:17 Kempton (AW)

Elan dOr

9st 7lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Stuart Williams

Shaped with plenty of promise in his qualifying runs; best nursery run when chasing home a thriving rival at Newmarket last week (7f, good; clear of the third) and he holds obvious claims off the same mark in this lower grade; AW debut.

3/1

2nd

5

(2)

29th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:17 Kempton (AW)

Elan dOr

9st 7lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Stuart Williams

Shaped with plenty of promise in his qualifying runs; best nursery run when chasing home a thriving rival at Newmarket last week (7f, good; clear of the third) and he holds obvious claims off the same mark in this lower grade; AW debut.

3/1

Form: 310-2

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) last July on second start then well beaten in Group 2 at Goodwood (7f, good) later that month; reappeared with close second of six in handicap at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) four weeks ago but it's likely he needs a much bigger run in this hot contest.
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7th

1

(5)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Vincenzo Peruggia

9st 11lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Won at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) last July on second start then well beaten in Group 2 at Goodwood (7f, good) later that month; reappeared with close second of six in handicap at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) four weeks ago but it's likely he needs a much bigger run in this hot contest.

8/1

2nd

1

(6)

4th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 3

13:25 Musselburgh

Vincenzo Peruggia

9st 9lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Charlie Johnston

Cost 550,000gns as a yearling and ran only three times as a 2yo, winning 7f novice at Beverley (good to firm) before being hampered when last in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood; has not been let in lightly for handicap debut judged on that bare form, but he's completely unexposed, will stay 1m and his stable won this race 12 months ago; respected.

9/4

Form: 33132- D

Last run: 225 days

W: 8st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Ran seven times last year and sole win came in four-runner nursery at Kempton (1m, AW); also effective on turf and gelded since last seen; however, unless he finds improvement he's vulnerable to less-exposed types.
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3rd

2

(8)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

18:30 Windsor

Royal Bodyguard

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Michael Bell

Consistent once handicapping last season before finding 1m2f beyond him latterly; entitled to have come on for his recent comeback, having been gelded, and this is easier but he's vulnerable to improvers now.

8/1

8th

9

(8)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Royal Bodyguard

8st 4lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Michael Bell

Ran seven times last year and sole win came in four-runner nursery at Kempton (1m, AW); also effective on turf and gelded since last seen; however, unless he finds improvement he's vulnerable to less-exposed types.

33/1

3

(3)

18th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

16:18 Chelmsford (AW)

Royal Bodyguard

9st 1lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Bell

Steadily progressive colt who won small-field Kempton nursery (1m) last month, his fifth run, and was creditable third in quite valuable event at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) last week; up in trip here; good chance.

Evs

Form: 11- D

Last run: 149 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won on debut at Kempton (7f, AW) last October and followed up there (1m, AW) in December; his opening mark is no gift but it remains to be seen where his limitations lie and he's respected for his top yard on turf debut.
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10th

1

(6)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:40 Newbury

Zennor Storm

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Two from two as a 2yo, both starts on Kempton AW; last of nine in Newmarket handicap (1m) on reappearance but may do better with the outing under his belt; by no means written off.

10/1

9th

2

(1)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:55 Newmarket

Zennor Storm

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won on debut at Kempton (7f, AW) last October and followed up there (1m, AW) in December; his opening mark is no gift but it remains to be seen where his limitations lie and he's respected for his top yard on turf debut.

6/1

1st

7

(7)

22nd Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Kempton (AW)

Zennor Storm

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

5,000gns foal, 25,000euros yearling, £60,000 breeze-up 2yo; tenth foal; half-brother to four winners including Rogue (6f-1m1f including 2yo; RPR 96) and The Ferret (1m 2yo AW; 72); dam 1m2f winner (51); represents a powerful stable and market support would look significant.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1-1

Last run: 98 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 90

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Payout
Exacta £34.20
Straight Forecast £32.66
Tricast £132.75
Trifecta £171.70

Selections

TOPSPEED:

St Anton

Telegraph:

Zennor Storm

The Guardian:

Fort Rock

SPOTLIGHT:

Lake Como

The Star:

Objector

Daily Record:

Vincenzo Peruggia

Daily Mail:

Zennor Storm

D Express:

Zennor Storm

The Sun:

Fort Rock

RP RATINGS:

Lake Como

POSTDATA:

St Anton

The Times:

St Anton

Daily Mirror:

St Anton