Win £1M With BetMGM Golden Goals Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Qual') (GBBPlus)

Newmarket

16:00

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £10,308

Winning Time 2m 3.61s (slow by 1.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Best Adventure (IRE) Shane Foley · Andrew Balding	7/2	Won
2nd	Venezuelan (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Ralph Beckett	9/1	1
3rd	Squires Treaty (IRE) Ethan Jones · D Donovan	33/1	2.75
4th	Kentucky River (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Ollie Sangster	11/2	3.5
5th	String Of Pearls (GB) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	14/1	2.5
6th	Bryant (IRE) David Egan · George Scott	13/2	1
7th	Mighty Boy (FR) Cieren Fallon · Brian Meehan	11/4F	.75
8th	Chesneys Charm (GB) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	28/1	0.05
9th	White Chapel Road (GB) Billy Loughnane · Paul & Oliver Cole	9/2	4

Runners (9)

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
4 (2)	Mighty Boy Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Brian Meehan	J:Cieren Fallon T:Brian Meehan	135	—	27-74	78	88	75	22d	—	—	-9	13.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Creditable fourth on handicap debut at Sandown and the third has won since; chance
7 (5)	Best Adventure Bay J:Shane Foley T:Andrew Balding	J:Shane Foley T:Andrew Balding	131	—	243-54	74	86	77	25d	—	—	-10	12.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Stayed on well for 4th over 8.5f at Epsom; the step up in trip could be just what he needs
3 (4)	Bryant Bay J:David Egan T:George Scott	J:David Egan T:George Scott	135	b	4-23	78	86	61	35d	—	—	-3	11	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Could do with settling better but he has a fair opening mark and is not ruled out
6 (8)	Kentucky River Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Ollie Sangster	J:Jamie Spencer T:Ollie Sangster	134	—	54-8	77	82	-	28d	—	—	-4	11.2	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Camelot half-brother to Melbourne Cup winner who could relish this handicap debut trip
1 (3)	White Chapel Road Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Paul & Oliver Cole	J:Billy Loughnane T:Paul & Oliver Cole	137	—	4813-4	80	85	82	30d	—	—	-2	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Could improve for last month's reappearance run here and he's not ruled out now up in trip
2 (9)	Venezuelan Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ralph Beckett	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ralph Beckett	135	—	82-4	78	84	-	20d	—	—	-1	10.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Has shown promise over 1m on AW; this handicap newcomer is in good hands to progress
8 (6)	String Of Pearls Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	128	—	684-	71	82	-	177d	—	—	0	7.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
The type Sir Mark Prescott excels with; could be a big improver up in trip on h'cap debut
5 (7)	Chesneys Charm Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	134	—	32-626	77	86	65	9d	—	—	+4	7.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Runner-up over 1m1f at Musselburgh then faded over 1m4f at Chester; not discounted at 1m2f
9 (1)	Squires Treaty Bay J:Ethan Jones(5) T:D Donovan	J:Ethan Jones(5) T:D Donovan	116	p	224603	59	85	83	25d	—	—	+4	7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-10 but third over 1m2f at Yarmouth last month and he's an each-way possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mighty Boy	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Best Adventure	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Bryant	5/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	6/1
Kentucky River	6/1	4/1	5/1	6/1	11/2
White Chapel Road	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Venezuelan	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
String Of Pearls	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Chesneys Charm	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Squires Treaty	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mighty Boy

13.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

Best Adventure

12.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

7/2

3rd

Kentucky River

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

White Chapel Road

11.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Bryant

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Venezuelan

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Chesneys Charm

7.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

String Of Pearls

7.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Squires Treaty

OR: 2.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
White Chapel Road	80	85	82
Mighty Boy	78	88	75
Bryant	78	86	61
Venezuelan	78	84	—
Kentucky River	77	82	—
Chesneys Charm	77	86	65
Best Adventure	74	86	77
String Of Pearls	71	82	—
Squires Treaty	59	85	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Chesneys Charm	9d ago	Quick return
Venezuelan	20d ago	Fit
Mighty Boy	22d ago	Fit
Best Adventure	25d ago	Fit
Squires Treaty	25d ago	Fit
Kentucky River	28d ago	Fit
White Chapel Road	30d ago	Fit
Bryant	35d ago	Fit
String Of Pearls	177d ago	Long break