19:35 Newmarket

Friday 18 July 2025

All17:1517:5018:2519:0019:3520:1020:40

Debenhams Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f  |   Good to Firm  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:35  |   Winning time: 2m 7.88s
1st
Horse silk
6
(4)
Night Step
39-0
6/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: R Kingscote
Went right start, tracked leader and keen, ridden and challenging over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 9/2 tchd 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
2
3
(5)
Asmen Warrior
39-7
2/1
T: James OwenJ: S D Bowen
Soon led and set steady pace, quickened tempo 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner tchd 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
(3)
Antelope
38-12
7/1
T: R HannonJ: N Callan
Carried right start, raced in 3rd throughout, ridden out wide inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner op 17/2
4th
Horse silk
2
4
(7)
Byblos
39-6
11/8f
T: J & T GosdenJ: Benoit D L Sayette
Taken steadily to post, raced keenly, held up in 4th out wide, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 2/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
2
(6)
Gaassee
710-0
25/1
T: Jack MorlandJ: Jack Dace (7)
Switched right start, held up in rear, 5th and well beaten final furlong op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
(1)
Gloucestershire
710-4
12/1
T: M MeadeJ: Joe Leavy
Pulled hard, slightly hampered leaving stalls, steadied off heels after 1f, soon held up in last pair inside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden in rear over 2f out, eased inside final furlong op 11/1
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Non-Runners

5
(2)
Horse silk
Giselles Defence1
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: Ian Williams  J: Ryan Kavanagh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£3.00, £1.60EX:£19.40Trifecta:£76.60SF:£18.86Swingers:£2.30, £3.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Byblos (11/8), Asmen Warrior (2/1), Giselles Defence (5/1), Night Step (6/1), Antelope (7/1), Gloucestershire (12/1), Gaassee (25/1)

Verdict

An open handicap but ASMEN WARRIOR would not be the first to take a step forward now under the tutelage of James Owen so he edges the vote from recent Lingfield scorer Night Step. The Gosdens' Byblos remains with potential and must also enter calculations along with the consistent Antelope.

  1. ASMEN WARRIOR (IRE)
  2. NIGHT STEP
  3. BYBLOS

Previous Winners

2024
Siempre Arturo
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 4
J: Jim Crowley  |  T: D & C Kubler
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,700.002nd: £3,142.003rd: £1,572.004th: £785.005th: £393.006th: £196.00

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