16:05 Newmarket

Friday 1 May 2026

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 24.32s

1^st

(7)

Billyjoh

68-13

11/2

T: M ApplebyJ: Harry Davies

Taken down early and wore hood to start, held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, led when hung right and impeded rival over 1f out, drifted right again inside final 110yds, ran on (rider suspended for 4 days for careless riding as he allowed his mount to continue to drift right-handed without correction) op 5/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(6)

Golden Redemption

48-5

3/1

T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa

Wore hood to start, prominent, soon raced in second, briefly led over 1f out, soon headed, badly impeded and carried right by winner 1f out, carried right again towards finish, kept on op 9/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

(5)

Silver Ghost

49-1

7/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: D Egan

Wore hood to start, held up in rear, headway from halfway, edged right over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on but no impression on leading pair towards finish op 11/2

4^th

1 ¼

(1)

Elarak

49-12

11/8f

T: C HillsJ: Tom Marquand

Prominent, raced alone far side, pushed along inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds op 5/2

5^th

(4)

Misunderstood

48-13

22/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Led, raced towards centre, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1

6^th

3 ¾

(3)

Leadman

68-6

13/2

T: D O'MearaJ: Connor Planas (3)

Prominent, outpaced over 1f out, soon struggling, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 6/1 tchd 15/2

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Non-Runners

(8)

Benacre⁵

Weight: 8-2| Age: 6

T: C Johnston J: S D Bowen

(2)

Shah⁵⁷⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: G Boughey J: Billy Loughnane

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.40, £1.90EX:£26.40Trifecta:£92.50Tricast:£115.19SF:£22.37Swingers:£3.10, £3.90, £4.10

Forecasts

Elarak (11/8), Golden Redemption (3/1), Billyjoh (11/2), Leadman (13/2), Silver Ghost (7/1), Shah (7/1), Benacre (8/1), Misunderstood (22/1)

Andrew Balding bagged this prize 12 months ago and looks to have another prime candidate in the shape of GOLDEN REDEMPTION. Having ended last season with a pair of solid placed efforts, he promises to be all the better for his reappearance Kempton third and can come out on top. A return to forcing tactics can see C&D winner Elarak in a better light and he's feared most ahead of Silver Ghost and Billyjoh.

GOLDEN REDEMPTION (USA)
ELARAK
SILVER GHOST (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Miss Information

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 4

J: Oisin Murphy | T: A M Balding

3/1

Prize Money

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