Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes (Registered As The John Porter Stakes) (Group 3)

Newbury

14:35

Date 2026-04-18

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £53,875

Weather Clear

Temp 7.2°C

Wind 4mph W

Rain 9%

Winning Time 2m 32.78s (slow by 1.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Convergent (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	4/1	Won
2nd	Al Aasy (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	7/2	.5
3rd	Tenability (GB) Cieren Fallon · William Haggas	6/1	.5
4th	Lion's Pride (GB) Ryan Moore · John & Thady Gosden	9/4F	2.5
5th	Bellum Justum (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	6/1	5.5
6th	Phantom Flight (GB) William Buick · George Scott	11/1	2.75

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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 (2)	Lion's Pride Bay J:Ryan Moore T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Ryan Moore T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	/615-6	113	129	94	63d	—	—	-3	23.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
In the mix judged on peak efforts but there are plenty of lesser shows to be considered
1 (1)	Convergent Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	133	—	32117-	116	125	106	161d	—	—	+18	35.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Flopped on soft ground on final start; could be on the premises if resuming on song
3 (5)	Al Aasy Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	47159-	115	131	113	175d	—	—	+9	26.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Eight Group 3 wins, almost as good as ever with his two last term; sets the standard
4 (7)	Bellum Justum Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	/5169-	108	127	101	301d	—	—	+11	22.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran well only once last term; gelded since; ring-rusty on 2025 reappearance in this race
7 (3)	Tenability Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Haggas	128	t	11112-	103	120	91	196d	—	—	+27	38.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Did well last term; his form is not what's required to win this but he brings potential
2 (6)	Phantom Flight Bay J:William Buick T:George Scott	J:William Buick T:George Scott	131	—	71-191	112	124	109	15d	—	—	+9	18	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Four Listed wins before he added a Group 3 success in Bahrain 15 days ago; needs extra
NR (4)	Pride Of Arras Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ralph Beckett	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	10014-	115	129	109	155d	—	—	—	25.3	—	—
A strikingly mixed bag last term but it included two Group 2 wins, one after he was gelded

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lion's Pride	9/4	9/4	9/4
Convergent	7/2	7/2	7/2
Al Aasy	7/2	7/2	7/2
Bellum Justum	13/2	6/1	7/1
Tenability	15/2	15/2	15/2
Phantom Flight	17/2	8/1	17/2
Pride Of Arras	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tenability

38.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 22 Odds: 3.1

15/2

2nd

Convergent

35.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 14.1 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Al Aasy

26.5

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Pride Of Arras

25.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 9 Odds: 0

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Lion's Pride

23.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Bellum Justum

22.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Phantom Flight

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Convergent	116	125	106
Al Aasy	115	131	113
Pride Of Arras	115	129	109
Lion's Pride	113	129	94
Phantom Flight	112	124	109
Bellum Justum	108	127	101
Tenability	103	120	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Phantom Flight	15d ago	Fit
Lion's Pride	63d ago	Fresh
Pride Of Arras	155d ago	Long break
Convergent	161d ago	Long break
Al Aasy	175d ago	Long break
Tenability	196d ago	Long break
Bellum Justum	301d ago	Long break