John Smith's Racing Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
13th	1	1	David Of Athens (G) Useful colt who landed a double in Group 2 Jebel Ali Mile in February. Clearly didn't give his running (found to have bled) in Group 2 Godolphin Mile the following month. Has been given time to get o…	964-110	Pierre-Louis Jamin H Al Jehani	4	64.4kg	9 8/1
8th	2	9	Cerulean Bay (G) FAV Winner of back-to-back Goodwood handicaps last autumn. Even better this year with narrow second in valuable C&D handicap before shaping well to finish fifth (second home in group) in Royal Hunt Cup a…	425842	D Tudhope D O'Meara	5	64.4kg	4 3/1
3rd	3	7	Checkandchallenge (G) P On a long losing run since his success in listed race at Newmarket in November 2023. Has proven he can be competitive in top-end handicaps, though, beaten just over 4 lengths following a very slow st…	39-0603	Rossa Ryan W J Knight	7	62.1kg	9 8/1
6th	4	13	Cosi Bello (G) Lightly-raced sort who started his career 2-2 in all-weather events. Capped fine 3-y-o season with fourth in strong 1m Ascot handicap prior to notching third 7f success at Haydock on return. Failed t…	124-106	Paddy Bradley C Fellowes	4	60.8kg	6.50 11/2
—	4	—	Scoville (G)	104-870	— W J Haggas	4	61.2kg	— Sky B… 5 Betfa… 5 Paddy… 5
10th	5	10	Apiarist (G) Prolific all-weather scorer whose sole turf success came here (7f). Typically travelled strongly when eye-catching sixth in Thirsk Hunt Cup in May. Underlined he's a hostage to fortune when hampered …	130600	T Eaves K A Ryan	5	60.8kg	15 14/1
5th	6	5	Tuscan Hills (G) Useful juvenile (2-2). Highly tried/no impact in a variety of events for Robson De Aguiar, latterly finishing down the field in the Duke Of Edinburgh (1½m) at Royal Ascot. This doesn't look much easi…	06-0055	Rob Hornby N Tinkler	4	60.3kg	41 40/1
1st	7	4	The Lost King (G) FAV Caught the eye in the Britannia last season. Back on the up with pair of all-weather wins before translating that form to turf with solid fourth in this grade at Newmarket. Caught in an unfavourable …	213401	P J McDonald A M Balding	4	60.3kg	4 3/1
4th	8	6	Khafiz (G) Twice a winner in novice company over 7f for Roger Varian. Went wrong way for Ed Bethell following promising fifth behind Cosi Bello at Haydock. Mid-season trainer change hardly looks a positive, eit…	93-5004	O J Orr Roger Fell	4	59.4kg	51 50/1
12th	9	11	First Principle (G) PT Forward-going type whose progress has halted since winning at Wolverhampton in the spring. Attitude again looked questionable at Windsor (1¼m) on latest start, and he's certainly worth a go in first-…	2-21006	Jason Hart W J Haggas	4	59kg	21 20/1
2nd	10	12	Mr Swivell (G) Won 3 times and finished runner-up in an ultra-competitive Ascot handicap during a fine 2025. Did well to run to a similar level (pulled hard) when fourth in a solid-looking Newcastle handicap last t…	20-7042	Ray Dawson K P De Foy	5	57.6kg	10 9/1
7th	11	8	Bragbor (G) Winner twice on the all-weather at Newcastle last year. Ran creditably without hitting those heights on turf debut at Chester (1¼m). Didn't handle the undulations of Epsom last time, but he still has…	224-770	Warren Fentiman R A Fahey	5	55.8kg	34 33/1
—	11	—	Witch Hunter (G)	900001	— R Hannon	7	59kg	— Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21 Sky B… 21
11th	12	3	New Image (G) Clearly hasn't been the easiest to train since a progressive 2024. Record this season has been patchy, and it's hard to be confident that he'll capitalise on a falling mark. Stable jockey rides Cerul…	305700	Mason Paetel D O'Meara	6	55.8kg	15 14/1
—	12	—	Nizam (G)	156-070	— Ian Williams	4	58.5kg	— Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26 Sky B… 26
9th	13	2	Gentle George (C) Looked a useful prospect for Michael Appleby when winning sprint events at Sandown/Haydock last September. Well held both starts for current yard. Will at least benefit from return to further having …	116-009	Cam Hardie R M Smith	3	54.4kg	67 66/1
—	13	—	Star Anthem (G)	79308-0	— C G Cox	4	58.5kg	— Betfa… 34 Paddy… 34 Sky B… 34
—	14	—	Spell Master (G)	01-8367	— Oli Rix	4	57.6kg	— Sky B… 11 Betfa… 11 Paddy… 11
—	16	—	Christian David (H)	934545	— R Hannon	5	57.2kg	— Betfa… 26 Paddy… 26 Sky B… 26
—	17	—	Mountain Cat (C)	117	— S bin Suroor	3	56.2kg	— Betfa… 7 Paddy… 7 Sky B… 7
—	18	—	Outback Heat (G)	1312	— Harry Eustace	3	56.2kg	— Sky B… 6 Betfa… 6 Paddy… 6
—	22	—	Frankies Dream (G)	332378	Lewis Edmunds J Candlish	4	54.4kg	— Betfa… 9 Paddy… 9 Sky B… 9

Position	Prize
P1	23193.0 GBP
P2	10876.0 GBP
P3	5440.0 GBP
P4	2718.0 GBP
P5	1359.0 GBP
P6	680.0 GBP