Nyetimber Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

17:50

Nyetimber Handicap

Date 2025-05-03

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £20,616

Winning Time 1m 38.33s (slow by 2.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Great Chieftain (IRE) Tom Marquand · Paul & Oliver Cole	6/1	Won
2nd	Classic Encounter (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	5/2F	1.75
3rd	Mr Baloo (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	14/1	1
4th	Sterling Knight (GB) Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	14/1	0.3
5th	Waiting All Night (GB) George Wood · Richard Spencer	25/1	3.25
6th	He's A Gentleman (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	22/1	2
7th	Cogitate (IRE) Rob Hornby · Charles Hills	20/1	0.1
8th	Mirsky (GB) Jamie Spencer · David O'Meara	11/1	1.25
9th	Darkness (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	40/1	1.75
10th	Longhaired General (IRE) Joanna Mason · Craig Lidster	14/1	0.2
11th	Crack Shot (IRE) William Buick · Daniel & Claire Kubler	100/30	.5
12th	Charming Whisper (GB) Warren Fentiman · Philip McBride	12/1	.75
13th	Al Rufaa (FR) Tom Eaves · Daniel & Claire Kubler	50/1	13
14th	Dolce Courage (GB) Clifford Lee · James Horton	14/1	.75

Runners (15)

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
11 (4)	Classic Encounter Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	129	—	/553-1	81	99	79	26d	—	—	+2	24.6	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Excellent pedigree and got off the mark at seventh attempt at Redcar; on the shortlist
5 (13)	Crack Shot Bay J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:William Buick T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	135	—	0057-3	87	104	87	26d	—	—	-2	18.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won this last year; good third on last month's reappearance and firmly in calculations
8 (10)	Great Chieftain Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Tom Marquand T:Paul & Oliver Cole	131	b	211-00	83	98	85	21d	—	—	0	11.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won three handicaps last summer; merely 10th on both outings this year but not written off
2 (15)	Mirsky Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	138	—	28589-	90	101	88	180d	—	—	+3	14.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
0-9 during last season's first British campaign but well handicapped on his best efforts
4 (1)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	136	—	1-5228	88	101	91	15d	—	—	+11	18.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two turf wins last summer and some good form on AW over the winter; could be involved
7 (7)	Dolce Courage Bay J:Clifford Lee T:James Horton	J:Clifford Lee T:James Horton	131	tb	679-44	83	100	78	34d	—	—	+3	10.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Kept on for close fourth over 7f at Doncaster last time; capable of playing leading role
1 (8)	Mr Baloo Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	140	—	131113	92	97	-	15d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+24	31.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Four wins on AW this year; needs to prove he's just as good on grass but still respected
15 (14)	Charming Whisper Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Philip McBride	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Philip McBride	123	—	45-595	75	103	91	15d	—	—	+2	8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Step back in right direction last time; won two in a row last June; might not be far away
6 (11)	Cogitate Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Charles Hills	J:Rob Hornby T:Charles Hills	134	—	2084-7	86	97	81	21d	—	—	+5	10.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Lightly raced 4yo; fair reappearance run recently; could show the benefit of that outing
13 (9)	Longhaired General Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Craig Lidster	J:Joanna Mason T:Craig Lidster	128	—	1-1485	80	96	62	3d	—	—	+11	15.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won on AW in February but well beaten the last twice, most recently at Ascot on Wednesday
14 (5)	He's A Gentleman Grey J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	126	v	584-18	78	97	84	70d	—	—	+4	8.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Wolverhampton two starts ago; below best since; this may prove too competitive
12 (12)	Waiting All Night Bay J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	128	v	43-650	80	101	92	16d	—	—	+5	8.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Heavy defeat over C&D 16 days ago but now below last winning mark and not written off
3 (6)	Darkness Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	137	v	0150-7	89	100	78	17d	—	—	+8	10.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Two wins last season and he's back off his last winning mark; not discounted
10 (3)	Al Rufaa Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Tom Eaves T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	130	h	02287-	82	98	85	213d	—	—	+10	12.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
8yo who was 0-12 last year but finished second three times; not ruled out on reappearance
NR (2)	Global Skies Bay J:David Egan T:B F Brookhouse	J:David Egan T:B F Brookhouse	130	h	/3757-	82	97	80	—	—	—	—	8.9	—	—
Ran well first time up last season but somewhat underwhelming subsequently

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Classic Encounter	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1
Crack Shot	3/1	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Great Chieftain	13/2	7/1	6/1	15/2	15/2
Mirsky	10/1	10/1	6/1	10/1	10/1
Sterling Knight	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dolce Courage	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Mr Baloo	12/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Charming Whisper	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Cogitate	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Longhaired General	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
He's A Gentleman	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1
Waiting All Night	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Darkness	40/1	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Al Rufaa	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Global Skies	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mr Baloo

31.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 18.6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Classic Encounter

24.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.9

3/1

3rd

Sterling Knight

18.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Crack Shot

18.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Longhaired General

15.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Mirsky

14.1

OR: 10 Form: 1 Odds: 3.1

10/1

Al Rufaa

12.6

OR: 8 Form: 4 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Great Chieftain

11.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Cogitate

10.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Darkness

10.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Dolce Courage

10.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Global Skies

8.9

OR: 8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

—

Waiting All Night

8.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

He's A Gentleman

8.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Charming Whisper

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mr Baloo	92	97	—
Mirsky	90	101	88
Darkness	89	100	78
Sterling Knight	88	101	91
Crack Shot	87	104	87
Cogitate	86	97	81
Great Chieftain	83	98	85
Dolce Courage	83	100	78
Al Rufaa	82	98	85
Global Skies	82	97	80
Classic Encounter	81	99	79
Longhaired General	80	96	62
Waiting All Night	80	101	92
He's A Gentleman	78	97	84
Charming Whisper	75	103	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Longhaired General	3d ago	Quick return
Sterling Knight	15d ago	Fit
Mr Baloo	15d ago	Fit
Charming Whisper	15d ago	Fit
Waiting All Night	16d ago	Fit
Darkness	17d ago	Fit
Great Chieftain	21d ago	Fit
Cogitate	21d ago	Fit
Classic Encounter	26d ago	Fit
Crack Shot	26d ago	Fit
Dolce Courage	34d ago	Fit
He's A Gentleman	70d ago	Fresh
Mirsky	180d ago	Long break
Al Rufaa	213d ago	Long break
Global Skies	—	—