Lettergold Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

18:00

Lettergold Handicap

Date 2024-07-20

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,700

Winning Time 1m 39.32s (slow by 1.92s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jungle Mac (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Jack Channon	3/1J	Won
2nd	Red Hat Eagle (GB) William Buick · William Knight	5/1	.75
3rd	Dutch Decoy (GB) Neil Callan · Charlie Johnston	3/1J	1.75
4th	City Of York (GB) Jamie Spencer · David Simcock	14/1	.5
4th	Berkshire Nugget (IRE) David Probert · Andrew Balding	100/30	0
6th	I Still Have Faith (GB) Jack Gilligan · B F Brookhouse	17/2	4.75
7th	Throne Hall (GB) Hana Macdonald · Archie Watson	100/1	2.5
8th	Double Time (GB) George Rooke · Sir Mark Todd	12/1	3

Runners (8)

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 (3)	Berkshire Nugget Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	125	—	4-2323	76	91	85	22d	—	—	-6	11.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good second over C&D last month; fair third at Yarmouth since; respected
1 (2)	Dutch Decoy Chestnut J:Neil Callan T:Charlie Johnston	J:Neil Callan T:Charlie Johnston	144	—	220805	87	94	80	18d	—	—	-4	16.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Very useful C&D winner who is a potential class act in this lower grade
7 (4)	Jungle Mac Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Jack Channon	J:Edward Greatrex T:Jack Channon	131	—	134322	82	93	80	21d	—	—	+4	24.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Boasts some solid 3yo handicap form over 7f and he's a player if as effective up at 1m
3 (8)	Red Hat Eagle Bay J:William Buick T:William Knight	J:William Buick T:William Knight	139	—	-29311	82	88	71	13d	—	—	+17	31.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
On a hat-trick after wins over C&D and at Chelmsford; Buick up for hat-trick bid
2 (1)	I Still Have Faith Bay J:Jack Gilligan T:B F Brookhouse	J:Jack Gilligan T:B F Brookhouse	140	h	112-20	83	91	56	50d	—	—	0	11.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Close second on 1m Nottingham reappearance and met trouble at Epsom since; not discounted
4 (7)	Double Time Bay J:George Rooke T:Sir Mark Todd	J:George Rooke T:Sir Mark Todd	138	h	7-6241	81	89	80	36d	—	—	+4	9.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Notched first turf success over 1m at Goodwood last month; should remain competitive
6 (5)	City Of York Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	J:Jamie Spencer T:David Simcock	135	h	-60574	78	92	52	16d	—	—	+3	8.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Completed hat-trick at end of last summer but handicapper in charge since
5 (6)	Throne Hall Bay J:Hana Macdonald(7) T:Archie Watson	J:Hana Macdonald(7) T:Archie Watson	137	—	4-4130	80	90	65	16d	—	—	+7	7.7	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Has struggled since 1m4f win in March and this trip is too short anyway

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Berkshire Nugget	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2
Dutch Decoy	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Jungle Mac	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Red Hat Eagle	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
I Still Have Faith	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	13/2
Double Time	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
City Of York	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Throne Hall	100/1	100/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Red Hat Eagle

31.9

OR: 8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Jungle Mac

24.8

OR: 8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Dutch Decoy

16.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 1 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Berkshire Nugget

11.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

I Still Have Faith

11.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Double Time

9.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

City Of York

8.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Throne Hall

7.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dutch Decoy	87	94	80
I Still Have Faith	83	91	56
Jungle Mac	82	93	80
Red Hat Eagle	82	88	71
Double Time	81	89	80
Throne Hall	80	90	65
City Of York	78	92	52
Berkshire Nugget	76	91	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Hat Eagle	13d ago	Quick return
City Of York	16d ago	Fit
Throne Hall	16d ago	Fit
Dutch Decoy	18d ago	Fit
Jungle Mac	21d ago	Fit
Berkshire Nugget	22d ago	Fit
Double Time	36d ago	Fit
I Still Have Faith	50d ago	Fresh