Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
20th	1	9	Witch Hunter (G) Won the Buckingham Palace over C&D at 2023 Royal Ascot. Proved he's still capable of running to a smart level when winning at Newcastle in January. Hasn't been in the same form in 3 subsequent outing…	900001	S M Levey R Hannon	7	62.6kg	41 40/1
4th	2	23	Golden Mind (G) T Form is a bit up and down but smart handicapper on his day, including 3 wins last year and also fourth in the International over C&D. Left disappointing reappearance behind when second of 10 in hand…	1-72480	Warren Fentiman R A Fahey	5	62.6kg	34 33/1
5th	3	10	Royal Zabeel (G) 5-y-o who boasts a fine record on all-weather, proving better than ever when registering a second success in listed company at Southwell (6f) in November. One of best turf efforts when fourth of 10 a…	1-04501	Jason Watson M Appleby	5	62.1kg	41 40/1
13th	4	29	Ten Pounds (G) T A smart 6f/7f winner (also third in last year's Wokingham here) for Harry Charlton. Started for new yard with a solid Southwell fourth in January but has failed to build on it twice since, although t…	1-48802	Andrea Pinna Joey Ramsden	5	61.7kg	23 22/1
10th	5	21	Completely Random (G) T Has returned better than ever this year, winning handicap and listed race (dead-heated) over 6f at Lingfield. Well beaten in a 6f Group 3 on turf last month but last year's Wokingham fifth shows he's…	100204	Kaiya Fraser Harry Charlton	5	61.2kg	19 18/1
1st	6	26	The Wizard Of Eye (G) P Won this race for Charlie Fellowes on his 2024 reappearance. Returned form over a year off to finish creditable 1¾ lengths third of 12 to Witch Hunter at Newcastle (7f) for new yard last autumn. Not …	60/39-16	N Callan Tom Clover	7	60.8kg	21 20/1
15th	7	2	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. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) on Goo…	227044	P J McDonald E Walker	8	60.3kg	41 40/1
28th	8	20	Serengeti (C) Dual winner for Aidan O'Brien and shaped well on first start for Dylan Cunha when runner-up at Wolverhampton in November. However, it's been downhill since, including well held in Newbury Spring Cup …	450010	Rob Hornby M Murphy	4	60.3kg	151 150/1
2nd	9	12	Great Acclaim (G) V Reacted really well to blinkers last summer, winning at Goodwood and Chepstow (both 7f) before running 3 crackers in defeat, including twice over C&D. All the sharper for reappearance when third of 1…	0-03238	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	5	60.3kg	13 12/1
—	10	7	Houquetot (G) T Useful performer in France for Christopher Head. Similar form in 2 outings for David O'Meara over the winter and has joined another good stable ahead of this first outing for 106 days. His mark conti…	7/065-97	Paddy Bradley James Owen	4	60.3kg	34 33/1
16th	11	16	Pellitory (G) Useful 3-time 7f winner for James Owen. No easy task improving one out of that stable but this 52,000 gns purchase has joined a yard which does well in top handicaps.	50-0020	D Tudhope D O'Meara	4	59.9kg	41 40/1
25th	12	18	Khafiz (G) H Twice a winner in novice company over 7f for Roger Varian last season. Showed he retains his ability when fifth of 12 in 7f handicap at Haydock on return for new yard a fortnight ago. The mount of Ca…	93-5004	Callum Rodriguez E Bethell	4	59.9kg	23 22/1
18th	13	17	Hickory (G) B Winning start for this yard in this race last year and added to his strong C&D record at the end of 2025, winning a classified event before runner-up in the Challenge Cup. Has to enter calculations.	2-06061	Saffie Osborne J A Osborne	8	59.4kg	13 12/1
17th	14	1	Defence Minister (G) Had some strong handicap form last season without winning, including fourth of 20 to Great Aclaim over 7f at Glorious Goodwood. Returned from a gelding operation to win with a bit in hand at Kempton …	249-100	James Doyle H Al Jehani	4	59.4kg	12 11/1
11th	15	28	Yorkshire (G) T Six wins from 19 starts, the latest in 7f Kempton handicap last April. Ended 2025 with respectable efforts in the Buckingham Palace (sixth of 27) and International (ninth of 21) over C&D but they sho…	469-092	J Mitchell E Bethell	6	59kg	29 28/1
22th	16	19	Mudbir (G) FAV P Made good progress last year, including 7f Glorious Goodwood win. Not seen to best effect from widest stall when seventh of 12 back there final start. First-time cheekpieces worn on that occasion are…	15117-0	Oisin Murphy J & T Gosden	4	59kg	4 3/1
7th	17	14	So Darn Hot (G) P Progressive in 2025, ended his time with Kevin Philippart de Foy with a decisive success at Windsor (6f) in June. Ended the year with a pair of creditable efforts on all-weather but has started 2026 …	5-06705	K Shoemark E Walker	4	59kg	29 28/1
27th	18	8	Star Anthem (G) Useful but remains with only a maiden win to his name. Been off for 7 months (had breathing operation) and the percentage call is to look elsewhere.	79308-0	Harry Davies C G Cox	4	58.5kg	67 66/1
3rd	19	22	Tribal Chief (G) T Won 4 handicaps at around 1m in 2024 and firmly back on the up when scoring at Goodwood (1m, good to firm) last August. Respectable seventh of 20 in Balmoral here on final start and reappeared with g…	07-3360	Billy Loughnane D Menuisier	5	58.1kg	5.50 9/2
23th	20	3	Shiplake (G) H Improved since stable switch, winning a pair of 7f Southwell handicaps over the winter. His best form for his previous yard came on turf so there's no reason why his improvement should be confined to…	361-109	D Egan K P De Foy	4	57.6kg	15 14/1
14th	21	4	Nostrum (G) Smart earlier for Sir Michael Stoute earlier in his career but struggled for David O'Meara in 2025. Joined another good stable but has lots to prove on reappearance.	025800	Alistair Rawlinson M Appleby	6	57.6kg	41 40/1
6th	22	27	Jordan Electrics (G) Proved a revelation in 2024, winning 7 times and climbing over 30 lb in the weights. Still proved competitive on occasions last year and showed he's back on a workable mark when second of 18 at Newma…	954831	Lauren Young J S Goldie	10	57.2kg	29 28/1
21th	23	6	Morte Point (G) On the up when winning 3 of his final 4 starts last year (all 7f). Looked rusty when well held on 7f Newmarket reappearance and should be sharper with that behind him.	009160	Lewis Edmunds W Muir & C Grassick	4	57.2kg	51 50/1
8th	24	25	Nikovo (G) More of a force on the all-weather nowadays and well held in Spring Cup back on turf at Newbury 3 weeks ago. Easy to look elsewhere.	854331	Dylan Hogan M Herrington	7	56.7kg	81 80/1
26th	25	5	Humam (G) Ready all-the-way winner of 7f York handicap on final start for Andrew Balding last June (subsequently sold for 190,000 gns) and pick of efforts for this yard was a creditable third of 13 at Newmarke…	34-0030	Marco Ghiani S C Williams	4	56.7kg	67 66/1
24th	26	15	Shafdar (G) Resumed his progression with 8.5f Epsom handicap success 11 days ago. The smooth and rapid way he made his headway into contention there suggests he could still be well treated off 5 lb higher and th…	120106	Edward Greatrex Ian Williams	4	56.2kg	13 12/1
19th	27	13	Storm Free (G) Upped his game last term, scoring twice from 4 starts. Made quite an encouraging return from 6 months off when sixth of 18 in 7f Newmarket handicap 23 days ago. Still not fully exposed.	21-6061	C Lee J Tate	4	56.2kg	19 18/1
9th	28	11	Aalto (G) T Went close to landing a second successive Bunbury Cup at Newmarket last July but largely struggled later in 2025. His mark has dipped as a result but has too much to prove back from 5 months off.	8-90213	Nicola Currie Ian Williams	6	56.2kg	67 66/1
12th	29	24	Jumby (G) Smart in his prime, including Group 2/3 wins. However, hasn't got his head in front since 2023 and there wasn't enough in last month's Newmarket reappearance to suggest that is likely to change now.	640-802	Oliver Carmichael Eve Johnson Houghton	8	56.2kg	41 40/1

Position	Prize
P1	51540.0 GBP
P2	24170.0 GBP
P3	12090.0 GBP
P4	6040.0 GBP
P5	3020.0 GBP
P6	1510.0 GBP