15:10 Newbury

Saturday 18 April 2026

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:55

Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 38.70s

1^st

(20)

Linwood

49-12

10/1

T: R HannonJ: J P Spencer

Edged left leaving stalls, made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well op 14/1

2^nd

(9)

Classic

69-1

18/1

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, switched left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right but kept on well final furlong op 22/1

3^rd

(22)

Whip Cracker

59-1

28/1

T: R HughesJ: R L Moore

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong op 22/1

4^th

(7)

Back In Black

49-1

6/1

T: J R FanshaweJ: Daniel Muscutt

Held up in midfield, switched left 2f out, good headway over 1f out, carried right inside final furlong, kept on op 13/2 tchd 11/2

5^th

1 ¼

(14)

Rogue Diplomat

49-5

12/1

T: James OwenJ: Harry Davies

Wore hood to post, missed break, held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 17/2 tchd 15/2

6^th

(8)

Tony Montana

69-4

16/1

T: K P De FoyJ: D Egan

In touch with leaders, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace op 18/1 tchd 14/1

7^th

(2)

Hand Of God

59-4

22/1

T: Harry CharltonJ: K Shoemark

Midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 18/1

8^th

(15)

Boyfriend

58-8

25/1

T: R HannonJ: S Hitchcott

Prominent, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 33/1

9^th

nse

(17)

Stem

48-10

9/1

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong tchd 8/1 and 10/1

10^th

nse

(23)

Checkandchallenge

79-12

28/1

T: W J KnightJ: Rossa Ryan

Slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on when short of room inside final furlong

11^th

(4)

Fifth Column

49-8

13/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick

Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 8/1

12^th

(3)

Cogitate

58-9

25/1

T: C HillsJ: Saffie Osborne

Held up in mid-division, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 22/1

13^th

(5)

Shout

49-7

4/1f

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Oisin Murphy

Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 11/2 tchd 10/3

14^th

(21)

Oliver Show

68-13

20/1

T: G BougheyJ: James Doyle

Never better than midfield op 14/1

15^th

(10)

Hot Cash

48-6

25/1

T: J ChannonJ: Rose Dawes (5)

Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 33/1

16^th

(16)

Nikovo

79-0

80/1

T: M HerringtonJ: Tom Marquand

Went early to post, midfield, ridden 2f out, made no impression op 66/1

17^th

(24)

Ancient Rome

79-4

50/1

T: C HillsJ: Jason Watson

Always towards rear

18^th

(11)

Ebt's Guard

59-12

12/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds

Mid-division, ridden 1f out, no extra when short of room inside final furlong op 14/1

19^th

(19)

Ozat

59-10

80/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: David Probert

Wore hood to post, midfield, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 66/1

20^th

1 ¼

(13)

Old Cock

59-0

50/1

T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie

Wore hood to post, in touch with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakening when short of room and hampered inside final furlong op 40/1

21^st

(25)

Serengeti

49-8

80/1

T: M MurphyJ: Rob Hornby

Wore hood and went early to post, mid-division, weakened 2f out tchd 66/1 and 100/1

22^nd

(1)

Samuel Colt

58-13

66/1

T: Mrs A J PerrettJ: Cieren Fallon

Never better than mid-division tchd 50/1

23^rd

(18)

Nizam

49-5

80/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Charles Bishop

Wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, switched left over 1f out, soon faded op 66/1

24^th

(26)

Urban Lion

59-9

10/1

T: J ChannonJ: Edward Greatrex

Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling

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Non-Runners

(12)

Jimmy Speaking²⁰

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: C A Dwyer J: Nicola Currie

(6)

Al Mubhir²¹¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: K A Ryan J: N Callan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.30Pl:£3.20, £5.50, £6.70, £2.10EX:£301.10Trifecta:£8,514.80Tricast:£4,962.59SF:£174.26Swingers:£33.70, £63.80, £117.70

Forecasts

Shout (4/1), Back In Black (6/1), Fifth Column (13/2), Stem (9/1), Linwood (10/1), Urban Lion (10/1), Rogue Diplomat (12/1), Ebt's Guard (12/1), Tony Montana (16/1), Classic (18/1), Oliver Show (20/1), Jimmy Speaking (20/1), Hand Of God (22/1), Boyfriend (25/1), Cogitate (25/1), Hot Cash (25/1), Al Mubhir (25/1), Whip Cracker (28/1), Checkandchallenge (28/1), Ancient Rome (50/1), Old Cock (50/1), Samuel Colt (66/1), Nikovo (80/1), Ozat (80/1), Serengeti (80/1), Nizam (80/1)

The last 5 renewals of this have been won by 4-y-os and BACK IN BLACK spearheads an appealing group of candidates of that age this time round. He readily outpointed Shout over 7f here on his 2025 reappearance and, like many from his yard, he is likely to continue to improve with age. If the ground eases the lightly-raced Stem will be of strong interest, while the aforementioned Shout, Fifth Column and Whip Cracker are all shortlisted, along with Lincoln 1-2 Urban Lion and Rogue Diplomat.

BACK IN BLACK (IRE)
STEM (IRE)
SHOUT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Ebt's Guard

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 4

J: Lewis Edmunds | T: W Muir & C Grassick

25/1

Prize Money

1st: £36,078.002nd: £16,919.003rd: £8,463.004th: £4,228.005th: £2,114.006th: £1,057.00