JenningsBet Handicap – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

3:05

JenningsBet Handicap

Date 2024-08-10

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £12,885

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (1)	Fifty Nifty b J:Oisin Murphy T:Tom Clover	J:Oisin Murphy T:Tom Clover	121	—	154	87	107	83	30d	—	—	0	20.4	3/1 25%
Thrice-raced; better than result on handicap debut; unexposed and may well be the answer
7 (4)	Dragon Leader ch J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	125	—	1-3000	91	106	82	10d	—	—	+5	22.3	4/1 20%
Recent form-figures look uninspiring but he's had excuses last two starts; not written off
6 (2)	Bobby Bennu gr J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	129	—	211	95	104	85	24d	—	—	+20	35.2	9/2 18%
2-3 in novices; made all at Thirsk; retains untapped potential now handicapping
8 (6)	Waiting All Night b J:Robert Havlin T:Richard Spencer	J:Robert Havlin T:Richard Spencer	122	p	395241	82	105	90	8d	—	—	+13	23.6	13/2 13%
Goes well here and ended long losing run over C&D last Friday; should be in the mix again
5 (8)	Alzahir ch J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	131	ht	5-4005	91	107	78	10d	—	—	+4	12.6	10/1 9%
Latest fifth in big field at Goodwood was encouraging; well handicapped; leading contender
4 (5)	Koy Koy b J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	J:Pat Cosgrave T:George Boughey	133	t	950660	93	110	84	51d	—	—	+5	12.9	10/1 9%
1-1 on this course and well treated on best form but arrives after poor run at Royal Ascot
1 (9)	Jumby b J:Edward Greatrex T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Edward Greatrex T:Eve Johnson Houghton	140	—	9-9000	100	102	63	49d	—	—	+8	14.1	14/1 7%
Has hardly beaten a rival in Britain this year; down in grade here but others preferred
3 (3)	Merlin The Wizard b J:Hollie Doyle T:Harry Charlton	J:Hollie Doyle T:Harry Charlton	134	—	1510-0	94	107	98	91d	—	—	+6	12.7	14/1 7%
Well held last two runs but previously progressive including when winning here last summer
2 (7)	Sierra Blanca b J:Sean Levey T:Martyn Meade	J:Sean Levey T:Martyn Meade	137	—	21/8-0	97	102	35	112d	—	—	+10	12.5	40/1 2%
Twice raced and well held since 2yo days; needs to be revived by gelding op/stable switch

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Fifty Nifty	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Dragon Leader	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2
Bobby Bennu	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Waiting All Night	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Alzahir	9/1	8/1	8/1	10/1	17/2
Koy Koy	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Jumby	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Merlin The Wizard	14/1	11/1	12/1	14/1	12/1
Sierra Blanca	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bobby Bennu

35.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 19.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Waiting All Night

23.6

OR: 8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

3rd

Dragon Leader

22.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5

4/1

Fifty Nifty

20.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Jumby

14.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Koy Koy

12.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Merlin The Wizard

12.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Alzahir

12.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Sierra Blanca

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jumby Top Rated	100	102	63
Sierra Blanca	97	102	35
Bobby Bennu	95	104	85
Merlin The Wizard	94	107	98
Koy Koy	93	110	84
Dragon Leader	91	106	82
Alzahir	91	107	78
Fifty Nifty	87	107	83
Waiting All Night	82	105	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Waiting All Night	8d ago	Quick return
Dragon Leader	10d ago	Quick return
Alzahir	10d ago	Quick return
Bobby Bennu	24d ago	Fit
Fifty Nifty	30d ago	Fit
Jumby	49d ago	Fresh
Koy Koy	51d ago	Fresh
Merlin The Wizard	91d ago	Long break
Sierra Blanca	112d ago	Long break