17:10 Newbury

Friday 24 October 2025

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West Berkshire Racing Club Handicap

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 16.51s

(16)

Twilight Jet²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: K Shoemark| T: J & S Best| OR: 90| D

22/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (5f, soft, 28/1) 20 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 820005

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(11)

Dr Strangelove²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Oliver Cole| OR: 89| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. 25/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago by length from Fleetwater, driven out. More needed up 4 lb, but he's far from exposed.

Form: 12201

(10)

Showering¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 89| D

10/1

Latest win at Chester in July. Good third of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Jockey bookings suggest that Maelstrom is the stable No 1.

Form: 417303

(17)

Sudden Flight³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 89| D

12/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. 22/1, bit below form fourteenth of 25 in handicap at Ayr (6f, soft) 34 days ago, not ideally placed. Yard may have a better chance with 2024 winner Knebworth.

Form: 204410

(8)

Woven^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: M Dods| OR: 87| D

9/1

Won 11-runner handicap (10/3) at Ayr (6f, heavy) 15 days ago, slowly away. 3 lb nudge fair enough and this 9-y-o is likely to give another good account.

Form: 060281

(18)

Thunder Blue^b,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carver| T: J A Osborne| OR: 87| D

40/1

Latest win at Salisbury in September. 12/1, last of 8 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: P27128

(14)

Knebworth^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 85| CD

16/1

16/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Leicester (5f, good) 17 days ago. Blinkers back on and dangerous to discount given that he's now 1 lb lower than when winning this race in 2024.

Form: 536206

(7)

Topwarrior^b1,t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85| D

10/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good, 14/1) 27 days ago, having hopeless task from position. First-time blinkers will need to eke out some improvement if he's to play a leading role.

Form: 220P20

(15)

Under The Twilight²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: M Blake| OR: 84| D

25/1

Latest win at Windsor in June. 5 lengths tenth of 12 to Dr Strangelove in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to soft, 17/2) 22 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 712340

(3)

Maelstrom¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 84| D

7/2

Three wins from 4 runs this year, the latest at Haydock in May. Bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap (13/2) at York (6f, good to firm) the following month. Given a break since and it would be no surprise were he to get back on track.

Form: 83-1117

(2)

Fleetwater¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: J S Moore| OR: 84| D

40/1

Latest win at Windsor in June. Seventh of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Kempton (6f) 11 days ago. More exposed than some of these and she's probably worth taking on.

Form: 128027

(13)

Pressure's On³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 80

16/1

Latest win at York in July. Last of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm, 11/2) 34 days ago and he's opposable on the back of that performance.

Form: 090130

(9)

Sergeant Pep²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: William Cox| T: C G Cox| OR: 80| D

16/1

14/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good) 27 days ago. Was third to Knebworth in this race last year and, 5 lb lower in the weights this time round, he's one to consider.

Form: 13-3085

(6)

Peter The Wolf^p⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: W Greatrex| OR: 80| D

12/1

Career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Chepstow (6.1f, heavy, 8/15) 52 days ago. This is more demanding.

Form: 335271

(5)

Havana Rum^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

10/1

Latest win at Ripon in August. 10/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, soft) 29 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not taken lightly.

Form: 224124

(12)

Rajala²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 76

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Down Royal in May. Last of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good, 28/1) 20 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 5168

(1)

Charlie Mason⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Gina Mangan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 72| D

4/1

Three wins from 17 runs this year, the latest at Doncaster in September. 13/2, good second of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 8 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 322142

(4)

Land Of Magic^h,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Tyler Heard| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 68| D

28/1

Very good 1¾ lengths fifth of 12 to Dr Strangelove in handicap (28/1) at Salisbury (6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. 3 lb 'wrong' at the weights and she's opposable.

Form: 008765

Forecasts

Maelstrom (7/2), Charlie Mason (4/1), Woven (9/1), Topwarrior (10/1), Havana Rum (10/1), Dr Strangelove (10/1), Showering (10/1), Peter The Wolf (12/1), Sudden Flight (12/1), Sergeant Pep (16/1), Knebworth (16/1), Pressure's On (16/1), Twilight Jet (22/1), Under The Twilight (25/1), Land Of Magic (28/1), Fleetwater (40/1), Thunder Blue (40/1), Rajala (50/1)

The consistent CHARLIE MASON looks the way to go on the back of a near-miss off this mark at Chelmsford last week. All ground-types seems to come alike to Tony Carroll's charge and he looks rock-solid. Sergeant Pep was third to Knebworth in this race 12 months ago, but has a good chance of turning the tables on these revised terms and he is second choice. Havana Rum and Woven both command respect, along with the William Haggas-trained pair, Maelstrom and Showering.