17:50 Newbury

Friday 18 September 2026

All13:4714:2214:5715:3216:0716:4017:1517:50

Fitzdares Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 4.31s

1^st

(1)

Empirical

39-6

9/4

T: E WalkerJ: K Shoemark

Slowly away in last, shaken up over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, led final strides op 3/1

2^nd

(8)

Law Court

39-10

2/1f

T: R HannonJ: R L Moore

Midfield, ridden and headway to press leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides op 15/8 tchd 7/4

3^rd

(4)

Interstate

39-7

3/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: W Buick

Midfield, pushed along over 1f out, soon clear run and headway between horses, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish op 11/4

4^th

(6)

Double Red

59-2

14/1

T: H CandyJ: David Probert

Raced in rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened and lost two places towards finish op 20/1 tchd 22/1

5^th

1 ¾

(9)

Lucky Luna

38-12

22/1

T: R HannonJ: Joe Leavy

Raced in third, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, ran on same pace inside final furlong tchd 20/1

6^th

1 ¼

(7)

Due To Henry

59-5

11/1

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Oliver Carmichael (7)

Wore hood to post, midfield, shaken up over 2f out, ran on same pace over 1f out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

1 ¼

(5)

Military Air

49-6

80/1

T: M BlakeJ: Rossa Ryan

Raced in second, led after 4f, ridden over 2f out, weakened and headed over 1f out op 66/1 tchd 50/1

8^th

(2)

Sweet Reward

910-1

11/1

T: J G PortmanJ: Olivia Tubb (5)

Led, headed but remained prominent after 4f, shaken up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 12/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Dark Whisper⁵⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: D Menuisier J: Oisin Murphy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.20, £1.20, £1.50EX:£10.80Trifecta:£30.20Tricast:£13.17SF:£7.47Swingers:£1.80, £1.70, £1.70

Forecasts

Law Court (2/1), Empirical (9/4), Interstate (3/1), Due To Henry (11/1), Sweet Reward (11/1), Dark Whisper (12/1), Double Red (14/1), Lucky Luna (22/1), Military Air (80/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but EMPIRICAL's form is on an upward curve and he is fancied to resume winning ways after finding only one too good over C&D last time. Interstate remains with few miles on the clock and rates the chief threat on the back of a breakthrough novice success at Newcastle, while Law Court is weighted to go well if shrugging off a lesser effort at Ascot.

EMPIRICAL (IRE)
INTERSTATE
LAW COURT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Janey Mackers

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 3

J: Rossa Ryan | T: D Menuisier

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,328.002nd: £3,438.003rd: £1,718.004th: £860.005th: £428.00