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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5th

10

(7)

12th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

13:30 Chester

Hectic

10st 5lb

J: Miss Pippa Brown

T: Liam Bailey

Scored at Ripon (6f) last June but yet to hit top form this season, undergoing wind surgery before coming in seventh of ten in 6f Pontefract handicap four days ago; others appeal more.

33/1

7th

6

(9)

8th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Pontefract

Hectic

9st 3lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

Ripon winner off a 3lb higher mark last June (6f, good); not in top form this season but should fare better on first run after having wind surgery

20/1

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

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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6th

9

(7)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 5

14:10 Chester

Maharajas Express

9st 6lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Drawn wide when winning this race 12 months ago off a 1lb higher mark; not hit top gear yet in 2026 but this should be run to suit him and a revival would come as no surprise.

8/1

9th

6

(8)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Maharajas Express

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Ian Williams

Three of his four wins on AW have been over 5f at this track; has pulled too hard to give himself a chance in his two runs this year; needs revival on return to this track.

7/1

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

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