May 19 / 15.45 Newmarket

15.45

Good

Cure Leukaemia Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10823.4
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Cure Leukaemia Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.20

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Dubawi colt; brother to 6f/7f winner Great Truth (including 2yo/UAE); dam 6f/7f winner (including 2yo Group 2) out of US 8.5f turf Grade 3 winner; powerful stable; respected.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(6)

12th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

Ancient Truth

9st 3lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

Dubawi colt who is unbeaten in three starts, all at the Newmarket tracks (6f/7f, good/good to firm); absent since beating Seagulls Eleven and subsequent Royal Lodge winner Wimbledon Hawkeye in the Superlative Stakes three months ago; that race has thrown up the Dewhurst winner in two of the last three years, including Native Trail for this yard; strong contender, for all that William Buick deserts him for stablemate Shadow Of Light.

9/4

1st

1

(2)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Newmarket (July)

Ancient Truth

9st 3lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Promising colt who has won a couple of Newmarket novice events (good to firm) with something to spare, latest over C&D; sire Dubawi won this race in 2004 and trainer has landed this prize four times in the last eight years; very strong credentials.

6/4

1st

1

(1)

22nd Jun 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Newmarket (July)

Ancient Truth

9st 10lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Charlie Appleby

carried right start, prominent

10/11

10/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
£50,000 yearling; Calyx half-brother to three winners, notably Bright Stripes (7f 2yo/1m Listed); dam Listed-placed 6f/7f winner, out of 5f 2yo winner; major stable; check the betting.
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Verdict Starting price

20th

18

(20)

26th Sep 2026

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Newmarket

Principality

8st 11lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Harry Eustace

Made it two wins for the year when scoring on the other Newmarket course (1m, good to firm) last month and denied a clear run when close second off this mark at Salisbury (1m, good to soft) latest; up in grade this afternoon but this progressive 4yo is 2lb well in and is not ruled out each-way.

16/1

2nd

3

(4)

3rd Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:24 Salisbury

Principality

10st 1lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Harry Eustace

He's added two wins at about 1m (good and good to firm) this year and wasn't seen to best advantage at Goodwood on Sunday, unable to get a clear run until the birds ahead had flown; capable of better on this quick return.

7/1

4th

3

(3)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:00 Goodwood

Principality

9st 12lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Harry Eustace

Raised only 2lb for his wins at Nottingham in May and Newmarket last time, so looks likely to remain competitive, especially as he's a dual Goodwood scorer.

11/2

7/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
60,000euros foal, 350,000euros yearling; Blue Point half-brother to two winners, notably Keeper Of Time (6f-1m including 2yo/Group 3/US); looks potentially above average; interesting.
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5th

9

(10)

2nd Oct 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:50 Ascot

Bold Impact

11st 3lb

J: Mr Patrick Millman

T: Rod Millman

Finished well to exploit reduced mark at Windsor (1m, good to firm) in July; best run since when third of 14 over 1m1f at Newmarket (good) under Patrick Millman 13 days ago, catching the eye a bit with his late headway from the rear; back down 2f in trip now.

11/1

3rd

5

(1)

19th Sep 2026

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 4

17:30 Newmarket

Bold Impact

10st 12lb

J: Mr Patrick Millman

T: Rod Millman

Finished well to exploit reduced mark at Windsor (1m, good to firm) in July and remains well handicapped on older form but was safely held on his last two starts; others have more appealing profiles.

16/1

5th

5

(6)

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 4

19:00 Windsor

Bold Impact

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Rod Millman

Won from off the pace over C&D (good to firm; effective on softer) before a very disappointing return to this track when 1m2f wasn't to blame; capable but risky.

9/2

13/2

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
210,000gns foal; New Bay half-brother to winners Memyselfandmoi (7.3f/1m), Seasalt (French 1m2f/1m4f) and Amiko Chow (US 1m); dam 1m4f/2m AW winner; notable connections; possibilities.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(4)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Ayr

El Burhan

9st 5lb

J: Jack Callan

T: George Boughey

Merely mid-division in a handicap at Hamilton (1m4f, good to soft) four weeks ago and he has something to find in this field even on his best form; however, he looked like he was one to follow when winning a C&D handicap (good to soft) 12 months ago and perhaps the first-time blinkers will unlock some improvement; he's not discounted.

16/1

8th

1

(4)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 4f 15y

Class 2

18:15 Hamilton

El Burhan

10st 0lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: George Boughey

Four-time turf winner at up to 1m2f (good/good to soft), latest at Ayr last September; best of three runs this season when third at Southwell last time (1m3f); quite interesting on first try at 1m4f.

7/1

3rd

3

(6)

6th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 2

20:26 Southwell (AW)

El Burhan

9st 7lb

J: Jack Callan

T: George Boughey

Has won four races and still looks to be improving; ran better than it looked when fifth of 13 in the Rosebery on his reappearance at Kempton (1m3f, Polytrack) in March and looked in need of a return to further when fourth of 11 at Chester (1m2f, good) in May; off three months, but has won fresh; high on list.

6/1

25/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
10,000gns foal, 45,000gns yearling; by Belardo; dam 9.7f/11.3f winner, half-sister to winners Excellent Result (UAE 1m4f Group 2) and Midnight Crossing (US 1m1f Grade 3); others preferred.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

17

(7)

21st Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 2

17:35 Ascot

Brindavan

8st 13lb

J: Colin Keane

T: S Woods

More exposed than many of these after ten races; the latest was a C&D handicap (good to firm) six weeks ago and he raised his game to win it in tidy style from off the pace, but with only six runners and he's 6lb higher in this much tougher contest; sold for £250,000 on Monday.

18/1

1st

3

(4)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 3

15:50 Ascot

Brindavan

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: S Woods

1-9 tally and his peak efforts have been on AW over 1m; there's plenty of hope for this trip in his pedigree but he raced freely and underperformed when trying it in small field at Newmarket last month.

12/1

1st

3

(4)

10th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 3

15:50 Ascot

Brindavan

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: S Woods

towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon ridden, kept on

12/1

7/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Kodiac colt; closely related to Group placed 7f-1m2f winner Finest Sound; dam out of unraced close relative of Grand Prix de Paris/St Leger winner Scorpion; major yard; one to consider.
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6th

7

(7)

15th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Megaphone

9st 3lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Scott Dixon

0-19 since winning twice early last year but he's on a much reduced mark and made some late headway over 5f at Wolverhampton last time; looks worth another go at this trip and it wouldn't be a surprise if he got involved.

16/1

6th

5

(9)

17th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

19:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Megaphone

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Last of his two wins in 2025 came over C&D; signs he was on the way back when fifth of 12 here (7f) last month; holds claims in his first classified.

5/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
100,000gns yearling; Kodiac half-brother to 1m2f AW winner Sea Ice; dam 1m4f winner, half-sister to 7f Listed winner Brother Bear; others have stronger credentials on breeding.
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8th

5

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Berkshire Smudge

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Sole win came here on the Flat over 1m2f; has shaped well enough in three hurdle runs to believe he could have a future off this sort of mark.

5/2

5th

12

12th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:13 Ffos Las

Berkshire Smudge

10st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Has shaped with some promise, without making a major impact, in juvenile hurdles at Doncaster and Chepstow; may show improvement returned to Ffos Las, having gained sole Flat win here (soft); interesting.

12/1

6th

1

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:30 Chepstow

Berkshire Smudge

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Rebecca Curtis

Class 6 Flat handicap winner (1m2f, soft) whose hurdle debut fourth at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) last month gives him something to build on; however, others in this line-up have achieved considerably more.

25/1

13/2

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
165,000euros yearling; by Dark Angel; closely related to 7f-1m2f winner Fev Rover (including 2yo/US and Canadian Grade 1), half-brother to two winners; dam 7f 2yo winner; heed the market signals.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(4)

16th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:43 Newcastle (AW)

Patrol

9st 11lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Dylan Cunha

Reliable sort (second on his only appearance at this track) who is 4-14 on AW compared to 0-19 on turf and should be competitive again.

7/1

Non-runners

Redorange

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £18.60
Straight Forecast £18.15
Trifecta £77.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Ancient Truth

NEWMARKET:

El Burhan

SPOTLIGHT:

Bold Impact

Telegraph:

Redorange

The Star:

El Burhan

The Times:

Ancient Truth

D Express:

Ancient Truth

Daily Mirror:

Ancient Truth

The Sun:

Ancient Truth

Daily Record:

Ancient Truth