Venture Security Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

18:25

Venture Security Handicap

Date 2025-08-28

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,328

Winning Time 1m 39.33s (slow by 3.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Herculeus (GB) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	11/2	Won
2nd	War Howl (IRE) Jason Watson · Michael Appleby	4/1F	2
3rd	Sunny Corner (GB) Hector Crouch · Stuart Kittow	9/2	2.25
4th	North View (GB) William Buick · George Boughey	9/2	2.25
5th	Tenbob Tommy (GB) Trevor Whelan · Sheena West	9/1	0.3
6th	Virtue Patience (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Amanda Perrett	12/1	.5
7th	Beauty By My Side (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Joseph Parr	8/1	0.05
8th	Drifts Away (GB) Ray Dawson · T J Kent	15/2	29
9th	Ruff Justice (GB) Charles Bishop · Warren Greatrex	22/1	12

Runners (10)

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
5 (1)	Sunny Corner Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Stuart Kittow	J:Hector Crouch T:Stuart Kittow	135	—	436271	73	86	71	15d	—	—	+4	25	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won by 7l at Salisbury recently; now on a career-high mark but has to be respected
1 (3)	North View Bay J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	140	tb	2-7963	78	88	61	15d	—	—	-2	15.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Course winner who was third of 13 at Kempton a fortnight ago and could be involved
4 (9)	War Howl Brown J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	J:Jason Watson T:Michael Appleby	136	—	0-3811	80	86	69	34d	—	—	-5	12.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
3yo who has won his last two and could continue his improving ways now back up to 1m
6 (2)	Herculeus Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	133	p	55-214	77	86	74	69d	—	—	-3	10.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won on handicap debut at Nottingham; lesser run at Goodwood since but retains potential
7 (6)	Tenbob Tommy Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Sheena West	J:Trevor Whelan T:Sheena West	133	—	723	71	80	72	14d	—	—	+5	14.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Lightly raced 4yo; placed on both runs this month; could have part to play on h'cap debut
2 (10)	Drifts Away Bay J:Ray Dawson T:T J Kent	J:Ray Dawson T:T J Kent	140	—	132130	78	84	78	33d	—	—	+8	19.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Disappointing at York last time but progressive otherwise this year and could bounce back
9 (4)	Beauty By My Side Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Joseph Parr	J:Rossa Ryan T:Joseph Parr	130	—	10-255	74	82	50	20d	—	—	+1	8.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hasn't kicked on from promising reappearance second but the step up to 1m could help
10 (5)	Virtue Patience Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Amanda Perrett	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Amanda Perrett	128	—	-12030	72	85	55	49d	—	—	+5	13.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
In-and-out profile but third of 14 over C&D two starts ago and not discounted
8 (7)	Ruff Justice Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Warren Greatrex	J:Charles Bishop T:Warren Greatrex	131	—	13-068	75	77	51	23d	—	—	+4	7.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
2-4 in 2yo campaign but she's failed to threaten on her three outings this season
NR (8)	Sea Founder Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Hughes	J:Oisin Murphy T:Richard Hughes	136	—	57-146	80	85	60	49d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	7.5	—	—
Didn't really shine over C&D latest but this lightly raced 3yo could be capable of better

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sunny Corner	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
North View	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
War Howl	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Herculeus	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Tenbob Tommy	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Drifts Away	9/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	13/2
Beauty By My Side	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Virtue Patience	12/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	9/1
Ruff Justice	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Sea Founder	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sunny Corner

OR: 5.8 Form: 13.1 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Drifts Away

19.3

OR: 7 Form: 9.2 Odds: 3.1

9/1

3rd

North View

15.7

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Tenbob Tommy

14.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Virtue Patience

13.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.2

12/1

War Howl

12.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Herculeus

10.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Beauty By My Side

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Sea Founder

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ruff Justice

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
War Howl	80	86	69
Sea Founder	80	85	60
North View	78	88	61
Drifts Away	78	84	78
Herculeus	77	86	74
Ruff Justice	75	77	51
Beauty By My Side	74	82	50
Sunny Corner	73	86	71
Virtue Patience	72	85	55
Tenbob Tommy	71	80	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tenbob Tommy	14d ago	Fit
Sunny Corner	15d ago	Fit
North View	15d ago	Fit
Beauty By My Side	20d ago	Fit
Ruff Justice	23d ago	Fit
Drifts Away	33d ago	Fit
War Howl	34d ago	Fit
Virtue Patience	49d ago	Fresh
Sea Founder	49d ago	Fresh
Herculeus	69d ago	Fresh