Highclere Castle Gin Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newbury

Newbury

7:30

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

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (1)	Sir William b J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	734331	76	92	84	24d	—	—	+1	29.6	11/4 27%
Pretty consistent in his 1m2f-1m4f handicaps, off the mark on latest; probably on premises
5 (7)	Masterinthewoods gr J:Jim Crowley T:Emma Lavelle	J:Jim Crowley T:Emma Lavelle	129	—	-36221	76	93	86	19d	—	—	+8	29.3	7/2 22%
Second in two 1m4f handicaps before he scored in tidy fashion at Haydock (10.4f, good)
1 (5)	Wolfpack ch J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	J:Oisin Murphy T:James Ferguson	135	p	2-810	82	92	61	18d	—	—	+2	15.5	6/1 14%
Chance that good to firm ground was not ideal last time and that new trip will suit him
3 (8)	Kokanee b J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	130	—	55-165	77	91	86	76d	—	—	-2	10.4	7/1 13%
Any rain is probably a help; there's a strong feeling he can still prove capable of better
9 (4)	King Al b J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	124	—	1-05	71	90	56	35d	—	—	+5	15.1	17/2 11%
Fifth on handicap debut (1m2f; 18-1) was creditable on form but he needs to build on that
2 (6)	Minhad b J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Ismail Mohammed	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Ismail Mohammed	134	v	35188	81	89	72	35d	—	—	+8	15.6	11/1 8%
Handicap debut (11.4f, soft) was creditable on form but only eighth of 12; visor goes on
4 (2)	Hinchinbrooke ch J:Sean Levey T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Sean Levey T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	130	—	43350	77	90	82	14d	—	—	+5	10.9	14/1 7%
Disappointing in his two handicaps (1m4f/1m2f) despite being prominent in the betting
8 (3)	Pivotal Days b J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	125	—	713-79	72	88	73	64d	—	—	+2	6.7	22/1 4%
Heavy-ground win last autumn; backward steps in his only two starts this year; new trip
7 (9)	Star Of Dubai ch J:Rob Hornby T:Denis Coakley	J:Rob Hornby T:Denis Coakley	128	—	-41263	75	91	88	29d	—	—	+12	15.6	28/1 3%
Looked a bit stretched by 1m2f last time; left Andrew Balding for 35,000gns two weeks ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sir William	11/4	5/2	5/2	11/4	2/1
Masterinthewoods	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Wolfpack	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	6/1
Kokanee	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	7/1
King Al	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Minhad	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Hinchinbrooke	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Pivotal Days	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	18/1
Star Of Dubai	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1

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

6/1

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

7/1

Pivotal Days

6.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wolfpack Top Rated	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