14:17 Newmarket

Saturday 1 November 2025

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Dusseldorf's Henkel 168 German Oaks Handicap

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 1m 37.54s

(11)

Nebras^p⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 95| CD

9/1

Winning debut in a C&D maiden last autumn and again performed well at this course when second in a listed race upped to 1¼m during the spring. Wasn't disgraced when mid-field in a Goodwood handicap on latest start in July (gelded since), but he remains on a tough-looking mark.

Form: 17-2269

(1)

Bopedro^v¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 93| CD

4/1

Winless since scoring on the July Course here in 2023, but countless good efforts in defeat to his name since, including when runner-up twice here during the spring and third in the Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot in June. Respectable sixth of 20 back at Ascot a fortnight ago and he needs considering.

Form: 029446

(9)

Linwood⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J P Spencer| T: R Hannon| OR: 95| BF| D

9/2

Winner of fast-ground 1m novices at Newbury and Ripon last summer and returned with 2 excellent efforts in high-end handicaps at Goodwood in August. Failed to see things out on soft ground at Newbury last time, but conditions likely to be more suitable here and he's shortlist material.

Form: 115-335

(8)

Mythical Guest²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J F Egan| T: G G Margarson| OR: 86| C

9/1

Bagged a couple of 1¼m handicaps in 2024, including here, and he has posted a number of solid efforts in defeat this time round, including twice over this C&D during the spring and when second in a minor event at Ascot last month. Place possibilities.

Form: 054482

(2)

Grizedale²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 88| BF| D

11/2

Confirmed debut promise when landing the odds in 1m Kempton novice in August. Just behind the re-opposing Mythical Guest when third starting out on turf at Ascot (1m, soft) last month and, still unexposed, this 3-y-o needs a close look now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 2123

(6)

Principality²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 88| D

8/1

Improved when arriving late on the scene to land a deep-ground 1m handicap at the big Goodwood meeting during the summer. Another solid display when fourth under different conditions (good to firm) over the same C&D last time and, back down to the mark of his latest win, he's not without hope.

Form: 010534

(5)

Madame De Sevigne¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 85| C

18/1

Solid form when runner-up in a 10-runner handicap at Chelmsford (1m) on final start for Robert Eddery in August. Again found just one too good starting out for new yard at Southwell recently and one of her 2 career wins was gained here last October, but this mark could prove just beyond her.

Form: 625022

(10)

Dutch Decoy^p³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 84| D

16/1

Bagged a pair of 1m wins on the other course here in July and while the handicapper has looked in charge for the most part since, he put in a good shift when fifth of 23 in the Cambridgeshire (9f, good to firm) back here last month. Solid each-way chance.

Form: 005085

(3)

Revelance²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 84| BF

11/2

Salisbury novice winner in June and followed up in a 3-runner Epsom handicap (8.5f, good to soft) next time. Shade disappointing when turned over at short odds on the AW early last month, but she's hardly exposed and could have a big part to play back on turf.

Form: 72-1123

(4)

Where's Freddy^t,p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 81| D

10/1

Registered another July Course victory in June and best effort since when third of 13 over 7f here (good to firm) last time. Not without an each-way chance in an open-looking race, but it's likely that he'll find one or two too good all the same.

Form: 019383

(7)

Plantadream²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: K Jewell| OR: 81| D

50/1

Have to go back to 2020 for the last time he won a race and while he'd have a serious chance if reproducing the pick of last season's form, others look more solid on balance.

Form: 2223-60

Forecasts

Bopedro (4/1), Linwood (9/2), Grizedale (11/2), Revelance (11/2), Principality (8/1), Nebras (9/1), Mythical Guest (9/1), Where's Freddy (10/1), Dutch Decoy (16/1), Madame De Sevigne (18/1), Plantadream (50/1)

It's probably best to excuse LINWOOD's latest run at Newbury as the slow ground was probably against him and he is of strong interest judged on his solid placed efforts at Goodwood in August. Despite his long losing run Bopedro rarely runs a bad race and he is feared most, while Dutch Decoy is respected on the back of a good shift in the Cambridgeshire. Grizedale and Revelance are both unexposed and also enter calculations.