18:20 Newmarket

Friday 1 August 2025

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Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 14.90s

(1)

Kalik^t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Michael Keady| OR: 71| D

13/2

Winner at Lingfield in June. Last of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 12/1) 4 days ago. Remains 6 lb above last winning mark and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 0-05159

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(9)

Royal Musketeer^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 68| D

3/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Haydock (6f, good) 14 days ago. Knocking on the door prior to that and could be a factor if responding well to the first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 159326

(6)

Prodigal Son⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁵⁾| T: H Main| OR: 71

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, fourth of 9 in novice at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 52 days ago. Needs to raise his game now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 7-54

(10)

Gundogan^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: R Burdon| OR: 64| D

17/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 27 days ago. Capable of playing a part, but some of the others look more solid all the same.

Form: 047327

(8)

Jimmy Knocker^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Andi Brown| OR: 64| BF| D

13/2

Good second of 9 in handicap (11/4) at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago, conceding first run. Another bold show anticipated.

Form: 705442

(12)

Travel Agent^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 67

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 29 days ago, left poorly placed. Opposable on debut for new yard.

Form: 6-487

(2)

Saytarr³⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 65| BF

12/1

Seventh of 10 in nursery (6/5) at Bath (5.7f, soft) when last seen 10 months ago. Likely to come on for the run.

Form: 573327-

(4)

Ballsgrove Boy¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 59| D

16/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (3/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 10 days ago. Claims if able to reproduce that form under a penalty back on turf, but the evidence available suggests that he's more of a force on the AW.

Form: 301321

(11)

Respectable Jack^t1²²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: M Crawley| OR: 60WS

25/1

14/1, last of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW). Off 7 months and drops in trip here with a first-time tongue strap enlisted. Opposable.

Form: 9/35470-

(7)

Court Of Session^v²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 60| BF

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/2 and visored for 1st time, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good) 2 days ago. 0-11 on turf, but enters calculations nonetheless.

Form: 854354

(3)

Holbache^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 58| D

4/1

11/1, won 8-runner handicap at Redcar (6f, good) 12 days ago. Escapes a penalty for that (due to go up 5 lb) and this 7-y-o may well strike while the iron is hot.

Form: 61-7551

(5)

What A Recovery¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Aidan Keeley| T: D Donovan| OR: 57

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 13 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip and he looks set for another struggle.

Form: 7760

Forecasts

Royal Musketeer (3/1), Holbache (4/1), Jimmy Knocker (13/2), Kalik (13/2), Prodigal Son (13/2), Gundogan (17/2), Saytarr (12/1), Court Of Session (14/1), Ballsgrove Boy (16/1), Respectable Jack (25/1), Travel Agent (40/1), What A Recovery (50/1)

HOLBACHE dodges a penalty for his recent success in an apprentices' handicap at Redcar and is taken to strike again before his new mark kicks in. Next on the list is Jimmy Knocker, who found just one too good at Yarmouth last time, while Court of Session and Royal Musketeer are others to consider.