Highclere Castle Gin Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

16:00

Highclere Castle Gin Handicap

Date 2023-06-15

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,885

Winning Time 1m 23.29s (slow by 0.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Flying Secret (GB) Mia Nicholls · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/1	Won
2nd	Popmaster (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Ed Walker	6/1	0.1
3rd	King Cabo (USA) David Egan · Luke Dace	9/1	0.3
4th	Persuasion (IRE) William Buick · David & Nicola Barron	9/2	.75
5th	Lyndon B (IRE) David Probert · John Flint	12/1	1.5
6th	Mister Bluebird (GB) Connor Planas · Heather Main	7/2F	0.2
7th	Kimifive (IRE) Luke Morris · Ian Williams	50/1	0.3
8th	Top Secret (GB) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	5/1	0.2
9th	Able Kane (GB) Ross Coakley · Rod Millman	8/1	1
10th	Sergeant Tibbs (GB) George Rooke · John Flint	12/1	.75

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
6 (5)	Persuasion Bay J:William Buick T:David & Nicola Barron	J:William Buick T:David & Nicola Barron	131	—	2-0333	86	106	86	19d	—	0W/0P 1 run	0	17.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Yet to win for this yard but usually runs well, including all 3 turf runs in 2023; claims
9 (8)	Flying Secret Bay J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	121	—	328-51	76	102	93	14d	—	—	-5	10.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Off mark at the 11th attempt when winning in Class 5 latest (good time); this is tougher
4 (12)	Mister Bluebird Grey J:Connor Planas(5) T:Heather Main	J:Connor Planas(5) T:Heather Main	132	p	00-231	87	102	86	4d	—	—	-2	13.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Got up late to win at Goodwood on Sunday; penalised but still unexposed over 7f
3 (7)	Top Secret Chestnut J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	132	h	0211-2	87	102	79	26d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ended 2022 on the up and ran well in a good 1m handicap here on his return; in the mix
1 (4)	Popmaster Grey J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Ed Walker	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Ed Walker	135	—	76-900	90	109	61	26d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
2nd in 2022 Wokingham off 8lb higher; nothing has gone right this year; stamina query
5 (3)	Able Kane Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Rod Millman	J:Ross Coakley T:Rod Millman	131	—	00-044	86	106	62	20d	—	—	+4	11.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Best run of the year when 4th at Goodwood three weeks ago; good mark on 2022 best
2 (6)	Lyndon B Bay J:David Probert T:John Flint	J:David Probert T:John Flint	133	p	2182-6	88	102	96	20d	—	—	+3	11.9	2.25/1	10 10%
2nd of 19 over C&D on final run last year; should come on for recent return; respected
NR (10)	Hickory Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	131	—	/11-44	86	104	-	36d	—	—	+1	12.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won his first 3 starts but progress has levelled off; returns to turf in a deep race
10 (1)	King Cabo b/br J:David Egan T:Luke Dace	J:David Egan T:Luke Dace	118	—	497-21	73	100	93	16d	—	—	0	7.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Game winner at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) last month; up two grades and vulnerable
12 (2)	Sergeant Tibbs Bay J:George Rooke T:John Flint	J:George Rooke T:John Flint	117	—	-55294	72	102	92	8d	—	—	+3	9.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Running well in defeat for his new yard but stepping back up to 7f not enough to tempt
NR (9)	Letmelivemylife Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Sean Curran	J:Robert Havlin T:Sean Curran	128	—	411136	83	103	82	26d	—	—	+15	22.3	3.25/1	14 7%
Done well on AW this year; fair effort over inadequate 6f here latest; needs career best
11 (11)	Kimifive Chestnut J:Luke Morris T:Ian Williams	J:Luke Morris T:Ian Williams	118	h	96120-	73	102	92	258d	—	—	+12	15	8.00/1	33 3%
Ended long losing run at Epsom last summer; absent since a poor run 258 days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Persuasion	4	4	4	7/2	9/2
Flying Secret	9/2	5	4	4	9/2
Mister Bluebird	5	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Top Secret	11/2	6	11/2	11/2	6
Popmaster	15/2	17/2	15/2	15/2	8
Able Kane	10	11	10	10	10
Lyndon B	10	9	17/2	8	9
Hickory	7	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
King Cabo	10	11	9	9	12
Sergeant Tibbs	14	12	11	12	11
Letmelivemylife	10	14	12	10	14
Kimifive	25	33	28	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Letmelivemylife

22.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.9

2nd

Top Secret

17.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Persuasion

17.5

OR: 9 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Kimifive

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.8

Mister Bluebird

13.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Popmaster

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Hickory

12.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Lyndon B

11.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Able Kane

11.1

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Flying Secret

10.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Sergeant Tibbs

9.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.9

King Cabo

7.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Popmaster	90	109	61
Lyndon B	88	102	96
Mister Bluebird	87	102	86
Top Secret	87	102	79
Persuasion	86	106	86
Able Kane	86	106	62
Hickory	86	104	—
Letmelivemylife	83	103	82
Flying Secret	76	102	93
King Cabo	73	100	93
Kimifive	73	102	92
Sergeant Tibbs	72	102	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mister Bluebird	4d ago	Quick return
Sergeant Tibbs	8d ago	Quick return
Flying Secret	14d ago	Fit
King Cabo	16d ago	Fit
Persuasion	19d ago	Fit
Able Kane	20d ago	Fit
Lyndon B	20d ago	Fit
Top Secret	26d ago	Fit
Popmaster	26d ago	Fit
Letmelivemylife	26d ago	Fit
Hickory	36d ago	Fit
Kimifive	258d ago	Long break