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Newbury · Saturday, 18 Apr · 13:10 · 1m · Class 2 · TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:10
Off time
24
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

🏆 Top pick
BACK IN BLACK (IRE
🥈 Second
STEM (IRE
🥉 Third
SHOUT (IRE

Betting forecast

26 runners
01 · 🏆
5
4/1
02 · 🥈
7
6/1
03 · 🥉
7.50
13/2
04
10
9/1
05
11
10/1
11
10/1
13
12/1
13
12/1
17
16/1
10
19
18/1
21
20/1
21
20/1
23
22/1
26
25/1
26
25/1
26
25/1
26
25/1
29
28/1
29
28/1
51
50/1
51
50/1
67
66/1
23
81
80/1
24
81
80/1
81
80/1
26
81
80/1

Runners

Pos No. Dr Horse Form Jockey / Trainer Age Wgt Best decimal odds
10th 1 23
Checkandchallenge (G)
Hasn't got his head in front since landing a listed contest at Newmarket in November 2023 and, though very talented when on-song, he is opposable off this mark on what will be just his second start i…
39-0603 Rossa Ryan
W J Knight
7 62.6kg 29
28/1
1st 2 20
Linwood (G)
Won twice at 2 yrs and didn't do much wrong switched to handicaps last term, culminating in a clear-cut success at Newmarket (1m, good). Gelded since and while he resumes on a 10 lb higher mark and i…
5/3351-1 J P Spencer
R Hannon
4 62.6kg 11
10/1
18th 3 11
Ebt's Guard (G)
Got the better of Urban Lion in this race on his reappearance last term and largely progressive thereafter, also winning at Ascot during the summer and posted plenty of good efforts in defeat in hand…
4-04439 Lewis Edmunds
W Muir & C Grassick
5 62.6kg 13
12/1
19th 4 19
Ozat (G)
Four-time winner in France, including twice at Chantilly last spring. However, he failed to fire in listed company when last seen in November and is on a tough-looking mark for this handicap/stable d…
8-00800 David Probert
Ian Williams
5 61.7kg 81
80/1
24th 5 26
Urban Lion (G)
Enjoyed a good 2025 campaign, winning 1m handicaps either side of a near-miss at the hands of Ebt's Guard in this race 12 months ago. Further progress when narrowly seeing off Rogue Diplomat and 19 o…
09-1009 Edward Greatrex
J Channon
5 61.2kg 11
10/1
6 6
Al Mubhir (G)
Smart at best for William Haggas but last win was back in July 2024 and he largely struggled during a stint in Australia last year. Resumes on a workable mark for new yard but others make more appeal…
500-059 N Callan
K A Ryan
7 61.2kg 26
25/1
11th 7 4
Fifth Column (G)
P
Gelded following 2-y-o campaign and progressed last season, winning 4 times, including a major handicap at the York Ebor meeting. Failed to get competitive final 2 starts of that campaign but appeals…
W Buick
J & T Gosden
4 60.8kg 7.50
13/2
21th 8 25
Serengeti (C)
Dual winner for Aidan O'Brien and shaped well on first start for Dylan Cunha when runner-up in a Wolverhampton handicap in November. However, it's been downhill since and was never a threat on sole s…
450010 Rob Hornby
M Murphy
4 60.8kg 81
80/1
13th 9 5
Shout (G) FAV
Resumed his progression with a big-field handicap win at Ascot (1m, good to soft) in September. Solid fourth of 20 in the Balmoral there the following month and wasn't seen to best effect when ninth …
14-9030 Oisin Murphy
S & E Crisford
4 60.3kg 5
4/1
23th 10 18
Nizam (G)
Winner of 3 of his 9 starts in France, most recently landing a 1m Deauville handicap last summer. Solid for €90,000 in November and while he should pay his way for new connections, this is a tough st…
156-070 Charles Bishop
Ian Williams
4 59.4kg 81
80/1
5th 11 14
Rogue Diplomat (C)
Ended 2025 with a handicap 4-timer over 7f, with the last 2 legs gained at Doncaster. Returned to Town Moor with a very close second to Urban Lion in the Lincoln 3 weeks ago and it's not hard to envi…
1-25712 Harry Davies
James Owen
4 59.4kg 13
12/1
7th 12 2
Hand Of God (G)
Lightly-raced for his age and produced a pretty smart effort when landing the Golden Gates Stakes at Royal Ascot on the final run of a truncated 2024 campaign. However, he was a long way below his be…
960-712 K Shoemark
Harry Charlton
5 59kg 23
22/1
17th 13 24
Ancient Rome (G)
Smart at his best but, save for a close third in 1m Sandown handicap in July, he didn't show much last season and it's probably best to look elsewhere.
000-079 Jason Watson
C Hills
7 59kg 51
50/1
6th 14 8
Tony Montana (G)
Found just one too good on 3 occasions in competitive handicaps last year, most notably in a valuable race at the Curragh in September. The efforts in question were all at around 1¼m, though, and he …
920-684 D Egan
K P De Foy
6 59kg 17
16/1
2nd 15 9
Classic (G)
Change of tactics worked a treat when snapping a losing run in valuable 1m Sandown handicap in July. Fine second followed in the 7f International Stakes at Ascot but signed off last season on a downe…
28-2198 S M Levey
R Hannon
6 57.6kg 19
18/1
3rd 16 22
Whip Cracker (G)
P
Runner-up on 3 occasions in handicaps last term, including at the big Goodwood meeting in August when coming home 1½ lengths ahead of the re-opposing Linwood. Checked out rather tamely on his reappea…
220-032 R L Moore
R Hughes
5 57.6kg 29
28/1
4th 17 7
Back In Black (G)
Readily accounted for Shout and 7 others in a 3-y-o handicap at this meeting last year and did little wrong in defeat thereafter, including when beaten a length into third in the 7f Doncaster handica…
24-4322 Daniel Muscutt
J R Fanshawe
4 57.6kg 7
6/1
16th 18 16
Nikovo (G)
More of a force on the all-weather nowadays and, having struggled at Yarmouth when last seen on turf in July, he's probably worth taking on here.
854331 Tom Marquand
M Herrington
7 57.2kg 81
80/1
20th 19 13
Old Cock (G)
T
Back on the up when cosily landing a significant York handicap for Edward Bethell last spring but held back by slow starts in his 2 subsequent starts in 2025 and the percentage call is to look elsewh…
4/0140-0 Cam Hardie
A Brittain
5 57.2kg 51
50/1
14th 20 21
Oliver Show (G)
TP
Quirky but talented performer who has won 4 times from 11 starts on the all-weather. Yet to taste success from 13 runs on turf but didn't disgrace himself in major handicaps at Ascot and Doncaster la…
795-004 James Doyle
G Boughey
6 56.7kg 21
20/1
22th 21 1
Samuel Colt (G)
H
Curragh 2-y-o maiden winner on debut for Aidan O'Brien and performed with credit both starts in pattern company for that yard in 2024. However, he has failed to beat a rival home in 3 starts for pres…
9/05-040 Cieren Fallon
Mrs A J Perrett
5 56.7kg 67
66/1
9th 22 17
Stem (G)
Wide-margin winner of 7f novice here (soft) on sole start at 2 yrs and placed both runs switched to handicaps in second half of last season, latterly chasing home a progressive type over this C&D (ag…
22-9041 Joe Leavy
R Hannon
4 55.3kg 10
9/1
12th 23 3
Cogitate (G)
Reliable operator who made the frame in a trio of 1m Kempton handicaps in October and resumed with a good second in another over the same C&D 3 weeks ago. However, he remains 5 lb above his last winn…
207354 Saffie Osborne
C Hills
5 54.9kg 26
25/1
8th 24 15
Boyfriend (H)
Successful over 7f here as a 2-y-o and added to his tally in 1m Nottingham handicap last summer. Wasn't disgraced in 3 subsequent starts but doesn't appear to be the stable first-string here judged o…
456-813 S Hitchcott
R Hannon
5 54.4kg 26
25/1
15th 25 10
Hot Cash (G)
Bagged the Carlisle Bell off this mark last season but form gradually tailed off thereafter (gelded since latest start in September) and Urban Lion is the stable No 1.
54-0228 Rose Dawes
J Channon
4 53.5kg 26
25/1
26 12
Jimmy Speaking (G)
Hit a purple patch last summer, during which he got his head in front at Yarmouth, and looked better than ever when landing a 16-runner Doncaster handicap (7f, good to soft) on return. 4 lb rise not …
0-11294 Nicola Currie
C A Dwyer
5 52.2kg 21
20/1

Betting forecast: Shout (4/1), Back In Black (6/1), Fifth Column (13/2), Stem (9/1), Linwood (10/1), Urban Lion (10/1), Rogue Diplomat (12/1), Ebt's Guard (12/1), Tony Montana (16/1), Classic (18/1), Oliver Show (20/1), Jimmy Speaking (20/1), Hand Of God (22/1), Boyfriend (25/1), Cogitate (25/1), Hot Cash (25/1), Al Mubhir (25/1), Whip Cracker (28/1), Checkandchallenge (28/1), Ancient Rome (50/1), Old Cock (50/1), Samuel Colt (66/1), Nikovo (80/1), Ozat (80/1), Serengeti (80/1), Nizam (80/1)

Prize money

PositionPrize
P136078.0 GBP
P216919.0 GBP
P38463.0 GBP
P44228.0 GBP
P52114.0 GBP
P61057.0 GBP