Dubai Racing Club Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

16:45

Dubai Racing Club Handicap

Date 2025-07-11

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 25.72s (slow by 2.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Leadman (GB) Rossa Ryan · David O'Meara	12/1	Won
2nd	Up The Pace (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	6/1	.5
3rd	Two Tribes (GB) Oisin Murphy · Richard Spencer	6/1	1.75
4th	Sterling Knight (GB) Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	9/2	.5
5th	Brave Mission (GB) Colin Keane · Ralph Beckett	7/2F	1.25
6th	Hickory (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	16/1	0.1
7th	Dorney Lake (GB) Gavin Ryan · Michael Bell	20/1	.75
8th	Saxonia (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	11/1	0.1
9th	Darkness (FR) Tom Marquand · David O'Meara	20/1	1
10th	Eminency (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Stuart Williams	14/1	.5
11th	Olympus Point (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	7/1	38

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
7 (3)	Brave Mission Bay J:Colin Keane T:Ralph Beckett	J:Colin Keane T:Ralph Beckett	135	—	521-20	91	97	59	22d	—	—	-4	16.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Only midfield in the Britannia upped to 1m; progressive form otherwise; still of interest
5 (9)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	140	—	284234	88	97	86	21d	—	—	+3	18.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
In a consistent vein of form; defied a 2lb higher mark at this meeting last year; solid
10 (8)	Up The Pace Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Edward Smyth-Osbourne	129	—	137-11	85	98	85	35d	—	—	-1	12.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Successful twice this term, taking record in turf handicaps to 1311; highly respected
2 (4)	Two Tribes Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Spencer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Spencer	141	b	6-3440	89	96	84	15d	—	—	+2	12.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Best to forgive latest effort; consistent otherwise this term and still unexposed at 7f
8 (7)	Olympus Point Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	134	—	3212-6	90	94	73	135d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Two handicap attempts comprise a win and good second on the other course here; in the mix
11 (10)	Saxonia Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	119	—	244221	75	95	89	14d	—	—	+16	24.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Class 5 success here last time; consistent 3yo who could go well off bottom weight
6 (2)	Leadman Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David O'Meara	J:Rossa Ryan T:David O'Meara	135	—	442-24	83	92	60	55d	—	—	+4	10	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Latest effort took record to 222144224; consistent sort who again has frame possibilities
3 (1)	Hickory Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	141	b	2-1377	89	94	76	15d	—	—	+9	15	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won major handicap on stable debut; 0-3 since and has nothing in hand off current mark
4 (5)	Dorney Lake Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Michael Bell	J:Gavin Ryan T:Michael Bell	141	ht	-11484	89	96	75	29d	—	—	+10	16.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Close fourth upped to 7f at Newbury last time; possibilities if taking well to added hood
9 (11)	Eminency Grey J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	129	ht	5-7972	77	95	79	33d	—	—	+4	8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Respectable fifth in this race 12 months ago; it's still a long time since his sole win
1 (6)	Darkness Bay J:Tom Marquand T:David O'Meara	J:Tom Marquand T:David O'Meara	142	v	0-7910	90	95	83	35d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Record of 2-4 at this course but faces no easy task off top weight back here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Brave Mission	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	3/1
Sterling Knight	4/1	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Up The Pace	11/2	11/2	11/2	9/2	6/1
Two Tribes	15/2	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Olympus Point	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	17/2
Saxonia	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Leadman	12/1	12/1	12/1	16/1	12/1
Hickory	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Dorney Lake	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Eminency	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Darkness	20/1	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Saxonia

24.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 16 Odds: 2.2

10/1

2nd

Sterling Knight

18.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Dorney Lake

16.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Brave Mission

16.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Hickory

OR: 9.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Up The Pace

12.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Olympus Point

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Two Tribes

12.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Darkness

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Leadman

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Eminency

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brave Mission	91	97	59
Olympus Point	90	94	73
Darkness	90	95	83
Two Tribes	89	96	84
Hickory	89	94	76
Dorney Lake	89	96	75
Sterling Knight	88	97	86
Up The Pace	85	98	85
Leadman	83	92	60
Eminency	77	95	79
Saxonia	75	95	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saxonia	14d ago	Fit
Two Tribes	15d ago	Fit
Hickory	15d ago	Fit
Sterling Knight	21d ago	Fit
Brave Mission	22d ago	Fit
Dorney Lake	29d ago	Fit
Eminency	33d ago	Fit
Up The Pace	35d ago	Fit
Darkness	35d ago	Fit
Leadman	55d ago	Fresh
Olympus Point	135d ago	Long break