HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Newmarket

Newmarket

17:20

HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2026-05-03

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £15,462

Weather Overcast

Temp 11.5°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 29%

Winning Time 2m 3.63s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Evanesco (GB) David Egan · Charlie Johnston	9/2	Won
2nd	Sahara King (GB) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	9/4	3.75
3rd	Study Of Words (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	5/4F	1
4th	Gatehouse (IRE) Robert Havlin · S Woods	16/1	3.5
5th	Crockham Heath (GB) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	17/2	3.75

Runners (5)

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
1 (1)	Study Of Words Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	135	p	521-	95	110	89	193d	—	—	0	36.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Beat a fair maiden 15l to win four-runner maiden at 1-7 over C&D (good) on final 2yo start
2 (4)	Sahara King Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	134	—	1-5	94	102	97	16d	—	—	-2	26.9	0.47/1	15/8 35%
AW win on debut; late gains for close 5th in hot Newbury novice (1m2f, good) 16 days ago
3 (3)	Evanesco Bay J:David Egan T:Charlie Johnston	J:David Egan T:Charlie Johnston	132	—	2617-4	92	101	97	18d	—	—	-2	15.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Second favourite for handicap/seasonal debut over C&D but weakened into fourth of eight
5 (2)	Crockham Heath Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Andrew Balding	120	—	01-1	80	106	41	93d	—	—	+11	19.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well beaten here on debut; won twice on AW, with authority last time; could be useful
4 (5)	Gatehouse Bay J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	121	—	21-1	81	103	-	26d	—	—	+13	19.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
A 2nd and two wins on AW; return to 1m2f should suit and further improvement is possible

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Study Of Words	7/4	7/4	7/4
Sahara King	15/8	7/4	15/8
Evanesco	4/1	4/1	4/1
Crockham Heath	9/1	9/1	9/1
Gatehouse	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Study Of Words

36.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.8

7/4

2nd

Sahara King

26.9

OR: 11 Form: 7 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

Crockham Heath

19.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Gatehouse

19.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Evanesco

15.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Study Of Words	95	110	89
Sahara King	94	102	97
Evanesco	92	101	97
Gatehouse	81	103	—
Crockham Heath	80	106	41

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sahara King	16d ago	Fit
Evanesco	18d ago	Fit
Gatehouse	26d ago	Fit
Crockham Heath	93d ago	Long break
Study Of Words	193d ago	Long break