July 01 / 12.55 Newcastle (AW)

12.55

Standard To Slow

JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £39697
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 8 runners
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JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

100/30 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 865-42 CD

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Useful form as 3yo, including C&D, and ran with credit in two turf starts this year; return to Tapeta (three wins and a close second from four starts on the surface) is in his favour and he's still not fully exposed.
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5th

5

(2)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Tiber Flow

9st 7lb

J: Harry Davies

T: William Haggas

Won Group 3 John of Gaunt at Haydock (7f, good) in June 2024 and returned to form to land Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm) two months later; has had only two runs since then but latest was a creditable second in a Listed event at Haydock last May; now returns after another lengthy absence but he has a good strike-rate and needs a close look for in-form yard.

9/2

2nd

5

(5)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Tiber Flow

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won Group 3 John of Gaunt over C&D last June and returned to form to land Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm; Kikkuli fourth) two months later; probably unsuited by very testing ground when well held in French Group 1 final start; escapes a penalty for those Group wins but he's taken a couple of runs to find his best form in the last two seasons.

9/4

5

(5)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:55 Haydock

Tiber Flow

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won Group 3 John of Gaunt over C&D last June and returned to form to land Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm; Kikkuli fourth) two months later; probably unsuited by very testing ground when well held in French Group 1 final start; escapes a penalty for those Group wins but he's taken a couple of runs to find his best form in the last two seasons.

9/4

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 270-14 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Horse

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Had some smart AW form in 2022, including over C&D, and he's looked better than ever this year, winning easily at Thirsk on his reappearance (7f, soft; beat Mount Athos by just under 4l) before finishing fourth off top weight in the Victoria Cup (shaped second best on the day); strong claims.
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10th

9

(6)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 6f 0y

15:05 Curragh

Spycatcher

9st 5lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Won a 6f Listed at Doncaster early last season (good to soft); ended 2025 in top form with convincing wins in Group 3 at Chantilly (very soft) and a Listed race at Doncaster (Montassib fifth); failed to uphold form with Montassib at the same venue on seasonal debut.

6/1

10th

3

(4)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 2y

Class 1

13:50 Doncaster

Spycatcher

10st 1lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Won this race 12 months ago (good to soft) when others including James's Delight met trouble; ended 2025 better than ever with convincing successes in Group 3 at Chantilly (very soft) and Listed race here (heavy; Montassib and Art Power unplaced); penalised this time but should go well again.

4/1

3rd

5

(9)

28th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 6f 0y

15:12 Curragh

Spycatcher

9st 7lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Gained sixth win of his career in a 6f listed heat at Doncaster (gd-sft) in March; best run since a 1.75l second behind Beauvatier in a Deauville Group 3 (6f, soft); beaten just 2l when fifth in this last year; needs the forecast rain to come, can go well if it does.

7/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 020251 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Good record on the AW, including a second over C&D on Good Friday, and he turned in a career-best effort when winning the Buckingham Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot nine days ago, coming from well off the pace to score cosily; more appealing than many.
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11th

2

(14)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

13:40 Newcastle (AW)

Witch Hunter

9st 7lb

J: John Fahy

T: Richard Hannon

Now 5lb lower than for his 1m win here in January and there have been excuses for several of his defeats since; plausible outsider.

20/1

19th

30

(3)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Witch Hunter

9st 0lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Defied a 5lb higher mark in the 7f handicap at this meeting three years ago and scored over 1m on AW in January; has lost his form, most recently finishing last in the Newbury event won by Classic; further Royal Ascot glory looks unlikely.

50/1

Form: 2/110- D

Last run: 259 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Capable of smart form for Tom Dascombe and better than ever last May, winning a conditions event at Haydock and a Group 2 at the Curragh in his first two starts for Hugo Palmer; absent since a disappointing run in a Group 1 at Ascot on Champions day in October; good record fresh; player.
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9th

3

(7)

11th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Newcastle (AW)

Brad The Brief

9st 5lb

J: David Egan

T: Hugo Palmer

Four AW runs, winning 6f novice on Wolverhampton Tapeta as 2yo; nearly all best form on soft or slower on turf; seen only six times since Group 2 win at the Curragh in May 2022 but he wasn't too far off his best when fifth in a Group 2 at Chantilly recently and ran well enough in a C&D Group 3 on 2022 reappearance to think he can make a go of it back here.

5/1

4th

3

(7)

4th Oct 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Brad The Brief

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Hugo Palmer

Dual Group-race winning sprinter in his time who has finished unplaced in three starts since returning from 259 days off in July, albeit his latest outing was at Group 1 level; has winning form on Tapeta and this is easier so could play a part in the first-time cheekpieces.

5/1

5th

1

(3)

15th Jul 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

16:27 Chester

Brad The Brief

9st 7lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Hugo Palmer

midfield, pushed along under 3f out

4/1

OUR TIP

5/1

Form: 411-12 BF

Last run: 70 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Progressive front-runner; no match for Spycatcher at Thirsk ten weeks ago (7f, soft; 7lb better off today) but a subsequent wind op suggests there may have been an issue that day; holds a July Cup entry and still not fully exposed; considered.
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6th

3

(3)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Mount Athos

9st 8lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

Running in this for the third time, finishing second in 2023 and 2025; on both occasions he arrived on the back of a 7f win at Kempton and he landed that same race yet again 23 days ago; should give it another good shot.

7/2

1st

1

(2)

18th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Mount Athos

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: James Tate

James Doyle is 5-5 on him, three of those successes coming in this race (2023, 2024 and 2025); he's 2lb lower than last year but weakened into last place when back in a handicap over track and trip ten weeks ago.

7/2

6

(3)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 37y

Class 1

15:33 Haydock

Mount Athos

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: James Tate

Listed winner at Deauville (7f, AW) last November and defied lofty mark in Kempton handicap (7f, AW) in March; also effective on turf and was second of six in a good conditions race at Thirsk last month; however, this 6yo needs to be better than ever if he's to take this.

22/1

Form: 413-90 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
3-5 as a 2yo, notably a comfortable success in Listed race at Ayr's Western meeting (5f, good); ended 2022 with a close third in the Group 3 Cornwallis at Newmarket; has not fired in either run this time around though and this looks a warm race in which to try to bounce back; AW debut.
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11th

10

(15)

6th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Ayr

Prince Of Pillo

9st 9lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Inconsistent during the AW season and made nothing better than a satisfactory reappearance when midfield over C&D (soft) last month; on another career-low mark today but needs that recent run to have brought him on.

20/1

8th

2

(7)

20th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:23 Ayr

Prince Of Pillo

10st 2lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Two course wins as a 2yo, including a Listed success over 5f; last year's two wins came on AW but he is down in the weights ahead of this return to action and his course record means he can't be ruled out.

12/1

6th

7

(6)

17th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 3

12:40 Lingfield (AW)

Prince Of Pillo

8st 11lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Richard Fahey

Not out of it on his best form but consistency isn't his strongest suit; up in class and others appeal more for win purposes.

14/1

20/1

Form: 11-148

Last run: 57 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Won his first three starts, all over 7f on Polytrack, with the third win coming at Listed level; form dipped switched to turf at Newmarket eight weeks ago; drop to sprinting needs to prompt a career best.
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11th

9

(1)

21st Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Iconic Moment

9st 3lb

J: Neil Callan

T: James Tate

Won C&D novices on first two starts and made it 3-3 in Lingfield Listed race (7f again) in March; his form has levelled off since but it is still early days and he should find this a little easier than the 6f Newcastle Group 3 he contested when last seen at the beginning of July.

10/1

7th

7

(2)

1st Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

12:55 Newcastle (AW)

Iconic Moment

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: James Tate

Won his first three starts, all over 7f on Polytrack, with the third win coming at Listed level; form dipped switched to turf at Newmarket eight weeks ago; drop to sprinting needs to prompt a career best.

20/1

8th

1

(6)

5th May 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Newmarket

Iconic Moment

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: James Tate

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

4/1

Form: 92812- CD

Last run: 231 days

W: 9st 5lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Veteran who was gaining his 18th career win when landing a 5f conditions event at Beverley last September; good second in a Listed event at Lingfield when last seen in November; has gone well after a break in the past.
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5th

2

(6)

12th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:35 Ascot

Judicial

9st 10lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Julie Camacho

taken down early

25/1

8th

2

(1)

1st Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

12:55 Newcastle (AW)

Judicial

9st 5lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Julie Camacho

Veteran who was gaining his 18th career win when landing a 5f conditions event at Beverley last September; good second in a Listed event at Lingfield when last seen in November; has gone well after a break in the past.

12/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £14.10
Straight Forecast £13.83
Tricast £54.81
Trifecta £62.30

Selections

NEWMARKET:

Tiber Flow

SPOTLIGHT:

Spycatcher

RP RATINGS:

Brad The Brief

TOPSPEED:

Judicial

The Star:

Mount Athos

POSTDATA:

Witch Hunter

The Times:

Tiber Flow

Telegraph:

Tiber Flow

Daily Mail:

Tiber Flow

D Express:

Tiber Flow

Daily Record:

Tiber Flow

The Sun:

Spycatcher

The Guardian:

Brad The Brief

Daily Mirror:

Judicial