Newmarket
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Club 26 At Ascot Handicap Stakes
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3h 1min
Turf track
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TrackLab Insight
The market favourite and one of the few horses here with a positive record on today's fast, dry ground — winning 1 from 3 races in these conditions. He finished a close second at this very course just 14 days ago, which makes him the most relevant piece of recent form in the field.
Best record on this ground (1 from 3)
Market favourite (3.25)
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TrackLab Insight
Three wins in a row is the hottest streak in this field, and he has a decent record on fast, dry ground with 2 wins from 6 races in those conditions. He steps up in class here, but a horse this in-form deserves respect even if the competition is stiffer than anything he has faced recently.
3 straight top-3 finishes
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TrackLab Insight
The editorial picks this seven-year-old as the narrow selection on ratings, but there's a real problem hiding in the data: he has never won on fast, dry ground in six attempts. Newmarket today is dry, and that is precisely the condition he struggles with most — making his drift in the market from a short price look more telling than surprising.
One of the more successful in the field (6 career wins)
Trainer Quotes
Sep 2025
"He had a great all-weather campaign over the winter and he's been ticking over all summer waiting for soft ground. We've always thought a lot of him and he finally got it right when racking up a hat-trick in a decent handicap at Lingfield on Good Friday. His rating has shot up to 90, which looks lofty enough, but I still think he can be competitive. We're targeting him at the Ayr Silver Cup if there's soft ground. There'll be other turf races for him before another winter campaign. He's best over 6f and he loves the track at Southwell, with its bend and long straight. 04-09-25"
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The best career win rate in this field at roughly 1 in every 5 races, and he won right here at Newmarket just 63 days ago. The concern is a poor record on fast, dry ground — just 1 win from 11 races in these conditions — which cuts against him today.
Best career win rate in field (1 in 5)
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TrackLab Insight
The oldest horse in the field at nine and the lowest-rated runner, sitting 6lbs below the field average — that is a real hill to climb in a competitive race like this. On the plus side, he has three wins from 18 races at Newmarket, making him one of the course's more familiar faces, though his record on dry ground gives little encouragement.
Lowest rated, 6lbs below average
3 straight top-3 finishes
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TrackLab Insight
The standout course specialist — three career wins at Newmarket is more than anyone else in this field. However, all his best form has come on soft or wet ground, and he has failed to win in five attempts on the standard or faster surfaces that today's dry conditions represent.
One of few course winners (3 wins here)
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TrackLab Insight
The youngest horse in the race at three and carrying the lightest weight, which is an advantage in a contest where the top weights are lugging around significantly more. He has placed in five of his seven career races, but his one win came on slower ground and his recent runs have been modest — honest rather than threatening.
Carries lowest weight in field
Best record at this trip (1 from 3)
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TrackLab Insight
Racing for the very first time, so there is simply nothing to go on — no form, no previous race, no clues about how she handles a competitive field. A four-year-old making their debut in a race like this is unusual and the long odds of 29.0 reflect just how much of an unknown quantity she is.
Racecourse debut
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