20:00 Newbury

Thursday 2 July 2026

All18:1518:5019:2520:0020:3021:00

World Cup Super Boosts At BetVictor Handicap

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 1m 23.98s

(10)

Huscal^t³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Jason Watson| T: C Hills| OR: 82

9/1

Twelve runs since his last win but latest fourth of 10 in 1m handicap at Windsor was a step back in right direction. Weighted to go well off a 2 lb lower mark here.

Form: 252-084

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(11)

Gallant^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: Oli Rix| OR: 81

18/1

Keen-going sort who scored over 1m for Andrew Balding last June. Hasn't built on his best effort for present yard when second at Chelmsford (6f) in February. Others appeal more.

Form: 626075

(6)

Best Rate¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 81| D

4/1

Consistent sort who hasn't won since December 2024 but comes here on the back of good runner-up efforts over C&D and at Newmarket (7f) last month. Considered.

Form: 4-46432

(5)

Herculeus^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 80| C

11/1

Course winner who hinted at a revival with fifth of 12 in 1m handicap here last month. Not out of things if building on it with cheekpieces added.

Form: 4100-95

(7)

Melvin Udall^p⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D Egan| T: G Harris| OR: 80| D

14/1

Made a winning seasonal/stable debut at Doncaster (7f) in March but below par since in 7f handicaps at Thirsk and Kempton. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 214-197

(14)

Stratocracy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: George Downing| T: K Frost| OR: 78| CD

18/1

C&D winner who comes here on the back of a good fifth of 14 in handicap at Wetherby (7f) four weeks ago. Needs considering eased 1 lb.

Form: 5431-65

(13)

Mercury Day²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Gilligan| T: C Allen| OR: 76

20/1

Ought to have landed a third career success at Newmarket last summer (reportedly struck into and just failed) but below form after 9 months off in 6f handicaps at Kempton and York this season.

Form: 7453-78

(9)

Slipper Time²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Nicola Currie| T: H Candy| OR: 75| D

14/1

Keen-going sort who got off the mark in 7f novice at Salisbury last August. Has failed to kick on sent handicapping though, fifth of 10 at Chepstow (7f) 26 days ago.

Form: 4130-05

(12)

Mr Ubiquitous⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 75| CD

40/1

Got back on the up when landing 7f handicap at Kempton in March but off since beating one in 7f Yarmouth handicap following month. This C&D winner needs to bounce back after a break.

Form: 1579-15

(8)

Annastarzy¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Hannon| OR: 82

11/2

Sea The Stars filly is on the up since sent into handicaps, bagging 1m events at Thirsk and Goodwood this summer. Up another 4 lb but this likeable type is likely capable of better still.

Form: 44-4811

(3)

Kennington³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: H Morrison| OR: 80| D

11/2

Ardad gelding who built on debut promise to impressively land 7-runner novice at Lingfield (7f) 31 days ago. Showed a good turn of foot there so rates a most interesting handicap debutant.

Form: 31

(1)

Commander Of Life¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 71| BF| D

4/1

Reliable sort who typically ran a sound race when fourth of 12 in 7f handicap at Doncaster 18 days ago. Not out of things in his bid to gain a first success of 2026.

Form: 243554

(4)

Splash⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: D K Ivory| OR: 77

40/1

Ended 2025 with an excellent second in 7f Newmarket novice in October. Off 6 months and only ninth of 11 on her handicap debut there (7f) in May. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 862-9

(15)

Euphonia²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 75| D

16/1

Looked on the up when bagging 7f handicaps at Leicester and Haydock. Only sixth of 10 in handicap at Sandown (7f) 20 days ago, though raced closer to the strong pace than ideal. Not written off.

Form: 856116

Non-Runners

(2)

Manly Fireball³⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Finley Marsh

Forecasts

Commander Of Life (4/1), Best Rate (4/1), Annastarzy (11/2), Kennington (11/2), Manly Fireball (8/1), Huscal (9/1), Herculeus (11/1), Slipper Time (14/1), Melvin Udall (14/1), Euphonia (16/1), Stratocracy (18/1), Gallant (18/1), Mercury Day (20/1), Mr Ubiquitous (40/1), Splash (40/1)

Lots with chances but Hughie Morrison's unexposed KENNINGTON steps into handicaps on the back of a striking Lingfield novice success so gets the vote from Annastarzy, who impressed with her attitude when going in at Goodwood last time and rates a big danger. Huscal, Commander of Life and Best Rate all need factoring into this competitive handicap too.