Highclere Castle Gin Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newbury

Newbury

19:30

Highclere Castle Gin Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-08-28

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £7,328

Winning Time 2m 7.75s (slow by 3.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Al (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	9/1	Won
2nd	Sir William (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/4F	0.1
3rd	Star Of Dubai (IRE) Rob Hornby · Denis Coakley	33/1	2.75
4th	Minhad (GB) Tommie Jakes · Ismail Mohammed	9/1	1
5th	Masterinthewoods (IRE) Jim Crowley · Emma Lavelle	7/2	.75
6th	Kokanee (IRE) Hector Crouch · Ed Dunlop	5/1	2
7th	Hinchinbrooke (GB) Sean Levey · Jane Chapple-Hyam	7/1	2.25
8th	Pivotal Days (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	28/1	9.5
9th	Wolfpack (GB) Oisin Murphy · James Ferguson	13/2	22

Runners (9)

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
6 (1)	Sir William Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	734331	76	92	84	24d	—	—	+1	29.6	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Pretty consistent in his 1m2f-1m4f handicaps, off the mark on latest; probably on premises
5 (7)	Masterinthewoods Grey J:Jim Crowley T:Emma Lavelle	J:Jim Crowley T:Emma Lavelle	129	—	-36221	76	93	86	19d	—	—	+8	29.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Second in two 1m4f handicaps before he scored in tidy fashion at Haydock (10.4f, good)
1 (5)	Wolfpack Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	135	p	2-810	82	92	61	18d	—	—	+2	15.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Chance that good to firm ground was not ideal last time and that new trip will suit him
3 (8)	Kokanee Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	130	—	55-165	77	91	86	76d	—	—	-2	10.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Any rain is probably a help; there's a strong feeling he can still prove capable of better
9 (4)	King Al Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	124	—	1-05	71	90	56	35d	—	—	+5	15.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Fifth on handicap debut (1m2f; 18-1) was creditable on form but he needs to build on that
2 (6)	Minhad Bay J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Ismail Mohammed	134	v	35188	81	89	72	35d	—	—	+8	15.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Handicap debut (11.4f, soft) was creditable on form but only eighth of 12; visor goes on
4 (2)	Hinchinbrooke Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Sean Levey T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	130	—	43350	77	90	82	14d	—	—	+5	10.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Disappointing in his two handicaps (1m4f/1m2f) despite being prominent in the betting
8 (3)	Pivotal Days Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	125	—	713-79	72	88	73	64d	—	—	+2	6.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Heavy-ground win last autumn; backward steps in his only two starts this year; new trip
7 (9)	Star Of Dubai Chestnut J:Rob Hornby T:Denis Coakley	J:Rob Hornby T:Denis Coakley	128	—	-41263	75	91	88	29d	—	—	+12	15.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Looked a bit stretched by 1m2f last time; left Andrew Balding for 35,000gns two weeks ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sir William	11/4	11/4	11/4
Masterinthewoods	10/3	7/2	10/3
Wolfpack	5/1	5/1	5/1
Kokanee	5/1	11/2	11/2
King Al	8/1	17/2	17/2
Minhad	11/1	10/1	10/1
Hinchinbrooke	14/1	14/1	14/1
Pivotal Days	22/1	20/1	22/1
Star Of Dubai	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sir William

29.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 14.2 Odds: 8.9

11/4

2nd

Masterinthewoods

29.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 16.6 Odds: 6.2

7/2

3rd

Minhad

15.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Star Of Dubai

15.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Wolfpack

15.5

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

5/1

King Al

15.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Hinchinbrooke

10.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.4 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Kokanee

10.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Pivotal Days

6.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wolfpack	82	92	61
Minhad	81	89	72
Kokanee	77	91	86
Hinchinbrooke	77	90	82
Sir William	76	92	84
Masterinthewoods	76	93	86
Star Of Dubai	75	91	88
Pivotal Days	72	88	73
King Al	71	90	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hinchinbrooke	14d ago	Fit
Wolfpack	18d ago	Fit
Masterinthewoods	19d ago	Fit
Sir William	24d ago	Fit
Star Of Dubai	29d ago	Fit
King Al	35d ago	Fit
Minhad	35d ago	Fit
Pivotal Days	64d ago	Fresh
Kokanee	76d ago	Fresh