Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes (Listed Race)

Newbury

13:25

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £36,862

Runners (11)

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
5 (2)	Ides Of March Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	3117-2	-	121	102	21d	—	—	-30	23.7	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Form pick; second to stablemate at Navan on reappearance; should again play leading role
9 (8)	Symbol Of Honour Grey J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	24-116	104	117	105	15d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
7f against him last time and 6f record is 3-4; doesn't have much to find on the figures
11 (9)	Sayidah Dariyan Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Hughes	J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Hughes	123	—	316-1	101	119	76	29d	—	—	+17	25	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Ready winner of valuable conditions event at Chelmsford; commands major respect
4 (4)	Defence Minister Bay J:Sean Levey T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Sean Levey T:Hamad Al Jehani	128	—	116-	94	105	89	231d	—	—	+17	25.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Failed to get home in soft-ground Middle Park but 2-2 previously; remains unexposed
2 (5)	Berkshire Whisper Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	2111	94	110	-	29d	—	—	+29	36.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
3-4 on AW, latest a valuable Newcastle handicap; a danger to all if handling this surface
10 (10)	Hold A Dream Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	123	—	221-2	97	119	87	16d	—	—	+12	18.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Upwardly mobile type; beaten neck on return and unlikely to have reached ceiling just yet
6 (11)	Noble Champion Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	128	t	51-73	95	109	87	15d	—	—	+8	12.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Seemed not to stay 1m last time; improvement needed but this drop in trip may well suit
3 (7)	Caburn Grey J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	128	—	1150-	99	108	103	247d	—	—	+18	21	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Super Sprint scorer as 2yo; will need a personal best by some way to make winning return
1 (3)	Andesite Bay J:Hector Crouch T:K R Burke	J:Hector Crouch T:K R Burke	128	—	17-4	91	107	90	29d	—	—	+8	11	10.00/1	40/1 2%
No improvement since 2yo York success and big step forward required to win this
7 (1)	Righthere Rightnow Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Richard Spencer	J:Robert Havlin T:Richard Spencer	128	—	15-6	91	104	79	30d	—	—	+9	10.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Twice last since impressive debut win; still early days but he now has something to prove
NR (6)	Strong Warrior Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	128	—	1-1	91	105	83	39d	—	—	—	27.3	—	—
Unbeaten after Ayr/Pontefract wins; plenty to find on bare form but he's clearly promising

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ides Of March	10/11	10/11	10/11	evn	5/6
Symbol Of Honour	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1
Sayidah Dariyan	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Defence Minister	10/1	17/2	10/1	9/1	12/1
Berkshire Whisper	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	12/1
Hold A Dream	12/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Noble Champion	20/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	18/1
Caburn	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Andesite	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1
Righthere Rightnow	100/1	100/1	80/1	100/1	100/1
Strong Warrior	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Berkshire Whisper

36.7

OR: 11 Form: 23.5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

2nd

Strong Warrior

27.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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3rd

Defence Minister

25.5

OR: 11 Form: 12 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Sayidah Dariyan

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Ides Of March

23.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 18.7

10/11

Caburn

OR: 12.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Symbol Of Honour

18.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Hold A Dream

18.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Noble Champion

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Andesite

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Righthere Rightnow

10.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Symbol Of Honour	104	117	105
Sayidah Dariyan	101	119	76
Caburn	99	108	103
Hold A Dream	97	119	87
Noble Champion	95	109	87
Defence Minister	94	105	89
Berkshire Whisper	94	110	—
Andesite	91	107	90
Righthere Rightnow	91	104	79
Strong Warrior	91	105	83
Ides Of March	—	121	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Symbol Of Honour	15d ago	Fit
Noble Champion	15d ago	Fit
Hold A Dream	16d ago	Fit
Ides Of March	21d ago	Fit
Sayidah Dariyan	29d ago	Fit
Berkshire Whisper	29d ago	Fit
Andesite	29d ago	Fit
Righthere Rightnow	30d ago	Fit
Strong Warrior	39d ago	Fit
Defence Minister	231d ago	Long break
Caburn	247d ago	Long break