Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) – Newmarket

Newmarket

2:20

Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2025-05-03

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £51,540

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (1)	Hand Of God ch Ryan Moore · Harry Charlton	Ryan Moore · Harry Charlton	134	—	51/11-	102	114	101	315d	—	—	-9	23	7/4 36%
Royal Ascot winner who is the type to develop into a Group performer before long
1 (5)	Arabian Light b William Buick · Charlie Appleby	William Buick · Charlie Appleby	138	—	211-31	106	110	87	85d	—	—	+2	19	9/2 18%
Meydan handicap success took his form figures to 21131; could well improve further
7 (4)	Approval ch Tom Marquand · William Haggas	Tom Marquand · William Haggas	124	—	22171-	92	116	100	275d	—	—	+18	32	11/2 15%
Glorious Goodwood winner who is the type to progress further; shortlist material
8 (9)	Fox Legacy b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	122	—	24174-	90	117	103	210d	—	—	+8	19.1	7/1 13%
Formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute; looked useful at Salisbury last August
4 (2)	Galeron b Jason Watson · Charles Hills	Jason Watson · Charles Hills	134	—	2300-5	102	114	87	35d	—	—	+6	15.7	9/1 10%
Ran encouragingly in the Lincoln on first start since rejoining Charles Hills
9 (6)	Born Ruler b Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	121	p	22413-	89	112	105	288d	—	—	+19	23.5	22/1 4%
Absent since last July and goes up two grades but market support should be noted
11 (12)	Dutch Decoy ch Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	117	—	4600-5	85	119	107	16d	—	—	+5	10.1	20/1 5%
Runner-up off higher marks in this contest and the Golden Mile last season
6 (13)	Silver Sword gr David Egan · Dylan Cunha	David Egan · Dylan Cunha	125	—	854016	93	116	101	21d	—	—	+15	18.8	25/1 4%
Only sixth in the Spring Cup last time and faces a stiffer task in this field
2 (8)	Sean b Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	135	—	4-0240	103	114	103	35d	—	—	+11	14	33/1 3%
Ties in with Arabian Light but is on a long losing run; 0-15 for current yard
10 (10)	Metallo b Silvestre De Sousa · Jack Channon	Silvestre De Sousa · Jack Channon	119	b	3-2369	87	114	74	21d	—	—	+9	12.3	28/1 3%
Failed to transfer winter AW form back to turf last time; now blinkered
12 (11)	Desperate Dan b Warren Fentiman(5) · Peter Chapple-Hyam	Warren Fentiman(5) · Peter Chapple-Hyam	114	—	83126-	82	115	107	189d	—	—	+15	18.3	33/1 3%
Not fully exposed but has something to prove back on much faster ground
5 (3)	Bopedro b Sean Levey · David O'Meara	Sean Levey · David O'Meara	128	v	2030-6	96	115	100	16d	—	—	+9	12.3	33/1 3%
The oldest contender; has failed to win since 2023; opposed
13 (7)	Urban Sprawl ch Joanna Mason · Charlie Johnston	Joanna Mason · Charlie Johnston	114	p	282146	82	113	95	7d	—	—	+13	15	66/1 1%
Tough sort but faces a difficult task in this field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hand Of God	13/8	13/8	7/4	13/8	7/4
Arabian Light	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Approval	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Fox Legacy	7/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Galeron	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Born Ruler	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Dutch Decoy	20/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Silver Sword	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Sean	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Metallo	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
Desperate Dan	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	25/1
Bopedro	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Urban Sprawl	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Approval

OR: 10.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Born Ruler

23.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

3rd

Hand Of God

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Fox Legacy

19.1

OR: 10 Form: 6 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Arabian Light

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Silver Sword

18.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Desperate Dan

18.3

OR: 8 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Galeron

15.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Urban Sprawl

OR: 8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Sean

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Metallo

12.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

28/1

Bopedro

12.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Dutch Decoy

10.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Arabian Light Top Rated	106	110	87
Sean	103	114	103
Hand Of God	102	114	101
Galeron	102	114	87
Bopedro	96	115	100
Silver Sword	93	116	101
Approval	92	116	100
Fox Legacy	90	117	103
Born Ruler	89	112	105
Metallo	87	114	74
Dutch Decoy	85	119	107
Desperate Dan	82	115	107
Urban Sprawl	82	113	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hand Of God	315d ago	Long break
Arabian Light	85d ago	Fresh
Approval	275d ago	Long break
Fox Legacy	210d ago	Long break
Galeron	35d ago	Fit
Born Ruler	288d ago	Long break
Dutch Decoy	16d ago	Fit
Silver Sword	21d ago	Fit
Sean	35d ago	Fit
Metallo	21d ago	Fit
Desperate Dan	189d ago	Long break
Bopedro	16d ago	Fit
Urban Sprawl	7d ago	Quick return

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