15.25
Good To FirmBetway Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)
- Prize money: £51540
- 0m 7f 0y
- Class 2
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
100/30 (Won)
- Win: £5.00
- Place: £1.65
Form: 78-902 CD BF
Last run: 16 days
W: 8st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 13 (11) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
His career-best efforts have come in the last three runnings of the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket (7f, good/good to firm), winning it in 2024 and a fortnight ago with a near-miss in between; under a 3lb penalty there's still mileage in his mark but he's never finished better than ninth from four visits here. |
16/1 |
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1st 13 (6) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 10lb |
Showed career-best form in this race in 2024 (won by 2l) and 2025 (beaten only a nose), both off higher marks; posted a resurgent effort, behind Dark Tornado, returned to this C&D latest start; respected. |
100/30 |
9/2
- Place: £2.00
Form: 24-432 D BF
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (3) |
15th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 8lb |
Useful handicapper, runner-up in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) in July; however, well beaten at Ascot since and now faces a much higher calibre of opposition. |
33/1 |
|
10th 8 (3) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Admirably consistent in defeat this term and he was a close second to Aalto in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) recently; races off the same mark today (due a 2lb rise) and could again be thereabouts. |
13/2 |
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2nd 9 (1) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Reliable sort, this year over 7.5f/1m since being gelded; second on Newcastle AW with tongue-tie fitted last time; has gained both wins over a bare 7f; strong claims back down in distance. |
9/2 |
7/2
- Place: £2.60
Form: 61-442 C
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 12lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (7) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Low-mileage 4yo who finished close up in valuable 7f handicaps at Royal Ascot and here (both good to firm) on last two appearances; doesn't have that much to find with the principals on this return to Listed company but has never run in a sprint before. |
9/2 |
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3rd 3 (15) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Record of 3-9 includes two wins at the Newmarket tracks; good second, beaten only a neck, in the 7f handicap at Royal Ascot (good to firm) most recently; due to go up 3lb in future; strong contender. |
7/2 |
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2nd 6 (31) |
18th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
Low-mileage 4yo who was 3-5 last term, readily winning at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) final start; hindered by racing alone returned to that C&D last time; may still have more to offer and can't be written off; Billy Loughnane (up for first time) is a booking of note. |
14/1 |
9/1
Form: 58-137 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 94
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 10 (13) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Performed well (first and third) at Chester in last two turf attempts and may be capable of further progress returned to this sphere; helps to give his connections, who also run Aalto, a robust hand. |
9/1 |
|
7th 3 (7) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 14y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Good effort to win a 7.6f handicap at Chester on his reappearance and he ran to a similar level when third back there (7f) four weeks ago; today's stiffer test at the trip will suit and he has shown promise on AW. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 5 (3) |
30th May 2026 Good To Soft 0m 7f 1y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Finished close up in fifth in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot last year (1m, good to firm); his 3yo campaign rather fizzled out but he dropped in the weights as a result and took full advantage with his 7.6f success here 24 days ago; well drawn again and a 4lb rise isn't beyond him. |
5/2 |
16/1
Form: 8-8781 CD
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 5lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 (9) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 5lb |
Has gained both handicap wins off a mark of 90, including when beating Aalto over C&D (good to firm) latest start; could go well but needs a career-best performance to defy a penalty; 1lb badly in. |
16/1 |
|
1st 6 (9) |
25th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 4lb |
Promising stable debut in the race won by Superposition last month but he hasn't built on it in either start since; due to be 2lb lower from the weekend; others look stronger. |
33/1 |
|
8th 5 (1) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Made it two wins in a row when scoring off this mark on handicap debut on the other Newmarket course (7f, good to firm) last May; however, has to produce more than he's managed on his two runs this term; visor goes on. |
20/1 |
16/1
Form: -12000 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 12lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (10) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 213y Class 2 |
9st 13lb |
Won a valuable 7f handicap here last summer before bolting up in the Stewards' Cup one week later; another fine course run here last month when second of 16 and he was heavily supported for a Stewards' Cup repeat, only to stumble leaving the stalls; that run is easily excused but he is back up 2lb today and his stamina for 1m has to be taken on trust. |
15/2 |
|
27th 8 (13) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Surged to the front 1f out when dominant in this race (good to soft) 12 months ago; 7lb higher this time around but he was better than ever when second in a hot handicap at Ascot last week (7f, good to firm) when coming from further back than ideal; 2lb ahead of the handicapper and he has a fine chance of becoming the fifth horse to win back-to-back Stewards' Cups (Commanche Falls in 2021 and 2022 was the latest). |
8/1 |
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2nd 4 (1) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Won this last year (good) and followed up in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood (6f, good to soft); after a very good start to this year at Meydan he hasn't hit the same heights since; his recent seventh in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket was a step back in the right direction but he needs another today. |
20/1 |
6/1
Form: 0-0323 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 1 (2) |
15th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 2lb |
7f specialist, not beaten far in Ascot's Victoria Cup (good) and Buckingham Palace Stakes (good to firm) in first half of this year; never able to challenge over same C&D last time; this is less competitive and he should be thereabouts. |
9/2 |
|
9th 3 (10) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Merely mid-division behind Aalto in the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket a fortnight ago but this C&D brings out the best in him, as evidenced by this season's close-up finishes in the Victoria Cup (good) and Buckingham Palace Stakes (good to firm); could be bang there now back at Ascot. |
16/1 |
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8th 4 (11) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 9lb |
Ran well, only a neck behind Elarak, in the 7f handicap at Royal Ascot to maintain his solid record in headgear; good second in the Victoria Cup the time before; threatening to win a big prize; shortlisted. |
6/1 |
25/1
Form: -41550 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 8 (1) |
29th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Tends to reserve his best for Meydan and he hasn't landed a telling blow in valuable handicaps at Royal Ascot and Newmarket on his last two starts; well drawn and he drops in grade, though. |
25/1 |
|
9th 8 (5) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
9st 4lb |
Quite a useful sort but has a stronger record at Meydan than on home soil and came up well short when an outsider in the 7f handicap at Royal Ascot most recently; others preferred. |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: -04501 CD
Last run: 7 days
W: 10st 3lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 2 (5) |
15th Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Listed winner (6f) on AW; showed himself to be smart on turf too with a 7f handicap win at Newmarket last month; wouldn't judge him harshly on his Bunbury Cup defeat five weeks ago, racing away from the main action and still in front 1f out; 4lb lower today and he looks a big player for last year's winning connections. |
8/1 |
|
10th 1 (4) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
10st 3lb |
Respectable fifth in this year's Victoria Cup; prevailed last Saturday to take C&D record to 2-2 and overall strike-rate to 7-23; incurs 6lb penalty but Conor Whiteley takes off a useful 5lb; major player. |
8/1 |
20/1
Form: 0-0258 C
Last run: 16 days
W: 8st 13lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 90
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 8 (7) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 1f 11y Class 3 |
9st 8lb |
Extremely well handicapped on his old form; it appeared to bode very well for this campaign when he was runner-up at Sandown in May on his second stable start, but he's failed to kick on and has something to prove. |
25/1 |
|
11th 12 (3) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Broadly disappointing since proving smart in his early days; form for new yard includes a couple of encouraging efforts but he dropped away rather tamely over C&D (race won by Dark Tornado) last time. |
20/1 |
25/1
Form: -00321 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 77
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 (3) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
Front-runner who ended a long losing run with a dominant display over C&D (good) last month; struggled on his return visit three weeks ago but that was the Bunbury Cup and he remains well treated on his old form; respected on this big drop back in grade. |
6/1 |
|
12th 14 (8) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 2 |
8st 6lb |
Has gradually come to hand for new stable and made all, unchallenged, over C&D (good) most recently; 3lb ahead of the assessor under a penalty but another easy lead isn't certain; back up two grades. |
25/1 |
|
1st 4 (2) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Only ever won twice and been dry in almost two years; back in form last time, from the front (given no peace) without the usual hood and that gave something to build on off the same mark; goes on the shortlist. |
4/1 |
40/1
Form: 9-0864 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 3lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 (4) |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 0m 6f 210y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Won three 7f handicaps last season; generally underperformed in 2026 but his Newmarket fourth in June came off a 4lb higher mark; change of headgear today. |
14/1 |
|
11th 2 (5) |
12th Aug 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Three wins last year, two on the AW (2-4 on sand); good fourth of ten at Newmarket (7f, good) in June but he's been below his best in two starts since; may do better returned to this surface. |
6/1 |
|
8th 5 (2) |
24th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
He had been getting his act together this term and his penultimate fourth of ten at Newmarket (7f, good) last month suggested his turn was nearing; it didn't come in the Bunbury Cup a fortnight ago but that can be forgiven and he's not without interest back in calmer waters. |
14/1 |
20/1
Form: /9-010 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 9st 5lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Non-runners
Witch Hunter, Christian David
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £24.20 |
| Straight Forecast | £24.10 |
| Tricast | £137.17 |
| Trifecta | £81.50 |