Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

18:20

Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap

Date 2025-08-01

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,154

Runners (12)

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
2 (9)	Royal Musketeer Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Cieren Fallon T:Steph Hollinshead	136	p	159326	68	79	69	14d	—	—	-4	15.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Returning here has to rate a positive, as might the addition of cheekpieces
5 (8)	Jimmy Knocker Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Andi Brown	J:Dylan Hogan T:Andi Brown	132	t	705442	64	80	63	16d	—	—	-2	12.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Came home strongly after travelling well over this far at Yarmouth last time
3 (6)	Prodigal Son Grey J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Heather Main	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Heather Main	135	—	7-54	71	75	64	52d	—	—	-5	9.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Handicaps were always going to be more like it; needs watching in market
11 (3)	Holbache Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	126	p	1-7551	58	81	69	12d	—	—	-1	13	1.50/1	6/1 14%
He won well on the return to 6f at Redcar (good to soft) and escapes a penalty for that
4 (10)	Gundogan Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Ross Burdon	J:Jack Mitchell T:Ross Burdon	132	b	047327	64	78	47	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+1	11.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Twice placed before disappointing at Leicester; the tongue-tie tried there is left off now
1 (1)	Kalik Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Keady	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Keady	139	t	-05159	71	77	64	4d	—	—	+2	13.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Hasn't kicked on from his Lingfield win and that came in a weak race on soft ground
10 (7)	Court Of Session Brown J:Connor Planas(3) T:Phil McEntee	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Phil McEntee	128	v	854354	60	78	58	2d	—	—	-2	6.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not in bad form but didn't find much for pressure in the new visor on Wednesday
8 (4)	Ballsgrove Boy Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Martin Dunne	J:Billy Loughnane T:Martin Dunne	129	—	301321	65	74	15	10d	—	—	+17	23.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Recent AW winner; now penalised in a higher grade and AW looks more his scene
7 (2)	Saytarr Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Mikkel Mortensen(5) T:Charlie Fellowes	129	—	73327-	65	75	61	304d	—	—	+6	10.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Six-race maiden with ability and trainer retained his services at the sales for 8,000gns
9 (11)	Respectable Jack Bay J:Neil Callan T:Matt Crawley	J:Neil Callan T:Matt Crawley	128	t	35470-	60	74	58	222d	—	—	+1	3.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-6; his most competitive efforts have been on the AW; had a wind op and now tongue tied
6 (12)	Travel Agent Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Martin Dunne	J:Charles Bishop T:Martin Dunne	131	p	6-487	67	74	45	29d	—	—	+2	5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Left Roger Varian for 2,500gns and as a disappointing four-race maiden
12 (5)	What A Recovery Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:D Donovan	J:Aidan Keeley T:D Donovan	121	—	7760	57	73	34	13d	—	—	+1	2.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Minor form thus far, including on handicap debut when a 66-1 chance; opposable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Royal Musketeer	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Jimmy Knocker	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Prodigal Son	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Holbache	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Gundogan	6/1	13/2	6/1	6/1	15/2
Kalik	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Court Of Session	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Ballsgrove Boy	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Saytarr	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Respectable Jack	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
Travel Agent	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
What A Recovery	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballsgrove Boy

23.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 18 Odds: 1.7

14/1

2nd

Royal Musketeer

15.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Kalik

13.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Holbache

OR: 2 Form: 7 Odds: 4

6/1

Jimmy Knocker

12.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

Gundogan

11.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Saytarr

10.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Prodigal Son

9.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Court Of Session

6.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Travel Agent

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Respectable Jack

3.8

OR: 2.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.7

33/1

What A Recovery

2.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Prodigal Son	71	75	64
Kalik	71	77	64
Royal Musketeer	68	79	69
Travel Agent	67	74	45
Ballsgrove Boy	65	74	15
Saytarr	65	75	61
Jimmy Knocker	64	80	63
Gundogan	64	78	47
Court Of Session	60	78	58
Respectable Jack	60	74	58
Holbache	58	81	69
What A Recovery	57	73	34

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Court Of Session	2d ago	Quick return
Kalik	4d ago	Quick return
Ballsgrove Boy	10d ago	Quick return
Holbache	12d ago	Quick return
What A Recovery	13d ago	Quick return
Royal Musketeer	14d ago	Fit
Jimmy Knocker	16d ago	Fit
Gundogan	27d ago	Fit
Travel Agent	29d ago	Fit
Prodigal Son	52d ago	Fresh
Respectable Jack	222d ago	Long break
Saytarr	304d ago	Long break