August 08 / 20.14 Newmarket (July)

20.14

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Maritime Cargo Services Container Gallop Handicap

  • Prize money: £5154
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Maritime Cargo Services Container Gallop Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 950144 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Newmarket races have been a bit too tough for him (five fourths from seven attempts) but they were in a higher class and he did win Yarmouth in May; raced freely when trying 1m4f here latest outing; each-way chance.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

14th

4

(14)

29th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:40 Down Royal

Charming Whisper

9st 13lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: P Sweeney

Won five times when trained in Britain by Philip McBride; all those wins came on ground with good in the description; slowly away and always behind at the Curragh on latest; new headgear.

25/1

14th

12

(6)

28th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 0f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Charming Whisper

9st 5lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: P Sweeney

Won five when trained in Britain by Philip McBride; all those wins came on ground with good in the description so conditions have to be a concern here (0-5 on soft); tongue tie goes on.

14/1

5th

7

(8)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Charming Whisper

9st 1lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: P Sweeney

0-9 on AW but caught the eye over 10.5f on debut for this stable in early December, keeping on for fifth and not far behind Nakasero (7lb better off now); unsuited by 1m the last twice and could improve plenty for this longer trip; interesting.

14/1

14/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: -12240

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Can front-run; has form figures of 12240 this season, all with a hood; latest start was indeed a dip in her form but first appearance at Chester could have something to do with it; now goes beyond 1m for the first time and her dam won at up to 1m5f on Flat.
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6th

2

8th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

14:35 Chelmsford (AW)

Mandana

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: James Owen

Has only won a maiden in 18 runs but has threatened in handicaps and she's on a perfectly good mark.

11/2

5th

7

(2)

29th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Mandana

9st 4lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: James Owen

Sole win from 17 starts came in a Lingfield maiden (1m, AW) last April in a first-time hood, which has been kept for all but one of her races since; creditable efforts on all three runs for this stable; place claims.

9/2

3rd

1

(4)

14th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Mandana

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: James Owen

Two creditable efforts for new stable and she has dropped to a career-low mark; should run her race and holds each-way claims back down in class.

9/2

10/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 83-115 D BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Finally clicked for two wins in cheekpieces at Nottingham (1m/1m2f) in April; the headgear was removed when below-form favourite at Newbury after ten weeks off and it remains absent today.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

(6)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

12:55 Lingfield

Double Red

9st 1lb

J: David Probert

T: Henry Candy

Hit the ground running last year, winning twice at Nottingham in April, over 8.5f (good) and 1m2f (good to firm); also scored at Epsom (good to soft) in September and once again made a winning return when picking up an AW handicap here (1m2f) 19 days ago; up 5lb and this is tougher but he's progressive and can't be ignored.

7/2

1st

5

(10)

20th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Lingfield (AW)

Double Red

9st 6lb

J: David Probert

T: Henry Candy

A three-time winner (at up to 1m2f) in 2025 but he signed off with a below-par fifth in 1m2f Nottingham handicap in October; has won off a break though.

9/1

7

(7)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 2

16:35 Nottingham

Double Red

8st 10lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Henry Candy

4yo who's come into his own this season with three wins, the first two on a sound surface at this track (1m/1m2f) in April and the latest when coming from the rear at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft) three weeks ago; needed some riding last time and is 5lb higher today but he was strong where it mattered and finished well on top.

7/2

Form: 332218 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Narrowly took advantage of a very small field at Epsom (1m2f, good to firm; made all, from Zarakerjack) in July but her very solid sequence came to an end nine days later at Chester (where she'd been a respectable third in May); contender if bouncing back.
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9th

1

(10)

3rd May 2026

Good

1m 2f 158y

16:32 Sligo

Giselles Defence

10st 2lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Sean Davis

Won four times for Ian Williams on a variety of ground, all at 1m2f; nothing for this yard at big odds until mildly encouraging run at Bellewstown last time; drops in class now and has his ground, worth a market check.

9/1

5th

9

(13)

11th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 205y

17:23 Bellewstown

Giselles Defence

9st 6lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Sean Davis

Won four times for Ian Williams on a variety of ground, all at 1m2f; well treated on that form but he's failed to beat a rival home in four runs for this stable; hard to fancy.

50/1

23th

9

(13)

28th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Curragh

Giselles Defence

9st 8lb

J: Shane B Kelly

T: Sean Davis

Won four on turf for Ian Williams at 1m2f on varying ground; has failed to beat a single rival in three Dundalk starts for this stable.

50/1

5/1

Form: 750132 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Won handicap debut at Newbury (1m2f, good) in May; ran creditably in slowly run four-runner affairs both starts since, pipped by Giselles Defence in a duel at Epsom latest; this race is more competitive but he needs some respect.
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5

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

13:35 Fakenham

Zarakerjack

10st 10lb

J: Caoilin Quinn

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Scored on the Flat for Tom Clover at Newbury over 1m2f last May; placed in both starts over hurdles, albeit tending to jump out to the left; should improve and looks the main danger to Mister Ursus.

11/8

Form: 50-379

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Did not progress much after her 1m Goodwood novice win last spring and reappearance (1m, AW) was clearly the best of her three results this term; the hood (absent last time) returns and peak 2024 form reads well but other runners are more persuasive.
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2

(1)

2nd Sep 2025

Soft

1m 1f 197y

Class 5

16:43 Goodwood

Dramatic Effect

9st 12lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Sole success in 15 came in a 1m good-ground novice here last season; below par this year with and without the hood; others preferred.

25/1

6th

5

(6)

8th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:14 Newmarket (July)

Dramatic Effect

9st 10lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Did not progress much after her 1m Goodwood novice win last spring and reappearance (1m, AW) was clearly the best of her three results this term; the hood (absent last time) returns and peak 2024 form reads well but other runners are more persuasive.

25/1

5

(4)

30th Jun 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Dramatic Effect

9st 11lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Did not progress much after last spring's 1m Goodwood novice win and failed to build upon her encouraging seasonal reappearance when soundly beaten over that C&D this month; others preferred.

14/1

Form: 8-76

Last run: 102 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Brother to three winners with peak RPR of at least 111, notably Journey (1m2f-1m4f including Group 1; RPR 120), so going handicapping off a mark of 66 has to catch the eye; latest was easily his closest finish, when about 7l sixth of nine in Windsor maiden (1m2f, good to firm; 50-1) in April, and he's been gelded since; needs better but market confidence would be interesting.
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5

(2)

18th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 3y

Class 5

16:02 Yarmouth

Lemurian

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Top-class pedigree and came good on his fifth start when blinkered at Windsor (1m, soft), where he was nicely on top at the finish; up 6lb but could have turned a corner.

11/4

1st

3

(3)

1st Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 31y

Class 6

19:00 Windsor

Lemurian

9st 8lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Top-class pedigree but he ran to a modest level in three novice/maiden runs and he fared no better on his handicap debut at Newmarket last month (1m2f, good to firm); too soon to write him off and dropping in trip/class in new blinkers could see him fare better.

11/2

7th

10

(9)

8th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:14 Newmarket (July)

Lemurian

9st 0lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Brother to three winners with peak RPR of at least 111, notably Journey (1m2f-1m4f including Group 1; RPR 120), so going handicapping off a mark of 66 has to catch the eye; latest was easily his closest finish, when about 7l sixth of nine in Windsor maiden (1m2f, good to firm; 50-1) in April, and he's been gelded since; needs better but market confidence would be interesting.

5/1

OUR TIP

Form: -73211 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Switched to making the running on last four starts and impressed with her wins (1m2f, good) at Sandown and Leicester in the space of seven days recently; another 5lb higher today but could still be well treated.
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6th

4

(8)

24th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:26 Newbury

Gloryous

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Jamie Osborne

Improving in July, making all in good style at Sandown and Leicester (both 1m2f, good); creditable third over C&D (good to soft) last month and better still when beaten a head at Salisbury (1m2f, good) latest; her two runs on soft/heavy were offputting, albeit last season.

10/1

2

(5)

2nd Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

16:50 Salisbury

Gloryous

9st 9lb

J: William Carson

T: Jamie Osborne

Improving in July, making all for wide-margin wins at Sandown and Leicester (both 1m2f, good); soundly beaten next time but she ran well enough in third of 12 at Newbury recently (Approval behind) to think she's still in form, without being obviously ahead of her mark; thereabouts.

5/1

3rd

8

(7)

19th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:15 Newbury

Gloryous

9st 7lb

J: William Carson

T: Jamie Osborne

Improved to win twice within a week in July (good) and her hat-trick attempt was foiled when favourite but eighth of nine at Newmarket (also 1m2f, good to firm) shortly afterwards; possibly was feeling the effects of three quick starts and no surprise if she bounced back after a break.

10/1

Form: 279154 C

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Only one win (14 races) but that 1m handicap in June was at this track; ran respectably next time and rallied into a close fourth of five for slowly run race on latest; needs to find extra but his tongue-tie (worn two and three starts back) is restored and new trip now looks worth a go.
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5th

4

(9)

4th Nov 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Political Power

9st 10lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Charlie Clover

Got off the mark at Newmarket (1m, good) in June; showed the benefit of wind surgery when showing improved form when beaten a head by an unexposed sort at Newcastle (7f, AW) last month; looks sure to go close.

11/4

9

(5)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Political Power

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Clover

Infrequent winner but he is effective on Tapeta and has undergone wind surgery since his latest start; not ruled out.

10/1

9th

8

(7)

8th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:14 Newmarket (July)

Political Power

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Clover

Only one win (14 races) but that 1m handicap in June was at this track; ran respectably next time and rallied into a close fourth of five for slowly run race on latest; needs to find extra but his tongue-tie (worn two and three starts back) is restored and new trip now looks worth a go.

8/1

Non-runners

Something Splendid, Jester Queen

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £77.50
Straight Forecast £66.07
Tricast £357.24
Trifecta £477.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gloryous

NEWMARKET:

Something Splendid

RP RATINGS:

Charming Whisper

Telegraph:

Lemurian

Daily Mail:

Lemurian

The Times:

Something Splendid

The Guardian:

Something Splendid

Daily Record:

Something Splendid

LAMBOURN:

Gloryous

D Express:

Gloryous

The Sun:

Gloryous

The Star:

Gloryous

POSTDATA:

Charming Whisper

Daily Mirror:

Charming Whisper