15:30 Newbury

Thursday 11 June 2026

All14:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Ardonagh Group Handicap (Str)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 25.68s

1^st

(13)

Forty Years On

49-7

5/2f

T: George ScottJ: H Crouch

Held up in midfield, headway 2f out, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly op 7/4

2^nd

(11)

Brian

49-9

10/1

T: J S MooreJ: David Probert

Midfield, switched right and ridden 2f out, headway to chase winner inside final 110yds, no match for winner, held on for second post tchd 9/1

3^rd

(15)

Best Rate

49-0

25/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on and went third inside final 110yds, just failed for second post

4^th

1 ½

(5)

Ata Rangi

59-8

5/1

T: E WalkerJ: K Shoemark

In touch with leaders, ridden 3f out, headway and every chance over 1f out, soon chased winner, no extra and lost two places inside final 110yds op 7/1

5^th

(6)

Nostrum

69-9

8/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Went to post early in hood, took keen hold, led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon faded op 17/2 tchd 15/2

6^th

(1)

Storm Free

49-7

13/2

T: J TateJ: Oisin Murphy

Prominent, ridden 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong op 7/1

7^th

(7)

Consecrated

49-10

14/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Wore earplugs to post, took keen hold, midfield, ridden over 2f out, minor headway inside final furlong op 12/1

8^th

(16)

Chalk Mountain

69-2

20/1

T: Zoe HawkinsJ: Saffie Osborne

Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1

9^th

(8)

Morte Point

49-7

9/1

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Lewis Edmunds

Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 17/2

10^th

5 ½

(14)

I Still Have Faith

69-4

15/2

T: S C WilliamsJ: S M Levey

Mounted in chute, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon lost position, weakened over 1f out op 9/1 tchd 6/1

11^th

2 ½

(10)

City Of Kings

68-13

100/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Charles Bishop

Wore hood to post, awkward start, took keen hold, always behind tchd 80/1 and tchd 125/1

12^th

(3)

I'm Workin On It

49-5

33/1

T: B R MillmanJ: R Havlin

Slowly into stride, midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened tchd 28/1

13^th

nse

(2)

Spangled Mac

79-7

16/1

T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane

Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, switched left over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds op 18/1

14^th

4 ½

(4)

Obsidian Dream

48-6

66/1

T: J S MooreJ: Rose Dawes (5)

Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 80/1

Also Ran

(9)

Tanmawwy

88-5

80/1

T: H MainJ: Edward Greatrex

Awkward and went left start, took keen hold, always behind, pulled up over 1f out op 100/1

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Non-Runners

(12)

Warm Spell³³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: Joe Leavy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.90, £3.20, £7.30EX:£33.90Trifecta:£727.10Tricast:£447.10SF:£29.42Swingers:£9.20, £17.20, £37.20

Forecasts

Forty Years On (5/2), Ata Rangi (5/1), Storm Free (13/2), I Still Have Faith (15/2), Nostrum (8/1), Morte Point (9/1), Brian (10/1), Consecrated (14/1), Spangled Mac (16/1), Chalk Mountain (20/1), Best Rate (25/1), I'm Workin On It (33/1), Warm Spell (33/1), Obsidian Dream (66/1), Tanmawwy (80/1), City Of Kings (100/1)

Cases can be made for a number of these but the most persuasive is for I STILL HAVE FAITH, who is still getting better despite being a 6-y-o and shaped much better than the bare result for a second start in a row at Newmarket last month. George Scott's Forty Years On was most progressive last year and is feared most provided she's ready to roll. Nostrum, Storm Free and Ata Rangi are just a handful of others worth considering, also.

I STILL HAVE FAITH
FORTY YEARS ON (IRE)
NOSTRUM

Previous Winners

2025

Twisting Physics

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: W Buick | T: P & O Cole

18/5

Prize Money

1st: £14,174.002nd: £6,647.003rd: £3,325.004th: £1,661.005th: £830.006th: £415.00