Howden Bloodstock "Confined" Handicap (Which Have Won No More Than One Race)

Newmarket

17:50

Date 2023-05-06

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £13,085

Winning Time 1m 30.06s (slow by 7.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Yacowlef (IRE) Ryan Moore · Paul & Oliver Cole	7/2	Won
2nd	Striking Star (GB) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/4F	.5
3rd	Verdansk (GB) Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	11/1	4.5
4th	Divine Libra (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Charles Hills	9/4	1
5th	Jahidin (FR) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	66/1	1.5
6th	Chartwell House (IRE) Jamie Spencer · William Knight	8/1	5
7th	Tiriac (GB) George Bass · Jack Channon	28/1	1.5
8th	Grand Central (GB) Josephine Gordon · Phil McEntee	150/1	15

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (2)	Striking Star Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	133	h	19-2	83	95	49	34d	—	—	-7	22.1	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Doncaster reappearance form has substance; nicely bred and should still have more to offer
1 (9)	Yacowlef Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Ryan Moore T:Paul & Oliver Cole	136	—	3514-2	86	93	86	16d	—	—	-2	20.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran well in Class 2 handicap at the Craven meeting; respected back down in class
3 (4)	Divine Libra Grey J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	135	—	24-1	85	94	79	24d	—	—	0	26.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Easy winner at Catterick on turf/seasonal debut; still unexposed; one to consider
7 (3)	Chartwell House Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:William Knight	J:Jamie Spencer T:William Knight	132	—	7144-3	82	96	76	16d	—	—	+3	14.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Good third of 17 in C&D handicap on seasonal debut; big player off the same mark
8 (12)	Verdansk Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	129	—	353-	79	90	83	197d	—	—	+6	14	2.50/1	11 9%
Consistent in three runs at Newbury last term; open to progress now handicapping
NR (10)	Choisya Chestnut J:Harry Davies(3) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Simon & Ed Crisford	136	—	5-122	86	94	-	66d	—	—	+4	10.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Has shown steady progress on AW, clear second last time; interesting on turf debut
NR (6)	Prospering Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Walker	J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Walker	125	—	02-233	75	93	-	17d	—	—	+3	7.6	4.25/1	18 6%
Holds place possibilities if transferring his AW form back to turf
6 (11)	Tiriac Bay J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	132	—	021-6	82	90	64	15d	—	—	+5	9	6.00/1	25 4%
May do better still but rain is ideally needed (raced only on slow ground)
9 (7)	Jahidin Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	127	—	6-124	77	91	-	31d	—	—	+5	7.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Form dipped sharply on latest AW start; goes into a deeper field on turf debut
NR (8)	Captain Cuddles Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	134	—	551-7	84	91	79	15d	—	—	+6	9.3	16.25/1	66 2%
Won his only 6f attempt; held over 7f otherwise; something to prove
12 (5)	Grand Central Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil Mcentee	J:Josephine Gordon T:Phil Mcentee	114	eb	434606	64	92	30	5d	—	—	+3	4.5	37.25/1	150 1%
Exposed maiden; 3lb out of weights; easily opposed
NR (1)	Warminster Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:John Ryan	J:Kieran O'Neill T:John Ryan	118	—	-15360	68	93	-	29d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Hasn't progressed from January maiden win; something to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Striking Star	SP	2	7/4	2	15/8
Yacowlef	SP	7/2	5/2	5/2	3
Divine Libra	SP	11/4	17/8	2	5/2
Chartwell House	SP	15/2	6	13/2	13/2
Verdansk	SP	11	17/2	10	10
Choisya	12	14	12	14	14
Prospering	SP	18	16	18	16
Tiriac	SP	25	22	25	25
Jahidin	SP	40	28	40	40
Captain Cuddles	66	50	50	50	50
Grand Central	SP	150	125	150	150

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Divine Libra

26.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Striking Star

22.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

Yacowlef

20.7

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Chartwell House

14.1

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Verdansk

OR: 7.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.2

Choisya

10.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Captain Cuddles

9.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Tiriac

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Warminster

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Prospering

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Jahidin

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Grand Central

4.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.4

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yacowlef	86	93	86
Choisya	86	94	—
Divine Libra	85	94	79
Captain Cuddles	84	91	79
Striking Star	83	95	49
Chartwell House	82	96	76
Tiriac	82	90	64
Verdansk	79	90	83
Jahidin	77	91	—
Prospering	75	93	—
Warminster	68	93	—
Grand Central	64	92	30

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grand Central	5d ago	Quick return
Tiriac	15d ago	Fit
Captain Cuddles	15d ago	Fit
Yacowlef	16d ago	Fit
Chartwell House	16d ago	Fit
Prospering	17d ago	Fit
Divine Libra	24d ago	Fit
Warminster	29d ago	Fit
Jahidin	31d ago	Fit
Striking Star	34d ago	Fit
Choisya	66d ago	Fresh
Verdansk	197d ago	Long break