Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

5:00

Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap

Date 2025-09-20

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £13,085

Runners 15

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (7)	Herculeus b Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	135	p	5-2141	85	98	77	23d	—	—	-8	16	10/3 23%
8lb higher than when winning over C&D last month but he took that race with plenty in hand
2 (12)	Stem b Jamie Spencer · Richard Hannon	Jamie Spencer · Richard Hannon	136	—	1-302	86	95	88	14d	—	—	+3	21.2	5/1 17%
Won the novice on this card a year ago; drop in trip a question mark but remains unexposed
5 (13)	Woroodd b William Buick · Ed Walker	William Buick · Ed Walker	134	—	3116	84	93	68	21d	—	—	+14	24.5	15/2 12%
1m should be within range, but has a question to answer if ground remains on the soft side
7 (11)	Eternal Force b Tom Marquand · William Haggas	Tom Marquand · William Haggas	133	—	8-4421	83	94	76	28d	—	—	0	11.3	15/2 12%
Easy task last time; progressive before that; shouldn't be underestimated; handicap debut
8 (4)	Gilet b Charles Bishop · Warren Greatrex	Charles Bishop · Warren Greatrex	132	—	525074	82	97	91	15d	—	—	+1	12.3	17/2 11%
Back off the same mark as when just beaten over C&D in May; each-way claims on that form
10 (10)	Sky Advocate gr Daniel Tudhope · Clive Cox	Daniel Tudhope · Clive Cox	130	—	462832	80	96	81	14d	—	—	+11	18.2	12/1 8%
Regularly in the frame; this looks a competitive race in which to try and break his duck
13 (3)	Kodi Fire br P J McDonald · Charles Hills	P J McDonald · Charles Hills	124	—	561115	74	95	88	18d	—	—	+17	22.6	16/1 6%
Rattled off a hat-trick on turf in the summer, but is unproven on ground softer than good
12 (1)	Lord Montague b Finley Marsh · Jack Channon	Finley Marsh · Jack Channon	124	—	26213	74	93	60	17d	—	—	+16	20.7	20/1 5%
Best effort when third on handicap debut at Lingfield last time; each-way claims
14 (2)	Beltadaay b Sam Hitchcott · James Horton	Sam Hitchcott · James Horton	121	—	018753	71	93	74	2d	—	—	+7	11.6	20/1 5%
Has a rather all-or-nothing profile; not sure what to expect
3 (15)	Transparent ch Rob Hornby · Tom Ward	Rob Hornby · Tom Ward	135	—	253320	85	95	87	23d	—	—	+11	16	20/1 5%
Twice runner-up on turf on straight tracks, but needs to put a modest effort behind him
1 (6)	Organ ch Cieren Fallon · Martyn Meade	Cieren Fallon · Martyn Meade	137	—	311150	87	96	68	27d	—	—	+17	20.2	28/1 3%
Modest the last twice after completing a hat-trick; unproven on ground softer than good
9 (9)	Lord Roxby b Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	132	—	386233	82	95	92	19d	—	—	+12	16.8	28/1 3%
Mainly campaigned as a sprinter; has something to prove in a big field over this far
6 (14)	Tiger b Hector Crouch · Ian Williams	Hector Crouch · Ian Williams	133	—	5140	83	91	40	109d	—	—	+11	14	40/1 2%
AW winner in France; market informative on stable debut after 109 days off
11 (5)	Nakaaha b Jack Callan(5) · Grace Harris	Jack Callan(5) · Grace Harris	129	h	701160	79	92	84	22d	—	—	+13	16.1	33/1 3%
C&D winner, but still 9lb above her last winning mark; ground softer than good a question
15 (8)	Tequila Star b Sean D Bowen · Dominic Ffrench Davis	Sean D Bowen · Dominic Ffrench Davis	116	—	5-0058	66	86	69	32d	—	—	+2	4.7	50/1 2%
Nearly 10l behind Stem in the novice on this card last year; hasn't fared any better since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Herculeus	10/3	9/4	16/5	10/3	3/1
Stem	4/1	5/1	4/1	7/2	5/1
Woroodd	7/1	6/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Eternal Force	15/2	6/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Gilet	13/2	17/2	13/2	15/2	13/2
Sky Advocate	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Kodi Fire	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Lord Montague	18/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Beltadaay	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Transparent	20/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Organ	28/1	20/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Lord Roxby	28/1	18/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Tiger	33/1	40/1	28/1	25/1	33/1
Nakaaha	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Tequila Star	40/1	50/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Woroodd

24.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 12.9 Odds: 3.1

15/2

2nd

Kodi Fire

22.6

OR: 6 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

16/1

3rd

Stem

21.2

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Lord Montague

20.7

OR: 6 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Organ

20.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1

28/1

Sky Advocate

18.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Lord Roxby

16.8

OR: 8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.2

28/1

Nakaaha

16.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Herculeus

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

10/3

Transparent

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Tiger

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Gilet

12.3

OR: 8 Form: 1 Odds: 3.3

17/2

Beltadaay

11.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Eternal Force

11.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Tequila Star

4.7

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Organ Top Rated	87	96	68
Stem	86	95	88
Herculeus	85	98	77
Transparent	85	95	87
Woroodd	84	93	68
Eternal Force	83	94	76
Tiger	83	91	40
Gilet	82	97	91
Lord Roxby	82	95	92
Sky Advocate	80	96	81
Nakaaha	79	92	84
Kodi Fire	74	95	88
Lord Montague	74	93	60
Beltadaay	71	93	74
Tequila Star	66	86	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Herculeus	23d ago	Fit
Stem	14d ago	Fit
Woroodd	21d ago	Fit
Eternal Force	28d ago	Fit
Gilet	15d ago	Fit
Sky Advocate	14d ago	Fit
Kodi Fire	18d ago	Fit
Lord Montague	17d ago	Fit
Beltadaay	2d ago	Quick return
Transparent	23d ago	Fit
Organ	27d ago	Fit
Lord Roxby	19d ago	Fit
Tiger	109d ago	Long break
Nakaaha	22d ago	Fit
Tequila Star	32d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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