National Stud Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

17:55

National Stud Handicap

Date 2026-05-02

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £20,616

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.8°C

Wind 6mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 38.45s (slow by 2.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spanish Voice (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	5/1	Won
2nd	Final Night (GB) Ray Dawson · John Butler	40/1	3.5
3rd	Sterling Knight (GB) Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	11/1	0.2
4th	Man Of La Mancha (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	7/2F	.75
5th	I Still Have Faith (GB) Marco Ghiani · Stuart Williams	17/2	0.05
6th	Classic Encounter (IRE) Tom Marquand · George Boughey	6/1	3
7th	Cogitate (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Charles Hills	16/1	0.1
8th	Carron (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	14/1	0.3
9th	Zryan (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	18/1	0.2
10th	Footwork (GB) P J McDonald · Charlie Johnston	25/1	2.25
11th	Advancing (GB) Hollie Doyle · Marco Botti	18/1	0.3
12th	Slipper Time (GB) Nicola Currie · Henry Candy	22/1	12
13th	Skipper (GB) James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	5/1	11

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (4)	Man Of La Mancha Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	137	—	32411-	89	100	83	218d	—	—	+14	35	0.83/1	10/3 23%
On a roll when last seen, winning twice; big chance if ready to roll after winter break
1 (15)	Skipper Bay J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:James Doyle T:Hamad Al Jehani	138	—	1556-1	90	100	85	12d	—	—	+11	23.6	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Returned to Britain and won at Redcar 12 days ago; only 2lb higher and in the mix again
14 (1)	Spanish Voice Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	131	t	/1-187	83	97	83	43d	—	—	+5	19.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
1-1 on turf; has flattered to deceive last two AW starts; this drop in trip could help
13 (12)	Classic Encounter Bay J:Tom Marquand T:George Boughey	J:Tom Marquand T:George Boughey	133	p	4603-7	85	101	93	35d	—	—	0	12.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Good third here on final 4yo start; shaped well on return; looks ready to strike
9 (14)	I Still Have Faith Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	134	t	0-8262	86	97	87	29d	—	—	+3	11.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
On a long losing run but knocking firmly at the door; makes plenty of each-way appeal
8 (2)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	J:Ryan Moore T:Ed Dunlop	134	—	40-607	86	100	77	18d	—	—	+4	10.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Recent runs underwhelming; needs to be revived by the presence of Ryan Moore in the saddle
10 (6)	Carron Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	134	tp	7-3610	86	97	84	35d	—	—	+4	10.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Seems more effective on AW (3-4) than turf (1-9) and was down the field in the Spring Mile
6 (9)	Cogitate Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Charles Hills	135	—	242-20	87	98	54	14d	—	—	+5	11	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Never better than midfield in Spring Cup at Newbury two weeks ago and only 1lb lower today
4 (7)	Advancing Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Marco Botti	J:Hollie Doyle T:Marco Botti	137	—	1-4410	89	97	77	43d	—	—	+13	18.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Raced mostly on AW; below par last time; something to prove on rare encounter with turf
12 (10)	Footwork Bay J:P J McDonald T:Charlie Johnston	J:P J McDonald T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	/5139-	85	97	87	192d	—	—	+13	16.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Signed off 2025 with a low-key effort but previous two runs give him definite claims
5 (11)	Zryan Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	135	—	-01260	87	97	81	29d	—	—	+12	15.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Two winter AW wins but seems to have gone off the boil; questions to answer back on turf
16 (8)	Slipper Time Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Henry Candy	J:Nicola Currie T:Henry Candy	126	—	34130-	78	97	81	213d	—	—	+12	15.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Disappointing upped to 1m at Kempton final 3yo start but he's bred to stay; lightly raced
15 (3)	Final Night Bay J:Ray Dawson T:John Butler	J:Ray Dawson T:John Butler	127	—	11-316	79	97	66	26d	—	—	+5	8.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
All four wins on AW; mark has risen steeply since his last go on turf
NR (5)	Mr Professor Bay J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:David Egan T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	138	—	0/056-	90	98	81	310d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Below par since winning 2024 Lincoln; below last winning mark but would prefer soft ground
NR (13)	Earl Of Rochester Bay J:George Wood T:T J Kent	J:George Wood T:T J Kent	135	—	3/422-	87	95	54	257d	—	—	—	11.4	—	—
Lightly raced; cannot be dismissed on handicap debut/first start since leaving the Gosdens
NR (16)	Twisting Physics Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Oliver Cole	J:Edward Greatrex T:Oliver Cole	133	—	1/21-6	85	101	75	14d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Lightly raced 5yo; encouraging sixth at Newbury; may still have untapped potential

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Man Of La Mancha	3/1	10/3	10/3
Skipper	5/1	5/1	5/1
Spanish Voice	9/2	9/2	9/2
Classic Encounter	11/2	11/2	11/2
I Still Have Faith	9/1	9/1	9/1
Sterling Knight	11/1	11/1	11/1
Carron	12/1	14/1	12/1
Cogitate	16/1	14/1	16/1
Advancing	16/1	16/1	16/1
Footwork	25/1	25/1	25/1
Zryan	22/1	25/1	25/1
Slipper Time	25/1	25/1	25/1
Final Night	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mr Professor	-	-	-
Earl Of Rochester	-	-	-
Twisting Physics	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Man Of La Mancha

OR: 9.8 Form: 19.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Skipper

23.6

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Spanish Voice

19.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4

9/2

Advancing

18.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Footwork

16.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Zryan

15.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Slipper Time

15.7

OR: 7 Form: 7.7 Odds: 1

25/1

Twisting Physics

13.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

—

Classic Encounter

12.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

I Still Have Faith

11.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Earl Of Rochester

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

—

Cogitate

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Sterling Knight

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Carron

10.7

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Mr Professor

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Final Night

8.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Skipper	90	100	85
Mr Professor	90	98	81
Man Of La Mancha	89	100	83
Advancing	89	97	77
Cogitate	87	98	54
Zryan	87	97	81
Earl Of Rochester	87	95	54
I Still Have Faith	86	97	87
Sterling Knight	86	100	77
Carron	86	97	84
Classic Encounter	85	101	93
Footwork	85	97	87
Twisting Physics	85	101	75
Spanish Voice	83	97	83
Final Night	79	97	66
Slipper Time	78	97	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Skipper	12d ago	Quick return
Cogitate	14d ago	Fit
Twisting Physics	14d ago	Fit
Sterling Knight	18d ago	Fit
Final Night	26d ago	Fit
I Still Have Faith	29d ago	Fit
Zryan	29d ago	Fit
Classic Encounter	35d ago	Fit
Carron	35d ago	Fit
Spanish Voice	43d ago	Fit
Advancing	43d ago	Fit
Footwork	192d ago	Long break
Slipper Time	213d ago	Long break
Man Of La Mancha	218d ago	Long break
Earl Of Rochester	257d ago	Long break
Mr Professor	310d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Cogitate	Mid-Pack
Mr Professor	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 16 runners classified.