William Hill Handicap (Heritage Handicap) – Newmarket

Newmarket

3:00

William Hill Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2024-05-05

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,540

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (12)	New London b J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	138	tp	352-43	108	118	80	72d	—	—	+2	19.5	7/2 22%
Runner-up in the 2022 St Leger; lightly raced since and has not hit the same heights
4 (1)	Intinso gr J:Hollie Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Hollie Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	336-13	98	115	86	29d	—	—	+1	16.4	4/1 20%
Tends to race freely but keeps on well over 1m4f; AW form needs to be carried over
10 (9)	Bague d'Or ch J:Mickael Barzalona T:James Ferguson	J:Mickael Barzalona T:James Ferguson	121	—	12/24-	91	115	96	233d	—	—	+2	13.6	11/2 15%
Very solid record in handicaps, particularly on good or good to firm; player if he gets it
5 (2)	Kihavah ch J:Tom Marquand T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Tom Marquand T:Adrian Paul Keatley	127	t	1112-7	97	117	103	92d	—	—	+6	14.1	8/1 11%
Never dangerous three months ago after an absence; has a chance if back to his peak form
8 (11)	Adjuvant b J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	125	—	15200-	95	105	98	—	—	—	+10	18	17/2 11%
2023 campaign petered out but he'd be a big player if reverting to his best
7 (8)	Struth ch J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	126	p	20442-	96	117	103	176d	—	—	+12	19.7	17/2 11%
Rather a mixed record as 3yo but both 1m6f attempts were creditable; has been gelded
6 (10)	Berkshire Rocco ch J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	126	p	04254-	96	117	92	233d	—	—	+9	15.7	11/1 8%
Form of two runs last August gives him a shout but he does not look the percentage call
9 (4)	Vaguely Royal br J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	123	p	11-535	93	106	85	37d	—	—	+7	12.4	12/1 8%
Good third over 2m on penultimate start; major player if his best AW form is transferred
11 (5)	Cannon Rock b J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:James Owen	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:James Owen	119	p	61/16	89	113	-	29d	—	—	+6	11.1	14/1 7%
Two wins from four starts; handicap debut was best form but marked improvement is needed
3 (6)	HMS President b J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	131	—	/2120-	101	114	108	—	—	—	+20	24	16/1 6%
Won this race by a neck last year and beaten a neck at Royal Ascot; needs a career best
2 (7)	Wise Eagle ch J:Daniel Tudhope T:Adam Nicol	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Adam Nicol	137	—	1/120-	107	112	74	318d	—	—	+19	22	28/1 3%
Very productive and progressive before tailing off in the Ascot Gold Cup last June
NR (3)	Torcello ch J:TBC T:Shaun Lycett	J: T:Shaun Lycett	119	b	645-13	89	116	88	15d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Excels on soft/heavy; in good form lately and co-second in this race last year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
New London	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Intinso	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bague d'Or	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Kihavah	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Adjuvant	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Struth	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Berkshire Rocco	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Vaguely Royal	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Cannon Rock	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
HMS President	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Wise Eagle	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

HMS President

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

16/1

2nd

Wise Eagle

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

28/1

3rd

Struth

19.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 6 Odds: 2.2

17/2

New London

19.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Adjuvant

OR: 11.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Intinso

16.4

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Berkshire Rocco

15.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Kihavah

14.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Bague d'Or

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Vaguely Royal

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Cannon Rock

11.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Torcello

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
New London Top Rated	108	118	80
Wise Eagle	107	112	74
HMS President	101	114	108
Intinso	98	115	86
Kihavah	97	117	103
Struth	96	117	103
Berkshire Rocco	96	117	92
Adjuvant	95	105	98
Vaguely Royal	93	106	85
Bague d'Or	91	115	96
Cannon Rock	89	113	—
Torcello	89	116	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Torcello	15d ago	Fit
Intinso	29d ago	Fit
Cannon Rock	29d ago	Fit
Vaguely Royal	37d ago	Fit
New London	72d ago	Fresh
Kihavah	92d ago	Long break
Struth	176d ago	Long break
Bague d'Or	233d ago	Long break
Berkshire Rocco	233d ago	Long break
Wise Eagle	318d ago	Long break
Adjuvant	—	—
HMS President	—	—