August 06 / 16.33 Newmarket (July)

16.33

Good To Firm

Knight Frank Eastern Counties Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £6542.5
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Knight Frank Eastern Counties Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

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2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 7806/3

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Form for new yard comprises a staying-on third at York (1m4f; first Flat start since 2024) and career-best success, with visor applied, in notable 2m handicap hurdle at Market Rasen; may have more to offer in the retained headgear; respected.
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2nd

4

(10)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

14:40 York

High Fibre

10st 1lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Won in a first-time visor over hurdles in July (2m, good) on second stable start and he followed up in a small field on the Flat at Newmarket (2m, good to firm) last month; he's run well on soft ground over hurdles and may have more to offer in the headgear; chance.

3/1

1st

3

(1)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:33 Newmarket (July)

High Fibre

9st 12lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: James Owen

Form for new yard comprises a staying-on third at York (1m4f; first Flat start since 2024) and career-best success, with visor applied, in notable 2m handicap hurdle at Market Rasen; may have more to offer in the retained headgear; respected.

2/1

1st

13

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

14:10 Market Rasen

High Fibre

10st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: James Owen

Useful Flat performer and also 2-15 as a hurdler (regularly placed); left Harry Fry for £15,000 and was a 6l third over 1m4f at York on last week's stable debut (no headgear); first-time visored now (effective in tongue-tie/cheekpieces).

17/2

13/2

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 222-46

Last run: 54 days

W: 10st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Hasn't scored under this code since his French days in 2022 but looks interesting with usual visor removed, having gained all wins (Flat/hurdles) without headgear; yard also runs High Fibre.
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2nd

4

(6)

19th Sep 2026

Good

2m 2f 0y

Class 3

16:20 Newmarket

Percy Shelley

9st 7lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: James Owen

Notoriously hard to win with and, bar a Uttoxeter maiden hurdle, he hasn't scored since landing a French conditions race in 2022; respectable fourth of 12 at York (16.5f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; same mark.

6/1

4th

3

(12)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

14:40 York

Percy Shelley

10st 1lb

J: George Wood

T: James Owen

His last Flat win came in France in 2022 but he won over hurdles last autumn and was a clear second of five to stablemate High Fibre in this code at Newmarket (2m, good to firm) last month; probably versatile ground-wise and holds each-way possibilities.

8/1

2nd

2

(5)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:33 Newmarket (July)

Percy Shelley

10st 1lb

J: George Wood

T: James Owen

Hasn't scored under this code since his French days in 2022 but looks interesting with usual visor removed, having gained all wins (Flat/hurdles) without headgear; yard also runs High Fibre.

13/2

Form: 20-154 BF

Last run: 34 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Dual 1m4f winner; ran creditably (clear fourth) back over 1m6f last time, while leaving the impression 2m is worth a go; possibilities, provided he takes well to first-time cheekpieces (has form in blinkers/visor).
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4th

1

(4)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:33 Newmarket (July)

Minhad

10st 2lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos

Dual 1m4f winner; ran creditably (clear fourth) back over 1m6f last time, while leaving the impression 2m is worth a go; possibilities, provided he takes well to first-time cheekpieces (has form in blinkers/visor).

7/2

4th

2

(7)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:42 Sandown

Minhad

10st 1lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos

Record is 2-10; gelded prior to success at Thirsk and respectable effort at York this term, both over 1m4f; still on career-high mark but ran well in sole 1m6f attempt and may be capable of another good run.

5/1

5th

3

(3)

13th May 2026

Good

1m 3f 188y

Class 4

17:15 York

Minhad

9st 8lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Ismail Mohammed

Ran poorly on final start last term but gelded soon afterwards and, with visor/blinkers dispensed with, he returned with a narrow win in 12-runner race at Thirsk (1m4f, good) last month, gradually working his way to the front in final strides under 7lb claimer Kyle McHugh; 4lb higher today but could have more to offer in what's only his second campaign.

8/1

Form: 437642

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
On a long losing sequence, being 0-21 since debut win; however, beat all bar a subsequent scorer last time, over 1m6f at Chester, and appears to hold a fighting chance off the same mark, which is 22lb lower than his peak one.
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5th

4

(2)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:33 Newmarket (July)

Imperial Sovereign

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Philip Kirby

On a long losing sequence, being 0-21 since debut win; however, beat all bar a subsequent scorer last time, over 1m6f at Chester, and appears to hold a fighting chance off the same mark, which is 22lb lower than his peak one.

9/2

2nd

2

(8)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 6f 87y

Class 4

17:32 Chester

Imperial Sovereign

9st 12lb

J: Donagh Murphy

T: Philip Kirby

No wins since an odds-on debut success for Karl Burke back in 2023; well handicapped on his old form but he's been well held in his last three runs including over 1m6f at York (good) two weeks ago; down the list.

9/1

4th

4

(4)

27th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 4

15:38 York

Imperial Sovereign

9st 10lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Philip Kirby

No wins since an odds-on debut success for Karl Burke back in 2023 but he's run with credit on plenty of occasions; that wasn't the case at Chester last time, however, and on balance he's opposable despite this career-low mark.

12/1

Form: 3-322

Last run: 20 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £8.80
Straight Forecast £10.99
Trifecta £21.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Koala Rose

Telegraph:

High Fibre

RP RATINGS:

Percy Shelley

NEWMARKET:

Minhad

TOPSPEED:

Koala Rose

The Times:

Koala Rose

D Express:

Koala Rose

Daily Record:

Koala Rose

POSTDATA:

Percy Shelley

The Sun:

Percy Shelley

The Guardian:

High Fibre

Daily Mail:

High Fibre

Daily Mirror:

High Fibre

The Star:

High Fibre