Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap – Newbury

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Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap

Date 2026-04-17

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £17,011

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.6°C

Wind 6mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 24.81s (slow by 2.01s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Stellar Sunrise (GB) James Doyle · Andrew Balding	7/1	Won
2nd	Colori Forever (GB) Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti	13/8F	2.5
3rd	May Angel (GB) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	11/2	0.3
4th	The Resdev Scholar (IRE) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	20/1	.75
5th	Sapphire Steps (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	40/1	0.05
6th	Peel Park (IRE) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	16/1	2.25
7th	Shaman Champion (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox	9/1	.75
8th	Illy's Roo (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Gemma Tutty	50/1	0.05
9th	Astrazar (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Ed Walker	12/1	.75
10th	Amorim (GB) Pat Cosgrave · George Boughey	25/1	.5
11th	On The Inlet (IRE) Jason Watson · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	18/1	1.75
12th	Tamashal (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	20/1	1.5
13th	Crown Office (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	15/2	3.25
14th	Caballo Grande (GB) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	22/1	20

Runners (15)

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)	Colori Forever Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	130	—	152-1	90	99	91	12d	—	—	-3	30.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Heavily backed and won by wide margin at Southwell 12 days ago; 6lb well in under penalty
3 (3)	May Angel Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	135	—	5156-	95	92	62	174d	—	—	+7	19.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Easy 7f AW win last summer before down the field in two Group 3s; wind/gelding ops since
2 (10)	Stellar Sunrise Bay J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	135	—	23115-	95	99	88	174d	—	—	+17	28.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Below par in Gr 3 on soft when last seen but improving rapidly beforehand; may do better
10 (11)	Crown Office Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	124	—	251-	84	101	79	171d	—	—	+15	23.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
6f maiden winner as a 2yo; brings untapped potential to this handicap debut; strong claims
6 (13)	Shaman Champion Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	129	—	95282-	89	97	93	210d	—	—	+12	19.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pretty useful as 2yo, including C&D; sold 160,000gns since latest; personal best required
8 (6)	Astrazar Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Ed Walker	126	—	42411-	86	100	87	189d	—	—	+22	29.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
2-2 over 7f+; gelded since winning York sales race in October; interesting on h'cap debut
12 (5)	Peel Park Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	122	—	43106-	82	99	85	217d	—	—	+10	15.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
6f maiden win was followed by two nursery defeats; improvement required after a gelding op
1 (12)	Caballo Grande Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	135	—	31-1	95	99	65	31d	—	—	+18	22.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Easy AW wins from the front (6f-7f) on last two starts; this looks a much stiffer test
14 (4)	The Resdev Scholar Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	118	—	3111-2	78	95	89	20d	—	—	+9	13.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ended 2025 on a roll and ran well on his return; this looks tougher though
11 (9)	On The Inlet Bay J:Jason Watson T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Jason Watson T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	123	—	645-11	83	104	-	8d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+5	9.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Two bloodless handicap wins this month; 6lb well in but taking on much stiffer opposition
13 (15)	Tamashal Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	121	—	5211	81	101	-	20d	—	—	+24	28.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Improving run by run; into a stronger race for his turf debut, so needs to progress again
7 (8)	Amorim Grey J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	129	—	21348-	89	97	74	210d	—	—	+13	16.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Promise over 6f as a 2yo; gelded since last seen; improvement required for the new trip
9 (2)	Sapphire Steps Grey J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	124	—	1577-	84	98	78	237d	—	—	+10	12.2	10.00/1	40/1 2%
6f win here on debut; came up short in stronger company afterwards; returns in warm race
15 (14)	Illy's Roo Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Gemma Tutty	117	—	1-4713	77	100	59	20d	—	—	+12	14.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two good runs for his new yard but this looks a much tougher assignment
NR (7)	Fort Rock Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	130	—	11-	90	99	-	163d	—	—	—	27	—	—
2-2 on Kempton AW (7f), winning narrowly on both starts; should have plenty more to give

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Colori Forever	6/4	6/4	6/4
May Angel	11/2	11/2	11/2
Stellar Sunrise	15/2	7/1	13/2
Crown Office	9/1	17/2	17/2
Shaman Champion	12/1	11/1	12/1
Astrazar	10/1	10/1	10/1
Peel Park	14/1	16/1	14/1
Caballo Grande	18/1	18/1	18/1
The Resdev Scholar	20/1	18/1	18/1
On The Inlet	22/1	18/1	20/1
Tamashal	22/1	22/1	20/1
Amorim	25/1	28/1	25/1
Sapphire Steps	40/1	40/1	40/1
Illy's Roo	50/1	50/1	50/1
Fort Rock	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Colori Forever

30.6

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Astrazar

29.5

OR: 9 Form: 18.5 Odds: 2

10/1

3rd

Tamashal

28.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 19.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Stellar Sunrise

28.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 13.9 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Fort Rock

OR: 10 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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Crown Office

23.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Caballo Grande

22.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

18/1

May Angel

19.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Shaman Champion

19.2

OR: 9.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Amorim

16.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Peel Park

15.5

OR: 8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Illy's Roo

14.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

50/1

The Resdev Scholar

13.3

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 1.3

20/1

Sapphire Steps

12.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

40/1

On The Inlet

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
May Angel	95	92	62
Stellar Sunrise	95	99	88
Caballo Grande	95	99	65
Colori Forever	90	99	91
Fort Rock	90	99	—
Shaman Champion	89	97	93
Amorim	89	97	74
Astrazar	86	100	87
Crown Office	84	101	79
Sapphire Steps	84	98	78
On The Inlet	83	104	—
Peel Park	82	99	85
Tamashal	81	101	—
The Resdev Scholar	78	95	89
Illy's Roo	77	100	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
On The Inlet	8d ago	Quick return
Colori Forever	12d ago	Quick return
The Resdev Scholar	20d ago	Fit
Tamashal	20d ago	Fit
Illy's Roo	20d ago	Fit
Caballo Grande	31d ago	Fit
Fort Rock	163d ago	Long break
Crown Office	171d ago	Long break
May Angel	174d ago	Long break
Stellar Sunrise	174d ago	Long break
Astrazar	189d ago	Long break
Shaman Champion	210d ago	Long break
Amorim	210d ago	Long break
Peel Park	217d ago	Long break
Sapphire Steps	237d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
On The Inlet	Class Class 6	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 1 drop, 0 rises.