Betfred Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Newmarket

2:55

Date 2025-05-04

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £51,540

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (5)	Liam Swagger b J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	J:Harry Davies T:James Owen	120	tp	252-13	83	113	95	16d	—	—	-4	13.3	7/2 22%
Useful over hurdles; ran well returned to the Flat last time; future mark 2lb higher
1 (2)	Kihavah ch J:P J McDonald T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:P J McDonald T:Adrian Paul Keatley	142	t	9021-1	105	107	84	15d	—	—	+15	27.1	6/1 14%
Second in the 2024 Ebor and has won both Flat outings since; should be involved
9 (4)	Story Horse b J:Saffie Osborne T:William Knight	J:Saffie Osborne T:William Knight	119	—	4250-3	82	108	93	30d	—	—	+2	14.6	11/2 15%
Interesting returned to turf with Saffie Osborne back on board; 1-1 under this rider
4 (10)	Wild Waves ch J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	137	h	1046-0	100	112	100	15d	—	—	+5	15.6	7/1 13%
Well behind Kihavah at Musselburgh; generally progressive otherwise; not written off
3 (7)	Align The Stars br J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	138	—	188-30	101	113	85	15d	—	—	+5	15.6	8/1 11%
Ran well on reappearance; needs to rebound from Musselburgh flop behind Kihavah
6 (3)	Knightswood ch J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	124	—	409-21	87	112	83	8d	—	—	+3	11.8	9/1 10%
All handicap wins at Ripon, the most recent last weekend; not the percentage call
2 (1)	Artistic Star b J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	138	—	4/47-7	101	108	97	102d	—	—	+7	15.1	9/1 10%
Has several pieces of Group form; possibilities if proving suited by this new trip
8 (8)	Blindedbythelights b J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	119	—	122/4-	82	105	-	373d	—	—	+2	10.2	11/1 8%
Form figures of 121224 in handicaps; hindered by steady pace when last seen
5 (9)	Oneforthegutter b J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	J:Billy Loughnane T:Ian Williams	130	p	37363-	93	108	103	176d	—	—	+10	18	14/1 7%
Brings notable form but he's still getting no help from the assessor
10 (6)	Cavern Club ch J:Hollie Doyle T:James Owen	J:Hollie Doyle T:James Owen	118	p	3166-0	81	110	91	12d	—	—	+5	9	20/1 5%
Disappointing favourite last time, on the back of hurdles win; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Liam Swagger	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Kihavah	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Story Horse	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Wild Waves	13/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	6/1
Align The Stars	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
Knightswood	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Artistic Star	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Blindedbythelights	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	17/2
Oneforthegutter	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	9/1
Cavern Club	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kihavah

27.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

Oneforthegutter

OR: 10.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.1

14/1

3rd

Wild Waves

15.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Align The Stars

15.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Artistic Star

15.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Story Horse

14.6

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Liam Swagger

13.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Knightswood

11.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Blindedbythelights

10.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Cavern Club

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kihavah Top Rated	105	107	84
Align The Stars	101	113	85
Artistic Star	101	108	97
Wild Waves	100	112	100
Oneforthegutter	93	108	103
Knightswood	87	112	83
Liam Swagger	83	113	95
Story Horse	82	108	93
Blindedbythelights	82	105	—
Cavern Club	81	110	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Knightswood	8d ago	Quick return
Cavern Club	12d ago	Quick return
Kihavah	15d ago	Fit
Wild Waves	15d ago	Fit
Align The Stars	15d ago	Fit
Liam Swagger	16d ago	Fit
Story Horse	30d ago	Fit
Artistic Star	102d ago	Long break
Oneforthegutter	176d ago	Long break
Blindedbythelights	373d ago	Long break