August 05 / 16.25 Newmarket (July)

16.25

Good

Ian Angry Anderson 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap

  • Prize money: £10800
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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Ian Angry Anderson 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.20
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 63-138 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Started off in cheekpieces with form figures of 313 in 7f/1m handicaps and latest Haydock run was too bad to be true; two months off since and not impossibly treated if back on song.
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3rd

5

(7)

8th Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Ascot

Out Of Shadows

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Marco Botti

Made a successful reappearance at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) in April and returned to winning form when beating Kiaraad by a length at Newmarket (7f, soft) last month; no problem if the ground dries out and high on the list.

4/1

1st

4

(7)

5th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Newmarket (July)

Out Of Shadows

9st 5lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Marco Botti

Started off in cheekpieces with form figures of 313 in 7f/1m handicaps and latest Haydock run was too bad to be true; two months off since and not impossibly treated if back on song.

10/1

8th

1

(9)

10th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 37y

Class 4

16:10 Haydock

Out Of Shadows

9st 9lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Marco Botti

dwelt start, raced in last, brief headway on outer 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7/1

5/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 216

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Beverley winner over slightly further (good to firm) and ran well for a long way in a decent 1m novice on good ground here two weeks ago; Buick is booked for handicap debut; one of the better options.
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6/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: -26075

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won debut as 2yo (6f, good to firm) and made good start to 2023 when close second on handicap debut at Newbury (7f, soft); lost his way a little since but only 2l away at Yarmouth last time when dropped back to 6f.
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14th

13

(1)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Ascot

Hectic

9st 1lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Liam Bailey

Back to his last winning mark and his first two runs in 2026 were respectable; eligible for weaker races than this and easy enough to look elsewhere.

33/1

4th

4

(6)

21st Apr 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:02 Pontefract

Hectic

9st 7lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

Scored at Ripon (6f) in a relatively light campaign in 2025 and back this year with solid fourth placings in handicaps at Newcastle (7f) and Chelmsford (6f); ought to be in the shake-up eased 1lb.

10/1

4th

9

(6)

26th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Hectic

9st 4lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

May be nicely primed with Newcastle reappearance under his belt; however, he's not in the ideal spot, having gained both handicap wins off 2lb lower in Class 5; others preferred at this level.

25/1

Form: 68-107 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Edged home on the AW in May (7f) off 4lb lower and they were competitive 1m handicaps in which he struggled afterwards; this is probably more his trip and first-time headgear could give him a lift.
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8th

2

(3)

5th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

17:45 Southwell (AW)

Mustajaab

9st 12lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

dwelt start

6/1

7th

10

(14)

21st Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Newbury

Mustajaab

9st 10lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

ducked right start, in touch with leaders

50/1

5th

5

(2)

6th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:10 Ascot

Mustajaab

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Smart form in winning a 7f handicap on the AW in April but mostly disappointing since on turf; questions to answer.

20/1

Form: 8-115 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Penalised when narrowly too good for the newcomer Kiaraad at Lingfield (good to firm) before perhaps finding Pontefract's stiff 1m a stretch on his handicap debut (off 1lb higher); remains of interest back at 7f.
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3

24th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

18:57 Newton Abbot

Kentucky Bluegrass

11st 1lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

0-9 over hurdles; not disgraced when fifth of 11 off his lowly handicap mark here (2m2f, good) last month but a minor role is probably his best hope on these terms.

20/1

8

28th May 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:48 Newton Abbot

Kentucky Bluegrass

11st 4lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Underwhelming form in handicaps and behind Privilege at Ffos Las despite that rival making a bad mistake.

25/1

8

28th May 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:48 Newton Abbot

Kentucky Bluegrass

11st 4lb

J: Lorcan Murtagh

T: Nigel Hawke

Underwhelming form in handicaps and behind Privilege at Ffos Las despite that rival making a bad mistake.

25/1

Form: 87-180

Last run: 77 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
6.5f AW winner in France for Andre Fabre; 40-1 when finishing last on British debut (7f, good) having been gelded; now returns from another break following wind surgery and in blinkers; risky.
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12th

2

(5)

11th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Burstow

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Paul & Oliver Cole

dwelt start, towards rear

20/1

Form: 10-738

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
6f winner on fast ground last summer; close third of five at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) two runs back but then bled from the nose when tailed off at Nottingham; has been very hit and miss.
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9th

2

(9)

2nd Mar 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:15 Kempton (AW)

Boy Browning

9st 9lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Drew a blank and had very mixed record during six-race campaign last season; not seen since down-the-field run at Ascot in September; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers and has tongue-tie added here; others have much less to prove.

16/1

10th

9

(8)

8th Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Ascot

Boy Browning

9st 0lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Landed a Windsor novice (6f, good to firm) last summer and his third of six at Epsom (7f, good; first-time cheekpieces) three weeks ago was one of his better efforts since handicapping; races off the same mark, but he has become inconsistent.

33/1

3rd

4

(6)

18th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 5

16:10 Epsom

Boy Browning

9st 10lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

6f winner on fast turf last summer; four runs this year, running poorly on three of them (bled from the nose once and twice well beaten on soft) but beaten just half a length at Wolverhampton in May (7f; 4lb lower today); not one for the faint of heart but can't discount if the cheekpieces have the desired effect.

9/1

Form: 12-880

Last run: 7 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
First and second in 6f novices last season; this campaign has yet to get up and running, in 6f and 7f handicaps; cheekpieces tried last time (having been gelded) are replaced by a hood; has bypassed a date on good to soft.
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7th

11

(5)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:40 Windsor

Maharajas Express

9st 3lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Ian Williams

Runner-up in this race last year and he scored off 1lb lower at Chester (5f, good) last July; never a threat on his reappearance at Lingfield (6f) last month but he pulled hard and this drop back in trip is a positive; usually comes from off the pace and has claims if he gets the breaks.

11/2

4th

1

(3)

27th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

14:45 Lingfield (AW)

Maharajas Express

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: Ian Williams

Won three times over 5f on AW/turf last year; stays 6f perfectly well and can easily be excused his defeat on heavy ground in September but has fitness to prove after a seven-month break.

5/1

Non-runners

Gulmarg, Think Climate

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £42.20
Straight Forecast £34.46
Tricast £108.47
Trifecta £174.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Hectic

SPOTLIGHT:

Kentucky Bluegrass

The Guardian:

Kiaraad

TOPSPEED:

Gulmarg

The Sun:

Kiaraad

POSTDATA:

Kentucky Bluegrass

Telegraph:

Kentucky Bluegrass

Daily Record:

Kentucky Bluegrass

The Times:

Hectic

Daily Mail:

Hectic

D Express:

Hectic

Daily Mirror:

Hectic

The Star:

Hectic