bet365 Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

1:50

bet365 Handicap

Date 2025-04-16

Distance 6f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £25,770

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
12 (14)	Double Rush b Jason Watson · Charles Hills	Jason Watson · Charles Hills	126	—	245-1	85	108	79	16d	—	—	0	26.8	9/4 31%
Made all in a fast time at Wolverhampton on reappearance; commands respect
9 (8)	Al Misbar b William Buick · Charlie Appleby	William Buick · Charlie Appleby	127	p	4232-	86	105	88	175d	—	—	+8	23	9/2 18%
1,500,000gns purchase who is 0-4 but may have a race of this nature in him
3 (9)	Invictus Gold b Neil Callan · Tom Clover	Neil Callan · Tom Clover	134	—	6115-	93	100	89	186d	—	—	+15	25.6	7/1 13%
Ran well in Listed grade on final 2yo start; seems suited by slow ground
11 (3)	Belgrave gr Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	127	—	6221-	86	101	75	170d	—	—	+18	27.7	8/1 11%
Steady improvement last season culminated in heavy-ground novice win
8 (13)	Bob Mali b David Egan · Charles Hills	David Egan · Charles Hills	129	—	1118-	88	99	91	172d	—	—	+18	26.9	10/1 9%
3-3 over this trip but needs ground softer than good; debut for new yard
13 (7)	Gallant b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	126	t	51-4	85	102	59	23d	—	—	+2	11.3	9/1 10%
Open to progress now handicapping with Lingfield reappearance under his belt
14 (5)	Cayman Tai gr Joe Leavy(3) · Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy(3) · Richard Hannon	124	—	2127-2	83	101	89	8d	—	—	+7	15.6	10/1 9%
Consistent; ties in with Dark Cloud Rising on Pontefract reappearance form
7 (6)	Majestic Wave b Paddy Bradley · Simon Dow	Paddy Bradley · Simon Dow	130	—	4221-4	89	105	90	47d	—	—	+5	11.5	14/1 7%
Ex-Irish colt who ran respectably in AW contest on debut for new stable
1 (11)	King Of Bears b Callum Shepherd · George Scott	Callum Shepherd · George Scott	135	ht	7176-	94	97	87	216d	—	—	+13	17.2	20/1 5%
Something to prove off this mark (peak effort may flatter him); new stable
4 (12)	Loom b Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	133	—	717-	92	99	84	300d	—	—	+16	18.2	40/1 2%
Absent since Royal Ascot effort; heed the market signals
NR (10)	Defence Minister b James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	James Doyle · Hamad Al Jehani	135	—	116-	94	101	82	200d	—	—	—	23	—
Weakened in soft-ground Middle Park; 2-2 previously; remains of interest
NR (2)	The Dragon King b Ryan Moore · Clive Cox	Ryan Moore · Clive Cox	133	—	11621-	92	101	94	193d	—	—	—	29	—
Rapid late surge to win C&D sales race in final 2yo start; progressive sort
NR (4)	Dark Cloud Rising b Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	132	—	8137-1	91	103	92	8d	—	—	—	20.3	—
Gelded prior to Pontefract reappearance win last week; may improve further
NR (1)	Diligently b David Probert · Clive Cox	David Probert · Clive Cox	127	—	04381-	86	100	87	237d	—	—	—	20.5	—
Opened his account in sales race at York Ebor festival; may build on that win

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Double Rush	2/1	9/4	2/1	9/4	85/40
Al Misbar	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Invictus Gold	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Belgrave	15/2	8/1	7/1	8/1	15/2
Bob Mali	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Gallant	9/1	9/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Cayman Tai	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Majestic Wave	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
King Of Bears	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Loom	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Defence Minister	-	-	-	-	-
The Dragon King	-	-	-	-	-
Dark Cloud Rising	-	-	-	-	-
Diligently	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

The Dragon King

OR: 10.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Belgrave

27.7

OR: 9 Form: 16 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Bob Mali

26.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 15 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Double Rush

26.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 8

9/4

Invictus Gold

25.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 12 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Al Misbar

OR: 9 Form: 9.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Defence Minister

OR: 11 Form: 12 Odds: 0

—

Diligently

20.5

OR: 9 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

—

Dark Cloud Rising

20.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Loom

18.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

40/1

King Of Bears

17.2

OR: 11 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Cayman Tai

15.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Majestic Wave

11.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Gallant

11.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Bears Top Rated	94	97	87
Defence Minister	94	101	82
Invictus Gold	93	100	89
Loom	92	99	84
The Dragon King	92	101	94
Dark Cloud Rising	91	103	92
Majestic Wave	89	105	90
Bob Mali	88	99	91
Al Misbar	86	105	88
Belgrave	86	101	75
Diligently	86	100	87
Double Rush	85	108	79
Gallant	85	102	59
Cayman Tai	83	101	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Double Rush	16d ago	Fit
Al Misbar	175d ago	Long break
Invictus Gold	186d ago	Long break
Belgrave	170d ago	Long break
Bob Mali	172d ago	Long break
Gallant	23d ago	Fit
Cayman Tai	8d ago	Quick return
Majestic Wave	47d ago	Fresh
King Of Bears	216d ago	Long break
Loom	300d ago	Long break
Defence Minister	200d ago	Long break
The Dragon King	193d ago	Long break
Dark Cloud Rising	8d ago	Quick return
Diligently	237d ago	Long break

Going: Good To Soft

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