May 02 / 16.25 Goodwood

16.25

Good

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  • Prize money: £5574.2
  • 1m 1f 197y
  • Class 5
  • 10 runners
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Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Form: 2224-

Last run: 181 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on first three starts, the worst of that form when he encountered good to firm on second occasion; also below form in a 1m1f nursery on soft on final outing; gelded since and has tongue tied first time.
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3

(5)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:55 Newcastle (AW)

Grecian Legacy

9st 10lb

J: David Egan

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Not at his best in recent outings and still 6lb higher than for his successful reappearance at Goodwood (1m2f, good; first-time tongue-tie) in May; others preferred.

14/1

4

(1)

2nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

16:50 Salisbury

Grecian Legacy

9st 9lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Returned from winter break with an impressive Goodwood win (1m2f, good) in May, when overcoming trouble in running; has had plausible reasons for defeats since and could well have more to offer back with what look ideal conditions.

5/1

4th

1

(7)

27th Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 4

19:37 Kempton (AW)

Grecian Legacy

9st 9lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Came up short in handicaps at major festivals the last twice; respectable form otherwise this term, winning at Goodwood then close second at Epsom; ran well here in sole AW attempt; not dismissed at this level.

7/1

Form: 0-4332

Last run: 65 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
While no improvement in his form since debut (on soft, sole run on turf) he has taken minor honours in AW handicaps, second of six over 1m3f at Kempton in February last time; that run was also under Warren Fentiman.
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3rd

7

(7)

17th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 5f 26y

Class 3

17:01 Ayr

Northwest Passage

9st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

Remote third over hurdles 12 days ago but had been running quite well on the Flat prior to that, including fifth of 13 over 1m2f here (good to soft) in August; his peak RPRs have been achieved over that trip so his stamina isn't assured.

10/1

3rd

7

5th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:40 Stratford

Northwest Passage

10st 12lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Ivan Furtado

With Roger Teal when well beaten in two runs over hurdles last winter; had wind surgery since and has been running quite well at a fair level on the Flat for current yard; could run well getting plenty of weight fromf the three previous winners.

16/1

5th

1

(1)

10th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Ayr

Northwest Passage

10st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ivan Furtado

Right back on song with second of 18 at York (1m2f) in June but only fifth of eight at Southwell (1m3f) since; needs to bounce back if he's to double his tally here.

7/1

Form: 053-

Last run: 198 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
He stayed on from off the pace when showing significant ability over about 1m (AW/heavy) on last two starts as 2yo; gelded since; better is needed but he's shaped as if this longer trip will help.
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5th

1

(1)

24th Sep 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:10 Newmarket

Masterinthewoods

10st 0lb

J: David Probert

T: Emma Lavelle

Won at Salisbury (1m4f, good) in May and runner-up on next three starts (1m4f, good/good to firm); below par at Doncaster a fortnight ago but good to soft ground may not have suited; may well bounce back.

14/1

8th

1

(2)

10th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

17:20 Doncaster

Masterinthewoods

9st 10lb

J: David Probert

T: Emma Lavelle

Won at Salisbury in May and better form when second at Goodwood, Ascot and Newbury in his three starts since; all were at 1m4f and he's versatile tactically, having made the running on penultimate start; below form much earlier in career on softer than good; thereabouts if ground is okay.

9/2

2nd

5

(6)

15th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 4

16:20 Newbury

Masterinthewoods

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Emma Lavelle

Won at Salisbury in May and improved again when second since at Goodwood (again 1m4f on good) and Ascot (1m4f, good to firm); versatile tactically and made the running last time; raised another 3lb but looks set for another bold show.

13/8

OUR TIP

Form: 82151- D

Last run: 141 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Her two runs over 1m2f have brought two wins in nurseries on the AW at Chelmsford; they are also her only two races on AW but she went close once over 1m on good to firm; up another 7lb, so needs to keep improving.
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5th

1

(4)

26th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:10 Newmarket (July)

Vilaine Verlaine

9st 9lb

J: Alicia Perkins

T: Mark Usher

Dual 1m2f AW winner in 2024; upped from 1m4f to 2m under Alicia Perkins on Kempton AW 16 days ago and gave a positive response, as she travelled smoothly in rear but met some traffic before running on into second of eight; has some turf form (not this year) and could have more to offer as a stayer.

3/1

2nd

3

(3)

10th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 5

17:08 Kempton (AW)

Vilaine Verlaine

9st 10lb

J: Alicia Perkins

T: Mark Usher

1m2f Polytrack winner; takes a big step up in trip for this and will certainly have stamina to prove, even if shrugging off an inauspicious start to the campaign.

16/1

5/1

Form: 1-4542 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Won by a head on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) in December; back down in trip when good second of 14 at Chelmsford (1m2f) two weeks ago, with cheekpieces added, but this is his first turf start since soundly beaten on good ground on debut.
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15th

14

14th Oct 2026

Good

2m 0f 95y

14:10 Punchestown

Magna Gee Gee

11st 11lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Patrick J Flynn

Two Flat wins at a modest level; yet to show much over hurdles, will need a handicap mark.

33/1

8th

5

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 80y

13:21 Gowran Park

Magna Gee Gee

11st 7lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Patrick J Flynn

Modest enough on the Flat but did win off 54 at Limerick over the summer (good); never sighted back hurdling on latest at Listowel; eligible for a mark after this.

50/1

9th

14

23rd Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

13:55 Listowel

Magna Gee Gee

11st 10lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Patrick J Flynn

Hampered early and then ran out on hurdle debut in June (20-1); 1m4f winner on good ground the following month, albeit at a modest level; tailed off since.

50/1

Form: 5725-3

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Flopped at Pontefract (soft) on final 2yo run but, having been gelded, he was back to form when third of six in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) last month; needs to build on that but he did run on nicely from rear.
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8

(6)

24th Jul 2025

Soft

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

16:55 Doncaster

Bentbasa

9st 5lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Charlie Fellowes

Not had the breaks this season, finding the drop to 1m against him last time (first-time cheekpieces), but ran way below market expectations on soft ground on his nursery debut last autumn, which would be a concern.

16/1

10

(14)

30th Jun 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Bentbasa

9st 3lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Charlie Fellowes

Six-race maiden; began this season with two perfectly respectable runs in the spring (8.6f, AW/1m2f, turf) but probably needs the new cheekpieces to generate some improvement here.

9/1

6th

4

(3)

2nd May 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 5

16:25 Goodwood

Bentbasa

9st 7lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Charlie Fellowes

Flopped at Pontefract (soft) on final 2yo run but, having been gelded, he was back to form when third of six in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.4f, AW) last month; needs to build on that but he did run on nicely from rear.

7/1

4/1

Form: 77-5

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on good to soft here on debut; fair form in his two AW maidens since, also 1m, and crying out for 1m2f+ judged on latest and his pedigree; one to be interested in, therefore, now he's at 1m2f for handicap debut.
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6

(10)

10th Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 5

19:45 Kempton (AW)

Kingmaker

9st 8lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

Still a maiden after ten runs but has finished second in three handicaps at around 1m4f this year and again ran well when third of six at Chelmsford (13.3f) last month; usually sticks to his task pretty well; probably won't be far away.

4/1

4

(3)

18th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 5f 66y

Class 5

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Kingmaker

9st 8lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

0-9 but did bounce back from a lesser effort at Sandown (1m6f) when second at Southwell (1m4f) last month in his first handicap on AW; thereabouts with a repeat.

3/1

Form: 62-14

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
All four starts have been on AW; won a Newcastle maiden (1m) in January from the front but she underperformed when trying 1m2f on handicap debut at Lingfield nearly three months later; early days.
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10th

10

(10)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Pacifist

9st 1lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Charlie Johnston

Won a Newcastle maiden in January; returned to form when beaten a head over this C&D last month but she was well beaten at Newcastle (1m, AW) three weeks ago; up in grade.

18/1

9th

3

(5)

2nd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Pacifist

9st 9lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

C&D maiden winner in January; returned to form when beaten a head at Chelmsford last time; has gone back up 2lb; chance.

4/1

4

(5)

18th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Pacifist

9st 10lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Delivered on earlier promise when winning 1m Newcastle maiden in January but unplaced in all six subsequent handicaps; only beaten about 3l at Wolverhampton (9.4f) recently but still has a fair bit to prove.

12/1

Form: 479-

Last run: 179 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Two runs on heavy here as 2yo and one on Kempton AW; gelded since; late foal who's bred to stay at least this far; there's been a whiff of ability, so he needs a second look on this switch of surface and to handicaps.
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5th

1

(5)

29th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

20:45 Kempton (AW)

Nelson Gate

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Beaten a nose here last August (1m4f) off 2lb higher; disappointing run over hurdles five weeks ago, when a remote last of three, will need forgiving, but he has claims otherwise in a weak race going this far for the first time; back to blinkers from cheekpieces.

7/2

3rd

3

26th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

17:37 Plumpton

Nelson Gate

10st 10lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

0-8 on the Flat and 0-5 as a hurdler; he's modest in this discipline but was third in a handicap last time and at least he has jumping experience.

11/4

3rd

5

14th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

19:10 Fontwell

Nelson Gate

11st 0lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Fair on the Flat; probably only sixth best on merit when fourth on handicap debut here (2m3f, good) three weeks ago but positives can be drawn from that performance and he might have more to offer over this longer trip.

7/1

Form: 77555-

Last run: 123 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Probably acts on good to firm; creditable fifth of 12 at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) in December last time, her second handicap; this race will demand a fair bit more on first start since changing hands and leaving Ed Walker.
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11

(12)

12th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

16:42 Lingfield

Naturally

8st 13lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Disappointing maiden who was well beaten when dropped to this grade at Brighton on Thursday; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

7

(7)

7th Aug 2025

Good

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

16:10 Brighton

Naturally

8st 13lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

No wins in nine and best form was for Ed Walker; very opposable on this year's exploits.

16/1

4

(5)

12th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 4f 5y

Class 6

20:20 Salisbury

Naturally

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Eight-race maiden; not disgraced on second of three outings for new stable this year but suffered heavy defeats either side; too risky.

25/1

Non-runners

Dragonflame

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Payout
Straight Forecast £44.65
Tricast £210.97

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Kingmaker

POSTDATA:

Bentbasa

The Guardian:

Masterinthewoods

LAMBOURN:

Northwest Passage

Daily Mail:

Nelson Gate

Daily Record:

Grecian Legacy

RP RATINGS:

Kingmaker

The Times:

Kingmaker

Telegraph:

Kingmaker

The Sun:

Kingmaker

D Express:

Masterinthewoods

NEWMARKET:

Bentbasa

Daily Mirror:

Bentbasa

The Star:

Bentbasa