bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

16:00

bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2023-07-15

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £61,848

Runners (20)

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
2 (16)	Awaal Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Simon & Ed Crisford	134	—	21-293	105	119	89	24d	—	—	+2	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Placed in two major handicaps over 1m this season; big player if coping with return to 7f
5 (7)	Montassib Chestnut J:William Buick T:William Haggas	J:William Buick T:William Haggas	131	—	2-0410	102	119	87	23d	—	—	+7	20.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Disappointing at Royal Ascot but may bounce back; fourth in this contest in 2022
8 (18)	Biggles Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ralph Beckett	J:Ryan Moore T:Ralph Beckett	129	—	12-329	100	120	104	23d	—	—	+3	16.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Solid record in 7f handicaps; latest effort can be upgraded; remains of strong interest
13 (10)	Streets Of Gold Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	126	—	11-633	105	119	96	21d	—	—	+7	16.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran very well in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot; future mark 4lb higher; respected
19 (8)	Star Of Orion Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	121	—	496-22	92	119	63	56d	—	—	+6	12.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Hindered by unfavourable track position in this contest 12 months ago; now 6lb lower
NR (4)	Spangled Mac Bay J:Kevin Stott T:George Boughey	J:Kevin Stott T:George Boughey	124	t	2-7948	95	119	99	21d	—	—	+11	16.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Ran respectably twice at Royal Ascot; arrives in encouraging form; 4-4 last July
1 (9)	Shining Blue Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Saeed Bin Suroor	J:Rob Hornby T:Saeed Bin Suroor	138	—	-13712	109	118	94	29d	—	—	+26	31	3.25/1	14 7%
Successful over 7f on last two handicap attempts; possibilities back in same scenario
NR (13)	Lir Speciale Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Roger Varian	J:NON-RUNNER T:Roger Varian	126	—	131-10	97	117	57	23d	—	—	0	16.6	4.75/1	20 5%
Generally progressive but Royal Ascot effort suggests he needs to pull out more
20 (2)	Popmaster Grey J:Ray Dawson T:Ed Walker	J:Ray Dawson T:Ed Walker	125	—	-90021	96	119	100	1d	—	—	+20	27.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Narrow defeat at Newbury (7f); justified favouritism in good style at Ascot (6f) on Friday
10 (11)	Rainbow Fire Bay J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	J:Neil Callan T:Marco Botti	128	—	31-210	99	119	95	63d	—	—	+9	13.6	4.25/1	18 6%
3-5 on turf; unsuited by soft going last time; interesting on Haydock success in April
4 (17)	Bless Him Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	132	h	12-675	103	120	87	24d	—	—	+10	14.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Hold-up performer; won this race last year; major claims if the cards again drop right
11 (1)	Probe Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Trevor Whelan T:Jennie Candlish	126	h	-12150	97	119	98	21d	—	—	+17	21.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Campaigned at 6f for new yard this year; return to 7f presents a dilemma
16 (3)	Ropey Guest Bay J:Sean Levey T:George Margarson	J:Sean Levey T:George Margarson	124	v	54-010	95	117	75	23d	—	—	+8	12.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Not solid on 2023 evidence but is capable on his day; second in this race last year
NR (12)	Lethal Levi Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:K R Burke	J:NON-RUNNER T:K R Burke	129	—	6-0203	100	118	85	14d	—	—	+8	14.1	5.25/1	22 5%
Has form figures of 211 at this venue; however, something to prove back up in trip
3 (20)	Gorak Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charlie Fellowes	134	p	722140	105	114	86	23d	—	—	+19	22.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Ran respectably in 7f handicap at Royal Ascot but current mark is rather demanding
NR (6)	First Folio Grey J:Adam Farragher(3) T:James Ferguson	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:James Ferguson	128	p	55-400	99	118	66	21d	—	—	+10	13.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Posted duck eggs the last twice; doesn't look poised to land this big prize
17 (19)	The Gatekeeper Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	123	—	541603	94	117	88	14d	—	—	+14	18.1	6.75/1	28 4%
Scored on the other course here in May; hasn't repeated that form
NR (5)	Snazzy Jazzy Bay J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:Lawrence Mullaney	123	—	76-R90	94	117	83	28d	—	—	+9	11.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Refused to race on reappearance; recent form leaves something to be desired
6 (15)	Accidental Agent Bay J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Mia Nicholls(7) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	130	—	78-500	101	121	92	23d	—	—	+11	13.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Respectable seventh in this race 12 months ago; opposed on balance of 2023 form
14 (14)	Cruyff Turn Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	126	—	9-8701	97	115	87	21d	—	—	+10	12.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Badly treated under a penalty for Redcar win; due to be 3lb lower in future

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Awaal	4	9/2	4	4	4
Montassib	11/2	11/2	5	5	11/2
Biggles	5	5	9/2	5	11/2
Streets Of Gold	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Star Of Orion	11	12	11	11	11
Spangled Mac	14	14	14	14	14
Shining Blue	14	14	14	14	14
Lir Speciale	20	18	16	16	18
Popmaster	9	10	9	9	9
Rainbow Fire	18	18	16	18	16
Bless Him	20	18	18	18	20
Probe	16	14	16	16	16
Ropey Guest	16	16	14	14	14
Lethal Levi	20	20	22	20	20
Gorak	28	28	25	28	28
First Folio	25	28	22	25	25
The Gatekeeper	28	25	20	25	18
Snazzy Jazzy	40	50	33	40	40
Accidental Agent	40	40	33	40	40
Cruyff Turn	50	40	33	40	50

Predictor

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

1st

Shining Blue

OR: 14.8 Form: 14.9 Odds: 1.4

2nd

Popmaster

27.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.1

3rd

Gorak

22.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0.9

Probe

21.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.4

Montassib

20.1

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Awaal

18.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

The Gatekeeper

18.1

OR: 11 Form: 6 Odds: 1.1

Lir Speciale

16.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.8

Biggles

16.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Streets Of Gold

16.4

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Spangled Mac

16.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

Bless Him

14.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Lethal Levi

14.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Rainbow Fire

13.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Accidental Agent

13.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

First Folio

13.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ropey Guest

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Cruyff Turn

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Star Of Orion

12.4

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Snazzy Jazzy

11.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shining Blue	109	118	94
Awaal	105	119	89
Streets Of Gold	105	119	96
Gorak	105	114	86
Bless Him	103	120	87
Montassib	102	119	87
Accidental Agent	101	121	92
Biggles	100	120	104
Lethal Levi	100	118	85
Rainbow Fire	99	119	95
First Folio	99	118	66
Lir Speciale	97	117	57
Probe	97	119	98
Cruyff Turn	97	115	87
Popmaster	96	119	100
Spangled Mac	95	119	99
Ropey Guest	95	117	75
The Gatekeeper	94	117	88
Snazzy Jazzy	94	117	83
Star Of Orion	92	119	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Popmaster	1d ago	Quick return
Lethal Levi	14d ago	Fit
The Gatekeeper	14d ago	Fit
Streets Of Gold	21d ago	Fit
Spangled Mac	21d ago	Fit
Probe	21d ago	Fit
First Folio	21d ago	Fit
Cruyff Turn	21d ago	Fit
Montassib	23d ago	Fit
Biggles	23d ago	Fit
Lir Speciale	23d ago	Fit
Ropey Guest	23d ago	Fit
Gorak	23d ago	Fit
Accidental Agent	23d ago	Fit
Awaal	24d ago	Fit
Bless Him	24d ago	Fit
Snazzy Jazzy	28d ago	Fit
Shining Blue	29d ago	Fit
Star Of Orion	56d ago	Fresh
Rainbow Fire	63d ago	Fresh