July 11 / 17.45 Newmarket (July)

17.45

Good To Firm

HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.50
  • Place: £2.45

Form: 237041 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Often front-runner; soundly beaten at the big Chester and York meetings in May but fairly solid otherwise this term and returned to winning ways in a five-runner race at Thirsk (1m4f, good to firm) ten days ago; back up 3lb but considered seriously in another small field.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

(4)

21st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:20 Newmarket (July)

Parisian Scholar

9st 6lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Johnston

3yo who completed a double when landing a Class 4 handicap over C&D last month; well held in two quick-fire runs at Glorious Goodwood but he's back in calmer waters now and is a player if he can get back near best; acts on good to firm and good to soft.

7/1

13th

10

(6)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 44y

Class 3

17:20 Goodwood

Parisian Scholar

8st 13lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Charlie Johnston

Won five of 15 races, including this month at Thirsk and Newmarket (both 1m4f on good to firm); Wednesday's 1m4f handicap here was a much sterner test of his credentials and he came up well short at 28-1, so others are again preferred.

9/1

6th

8

(2)

29th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 2

13:50 Goodwood

Parisian Scholar

8st 6lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Charlie Johnston

Capitalised on a reduced mark at Thirsk (1m4f, good to firm) on July 1 and he followed up at Newmarket (1m4f, good to firm) ten days later; clearly in good heart but those wins came in five-runner, Class 4 handicaps and this is a much sterner test of his credentials.

25/1

OUR TIP

9/2

  • Place: £1.95

Form: 643-52 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Won under 7lb claimer in four-runner C&D race (good to firm) last July off 1lb higher; Yarmouth second one month ago and should be seriously involved.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

(1)

20th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:45 Newmarket (July)

First Officer

8st 12lb

J: Sorin Moldoveanu

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

C&D winner last July and he's finished close up back at this track (1m4f, good to firm) in his last two starts; didn't get much luck when fourth in a Class 3 event last time and he's a player off unchanged mark.

6/1

4th

8

(6)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 3

15:58 Newmarket (July)

First Officer

8st 12lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Often ridden by claimer Alexandra Egan, including when he won a four-runner C&D race (good to firm) last July off the same mark as today; creditable second on last two outings (C&D latest) suggest he will be bang there.

4/1

2nd

3

(1)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:45 Newmarket (July)

First Officer

9st 7lb

J: Sorin Moldoveanu

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Won under 7lb claimer in four-runner C&D race (good to firm) last July off 1lb higher; Yarmouth second one month ago and should be seriously involved.

9/2

Form: -32321 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Acts on good to firm; placed over 1m2f on first four starts this season, before comfortably justifying 4-6 favouritism in a 11.6f novice at Lingfield on latest outing; this unchanged, opening handicap mark seems to demand more but he may have more to offer at this sort of trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

7

(1)

24th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 4

18:18 Windsor

Cape Fear

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Landed 11.5f novice at Lingfield in June; ran well in first-time cheekpieces when second of nine in 1m2f handicap at Chester 22 days ago; can race off a 1lb lower mark here so bold showing is on the cards in retained headgear.

2/1

2nd

9

(4)

2nd Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

16:52 Chester

Cape Fear

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

No course form but acts on good and faster ground; it took six races to get off the mark, when odds-on over an extended 1m3f at Lingfield in June, and he proved very disappointing when a shade of odds-on for last month's handicap debut at Newmarket (1m4f; beaten 18l); now goes in cheekpieces and he could be given another chance, especially as the horse he beat in his novice has won since.

3/1

3rd

5

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:45 Newmarket (July)

Cape Fear

8st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Acts on good to firm; placed over 1m2f on first four starts this season, before comfortably justifying 4-6 favouritism in a 11.6f novice at Lingfield on latest outing; this unchanged, opening handicap mark seems to demand more but he may have more to offer at this sort of trip.

2/1

Form: 764-55

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Sole win (12 races) came in a 1m2f handicap in April 2025; made a respectable debut for new yard this April but took a backward step next time; she's now 6lb below her peak mark and moves back up from 1m2f, having been below form once each over 1m3f and 1m4f last term; stamina in the family, though.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

(2)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:45 Newmarket (July)

Bintabuha

9st 5lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Harry Charlton

Sole win (12 races) came in a 1m2f handicap in April 2025; made a respectable debut for new yard this April but took a backward step next time; she's now 6lb below her peak mark and moves back up from 1m2f, having been below form once each over 1m3f and 1m4f last term; stamina in the family, though.

8/1

5th

7

(7)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Newbury

Bintabuha

9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Harry Charlton

Won a 1m2f handicap at Wetherby last April but found life tougher afterwards (highly tried); left William Knight prior to her Yarmouth reappearance, a race where she shaped as though the run would bring her on; better expected this time.

8/1

5th

6

(2)

11th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

15:42 Yarmouth

Bintabuha

9st 6lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Harry Charlton

Galloped on strongly when winning one of just two 1m2f handicaps for William Knight, at Wetherby (good to firm) last spring but later forays into Listed company didn't go well and nor did the return to handicaps on final two starts last year; still of interest back on turf for new yard.

10/1

Form: 256-21 D

Last run: 162 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
All four wins over 1m4f, the last three on Tapeta; not seen since a career best to win at Wolverhampton in January and he's 4lb higher here; twice runner-up on turf last year; may need to hit a new turf high but he requires a second look given this small field.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

1

(4)

24th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 4

18:18 Windsor

Melek Alreeh

10st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Simcock

In winning form on the AW at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in the winter but failed to beat a rival on his return from five months in 1m4f handicap at Newmarket last month; has something to prove now.

14/1

5th

1

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:45 Newmarket (July)

Melek Alreeh

10st 2lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David Simcock

All four wins over 1m4f, the last three on Tapeta; not seen since a career best to win at Wolverhampton in January and he's 4lb higher here; twice runner-up on turf last year; may need to hit a new turf high but he requires a second look given this small field.

11/2

1st

4

(7)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 4

17:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Melek Alreeh

9st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: David Simcock

Triple 1m4f winner, including on Tapeta; handicapper has just had his measure since his last win but he's gone very close several times, the latest at Chelmsford (1m2f, Polytrack); up 1lb; respected.

13/2

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £26.90
Straight Forecast £30.74
Trifecta £58.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cape Fear

RP RATINGS:

First Officer

Daily Mirror:

Parisian Scholar

TOPSPEED:

Melek Alreeh

LAMBOURN:

Cape Fear

The Times:

Cape Fear

Telegraph:

Cape Fear

Daily Mail:

Cape Fear

Daily Record:

Cape Fear

The Star:

Parisian Scholar

POSTDATA:

First Officer

NEWMARKET:

First Officer

The Guardian:

First Officer

D Express:

First Officer

The Sun:

First Officer