Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes (Registered As The John Porter Stakes) (Group 3)

Newbury

13:25

Date 2025-04-12

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £48,204

Winning Time 2m 33.64s (slow by 2.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Divina Grace (IRE) David Probert · Andrew Balding	14/1	Won
2nd	Tabletalk (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Tom Clover	14/1	0.1
3rd	Sunway (FR) Oisin Murphy · David Menuisier	6/4F	2
4th	Feigning Madness (GB) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	25/1	4.5
5th	Bellum Justum (IRE) James Doyle · Andrew Balding	5/1	.5
6th	Dallas Star (FR) David Egan · Adrian Murray	25/1	6
7th	Ancient Wisdom (FR) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	2/1	5.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (3)	Sunway Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier	J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier	128	t	72430-	115	130	120	188d	—	—	-3	30.5	0.41/1	13/8 38%
2nd in the Irish Derby, 4th in the King George and 3rd in the St Leger; sets the standard
1 (6)	Ancient Wisdom Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	/2813-	114	126	106	153d	—	—	+11	34.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Not the same success last year as in 2023 but still a major player if returning on song
2 (7)	Bellum Justum Bay J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	128	—	17321-	110	124	100	224d	—	—	+17	38.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Placed in two Group 3s on good to firm before grabbing a bumper prize in USA; progressive
6 (1)	Tabletalk Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	128	—	10315-	104	117	110	190d	—	—	+20	25.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won the Melrose Handicap at York (1m6f, good to firm) in August but needs markedly better
7 (2)	Divina Grace Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	125	—	35149-	100	119	110	183d	—	—	+14	19.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
1m4f Listed winner last August for Rae Guest but no impact in her only three Group races
3 (4)	Dallas Star Bay J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	128	—	/10-14	104	117	90	20d	—	—	+11	14.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Below form three weeks ago; bit to find on best form; something to prove on good or firmer
4 (5)	Feigning Madness Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	11/54-	98	110	83	168d	—	—	+9	13	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Weak claims but only four races; it's interesting to see him resuming at this level

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sunway	6/4	13/8	6/4	6/4	11/8
Ancient Wisdom	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Bellum Justum	7/2	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Tabletalk	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Divina Grace	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Dallas Star	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Feigning Madness	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bellum Justum

38.2

OR: 15 Form: 17 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Ancient Wisdom

34.8

OR: 16 Form: 11.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Sunway

30.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 10.6

13/8

Tabletalk

25.6

OR: 13.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Divina Grace

19.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dallas Star

14.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Feigning Madness

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sunway	115	130	120
Ancient Wisdom	114	126	106
Bellum Justum	110	124	100
Tabletalk	104	117	110
Dallas Star	104	117	90
Divina Grace	100	119	110
Feigning Madness	98	110	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dallas Star	20d ago	Fit
Ancient Wisdom	153d ago	Long break
Feigning Madness	168d ago	Long break
Divina Grace	183d ago	Long break
Sunway	188d ago	Long break
Tabletalk	190d ago	Long break
Bellum Justum	224d ago	Long break