bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

14:50

bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2025-07-12

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Runners (13)

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 (13)	More Thunder Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	134	—	23-112	98	115	108	21d	—	—	-18	27	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Progressive over 6f for new stable, strong-finishing second in the Wokingham last time
7 (12)	Akkadian Thunder Chestnut J:William Buick T:David O'Meara	J:William Buick T:David O'Meara	131	—	3-8712	95	114	101	23d	—	—	0	19.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
In top form since stepped back up to 7f, second at Royal Ascot last time; big player
1 (3)	Ten Pounds Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	138	t	17-103	102	114	107	21d	—	—	+6	15.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Close third in the Wokingham over 6f last time; record over 7f is 4-7; remains of interest
3 (9)	Myal Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Oisin Murphy T:Steph Hollinshead	136	—	-31814	100	112	91	23d	—	—	+17	25.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Productive but is held by Akkadian Thunder on latest effort; still on career-high mark
8 (8)	Run Boy Run Bay J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	131	p	-22429	95	112	97	23d	—	—	+12	19.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Proving consistent; better than bare result at Royal Ascot; C&D record reads 2211; solid
5 (7)	Ebt's Guard Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	133	—	-10347	97	109	100	24d	—	—	+12	16.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Useful 1m handicapper; something to prove off current mark back down in trip
9 (4)	Dark Thirty Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Richard Hannon	J:Billy Loughnane T:Richard Hannon	131	—	6-1021	95	110	90	17d	—	—	+9	12.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
2lb badly in under penalty for recent win and isn't crying out for step back up to 7f
6 (11)	He's A Monster Brown J:Sam James T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Sam James T:Hamad Al Jehani	132	—	048-93	96	111	81	14d	—	—	+9	12.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Latest effort (stable debut) took his AW record to 11113; only 1-10 on turf
10 (6)	Billyjoh Grey J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	130	p	4-8320	94	113	83	23d	—	—	+9	11.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Hindered by poor draw at Royal Ascot but his losing run is mounting up
12 (5)	Aalto Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Ian Williams	J:Joe Leavy T:Ian Williams	128	t	1960-9	92	111	96	22d	—	—	+9	11.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Successful in this race (off 4lb lower) last year; possibilities if back in the same form
11 (1)	Gorak Bay J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Harry Davies T:Charlie Fellowes	130	—	30-268	94	111	91	7d	—	—	+9	11.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Below form last Saturday, extending his long losing sequence; opposed
13 (10)	Our Havana Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Fahey	J:Saffie Osborne T:Richard Fahey	128	—	610160	92	110	91	28d	—	—	+16	18	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Capable of useful form but never figured last time and this is a step back up in class
NR (2)	Golden Mind Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Richard Fahey	J:Tom Eaves T:Richard Fahey	136	t	177920	100	110	103	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	16	—	—
Behind two of today's rivals in the Wokingham and has nothing in hand off current mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
More Thunder	11/10	11/10	11/10	evn	5/4
Akkadian Thunder	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	4/1
Ten Pounds	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Myal	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Run Boy Run	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Ebt's Guard	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Dark Thirty	22/1	20/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
He's A Monster	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Billyjoh	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	33/1
Aalto	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1
Gorak	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Our Havana	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Golden Mind	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

More Thunder

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 15

5/4

2nd

Myal

25.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Run Boy Run

19.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Akkadian Thunder

19.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Our Havana

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ebt's Guard

16.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Golden Mind

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Ten Pounds

15.9

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

He's A Monster

12.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Dark Thirty

12.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Billyjoh

11.8

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Gorak

11.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Aalto

11.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ten Pounds	102	114	107
Myal	100	112	91
Golden Mind	100	110	103
More Thunder	98	115	108
Ebt's Guard	97	109	100
He's A Monster	96	111	81
Akkadian Thunder	95	114	101
Run Boy Run	95	112	97
Dark Thirty	95	110	90
Billyjoh	94	113	83
Gorak	94	111	91
Aalto	92	111	96
Our Havana	92	110	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gorak	7d ago	Quick return
He's A Monster	14d ago	Fit
Dark Thirty	17d ago	Fit
More Thunder	21d ago	Fit
Ten Pounds	21d ago	Fit
Golden Mind	21d ago	Fit
Aalto	22d ago	Fit
Akkadian Thunder	23d ago	Fit
Myal	23d ago	Fit
Run Boy Run	23d ago	Fit
Billyjoh	23d ago	Fit
Ebt's Guard	24d ago	Fit
Our Havana	28d ago	Fit