May 19 / 16.45 Newmarket

16.45

Good

Sky Bet Match5 Handicap

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Sky Bet Match5 Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.60
  • Place: £4.80

Form: 595-15 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Seventh start when off the mark in good style at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to firm) in April on seasonal debut; well held, however, off this 9lb higher mark at Windsor (1m2f, good to soft) three weeks ago; his form chance relies on one race and he may need to improve on that as well.
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4th

7

(7)

5th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 23y

Class 4

16:05 Yarmouth

Mythical Guest

9st 5lb

J: Jack Callan

T: George Margarson

Winless this year and only 2-36 overall; however, a repeat of his recent third in what looked a stronger race at Newmarket (1m1f, good) would see him on the scene.

8/1

3rd

7

(6)

25th Sep 2026

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Newmarket

Mythical Guest

9st 4lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Margarson

Has an overall strike-rate of 2-35 and winless this year despite the odd respectable effort; he'd be a surprise winner against rivals who have greater scope for improvement.

16/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 6131-3 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Won at Ascot (1m, good; dead-heated) last September on second handicap start and at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW) in November; finished strongly to head the small near-side group here (1m, good) nearly five weeks ago and was third overall in a blanket finish; progressive overall and the return to 1m2f can help; up 1lb and one to note.
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8th

1

(12)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket (July)

Daysofourlives

10st 4lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: David Simcock

Won off this mark for Marco Botti at Doncaster (1m2f, good) in September 2024; however, absent since that November and it remains to be seen how much ability he retains; stable debut (remains in same ownership).

50/1

9th

3

(3)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

15:15 Newcastle (AW)

Daysofourlives

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Marco Botti

in touch with leaders

14/1

3

(3)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

15:15 Newcastle (AW)

Daysofourlives

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Marco Botti

Had soft ground as a possible excuse for his no show in the Balmoral at Ascot last month and solid record in handicaps before that, including fourth in Hunt Cup and a defeat of subsequent Cambridgeshire winner Liberty Lane at Doncaster (1m2f) in September; has a 2-2 AW record; no surprise were he to make his presence felt in this higher grade.

14/1

Form: 4/342-

Last run: 303 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 6yo who had a spell in the USA; consistent form back in Britain, close second when last seen last July at Newmarket (1m2f) on final outing for the Meades; big shout if straight back to that form.
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6th

1

(1)

18th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

19:35 Newmarket (July)

Gloucestershire

10st 4lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Martyn Meade

Lightly raced since finishing second in this two years ago when 4lb higher; he may have needed his comeback run at Newbury in May but was well beaten and needs to be an entirely different proposition two months on.

14/1

2

(10)

16th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

14:25 Newbury

Gloucestershire

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Martyn Meade

Fairly consistent and is capable of being involved off current mark; however, lacks recent match practice (off since November) and hasn't won for over three years; not the percentage call.

25/1

2

(10)

16th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

14:25 Newbury

Gloucestershire

9st 9lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Martyn Meade

Fairly consistent and is capable of being involved off current mark; however, lacks recent match practice (off since November) and hasn't won for over three years; not the percentage call.

25/1

20/1

Form: 4468-7 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
His 2023 campaign for William Haggas was underwhelming overall but he did twice reach the frame off significantly higher marks than this last July; set the pace (first time for ages) on stable/seasonal debut three weeks ago, before weakening right out of it, and others are more persuasive.
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5th

1

(4)

1st Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 4

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Gaassee

10st 2lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Jack Morland

Has proved consistent since reappearing for Jack Morland in January (4243514) with the win coming at Haydock (10.5f, good to firm) in August; record around here (1m3f/1m4f) reads 123 and another big run would be no surprise.

5/1

4th

6

(12)

13th Sep 2025

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 3

16:00 Chester

Gaassee

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Jack Morland

Mostly competitive off reduced marks for new yard this season and Haydock (1m2f, good to firm) five weeks ago saw him lead final 1f to break a long losing run, doing it in good style too; back up 5lb but he used to be effective on a range of ground and has returned to serious calculations.

7/1

Form: -11111

Last run: 52 days

W: 8st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Started handicapping over middle distances but made it five wins from five starts over about 1m this February/March on AW; his mark has now risen 20lb over that period; he seemed to stay 11.4f in one attempt last June and has been on a major roll in 2024, so can't be dismissed.
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11th

4

(5)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:00 Dundalk (AW)

Lough Leane

9st 10lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Six-time winner on AW in Britain; well suited by this trip and comes here in fine form, with red-hot apprentice now on board.

9/2

2nd

2

(9)

16th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 168y

17:35 Clonmel

Lough Leane

9st 10lb

J: Adam Browne-Souza

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Six-time AW winner in Britain; first turf success at Ballinrobe in May; strong-finishing fourth over 7f at Naas last month prefaced a recent 1m2f win in an apprentice contest at Down Royal, when he had the returning Areana back in third; same rider can claim 7lb this time.

3/1

1st

11

(14)

4th Sep 2026

Good

1m 2f 145y

18:30 Down Royal

Lough Leane

9st 10lb

J: Adam Browne-Souza

T: Maurice Andrew Ahern

Six-time AW winner in Britain; first turf success at Ballinrobe (beating Hexagonal over 9.5f, good) in May and much the best effort since on latest when strong-finishing fourth over 7f at Naas last month; trip could stretch him, but contender if seeing it out.

7/1

Form: 5-4416 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Held up; won at Redcar (1m2f, soft) at start of the month and ran respectably at Chester one week later, a meeting he won at in 2021 and 2022; well treated on last summer's form and shouldn't end up far away.
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6th

15

(13)

30th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 43y

Class 3

16:15 Doncaster

Baryshnikov

8st 12lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: David & Nicola Barron

slowly away, in rear

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1-1 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Career has been confined to 1m2f novice wins on Lingfield AW last December and this April; showed plenty of inexperience still when making all in a four-runner race last time but stacks of promise too and it would not be a surprise if he found the marked improvement necessary on this handicap debut.
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7th

3

(8)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Newmarket

Mahboob

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Career has been confined to 1m2f novice wins on Lingfield AW last December and this April; showed plenty of inexperience still when making all in a four-runner race last time but stacks of promise too and it would not be a surprise if he found the marked improvement necessary on this handicap debut.

15/8

7th

3

(8)

19th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Newmarket

Mahboob

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Career has been confined to 1m2f novice wins on Lingfield AW last December and this April; showed plenty of inexperience still when making all in a four-runner race last time but stacks of promise too and it would not be a surprise if he found the marked improvement necessary on this handicap debut.

15/8

1st

2

(1)

4th Apr 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:25 Lingfield (AW)

Mahboob

9st 11lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Created a good impression over C&D on debut in December, beating one who has since been placed in Listed event; should be wiser for that experience and looks the one to beat.

4/7

Non-runners

Arthurs Realm, Moktasaab

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £49.40
Straight Forecast £42.42
Tricast £288.92
Trifecta £281.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Daysofourlives

NEWMARKET:

Mahboob

TOPSPEED:

Mythical Guest

Telegraph:

Lough Leane

RP RATINGS:

Gaassee

The Sun:

Gloucestershire

POSTDATA:

Baryshnikov

D Express:

Daysofourlives

Daily Mirror:

Daysofourlives

The Star:

Daysofourlives

Daily Record:

Daysofourlives

The Times:

Mahboob