Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

14:55

Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap

Date 2026-05-01

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £18,039

Weather Clear

Temp 11°C

Wind 10mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 38.33s (slow by 2.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	St Anton (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	4/1	Won
2nd	Comic Hero (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	7/1	0.3
3rd	Fort Rock (GB) Connor Planas · Charlie Appleby	9/2	2.25
4th	Lake Como (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	7/2F	.75
5th	Elan d'Or (GB) Sean D Bowen · Stuart Williams	22/1	0.1
6th	Objector (IRE) Hector Crouch · George Scott	15/2	2.75
7th	Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE) David Egan · Charlie Johnston	9/1	0.3
8th	Royal Bodyguard (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Michael Bell	10/1	1.25
9th	Zennor Storm (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	10/1	3.75

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 (6)	Lake Como Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	134	—	8211-3	89	103	47	34d	—	—	+1	17.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Third in warm conditions race at Kempton and looks well treated off an unchanged mark
4 (4)	Fort Rock Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:Charlie Appleby	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Charlie Appleby	135	—	11-	90	96	-	177d	—	—	+17	31	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-2, both narrow wins on AW, but could have plenty more to offer for his top trainer
7 (7)	St Anton Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	127	—	322-3	82	100	95	17d	—	—	0	15.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close third in C&D handicap on reappearance and he's open to further improvement
2 (1)	Zennor Storm Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	136	—	11-	91	93	-	149d	—	—	+19	30.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
2-2, both AW; his opening mark is no gift but remains to be seen where his limitations lie
1 (5)	Vincenzo Peruggia Chestnut J:David Egan T:Charlie Johnston	J:David Egan T:Charlie Johnston	137	—	310-2	92	96	92	27d	—	—	+9	18	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Reappeared with good second at Musselburgh but likely needs bigger run in this hot contest
8 (9)	Comic Hero Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	123	—	732-15	78	95	90	27d	—	—	0	9.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Retains potential but lost places once in the clear at Musselburgh & has to raise his game
3 (2)	Objector Bay J:Hector Crouch T:George Scott	J:Hector Crouch T:George Scott	135	—	1-1	90	94	-	98d	—	—	+22	29.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
2-2, easily in AW novices races; trainer eyeing up Royal Ascot handicap; could go well
9 (8)	Royal Bodyguard Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Bell	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Michael Bell	116	—	33132-	71	96	84	225d	—	—	+14	20.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
One win (1m, AW) from his seven 2yo starts; looks vulnerable to less-exposed types
5 (3)	Elan d'Or Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Stuart Williams	J:Sean D Bowen T:Stuart Williams	134	—	02211-	89	94	76	149d	—	—	+27	32.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Things very much clicked on AW at end of 2025; needs to transfer improvement back to turf

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lake Como	7/2	7/2	7/2
Fort Rock	9/2	9/2	9/2
St Anton	9/2	9/2	9/2
Zennor Storm	13/2	13/2	13/2
Vincenzo Peruggia	17/2	17/2	8/1
Comic Hero	8/1	15/2	15/2
Objector	10/1	10/1	10/1
Royal Bodyguard	12/1	12/1	12/1
Elan d'Or	20/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Elan d'Or

32.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 21 Odds: 1.4

20/1

2nd

Fort Rock

OR: 10 Form: 17 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Zennor Storm

30.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 17 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Objector

29.1

OR: 10 Form: 17 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Royal Bodyguard

20.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 13.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Vincenzo Peruggia

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Lake Como

17.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

7/2

St Anton

15.4

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Comic Hero

9.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vincenzo Peruggia	92	96	92
Zennor Storm	91	93	—
Fort Rock	90	96	—
Objector	90	94	—
Lake Como	89	103	47
Elan d'Or	89	94	76
St Anton	82	100	95
Comic Hero	78	95	90
Royal Bodyguard	71	96	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
St Anton	17d ago	Fit
Vincenzo Peruggia	27d ago	Fit
Comic Hero	27d ago	Fit
Lake Como	34d ago	Fit
Objector	98d ago	Long break
Zennor Storm	149d ago	Long break
Elan d'Or	149d ago	Long break
Fort Rock	177d ago	Long break
Royal Bodyguard	225d ago	Long break