May 03 / 17.20 Newmarket

17.20

Good To Firm

HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2617-4

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Pretty useful in two of his five efforts as 2yo; second favourite for handicap/seasonal debut over C&D (good) 18 days ago but weakened in the final 1f into fourth of eight; that was creditable but he needs to build on it.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(3)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket

Evanesco

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Pretty useful in two of his five efforts as 2yo; second favourite for handicap/seasonal debut over C&D (good) 18 days ago but weakened in the final 1f into fourth of eight; that was creditable but he needs to build on it.

11/2

4th

1

(4)

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:17 Newmarket

Evanesco

9st 11lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Close second in a Goodwood maiden (7f, good to soft) and dominant novice win at Salisbury (1m, heavy) were easily best of his five efforts as 2yo; two of the others were in France; needs to resume progress but will stay 1m2f and is one to consider.

5/1

5

(8)

12th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:03 Salisbury

Evanesco

9st 5lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Entered in the Royal Lodge and the Dewhurst; dropped out tamely in a French Group 3 last time but had run really well to push a promising Ballydoyle prospect close in a 7f maiden at Glorious Goodwood (good to soft); hard to beat if returning to that level.

13/8

OUR TIP

Form: 521- CD

Last run: 193 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Marked improvement through three-race 2yo career, beating a fair maiden by 15l when he won a four-runner maiden at 1-7 over C&D (good) final start; that can't be the most solid form but he could hardly have done it more easily and is a Derby entry; fascinating handicap debutant in first-time headgear.
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3rd

1

(1)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket

Study Of Words

9st 9lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Marked improvement through three-race 2yo career, beating a fair maiden by 15l when he won a four-runner maiden at 1-7 over C&D (good) final start; that can't be the most solid form but he could hardly have done it more easily and is a Derby entry; fascinating handicap debutant in first-time headgear.

7/4

3

(4)

22nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

14:58 Newmarket

Study Of Words

9st 7lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Frankel colt who seemed to need debut experience; fared much better with close second, in front of two subsequent scorers, at Goodwood (1m2f, soft) later in September; the form pick.

1/2

Form: 01-1

Last run: 93 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at 50-1 on debut here (7f, good) in October; way better, however, for front-running wins in a Southwell novice (1m) in November and seven-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (9.4f) in January; those wins were AW but with authority last time (8lb higher today) and he could be a useful prospect.
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2nd

6

(5)

30th May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

16:38 Chester

Crockham Heath

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Front-running wins in a Southwell novice (1m) and Wolverhampton handicap (9.4f; with authority) in his only two AW races; those were way better than turf performances at Newmarket on debut and in 1m2f handicap (good to firm) on latest outing, which is a concern even though these are early days.

5/1

5th

5

(2)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket

Crockham Heath

8st 8lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Well beaten at 50-1 on debut here (7f, good) in October; way better, however, for front-running wins in a Southwell novice (1m) in November and seven-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (9.4f) in January; those wins were AW but with authority last time (8lb higher today) and he could be a useful prospect.

7/2

1st

2

(7)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Crockham Heath

9st 6lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Andrew Balding

Well-beaten 50-1 shot on his Newmarket debut in October but he put that experience to good use with a front-running 1m win at Southwell three weeks later; open to further progress now up in trip for his handicap debut.

100/30

Form: 1-5

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
16-1 for novice at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in November but always prominent and led final strides; 14-1 in a hot novice at Newbury (1m2f, good) 16 days ago and made late gains to finish on heels of the leaders in a blanket finish; set for further improvement and likely to prove better than this opening mark at some point soon.
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No Results Found

Form: 21-1 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
All three runs were on AW, with plenty of promise on debut before he won a novice at Chelmsford (1m2f) in December and seven-runner handicap by a short head at Southwell (1m) in April; return to 1m2f should suit and, although he's been raised 4lb, further improvement is possible.
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No Results Found

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Payout
Exacta £13.70
Straight Forecast £14.86
Trifecta £25.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Study Of Words

LAMBOURN:

Crockham Heath

TOPSPEED:

Sahara King

NEWMARKET:

Gatehouse

Telegraph:

Crockham Heath

D Express:

Crockham Heath

Daily Mirror:

Crockham Heath

RP RATINGS:

Study Of Words

POSTDATA:

Study Of Words

The Sun:

Study Of Words

The Star:

Study Of Words

Daily Record:

Study Of Words

The Times:

Sahara King