BetVictor Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

16:10

BetVictor Handicap

Date 2023-05-20

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £40,500

Winning Time 1m 37.56s (slow by 1.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bear Force One (GB) Oisin Murphy · Roger Teal	22/1	Won
2nd	Top Secret (GB) Georgia Dobie · William Muir & Chris Grassick	16/1	1
3rd	Unforgotten (IRE) Frankie Dettori · John & Thady Gosden	10/1	.5
4th	Kingdom Come (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Clive Cox	7/2F	.5
5th	Outbreak (GB) Andrea Atzeni · Charlie Johnston	6/1	1.75
6th	Intellogent (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Jane Chapple-Hyam	7/1	0.05
7th	Bless Him (IRE) Jamie Spencer · David Simcock	20/1	0.05
8th	Atrium (GB) Ryan Moore · Charlie Fellowes	9/2	0.3
9th	Sonny Liston (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	18/1	2
10th	Wanees (GB) Jim Crowley · Charles Hills	4/1	1.75
11th	Beringer (GB) Tom Marquand · Alan King	33/1	.5
12th	Alrehb (USA) James Doyle · Kevin Philippart De Foy	18/1	16

Runners (13)

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
4 (3)	Kingdom Come Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Clive Cox	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Clive Cox	132	—	87/111	102	118	-	45d	—	—	-2	19.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Missed 2022 but very progressive since in completing a Kempton hat-trick (7f, AW)
11 (9)	Wanees Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Charles Hills	J:Jim Crowley T:Charles Hills	126	h	1601-0	96	117	99	49d	—	—	-1	16.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
4-8 overall; heavy ground presumably against him when he sank in the Lincoln at Doncaster
9 (13)	Outbreak Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	514391	97	118	108	15d	—	—	+16	28.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won in taking style at Newmarket (1m, good) 15 days ago; up 6lb but big shout
6 (7)	Atrium Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Ryan Moore T:Charlie Fellowes	129	—	611-05	99	115	46	28d	—	—	+1	16.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D in August saw one of his three wins last term; could be returning to form
10 (2)	Unforgotten Grey Roan J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	127	b	1/1120	97	116	44	32d	—	—	+14	20.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Progressive on AW; last of 13 at Newmarket (good to soft) when he finally had a turf race
2 (6)	Intellogent Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	135	—	3707-4	105	118	106	32d	—	—	+9	15.7	2.50/1	11 9%
Placed off this mark in top handicaps at Royal Ascot (1m) and York (1m2f) last summer
1 (5)	Bless Him Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	135	h	7712-6	105	116	101	28d	—	—	+10	15.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Career-best form in major 7f handicaps last July; soft ground against him on reappearance
NR (1)	Dawn Of Liberation Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	129	—	6147-0	99	113	88	14d	—	—	+9	13.5	6.00/1	25 4%
Good to soft ground and lengthy absence are reasonable excuses for latest start
13 (11)	Top Secret Chestnut J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	116	h	50211-	86	107	95	183d	—	—	+25	29.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Beaten a nose in this first time out last year off 2lb higher; ended 2022 in good form
3 (8)	Sonny Liston Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	133	—	30379-	103	114	100	231d	—	—	+12	16.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Highly tried last season; major backward steps on last two starts, gelded and left C Hills
12 (4)	Bear Force One Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Teal	J:Oisin Murphy T:Roger Teal	123	p	9-7310	93	115	39	17d	—	—	+8	11.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Won on two of four visits to Newbury, including over C&D last August off just 1lb lower
5 (12)	Alrehb Grey J:James Doyle T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:James Doyle T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	130	—	23-110	100	116	77	28d	—	—	+9	13.9	4.75/1	20 5%
Tailed off on very testing ground here four weeks ago; considered back on good or firmer
8 (10)	Beringer Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Alan King	J:Tom Marquand T:Alan King	128	—	/27/4-	98	-	92	371d	—	—	+10	12.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Hardly seen in last three years; respectable fourth of seven in this race last term

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Kingdom Come	11/4	10/3	3	3	3
Wanees	9/2	9/2	7/2	4	4
Outbreak	6	6	11/2	11/2	11/2
Atrium	4	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Unforgotten	12	12	10	11	11
Intellogent	11	11	10	10	10
Bless Him	16	16	14	16	16
Dawn Of Liberation	25	25	22	25	25
Top Secret	20	18	16	18	22
Sonny Liston	16	18	16	18	20
Bear Force One	22	22	20	22	25
Alrehb	18	20	16	18	18
Beringer	33	33	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Top Secret

29.7

OR: 9 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.2

2nd

Outbreak

28.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Unforgotten

20.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

Kingdom Come

19.2

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Atrium

16.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Sonny Liston

16.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.2

Wanees

16.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Intellogent

15.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Bless Him

15.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Alrehb

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Dawn Of Liberation

13.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Beringer

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Bear Force One

11.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Intellogent	105	118	106
Bless Him	105	116	101
Sonny Liston	103	114	100
Kingdom Come	102	118	—
Alrehb	100	116	77
Atrium	99	115	46
Dawn Of Liberation	99	113	88
Beringer	98	—	92
Outbreak	97	118	108
Unforgotten	97	116	44
Wanees	96	117	99
Bear Force One	93	115	39
Top Secret	86	107	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dawn Of Liberation	14d ago	Fit
Outbreak	15d ago	Fit
Bear Force One	17d ago	Fit
Atrium	28d ago	Fit
Bless Him	28d ago	Fit
Alrehb	28d ago	Fit
Unforgotten	32d ago	Fit
Intellogent	32d ago	Fit
Kingdom Come	45d ago	Fit
Wanees	49d ago	Fresh
Top Secret	183d ago	Long break
Sonny Liston	231d ago	Long break
Beringer	371d ago	Long break