Blandford Bloodstock Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

17:20

Blandford Bloodstock Handicap

Date 2024-07-11

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 39.90s (slow by 2.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sterling Knight (GB) Oisin Murphy · Ed Dunlop	7/1	Won
2nd	Tempus (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	11/1	0.1
3rd	Twirling (IRE) Ryan Moore · Simon & Ed Crisford	9/2	0.2
4th	Fifty Nifty (IRE) Tom Marquand · Tom Clover	7/2F	3.75
5th	Helm Rock (GB) David Egan · Daniel & Claire Kubler	12/1	.5
6th	Safwan (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	5/1	2.25
7th	Repertoire (GB) Brandon Wilkie · David Simcock	12/1	4.5
8th	The Ice Phoenix (IRE) William Buick · Charles Hills	5/1	3.25
9th	Urban Sprawl (GB) Billy Loughnane · Charlie Johnston	18/1	5

Runners (10)

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
8 (6)	Fifty Nifty Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Tom Clover	J:Tom Marquand T:Tom Clover	127	—	15	88	100	69	41d	—	—	+2	22.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Has shown considerable promise on both starts; lightly raced and open to improvement
4 (5)	Twirling Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Ryan Moore T:Simon & Ed Crisford	140	t	3-7310	92	102	78	22d	—	—	+1	17.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not seen to best effect at Royal Ascot but progressive previously & firmly in calculations
9 (4)	Safwan Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	126	—	145130	87	96	52	21d	—	—	+6	20.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
2 French wins; fast going may not have suited at Royal Ascot; claims not overly compelling
10 (2)	The Ice Phoenix Roan J:William Buick T:Charles Hills	J:William Buick T:Charles Hills	125	—	1-5318	86	100	86	33d	—	—	+7	19.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Disappointing at Haydock last time but this 3yo had an improving profile previously
5 (3)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Dunlop	J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Dunlop	138	p	-30610	90	99	74	21d	—	—	+10	20.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No impact at Royal Ascot but won at Newbury two starts ago; first crack at 1m worth a go
7 (8)	Repertoire Bay J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:David Simcock	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:David Simcock	129	—	0-4453	81	99	86	27d	—	—	+3	9.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Consistent sort who was a close third at Goodwood latest; can give another good account
1 (1)	Tempus Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	142	b	-45070	94	96	60	22d	—	—	+6	12.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Down in the weights and in grade but hard to fancy judged on his last two performances
3 (7)	Helm Rock Bay J:David Egan T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:David Egan T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	142	t	03-807	94	97	55	14d	—	—	+6	12.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has dropped to a handy mark but he's been soundly beaten on his last three starts
6 (9)	Urban Sprawl Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	136	—	43223-	88	97	73	204d	—	—	+16	20.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Absent since last December but ran well on last year's reappearance; on a competitive mark
NR (10)	Alzahir Chestnut J:TBC T:David O'Meara	J: T:David O'Meara	142	ht	505-40	94	97	57	21d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Inconsistent and well beaten at Royal Ascot, but fair fourth at Chester previously

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fifty Nifty	10/3	3/1	10/3
Twirling	4/1	4/1	4/1
Safwan	11/2	5/1	11/2
The Ice Phoenix	11/2	6/1	11/2
Sterling Knight	9/1	7/1	15/2
Repertoire	12/1	11/1	11/1
Tempus	12/1	12/1	12/1
Helm Rock	12/1	12/1	12/1
Urban Sprawl	16/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fifty Nifty

22.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Urban Sprawl

20.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 9.9 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Sterling Knight

20.5

OR: 10 Form: 7.6 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Safwan

20.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 4

11/2

The Ice Phoenix

19.6

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Twirling

17.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.7

4/1

Helm Rock

12.9

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Tempus

12.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Alzahir

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Repertoire

9.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tempus	94	96	60
Helm Rock	94	97	55
Alzahir	94	97	57
Twirling	92	102	78
Sterling Knight	90	99	74
Fifty Nifty	88	100	69
Urban Sprawl	88	97	73
Safwan	87	96	52
The Ice Phoenix	86	100	86
Repertoire	81	99	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Helm Rock	14d ago	Fit
Safwan	21d ago	Fit
Sterling Knight	21d ago	Fit
Alzahir	21d ago	Fit
Twirling	22d ago	Fit
Tempus	22d ago	Fit
Repertoire	27d ago	Fit
The Ice Phoenix	33d ago	Fit
Fifty Nifty	41d ago	Fit
Urban Sprawl	204d ago	Long break