Hallgarten Wines Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

20:40

Hallgarten Wines Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-07-18

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Winning Time 2m 35.53s (slow by 5.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	First Officer (IRE) Alexandra Egan · Jane Chapple-Hyam	11/4	Won
2nd	Little Saver (IRE) Liam Wright · Hugo Palmer	11/2	1
3rd	Babylon (IRE) Jack Nicholls · Harry Eustace	11/8F	3.25
4th	Shahbaz (IRE) Ryan Kavanagh · Ian Williams	100/30	0.3

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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)	Babylon Bay J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:Harry Eustace	J:Jack Nicholls(7) T:Harry Eustace	126	—	5-5233	72	79	74	28d	—	—	-20	17.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
3rd of five over 1m4f at Goodwood last time and that could prove to be a warm little race
1 (5)	First Officer Bay J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Alexandra Egan(7) T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	142	—	12-487	77	83	71	35d	—	—	-10	14	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Shaped when 7th of 20 over 10.2f at York as though the return to 1m4f would be worth a go
4 (3)	Little Saver Bay J:Liam Wright(5) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Liam Wright(5) T:Hugo Palmer	127	p	535	73	75	64	33d	—	—	-4	12.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Improvement needed on handicap debut but gelded since last time and cheekpieces go on
2 (6)	Shahbaz Grey J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	138	—	721847	73	79	61	20d	—	—	-1	14.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won at Chelmsford in April but disappointing the last twice and has to turn things around
NR (1)	Bondi Chestnut J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	127	—	0541	73	79	73	25d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Won when upped to 11.4f on handicap debut at Windsor; unexposed and has solid claims
NR (4)	New York Minute Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ralph Beckett	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ralph Beckett	124	—	64-44	70	79	74	28d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Encouraging run on handicap debut (closely matched with Babylon); can be in the mix

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Babylon	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8
First Officer	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2
Little Saver	4/1	4/1	4/1	5/1	4/1
Shahbaz	5/1	5/1	5/1	4/1	9/2
Bondi	-	-	-	-	-
New York Minute	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Babylon

17.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Bondi

15.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Shahbaz

14.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 4 Odds: 4.4

5/1

First Officer

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Little Saver

12.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

5/1

New York Minute

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
First Officer	77	83	71
Little Saver	73	75	64
Shahbaz	73	79	61
Bondi	73	79	73
Babylon	72	79	74
New York Minute	70	79	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shahbaz	20d ago	Fit
Bondi	25d ago	Fit
Babylon	28d ago	Fit
New York Minute	28d ago	Fit
Little Saver	33d ago	Fit
First Officer	35d ago	Fit