September 22 / 16.10 Newbury

16.10

Good To Soft

Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £22684
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 7 runners
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Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.90
  • Place: £3.10

Form: 210022

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
5yo who has been in top form the last twice, finishing second in handicaps over C&D (good to soft) and at Ascot (7f, good to firm); has something to find with the pick of these but it's a big positive that he's in excellent heart and he's not ruled out.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

8

(6)

8th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 2

16:30 Ascot

Popmaster

9st 6lb

J: L J Ferraris

T: Ed Walker

Solid fourth-place finishes in good handicaps at Epsom and Sandown on his last two starts; suspicion he will prove vulnerable for win purposes.

16/1

4th

9

(11)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Sandown

Popmaster

8st 13lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Ran respectably at Epsom last time but still has a poor strike-rate in recent years and hasn't won on turf since 2023; the 8yo looks unlikely to prevail in another competitive field.

40/1

11/10

  • Place: £1.30

Form: /1-424 D

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Listed winner (7f, soft) on sole outing last year and Group 2 runner-up at Ascot (1m, good to soft) in July on second start back from an absence; respectable fourth of five in Group 1 Sussex Stakes (1m, soft) at Glorious Goodwood and holds leading claims now back down in grade.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

1

(7)

22nd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newbury

Aldaary

9st 4lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: William Haggas

Listed winner (7f, soft) on sole outing last year and Group 2 runner-up at Ascot (1m, good to soft) in July on second start back from an absence; respectable fourth of five in Group 1 Sussex Stakes (1m, soft) at Glorious Goodwood and holds leading claims now back down in grade.

11/10

OUR TIP

Form: -51358 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Improved form when easily winning Leicester handicap (1m, soft) in April and fair third of six in Haydock Listed race (7f, good to soft) in May; endured trouble in running when creditable eighth in Golden Mile Handicap at Glorious Goodwood (1m, soft) and could be involved now back in a Listed race.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

2

(1)

25th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 2

15:47 Newcastle (AW)

Al Mubhir

9st 1lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Well treated on his Listed win at Sandown in July 2024 but he drew a blank during his 2025 Australian campaign and has been well held in both runs (1m, good to firm/good) for new yard this season; still unexposed on AW but he needs to raise his game back in this sphere.

20/1

5th

3

(4)

4th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 68y

Class 2

15:51 Hamilton

Al Mubhir

9st 11lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Kevin Ryan

Listed win at Sandown in July 2024 and well treated on that form; however, he drew a blank during his 2025 Australian campaign and was soundly beaten on last month's stable debut in the Thirsk Hunt Cup; something to prove.

16/1

10th

2

(5)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 2

14:40 Thirsk

Al Mubhir

9st 11lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Kevin Ryan

Smart at his best for William Haggas, winning a Listed race at Sandown (1m2f, good) in July 2024; campaigned solely in Australia in 2025 and well beaten on his last two starts; potentially well handicapped back in Britain for a new yard after wind surgery, but he carries obvious risks.

16/1

Form: -57466 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Horse

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Spanish-trained 6yo whose career highlight came when winning Group 2 at Baden-Baden in 2021; however, his form at Meydan earlier this year, and in two British starts in the summer, suggests he may be a shade vulnerable.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

(6)

22nd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newbury

Rodaballo

9st 4lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: G Arizkorreta Elosegui

Spanish-trained 6yo whose career highlight came when winning Group 2 at Baden-Baden in 2021; however, his form at Meydan earlier this year, and in two British starts in the summer, suggests he may be a shade vulnerable.

16/1

6th

5

(2)

19th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Rodaballo

9st 8lb

J: Neil Callan

T: G Arizkorreta Elosegui

Spanish-trained 6yo whose career highlight came when winning Group 2 at Baden-Baden in 2021; however, his form at Meydan earlier this year, and in a handicap at Ascot three weeks ago, suggests he's vulnerable here.

33/1

6th

1

(6)

29th Jul 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:50 Ascot

Rodaballo

10st 2lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: G Arizkorreta Elosegui

Spanish-trained contender; enjoyed his finest hour when winning German Group 2 (1m, good to soft) in September 2021 and performed respectably in three runs in Dubai early this year; bit to prove on British/handicap debut but Jamie Spencer is a good booking over the straight mile here.

14/1

5/1

Form: 329104 CD

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Highly progressive in handicaps, winning the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) with something to spare in July, and he was a fair fourth of five in a Group 2 at Doncaster (7f, soft) last Saturday; that looked a hot race and this C&D winner is respected now tackling a Listed contest.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

15th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

13:40 Perth

Biggles

11st 4lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Very useful on the Flat in his prime and returned from long absence with two encouraging hurdle runs for new stable this season, latterly when close fifth at Uttoxeter (2m, good) three weeks ago; that form already gives him good claims and he could quite plausibly have a bigger run in him.

9/4

5th

2

24th Jul 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

13:40 Uttoxeter

Biggles

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Won the Bunbury Cup in 2023; unraced beyond 1m on the Flat but seemed to stay the trip okay on jumps debut here following a long absence; however, what he achieved behind an easy winner in that small field is questionable.

4/1

2nd

2

4th Jun 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:00 Uttoxeter

Biggles

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Very useful on the Flat in his prime, with career highlight his 2023 Bunbury Cup success (7f; unraced beyond about 1m); absent since two below-par runs in spring 2024, though, and tricky to weigh up on stable/hurdle debut.

4/1

Form: 25-004 C

Last run: 26 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won her maiden here in 2021 and showed improved form when fourth of six in French Group 3 (6f, soft) last month on second start since rejoining this yard; however, she needs to take another step forward to win this.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

8

(5)

22nd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newbury

American Kestrel

8st 13lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: David Menuisier

Won her maiden here in 2021 and showed improved form when fourth of six in French Group 3 (6f, soft) last month on second start since rejoining this yard; however, she needs to take another step forward to win this.

20/1

12th

1

(5)

2nd Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Goodwood

American Kestrel

9st 5lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: David Menuisier

Winner on heavy as 2yo for Richard Hannon; two runs in Listed races in France last autumn when trained by David Menuisier, on first occasion beaten a nose over this trip on very soft ground; not discredited when hooded at 33-1 this May on sole run for Joseph O'Brien (she's rejoined Menuisier since) but none of her form matches up to this task.

40/1

10th

5

(4)

21st May 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:15 Naas

American Kestrel

9st 6lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Winner at two for Richard Hannon; two runs in Listed races in France when trained by David Menuisier last season; went close in the first of them, over this trip on very soft ground at Saint-Cloud; hooded for Irish debut.

12/1

16/1

Form: 369665 C

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Listed winner at Kempton (1m, AW) last November and he's run respectably in 1m handicaps the last twice (soft/good); however, he needs to raise his game if he's to bag a second Listed win today.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(29)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

The Wizard Of Eye

9st 11lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tom Clover

An ideal type for this race having won the Victoria Cup over C&D in 2024 and 2026, both times off 5lb lower on good ground (lightly raced in between and latest occasion was only his third run for new yard); still favourably treated on historical data; good credentials.

12/1

1st

6

(26)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:20 Ascot

The Wizard Of Eye

9st 8lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tom Clover

Seen only twice, both times on AW, last term for new yard; made a winning reappearance off current mark in this contest (on good ground) two years ago on first start during a brief spell with Charlie Fellowes; fighting chance in repeat bid, assuming he's in top form.

16/1

3rd

1

(9)

28th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 2

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

The Wizard Of Eye

9st 13lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Tom Clover

Just 1lb higher than for his Victoria Cup win last term (first run for Charlie Fellowes); midfield at Royal Ascot (Group 1) one month later; absent since a disappointing run on soft ground last September; cheekpieces worn on his last 11 starts are left off on today's stable debut (same owners); interesting, especially if backed.

11/2

Non-runners

Streets Of Gold

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £29.30
Straight Forecast £21.51
Trifecta £89.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Aldaary

TOPSPEED:

Biggles

NEWMARKET:

Al Mubhir

LAMBOURN:

The Wizard Of Eye

The Sun:

Al Mubhir

RP RATINGS:

Aldaary

POSTDATA:

Aldaary

The Times:

Aldaary

Telegraph:

Aldaary

The Guardian:

Aldaary

Daily Mail:

Aldaary

The Star:

Aldaary

Daily Record:

Aldaary

D Express:

Biggles

Daily Mirror:

Biggles