Boodles Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

19:50

Boodles Handicap

Date 2025-06-20

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 1m 25.54s (slow by 2.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dapper Guest (IRE) J F Egan · George Margarson	14/1	Won
2nd	Mayday Malone (GB) Joe Bradnam · Michael Bell	17/2	.5
3rd	Zarathos (IRE) Ray Dawson · Dylan Cunha	9/4F	2
4th	Cairdeas (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	7/2	.5
5th	Hyperchromatic (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti	100/30	.5
6th	Megalithic (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Stuart Williams	33/1	1.25
7th	Soldiers Star (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Hugo Palmer	15/2	2.5
8th	Toy Soldier (IRE) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	16/1	0.2
9th	Zabeel Road (IRE) William Carver · Jamie Osborne	18/1	22

Runners (10)

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
7 (1)	Zarathos Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Dylan Cunha	J:Ray Dawson T:Dylan Cunha	131	—	332325	76	91	83	13d	—	—	-6	22.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Free-going maiden who again went hard in front over 1m1f last time; player
3 (5)	Cairdeas Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	133	—	06-340	78	92	78	20d	—	—	-8	13.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
York run will need forgiving but won his novice over C&D last August and should do better
1 (7)	Hyperchromatic Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	136	—	11-527	81	89	76	20d	—	—	-5	13	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Didn't appear to see out 1m latest but did not seem to have anything in hand previously
5 (8)	Soldiers Star Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Hugo Palmer	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Hugo Palmer	131	—	-31595	76	86	71	29d	—	—	+2	13.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Able to lead at Haydock latest and again gave his running; may face competition up front
9 (3)	Mayday Malone Chestnut J:Joe Bradnam(7) T:Michael Bell	J:Joe Bradnam(7) T:Michael Bell	128	—	244-02	73	92	65	6d	—	—	-3	9.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Due to go up 5lb from tomorrow after last weekend's second; faster ground is the concern
10 (6)	Dapper Guest Bay J:J F Egan T:George Margarson	J:J F Egan T:George Margarson	123	p	546-57	68	88	58	35d	—	—	-1	6.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Step up in trip in first-time headgear looks ideal if he can brush things up at the stalls
8 (9)	Toy Soldier Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	130	b	-67671	75	86	61	24d	—	—	+12	17.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
This is tougher, back up 2lb, and he was well held in five previous runs in handicaps
2 (10)	Zabeel Road Bay J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carver T:Jamie Osborne	133	—	492-45	78	85	63	23d	—	—	+4	8.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Unbalanced at Lingfield (turf) on comeback but then finished well held on the AW
6 (2)	Megalithic Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Stuart Williams	J:Sean Kirrane T:Stuart Williams	131	—	3653-0	76	89	77	128d	—	—	+4	7.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Generally kept to softer ground by Ralph Beckett last year; off four months; market useful
NR (4)	Jewel Of London Bay J:Brandon Wilkie(3) T:William Knight	J:Brandon Wilkie(3) T:William Knight	133	—	961-90	78	86	66	25d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Well held in her two starts this spring and may need more help from the handicapper

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Zarathos	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Cairdeas	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	10/3
Hyperchromatic	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Soldiers Star	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	15/2
Mayday Malone	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Dapper Guest	16/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	17/2
Toy Soldier	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Zabeel Road	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Megalithic	40/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Jewel Of London	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Zarathos

22.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 8.7

9/4

2nd

Toy Soldier

17.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

18/1

3rd

Soldiers Star

13.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Cairdeas

13.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

4/1

Hyperchromatic

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Mayday Malone

9.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Zabeel Road

8.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Megalithic

7.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Jewel Of London

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dapper Guest

6.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hyperchromatic	81	89	76
Cairdeas	78	92	78
Zabeel Road	78	85	63
Jewel Of London	78	86	66
Zarathos	76	91	83
Soldiers Star	76	86	71
Megalithic	76	89	77
Toy Soldier	75	86	61
Mayday Malone	73	92	65
Dapper Guest	68	88	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mayday Malone	6d ago	Quick return
Zarathos	13d ago	Quick return
Cairdeas	20d ago	Fit
Hyperchromatic	20d ago	Fit
Zabeel Road	23d ago	Fit
Toy Soldier	24d ago	Fit
Jewel Of London	25d ago	Fit
Soldiers Star	29d ago	Fit
Dapper Guest	35d ago	Fit
Megalithic	128d ago	Long break