July 21 / 18.55 Newmarket (July)

18.55

Good

Pertemps Medical General Nursing Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5400
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Pertemps Medical General Nursing Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.80
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 107 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Frankel colt whose inexperience cost him dear when odds-on for a Kempton maiden in April (1m AW) that hasn't worked out too badly; would probably have won that day if wiser to the job in hand and holds obvious appeal.
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11th

2

(2)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 2

15:00 Sandown

Jeff Koons

10st 0lb

J: William Buick

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Scored twice in Qatar for these connections; question mark about ground softer than good, despite the official going at Goodwood last time when he was second in a strong conditions stakes; in good form in Britain on last three outings now but that does not mean he looks well handicapped.

11/1

2nd

9

(5)

1st Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 11y

Class 2

15:45 Goodwood

Jeff Koons

9st 7lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Below form two years ago on sole start on softer than good (soft); scored twice (1m2f/11.5f) in Qatar for these connections; looked in top form in the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot (1m; eighth) and Listed race at Sandown (1m2f; third of six) on last two outings but a fair bit extra is needed to win this.

25/1

4

(5)

4th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 1

16:10 Sandown

Jeff Koons

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Has scored twice in Qatar for current connections; came up short in Listed grade returned to British soil but ran creditably in the Royal Hunt Cup since; difficult task at the weights returned to this level.

10/1

13/8

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 2-2 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten by good horses in novices at Kempton (7f AW) and Windsor (1m, good to firm), showing his inexperience on both occasions; a slow start did for him when narrowly failing to get up last time and the potential is there to go one better.
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5

(14)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:35 Ascot

Elnajmm

9st 6lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Lightly raced 4yo who looked highly progressive when winning handicaps at Newcastle (1m, AW) and over C&D (good to firm) in the summer; unraced on softer than good and he's failed to continue his improving ways the last twice, but perhaps first-time cheekpieces will give him a boost; not discounted.

11/1

5th

5

(5)

18th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:23 Sandown

Elnajmm

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

Progressive form in justifying favouritism in 1m handicaps at Newcastle (AW) and Ascot (good to firm) before hanging for pressure and finishing only midfield in a deep one at York; has to bounce back from that but a QEII entry gives plenty of hope that he might.

9/2

9th

4

(17)

22nd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

15:00 York

Elnajmm

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

prominent, outpaced and hung badly left over 2f out, no impression when bit short of room and raced awkwardly over 1f out, hung left and weakened gradually final 110yds

11/4

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5/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 71 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Looked far more with it second time out at Thirsk (1m, good to firm) and dug deep to prevail by a head; the runner-up is now 0-9 but fairly talented; looks to be facing stiffer opposition this time.
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13

(18)

29th Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 2

13:20 Goodwood

English Oak

8st 13lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: Ed Walker

Highly tried after his impressive win at 2024 Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) but has mainly been disappointing; second of six at Hamilton (1m) 12 days ago was clearly his best show this season but he needs to build on that today over a new trip.

18/1

2

(4)

17th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 68y

Class 2

15:22 Hamilton

English Oak

9st 13lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Ed Walker

Highly tried after his impressive win in last year's Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm), but has mainly been disappointing and only beat two home in the same race four weeks ago; rain not a problem but still has enough to prove; cheekpieces removed after one use.

7/1

25th

12

(27)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

English Oak

9st 7lb

J: James Doyle

T: Ed Walker

Well ahead of his mark last June when taking this race to pieces but he never went on from that and has been slow to come to hand this year; first-time cheekpieces could hurry him up and he's only 1lb higher than last year so has a big weights chance.

5/1

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
50,000gns 2yo; third foal; dam 7f-1m winner (including 2yo/two Group 1s; RPR 118), closely related to useful 7f-9.5f winner Constantino; only runner lacking experience and is probably up against it.
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3rd

3

(9)

22nd Oct 2024

Standard

1m 4f 99y

Class 2

16:15 Newcastle (AW)

King Lear

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Solid effort on his Tapeta debut in August, when going close off a 2lb lower mark in first-time cheekpieces (switches to blinkers today); below that level on turf last time and has still to conclusively prove his stamina over a demanding, extended 1m4f.

4/1

7th

7

(8)

14th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 43y

Class 2

16:15 Doncaster

King Lear

8st 11lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Maiden winner who is still lightly raced and this headgear combination did him no harm when runner-up at Southwell (1m3f, AW) in August; could have done without the 3lb rise in this stronger company.

6/1

2nd

3

(10)

29th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 3

20:10 Southwell (AW)

King Lear

9st 12lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Nottingham maiden winner (1m, good) a year ago, but out of the frame in all three handicaps; still unexposed, but needs the switch to the AW and addition of a tongue-tie to give him a lift.

15/2

Form: 1-3 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Clearcut York winner last October (1m, good to soft); beaten on his belated second start at Doncaster last month (1m, good to firm) but ran well behind last week's Newmarket Listed runner-up Embesto; has to enter calculations.
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8th

10

(5)

30th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

17:25 Newmarket

Modesty

8st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Freddie & Martyn Meade

All races at 1m; looked good when winning sole 2yo start last autumn (good to soft); ran to a similar level in novices in 2023 but looked an awkward ride on handicap debut at York in August and cheekpieces now fitted on the drop to 7f; needs to show he can handle a less conventional track.

9/1

6th

10

(11)

25th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

17:15 York

Modesty

8st 10lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Freddie & Martyn Meade

in touch with leaders, hung badly left from over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds

8/1

5th

2

(8)

21st Jul 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:55 Newmarket (July)

Modesty

9st 11lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Freddie & Martyn Meade

took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, shaken up and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final 110yds

100/30

5/1

Form: 21

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo

OR:

Form & Verdict
Built on a promising debut with a wide-margin win over slightly shorter at Beverley (good to firm); easy to pick holes in that form (runner-up now 0-9) but it looked good.
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No Results Found

Form: 88

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten about 10l in both runs and was well behind Elnajmm in the latest.
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7

(14)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

15:07 Southwell (AW)

Kalamunda

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Joseph Parr

Won his first five starts on the AW between October 2023 and October 2024 including twice over C&D; has run well on several occasions since then and just 2lb above his last winning mark, but the outside stall makes things tricky.

16/1

4th

6

(4)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:15 Windsor

Kalamunda

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Joseph Parr

Five-time AW winner but he was reluctant to race at Kempton (tailed off) last month and finished well held back off a lower turf mark at Sandown (1m, good) last time; record on grass is 0-9 and others are preferred.

14/1

4

(9)

7th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:20 Sandown

Kalamunda

9st 8lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Joseph Parr

Well handicapped on this year's AW form but reluctant to race when well beaten at Kempton (1m, AW) last month and he has a lower turf mark for a very good reason (0-8 on grass as opposed to 5-12 on AW).

10/1

Form: 7

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Never dangerous after a slow start at Windsor and has plenty to find with Elnajmm; now fitted with cheekpieces.
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5th

3

(7)

27th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Connected

9st 7lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Won at Wolverhampton (7f) on handicap debut; no progress in four runs since, albeit things haven't always gone smoothly; has edged back down the weights and is not ruled out.

4/1

9th

3

(4)

14th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Connected

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

7f winner at Wolverhampton in September (blinkers first time); has not had much luck with the draw since but he failed to improve for the step back up in trip four weeks ago and others are more appealing.

7/1

0

8

(3)

16th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Connected

9st 6lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Much improved for the drop to 7f in first-time blinkers on handicap debut here; has had draw excuses since, finishing nearly 2l behind Storymaker four weeks ago, but stamina for this far has to be proved.

4/1

Form: 8-5

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Comfortably held at 8.6f and 1m2f; handicaps beckon after this.
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11th

10

(6)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:25 Nottingham

Port Erin

9st 0lb

J: Tyrese Cameron

T: Tony Carroll

Won three 1m handicaps (AW/good) last season but he ended his 5yo campaign with heavy defeats over C&D and at Chelmsford; has bit to prove after six months off and he doesn't have a great record when fresh.

33/1

11th

5

(14)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 2

17:10 Nottingham

Port Erin

8st 13lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Tony Carroll

Has won three of his last five starts, including a dominant display from the front at Sandown (1m, good) in August; this is much tougher off 8lb higher but he was as good as ever last time and his turf record is now 3-7; shortlisted.

11/2

100/1

Form: 6

Last run: 25 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Also hooded at Wolverhampton (7f) and never counted after a slow start; opposable.
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8th

10

(5)

5th Oct 2023

Standard

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Expert Bear

8st 5lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Stuart Williams

raced in second

20/1

7th

7

(5)

2nd Sep 2023

Standard

1m 5f 66y

Class 6

19:45 Chelmsford (AW)

Expert Bear

8st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Stuart Williams

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

7/1

10th

10

(1)

25th Jul 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:20 Chelmsford (AW)

Expert Bear

9st 2lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Stuart Williams

Low-key form in 7f and 1m novices on the AW and at Newmarket (on Friday) and unlikely to be of special interest until handicapping.

100/1

100/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 303 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Down the field in just one run for the Gosdens and was sold on for 7,000gns; now gelded and hooded; one to watch.
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12th

16

(10)

16th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Andarax

8st 11lb

J: Luke Morris

T: John Butler

Out of the frame in six starts, pulling hard when last of 12 over 1m2f at Lingfield 15 days ago; first-time blinkers need to make a difference.

33/1

12th

12

(11)

1st Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:08 Lingfield (AW)

Andarax

8st 8lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: John Butler

Out of the frame in five starts though some improvement since handicapping, finishing sixth in two outings at Kempton (1m, Polytrack); not certain to appreciate the longer trip on breeding and probably best watched unless market suggests otherwise.

16/1

6th

9

(2)

9th Sep 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Kempton (AW)

Andarax

8st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: John Butler

Just one run for the Gosdens; has joined another good yard and his midfield finish over C&D last time was his best run yet; could build on that.

8/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.10
Straight Forecast £9.83
Trifecta £55.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Elnajmm

TOPSPEED:

Modesty

Telegraph:

Kiaraad

Daily Mirror:

Jeff Koons

RP RATINGS:

Elnajmm

POSTDATA:

Elnajmm

NEWMARKET:

Elnajmm

The Times:

Elnajmm

Daily Mail:

Elnajmm

D Express:

Elnajmm

The Sun:

Elnajmm

The Star:

Elnajmm

Daily Record:

Elnajmm

The Guardian:

Modesty