Connect It Utility Services Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

17:18

Connect It Utility Services Handicap

Date 2023-05-20

Distance 6f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £18,319

Winning Time 1m 10.76s (slow by 0.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Shobiz (GB) William Buick · Charles Hills	8/1	Won
2nd	Sir Thomas Gresham (IRE) Sam Hitchcott · Seamus Durack	5/1F	1
3rd	Under The Twilight (GB) G Cheyne · Michael Blake	22/1	.75
4th	Leap Abroad (IRE) Mohammed Tabti · Paul & Oliver Cole	11/2	0.3
5th	Treacherous (GB) Trevor Whelan · Ed de Giles	40/1	.5
6th	Letmelivemylife (GB) Andrea Atzeni · Sean Curran	25/1	1.75
7th	Bernardo O'Reilly (GB) James Doyle · Richard Spencer	7/1	.5
8th	Dig Two (IRE) Charles Bishop · Ollie Sangster	40/1	0.2
9th	Sergeant Tibbs (GB) George Rooke · John Flint	6/1	0.05
10th	Capote's Dream (IRE) Georgia Dobie · Tom Ward	20/1	0.3
11th	Magnificence (FR) Callum Hutchinson · Brian O'Rourke	66/1	.75
12th	Twilight Madness (GB) Jack Mitchell · Simon Hodgson	16/1	1.25
13th	Aplomb (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Jane Chapple-Hyam	14/1	0.05
14th	Amazonian Dream (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Rod Millman	18/1	2
15th	Popmaster (IRE) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	6/1	.5
16th	Sir Oliver (IRE) Stefano Cherchi · Chris Dwyer	25/1	1.25
17th	Epsom Faithfull (GB) Paddy Bradley · Pat Phelan	22/1	4.5
18th	Windsor Pass (IRE) Royston Ffrench · John Butler	50/1	1.25

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (1)	Rolfe Rembrandt Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Scudamore	J:NON-RUNNER T:Michael Scudamore	133	b	13170-	88	103	-	329d	—	—	-33	37.4	—	—
Big improver last spring but 2022 campaign ended with a whimper; had wind op; off 329 days
1 (10)	Popmaster Grey J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	137	b	076-90	92	103	59	14d	—	—	+1	14.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Second in last year's Wokingham off 6lb higher; returning to better ground a major plus
4 (19)	Leap Abroad Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(7) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Mohammed Tabti(7) T:Paul & Oliver Cole	133	t	211-44	88	107	83	14d	—	—	-1	13.5	1.00/1	5 20%
Two fine runs at Newmarket this season; return to better ground a positive; contender
14 (2)	Shobiz Bay J:William Buick T:Charles Hills	J:William Buick T:Charles Hills	122	—	/196-3	77	101	79	15d	—	—	+3	12.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Good 3rd at Goodwood on his return; yard going well but he needs a career best
6 (7)	Bernardo Oreilly Bay J:James Doyle T:Richard Spencer	J:James Doyle T:Richard Spencer	132	—	58-512	87	102	82	21d	—	—	+2	11.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D win last month was followed by a good 2nd at Doncaster; another big run on the cards
19 (3)	Sergeant Tibbs Bay J:George Rooke T:John Flint	J:George Rooke T:John Flint	117	—	53-552	72	105	92	7d	—	—	-1	8.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Good 2nd at Ascot last week but 2lb higher in a better race and the ground is an unknown
9 (14)	Aplomb Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	129	p	2360-5	84	107	76	29d	—	—	+4	10.1	3.25/1	14 7%
0-11 for this yard; fair run behind Bernardo O'Reilly here on return; best on slow ground
2 (16)	Sir Thomas Gresham Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Seamus Durack	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Seamus Durack	135	—	2/9542	90	108	89	8d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Good runs over C&D and at Ascot the last twice; solid claims but needs to break on terms
15 (5)	Capotes Dream Brown J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Tom Ward	J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Tom Ward	122	p	478-34	77	104	73	15d	—	—	+4	8	4.25/1	18 6%
Two solid efforts this year and returning to a quicker surface can help
7 (13)	Twilight Madness Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon Hodgson	J:Jack Mitchell T:Simon Hodgson	132	—	1114-4	87	101	90	25d	—	—	+6	10.3	5.25/1	22 5%
Improved for a drop to 5f this winter, winning 3 AW handicaps; beaten twice off this mark
12 (8)	Sir Oliver Bay J:Stefano Cherchi T:Chris Dwyer	J:Stefano Cherchi T:Chris Dwyer	127	p	47-323	82	101	-	16d	—	—	+5	9.1	6.75/1	28 4%
In good form off his higher AW mark this spring; this tougher back on grass
11 (6)	Amazonian Dream Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	127	—	7160-4	82	102	84	19d	—	—	+6	8.9	5.25/1	22 5%
Should leave reappearance effort behind him but it will be needed to win a race like this
10 (15)	Letmelivemylife Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Sean Curran	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Sean Curran	128	—	-41113	83	103	-	30d	—	—	+23	27.5	6.00/1	25 4%
In fine form on AW for new yard but over 7f; others perhaps better handicapped now
8 (17)	Epsom Faithfull Bay J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Pat Phelan	J:Paddy Bradley(3) T:Pat Phelan	130	—	5-5709	85	105	99	43d	—	—	+5	10.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Risks attached but she has form that brings her right into the reckoning off this mark
18 (18)	Under The Twilight Bay J:G Cheyne T:Michael Blake	J:G Cheyne T:Michael Blake	118	—	3-6461	73	106	94	16d	—	—	+5	8.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Recent Salisbury win backed up by the clock; up in class but not ruled out
5 (11)	Dig Two Chestnut J:Charles Bishop T:Ollie Sangster	J:Charles Bishop T:Ollie Sangster	133	b	045-38	88	103	45	25d	—	—	+8	10.2	8.00/1	33 3%
Promising stable debut on AW last month; had excuse last time; better on the cards today
17 (12)	Windsor Pass Bay J:Royston Ffrench T:John Butler	J:Royston Ffrench T:John Butler	118	—	70/244	73	104	-	11d	—	—	+4	6.3	9.75/1	40 3%
Running well for this yard over further on AW; first 6f run since racecourse debut
13 (4)	Magnificence Bay J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Brian Orourke	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Brian Orourke	122	tp	707-76	77	99	23	14d	—	—	+5	7.3	12.25/1	50 2%
Couldn't live up to market billing latest; tongue-tie returns and new headgear tried
16 (9)	Treacherous Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Ed De Giles	J:Trevor Whelan T:Ed De Giles	120	—	8741-5	75	102	99	14d	—	—	+5	6.8	8.00/1	33 3%
Better than he showed on soft on his return two weeks ago; still looks vulnerable though

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Rolfe Rembrandt	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Popmaster	13/2	6	11/2	11/2	11/2
Leap Abroad	5	5	5	5	5
Shobiz	15/2	15/2	7	15/2	15/2
Bernardo Oreilly	7	8	15/2	8	8
Sergeant Tibbs	8	17/2	8	8	17/2
Aplomb	12	14	14	14	14
Sir Thomas Gresham	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Capotes Dream	16	18	18	18	18
Twilight Madness	22	22	20	22	22
Sir Oliver	28	22	20	22	22
Amazonian Dream	22	22	22	22	22
Letmelivemylife	25	18	16	18	18
Epsom Faithfull	12	16	14	16	16
Under The Twilight	28	22	22	22	22
Dig Two	28	33	28	33	33
Windsor Pass	33	40	40	40	40
Magnificence	50	40	40	40	40
Treacherous	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

Rolfe Rembrandt

37.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 20

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2nd

Letmelivemylife

27.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 18 Odds: 1.2

3rd

Sir Thomas Gresham

17.5

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Popmaster

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Leap Abroad

13.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Shobiz

12.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Bernardo Oreilly

11.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Epsom Faithfull

10.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Twilight Madness

10.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Dig Two

10.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Aplomb

10.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Sir Oliver

9.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Amazonian Dream

8.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Under The Twilight

8.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.1

Sergeant Tibbs

8.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Capotes Dream

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Magnificence

7.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Treacherous

6.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Windsor Pass

6.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Popmaster	92	103	59
Sir Thomas Gresham	90	108	89
Rolfe Rembrandt	88	103	—
Leap Abroad	88	107	83
Dig Two	88	103	45
Bernardo Oreilly	87	102	82
Twilight Madness	87	101	90
Epsom Faithfull	85	105	99
Aplomb	84	107	76
Letmelivemylife	83	103	—
Sir Oliver	82	101	—
Amazonian Dream	82	102	84
Shobiz	77	101	79
Capotes Dream	77	104	73
Magnificence	77	99	23
Treacherous	75	102	99
Under The Twilight	73	106	94
Windsor Pass	73	104	—
Sergeant Tibbs	72	105	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sergeant Tibbs	7d ago	Quick return
Sir Thomas Gresham	8d ago	Quick return
Windsor Pass	11d ago	Quick return
Popmaster	14d ago	Fit
Leap Abroad	14d ago	Fit
Magnificence	14d ago	Fit
Treacherous	14d ago	Fit
Shobiz	15d ago	Fit
Capotes Dream	15d ago	Fit
Sir Oliver	16d ago	Fit
Under The Twilight	16d ago	Fit
Amazonian Dream	19d ago	Fit
Bernardo Oreilly	21d ago	Fit
Twilight Madness	25d ago	Fit
Dig Two	25d ago	Fit
Aplomb	29d ago	Fit
Letmelivemylife	30d ago	Fit
Epsom Faithfull	43d ago	Fit
Rolfe Rembrandt	329d ago	Long break