Boodles Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newmarket

Newmarket

16:45

Boodles Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2026-05-02

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.1°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 2m 32.60s (slow by 4.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Daiquiri Bay (GB) Rossa Ryan · Alan King	16/5	Won
2nd	Gamrai (GB) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	2/1F	1
3rd	Hopewell Rock (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	9/2	.75
4th	Nightime Dancer (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	9/1	3
5th	Military Academy (GB) Hollie Doyle · Jane Chapple-Hyam	33/1	6
6th	Bellum Justum (IRE) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	5/1	0.3
7th	Oneforthegutter (GB) Saffie Osborne · Ian Williams	16/1	.75
8th	Nolton Cross (IRE) Jason Hart · Hugo Palmer	28/1	2.75

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
5 (3)	Gamrai Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	130	—	/124-1	97	114	86	35d	—	—	+3	30.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
9lb higher after breezing home in front at Kempton (1m3f); has had just five races
6 (8)	Daiquiri Bay Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	J:Rossa Ryan T:Alan King	129	—	84353-	96	116	99	204d	—	—	+2	21.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Close, strong-finishing 3rd in valuable C&D handicap (good) in October; gelded soon after
4 (7)	Hopewell Rock Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	134	—	/3229-	101	116	90	175d	—	—	+9	24.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Lightly raced 4yo, gelded since latest start, who surely has more to offer
1 (5)	Bellum Justum Bay J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	140	—	5169-5	107	115	89	14d	—	—	+7	17.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
This is his first handicap; big chance if springing back to best, as he did here in 2025
2 (9)	Nightime Dancer Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	136	—	13824-	103	112	97	259d	—	—	+13	22.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Ran creditably in the Derby and Group 3s on final three starts last term; gelded since
7 (2)	Oneforthegutter Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	124	—	00008-	91	114	111	141d	—	—	+7	11.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Will pop up again at some stage but well held on last year's reappearance at this fixture
9 (6)	Pride Of Donegal Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Johnston	J:William Buick T:Charlie Johnston	123	v	443113	90	113	70	22d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+22	27.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Respectable third of five on turf debut at Thirsk but this race should be a lot harder
8 (1)	Nolton Cross Brown J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	123	—	4/1440	90	114	-	29d	—	—	+7	11.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
0-9 on turf and he was last seen in this sphere in 2023; fit from AW action
3 (4)	Military Academy Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Hollie Doyle T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	136	b	-72305	103	112	-	26d	—	—	+14	17	10.00/1	40/1 2%
2nd and 3rd places early this year came in small fields and other options look more solid

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gamrai	9/4	9/4	9/4
Daiquiri Bay	3/1	3/1	3/1
Hopewell Rock	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bellum Justum	15/2	15/2	15/2
Nightime Dancer	17/2	17/2	17/2
Oneforthegutter	16/1	16/1	16/1
Pride Of Donegal	16/1	14/1	14/1
Nolton Cross	25/1	22/1	22/1
Military Academy	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Gamrai

30.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Pride Of Donegal

27.5

OR: 10 Form: 15.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Hopewell Rock

24.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Nightime Dancer

22.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 6.4 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Daiquiri Bay

21.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Bellum Justum

17.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Military Academy

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Oneforthegutter

11.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Nolton Cross

11.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bellum Justum	107	115	89
Nightime Dancer	103	112	97
Military Academy	103	112	—
Hopewell Rock	101	116	90
Gamrai	97	114	86
Daiquiri Bay	96	116	99
Oneforthegutter	91	114	111
Pride Of Donegal	90	113	70
Nolton Cross	90	114	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bellum Justum	14d ago	Fit
Pride Of Donegal	22d ago	Fit
Military Academy	26d ago	Fit
Nolton Cross	29d ago	Fit
Gamrai	35d ago	Fit
Oneforthegutter	141d ago	Long break
Hopewell Rock	175d ago	Long break
Daiquiri Bay	204d ago	Long break
Nightime Dancer	259d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Pride Of Donegal	Class Class 3	Class Drop

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