14:05 Leicester

Saturday 25 April 2026

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Caffreys Black Stout King Richard III Cup Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   6f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:06  |   Winning time: 1m 10.18s
1st
Horse silk
12
(8)
Strike Red
88-7
12/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (3)
In touch in near side group, made good headway over 2f out, went second over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
3
(10)
Prince Of India
49-9
10/3f
T: M BottiJ: Marco Ghiani
In rear of near side group, shaken up over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, steady headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, went second towards finish tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
4
(5)
Kylian
59-7
14/1
T: R M H CowellJ: Rossa Ryan
Close up in far side group, shaken up to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost second towards finish op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
½
6
(7)
Berkshire Whisper
49-5
10/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Wore hood to post, took keen hold, raced centre early, soon chased leaders in far side group, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, not pace to challenge tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
9
(1)
Russet Gold
68-12
12/1
T: K A RyanJ: K Stott
Chased leaders in far side group, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace
6th
Horse silk
hd
1
(12)
Annaf
79-12
12/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Harry Davies
Bumped start, in rear of near side group, shaken up over 3f out, soon ridden, made headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
hd
5
(9)
Fast Track Harry
49-6
13/2
T: C G CoxJ: Rob Hornby
Took keen hold, prominent in near side group, still going okay 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, ran on again towards finish op 7/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
2
(11)
Ten Pounds
59-10
12/1
T: Joey RamsdenJ: Finley Marsh
Shifted left and bumped rival start, led near side group, ridden along over 2f out, drifted left and made little impression over 1f out, faded inside final furlong tchd 11/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
8
(13)
Dark Cloud Rising
48-13
18/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Hart
Mounted in chute, chased leaders in near side group, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
10th
Horse silk
½
10
(3)
Zoulu Chief
58-11
5/1
T: H MainJ: Billy Loughnane
Led overall, ridden and headed 2f out, faded over 1f out op 13/2
11th
Horse silk
nse
11
(6)
Fivethousandtoone
88-7
7/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Harry Vigors (7)
In rear of far side group, never on terms op 17/2 tchd 13/2
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
(4)
Roman Dragon
79-5
40/1
T: H PalmerJ: David Probert
Wore hood to post, midfield in far side group, ridden along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 50/1
13th
Horse silk
½
13
(2)
Betsen
58-6
16/1
T: A W CarrollJ: Ray Dawson
Slowly away, in rear of far side group, waiting for room 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, soon eased op 28/1 tchd 14/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£3.40, £2.00, £4.60EX:£50.90Trifecta:£600.50Tricast:£597.50SF:£54.44Swingers:£11.00, £24.80, £16.10

Forecasts

Prince Of India (10/3), Zoulu Chief (5/1), Fast Track Harry (13/2), Fivethousandtoone (7/1), Berkshire Whisper (10/1), Strike Red (12/1), Russet Gold (12/1), Annaf (12/1), Ten Pounds (12/1), Kylian (14/1), Betsen (16/1), Dark Cloud Rising (18/1), Roman Dragon (40/1)

Verdict

STRIKE RED is on a losing run but last year's Stewards' Cup runner-up signalled he is ready to strike when returning with a promising Newcastle third and can now capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Berkshire Whisper also looks primed for a bold showing here and is next on the list, although Dark Cloud Rising, Fast Track Harry and Kylian also need factoring into this highly competitive sprint.

  1. STRIKE RED (IRE)
  2. BERKSHIRE WHISPER (IRE)
  3. DARK CLOUD RISING

Previous Winners

2025
Completely Random
Weight: 9-1  |Age: 4
J: T E Whelan  |  T: Harry Charlton
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £25,770.002nd: £12,085.003rd: £6,045.004th: £3,020.005th: £1,510.006th: £755.00

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