Future Bound At The Billington Foundation Handicap

Newbury

8:25

Date 2024-07-04

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,757

Winning Time 2m 5.83s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Fast Steps (IRE) J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	Oisin Murphy / Rod Millman	—	11/4F	0
2nd	I Love Paris (IRE) J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	Saffie Osborne / Ed Walker	—	7/2	0.3
3rd	Lady Of Arabia (GB) J:Hector Crouch T:Eve Johnson Houghton	Hector Crouch / Eve Johnson Houghton	—	14/1	2
4th	Kingkeer (GB) J:Trevor Whelan T:Hughie Morrison	Trevor Whelan / Hughie Morrison	—	8/1	2.75
5th	Meleri (GB) J:Kevin Stott T:Jim Boyle	Kevin Stott / Jim Boyle	—	10/1	0.3
6th	Outgun (GB) J:David Probert T:Alan King	David Probert / Alan King	—	13/2	1.5
7th	Dundory (IRE) J:William Carson T:John O'Shea	William Carson / John O'Shea	—	80/1	0.3
8th	Ravenswell (FR) J:John Fahy T:Ralph J Smith	John Fahy / Ralph J Smith	—	15/2	0.05
9th	Blue Collar (IRE) J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy / Richard Hannon	—	18/1	1.5
10th	Gentle Whinny (IRE) J:Charles Bishop T:Denis Coakley	Charles Bishop / Denis Coakley	—	18/1	2.25
11th	Racing Demon (GB) J:George Rooke T:Ed de Giles	George Rooke / Ed de Giles	—	25/1	3.75

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (3)	Fast Steps b J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	J:Oisin Murphy T:Rod Millman	143	—	-52364	76	82	65	26d	—	—	-6	16.2	11/4 27%
Won off 4lb higher last term; runner-up twice at Newbury in July 2022; in the mix
11 (6)	I Love Paris b J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	128	p	35-954	71	79	67	21d	—	—	-7	10.5	9/2 18%
Not disgraced in 3yo handicaps won by subsequent scorers the last twice; possibilities
4 (10)	Outgun gr J:David Probert T:Alan King	J:David Probert T:Alan King	138	—	242-34	71	82	55	27d	—	—	-4	8.9	6/1 14%
Generally consistent maiden who gives the impression there's a race of this nature in him
12 (5)	Ravenswell ro J:John Fahy T:Ralph J Smith	J:John Fahy T:Ralph J Smith	123	—	4-753U	66	78	66	7d	—	—	-4	7.1	13/2 13%
3yo maiden; unlucky third at Salisbury on most recent completed start; shortlisted
7 (4)	Meleri b J:Kevin Stott T:Jim Boyle	J:Kevin Stott T:Jim Boyle	132	—	71-977	65	78	61	18d	—	—	-3	6.3	10/1 9%
Ended last season with a success off this mark; not in the same form this term
10 (2)	Kingkeer b J:Trevor Whelan T:Hughie Morrison	J:Trevor Whelan T:Hughie Morrison	129	—	494	72	78	60	24d	—	—	0	7.6	10/1 9%
Thrice-raced colt who has shown promise; the type to improve now handicapping
8 (8)	Gentle Whinny b J:Charles Bishop T:Denis Coakley	J:Charles Bishop T:Denis Coakley	131	v	450-05	64	78	-	33d	—	—	-1	5.1	20/1 5%
0-6 in handicaps but ran encouragingly in first-time visor at Lingfield most recently
1 (9)	Lady Of Arabia b J:Hector Crouch T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Hector Crouch T:Eve Johnson Houghton	144	—	1-1305	77	74	36	12d	—	—	+10	15.4	16/1 6%
Record of 3-8 on AW compared to just 1-6 on turf; opposed off top weight
9 (7)	Blue Collar b J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Richard Hannon	129	b	06-024	72	77	57	12d	—	—	+2	6.9	18/1 5%
3yo maiden; best effort this season when runner-up at Goodwood on penultimate start
6 (11)	Racing Demon b J:George Rooke T:Ed de Giles	J:George Rooke T:Ed de Giles	133	h	U91102	66	79	55	17d	—	—	+14	18	25/1 4%
Campaigned mostly at 1m; ran creditably last time; something to prove back over 1m2f
3 (12)	Dundory b J:William Carson T:John O'Shea	J:William Carson T:John O'Shea	141	p	82520-	74	80	70	—	—	—	+10	11.4	80/1 1%
Held off modest marks over hurdles this spring; first Flat start of 2024
NR (1)	See That Storm b J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	133	—	1-23	76	79	-	136d	—	—	—	13.5	—
Solid form on AW during the winter; interesting contender on turf/handicap debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Fast Steps	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
I Love Paris	9/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Outgun	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Ravenswell	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Meleri	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Kingkeer	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Gentle Whinny	18/1	16/1	20/1	14/1	16/1
Lady Of Arabia	12/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1
Blue Collar	18/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Racing Demon	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	25/1
Dundory	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Racing Demon

OR: 4 Form: 13 Odds: 1

25/1

2nd

Fast Steps

16.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Lady Of Arabia

15.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

See That Storm

13.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Dundory

11.4

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 0.4

80/1

I Love Paris

10.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Outgun

8.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Kingkeer

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Ravenswell

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Blue Collar

6.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Meleri

6.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Gentle Whinny

5.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lady Of Arabia Top Rated	77	74	36
Fast Steps	76	82	65
See That Storm	76	79	—
Dundory	74	80	70
Kingkeer	72	78	60
Blue Collar	72	77	57
I Love Paris	71	79	67
Outgun	71	82	55
Ravenswell	66	78	66
Racing Demon	66	79	55
Meleri	65	78	61
Gentle Whinny	64	78	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ravenswell	7d ago	Quick return
Lady Of Arabia	12d ago	Quick return
Blue Collar	12d ago	Quick return
Racing Demon	17d ago	Fit
Meleri	18d ago	Fit
I Love Paris	21d ago	Fit
Kingkeer	24d ago	Fit
Fast Steps	26d ago	Fit
Outgun	27d ago	Fit
Gentle Whinny	33d ago	Fit
See That Storm	136d ago	Long break
Dundory	—	—

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