Fitzdares Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newbury

Newbury

17:15

Fitzdares Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-09-19

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,328

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
5 (5)	Vincent Rocks Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	136	—	11	86	94	41	33d	—	—	+11	32.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2-2; goes up in trip for this handicap debut with opening mark fair; leading contender
1 (8)	Approval Chestnut J:William Buick T:Owen Burrows	J:William Buick T:Owen Burrows	140	h	1-0976	85	97	74	81d	—	—	+5	20.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Glorious Goodwood winner last year; wind surgery ahead of this stable debut; could revive
6 (2)	Janey Mackers Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:David Menuisier	J:Rossa Ryan T:David Menuisier	135	—	31-660	85	88	71	50d	—	—	0	12.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Was Oaks candidate but Listed sixth (soft) in June has been the best she can manage; risky
9 (4)	Shady Bay Bay J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	J:Sean Levey T:Tom Ward	129	t	551135	74	91	78	10d	—	—	+8	19.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Below recent form when fifth of six at Leicester (1m2f, good) last Tuesday; same mark
11 (10)	Star Of Dubai Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Denis Coakley	J:Hollie Doyle T:Denis Coakley	124	—	412633	74	90	87	22d	—	—	+8	17.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Promising start for yard when 33-1 but third over C&D (good) three weeks ago; considered
7 (11)	Just An Hour Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Rod Millman	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Rod Millman	133	—	141244	78	91	84	18d	—	—	+7	14.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Three wins & no worse than 4th in eight starts this year; h'capper may be in charge now
3 (12)	Sweet Reward Bay J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:Jonathan Portman	J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:Jonathan Portman	137	—	44-193	82	94	81	98d	—	—	+3	9.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won over C&D in April; off since June but has gone well after a break before
12 (1)	Final Secret Bay J:Harry Davies T:James Tate	J:Harry Davies T:James Tate	122	—	77-21	72	85	40	25d	—	—	0	7.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Improved form for this yard; close 2nd in July; won last month; of interest on h'cap debut
2 (3)	Alcaraz Bay J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Tom Dascombe	J:Tyrese Cameron(7) T:Tom Dascombe	139	—	867172	84	90	63	57d	—	—	+15	19.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Backed before finishing second last time; winner has won again since; respected
4 (6)	San Juanito Bay J:Robert Havlin T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Robert Havlin T:Simon & Ed Crisford	136	—	331186	86	88	52	119d	—	—	+15	18.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
2 AW wins this spring; didn't transfer that to turf; off since May; needs market check
8 (7)	Gloryous Chestnut J:William Carson T:Jamie Osborne	J:William Carson T:Jamie Osborne	133	—	732118	83	90	71	42d	—	—	+19	23.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Flopped when chasing quick-fire hat-trick in the summer; rested since; may bounce back
10 (9)	Zoffandia Chestnut J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	128	tp	107056	73	92	-	30d	—	—	+3	6.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Wind surgery & back on track when beaten about 3l in two 1m AW h'cap last month; possible

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vincent Rocks	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Approval	4/1	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Janey Mackers	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	13/2
Shady Bay	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Star Of Dubai	15/2	8/1	8/1	7/1	10/1
Just An Hour	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Sweet Reward	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Final Secret	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Alcaraz	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	22/1
San Juanito	22/1	25/1	22/1	20/1	25/1
Gloryous	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Zoffandia	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Vincent Rocks

32.2

OR: 9 Form: 17 Odds: 6.2

4/1

2nd

Gloryous

23.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 14.1 Odds: 1.1

22/1

3rd

Approval

20.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Alcaraz

19.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Shady Bay

19.4

OR: 6 Form: 10.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

San Juanito

18.7

OR: 9 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Star Of Dubai

17.3

OR: 6 Form: 8.6 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Just An Hour

14.6

OR: 7 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Janey Mackers

12.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Sweet Reward

9.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Final Secret

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Zoffandia

6.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vincent Rocks	86	94	41
San Juanito	86	88	52
Approval	85	97	74
Janey Mackers	85	88	71
Alcaraz	84	90	63
Gloryous	83	90	71
Sweet Reward	82	94	81
Just An Hour	78	91	84
Shady Bay	74	91	78
Star Of Dubai	74	90	87
Zoffandia	73	92	—
Final Secret	72	85	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shady Bay	10d ago	Quick return
Just An Hour	18d ago	Fit
Star Of Dubai	22d ago	Fit
Final Secret	25d ago	Fit
Zoffandia	30d ago	Fit
Vincent Rocks	33d ago	Fit
Gloryous	42d ago	Fit
Janey Mackers	50d ago	Fresh
Alcaraz	57d ago	Fresh
Approval	81d ago	Fresh
Sweet Reward	98d ago	Long break
San Juanito	119d ago	Long break