Country And Town House Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

8:03

Country And Town House Handicap

Date 2025-07-24

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,757

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (5)	Shady Bay b J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Tom Ward	J:Alec Voikhansky(3) T:Tom Ward	139	t	842551	68	79	68	19d	—	—	-2	24	11/4 27%
Possible 1m4f was a stretch; easy win back to this trip latest; might have turned a corner
7 (8)	Premier b J:Charles Bishop T:Warren Greatrex	J:Charles Bishop T:Warren Greatrex	133	—	91-533	71	73	63	41d	—	—	-12	12.5	11/4 27%
Solid third at around 1m2f at Chester and Sandown (both good) the last twice; player again
2 (6)	Lightning Touch b J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	142	—	44/5	71	76	28	70d	—	—	-9	11.4	10/3 23%
Not far behind high-class fillies in late 2023; likely needed May's return; handicap debut
4 (1)	Mighty Quiet b J:David Egan T:Harry Charlton	J:David Egan T:Harry Charlton	139	t	991-88	68	79	45	57d	—	—	-4	7.8	7/1 13%
Not settled in two 1m2f handicaps this term; capable of better if she drops the bit
8 (3)	Showyoutheropes ch J:Rob Hornby T:Tom Clover	J:Rob Hornby T:Tom Clover	130	v	06703	68	73	70	21d	—	—	0	10.4	8/1 11%
Two best runs came at Yarmouth, including a respectable third up to this trip last time
5 (4)	Drumstick b J:Robert Havlin T:John Gallagher	J:Robert Havlin T:John Gallagher	136	h	-93062	65	76	44	15d	—	—	+4	11.9	10/1 9%
0-12 but solid second at Kempton (also 1m, AW) a fortnight ago; goes up in trip
NR (2)	Finn Russell br J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams	142	—	-28451	71	74	41	—	—	—	—	16.3	—
Won at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in May; poor over hurdles having bled last time
NR (7)	Pivotal Days b J:George Downing T:Ed Walker	J:George Downing T:Ed Walker	134	—	713-79	72	73	55	29d	—	—	—	5.5	—
Won on heavy ground (7f) last autumn; okay comeback but poor last time; goes up in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shady Bay	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	9/4
Premier	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4	11/4
Lightning Touch	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	10/3
Mighty Quiet	7/1	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Showyoutheropes	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	13/2
Drumstick	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Finn Russell	-	-	-	-	-
Pivotal Days	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Shady Bay

OR: 4.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Finn Russell

16.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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3rd

Premier

12.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Drumstick

11.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Lightning Touch

11.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Showyoutheropes

10.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Mighty Quiet

7.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Pivotal Days

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pivotal Days Top Rated	72	73	55
Premier	71	73	63
Lightning Touch	71	76	28
Finn Russell	71	74	41
Shady Bay	68	79	68
Mighty Quiet	68	79	45
Showyoutheropes	68	73	70
Drumstick	65	76	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Drumstick	15d ago	Fit
Shady Bay	19d ago	Fit
Showyoutheropes	21d ago	Fit
Pivotal Days	29d ago	Fit
Premier	41d ago	Fit
Mighty Quiet	57d ago	Fresh
Lightning Touch	70d ago	Fresh
Finn Russell	—	—