HKJC World Pool Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
10th	1	4	Ozat (G) Four-time winner in France, including twice at Chantilly last spring. Probably needed the run on yard/handicap debut after 5 months off at Newbury and the assessor immediately eases his grip.	8-00800	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	5	62.6kg	67 66/1
4th	2	15	Popmaster (G) Likeable 8-y-o who has been at the top of his game on all-weather this year, winning at Kempton (1m) and runner-up on 3 other occasions. Easy to excuse his latest Ascot effort given his draw/track po…	227044	K Shoemark E Walker	8	61.2kg	29 28/1
—	2	—	Blue Brother (G)	25/60-48	— H Al Jehani	5	61.7kg	— Betfa… 9 Sky B… 9
1st	3	8	Mister Winston (G) Largely progressive last year and improved again back from a gelding operation when winning 1m Newmarket handicap on return in April. Easy enough to excuse his follow-up effort back there (9f) just u…	0-16100	Oisin Murphy A M Balding	4	61.2kg	7 6/1
16th	4	13	Thunder Roar (G) Looked better than ever when runner-up at York on his final start last term but is taking a while to find his feet this time around. Handicapper drops him 3 lb and market support should be noted with…	02-7000	Colin Keane T Coyle & K Wood	7	60.8kg	26 25/1
11th	5	10	Mirsky (G) Back-to-back winner last season (including this race) and stepped forward from reappearance to land the Thirsk Hunt Cup last month. Wasn't handicapped out of things on the back of a 3 lb rise but pro…	100799	H Crouch D O'Meara	7	60.8kg	19 18/1
7th	6	18	Nizam (G) Winner of 3 of his 9 starts in France, most recently landing a 1m Deauville handicap last summer. Went without headgear (again discarded) when down the field in Spring Cup at Newbury on return for ne…	156-070	Charles Bishop Ian Williams	4	60.3kg	51 50/1
12th	7	7	Mr Swivell (G) Did well last season, winning 3 times and not seen to best effect in Cambridgeshire on final start in September. Shaped as if needing his recent reappearance run when seventh of 8 at Lingfield (7.5f,…	20-7042	Ray Dawson K P De Foy	5	59.4kg	29 28/1
17th	8	1	Sterling Knight (G) Consistent last year and returned to his very best to score in some style in 12-runner event at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) just under 3 weeks ago, blessed by a favourable track position to beat the…	310037	R L Moore E A L Dunlop	7	59kg	15 14/1
—	8	—	Ancient Rome (G)	000-079	J P Spencer C Hills	7	60.3kg	— Betfa… 26 Sky B… 26
3rd	9	2	Man Of La Mancha (G) Doubled his tally at Sandown (1m) last summer before following up over 9f at Newmarket in September. Shaping better than the distance beaten suggested with his return under his belt when fifth of 15 …	411-453	Rossa Ryan R M Beckett	4	57.6kg	6 5/1
—	9	—	First Principle (G)	2-21006	— W J Haggas	4	60.3kg	— Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
5th	10	6	Principality (G) Stripped fitter for his reappearance outing and took full advantage of a mark 1 lb lower than for his previous handicap success when winning 11-runner event at Nottingham (1m, good) just under 4 week…	345-015	George Wood Harry Eustace	4	57.6kg	17 16/1
13th	11	14	Stem (G) Successful only start at 2 yrs and runner-up on 3 of his 4 starts last season, shaping with abundant promise when chasing home Eternal Force at Newbury (1m, soft) in September. Entitled to be sharper…	22-9041	P J Dobbs R Hannon	4	57.6kg	7 6/1
—	11	—	Alpha Crucis (G)	0226-55	D Egan G & J Moore	6	59kg	— Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
14th	12	9	Celeborn (G) FAV P Debut winner at Leicester in June 2024 and scored impressively last April in 13-runner C&D handicap on his only 2025 outing, looking at home on this track. Understandably looked a tad rusty after fur…	32/1-505	Billy Loughnane G Boughey	4	57.6kg	5 4/1
18th	13	3	Bragbor (G) Consistent sort who ran to a similar level as on return switched to turf when seventh of 11 at Chester (1¼m, good to firm) 4 weeks ago. Yard amongst the winners but will need to step forward to featu…	224-770	J P Spencer R A Fahey	5	57.6kg	19 18/1
8th	14	11	Walsingham (G) Recorded a hat-trick at Pontefract (twice) and Ascot last season. Stepped up on return when resuming winning ways at former course in April but had a lot more on his plate when down the field at York…	310805	Jason Watson D O'Meara	6	57.2kg	51 50/1
—	14	—	Shafdar (G)	120106	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	4	57.6kg	— Betfa… 13 Sky B… 13
15th	15	5	Asmen Warrior (G) B Holding form but at the same time proving rather expensive to follow in 7 starts since joining this yard, given a no-nonsense ride having first try back at 1m since his debut and proving a different …	2-23201	S De Sousa James Owen	4	57.2kg	6 5/1
2nd	16	12	Hot Cash (G) Won the Carlisle Bell off this mark last summer. Form gradually tailed off thereafter but showed benefit of last month's Newbury reappearance when going down narrowly at Thirsk (1m) last month. Has c…	54-0228	David Probert J Channon	4	55.8kg	21 20/1
9th	17	16	Jimmy Speaking (G) Has returned better than ever, justifying good support in 16-runner handicap at Doncaster on return before following up despite doing plenty wrong in 7-runner event at Southwell (7f). Ran well again …	0-11294	L Morris C A Dwyer	5	55.3kg	23 22/1
—	17	—	Dante's Lad (G)	58-3997	— Ian Williams	4	57.6kg	— Betfa… 67 Sky B… 67
6th	18	17	Final Night (G) Progressive during second half of last year and further improvement when adding to his tally at Kempton (1m) in March. Ran another solid race when 3 lengths third of 12 to Sterling Knight at Newmarke…	623602	Saffie Osborne J Butler	4	53.5kg	29 28/1
—	22	—	Footwork (C)	139-012	— C Johnston	4	56.2kg	— Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17
—	24	—	Zarathos (G)	411250	— Dylan Cunha	4	55.8kg	— Sky B… 11 Betfa… 11
—	26	—	A War Eagle (G)	0-81553	— M & D Easterby	4	55.3kg	— Sky B… 17 Betfa… 17
—	28	—	Triple Double A (G)	177578	Saffie Osborne H Palmer	4	53.5kg	— Sky B… 26 Betfa… 26
—	29	—	Port Road (G)	9-16180	— S Dow	5	53.1kg	— Sky B… 34 Betfa… 34

Position	Prize
P1	38655.0 GBP
P2	18128.0 GBP
P3	9068.0 GBP
P4	4530.0 GBP
P5	2265.0 GBP
P6	1132.0 GBP