Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap – Newmarket

Newmarket

14:55

Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap

Date 2025-05-02

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £20,616

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Spectacular View Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	133	—	512-	88	100	37	149d	—	—	+6	28.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Handicap debutant whose 2yo novice form has substance; looks well treated
4 (9)	Hornsea Bay Chestnut J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	J:Jamie Spencer T:David O'Meara	133	—	12-4	88	100	79	20d	—	—	-3	14.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
May show progress now handicapping with Nottingham reappearance under his belt
9 (2)	Fort George Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	124	—	423-	79	95	-	150d	—	—	+2	18.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Very consistent AW novice form last year; gelded since; may progress in handicaps
3 (5)	Dante's Lad br/gr J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	133	t	3391-	88	96	65	163d	—	—	+13	25.2	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won at Kempton on stable/handicap debut when last seen; open to further improvement
8 (1)	Best Rate Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	128	—	351-3	83	98	-	37d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Unexposed sort who has respectable AW form; may do better still; interesting
2 (8)	Wild Nature Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Charlie Appleby	J:Dougie Costello T:Charlie Appleby	135	—	32021-	90	98	81	142d	—	—	+19	28	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Fairly useful but William Buick switches to Spectacular View, who has greater potential
7 (7)	Big Sip Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	130	—	528-17	85	96	66	26d	—	—	+3	10.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has shown best form on AW; something to prove off current mark back on turf
6 (3)	Molveno Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	132	t	1-1155	87	96	-	26d	—	—	+12	17.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Last two AW efforts seemingly expose his limitations; enough to prove
NR (6)	Brave Mission Bay J:TBC T:Ralph Beckett	J: T:Ralph Beckett	136	—	521-	91	92	65	238d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Frankel colt; scored nicely on final 2yo start; respected with further progress likely

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Spectacular View	3/1	3/1	3/1
Hornsea Bay	4/1	4/1	4/1
Fort George	4/1	4/1	4/1
Dante's Lad	13/2	13/2	13/2
Best Rate	15/2	15/2	15/2
Wild Nature	9/1	9/1	9/1
Big Sip	12/1	12/1	12/1
Molveno	16/1	16/1	16/1
Brave Mission	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Spectacular View

28.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 12 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Wild Nature

OR: 10 Form: 15.6 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Dante's Lad

25.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 12.4 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Brave Mission

23.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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Fort George

18.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Molveno

17.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Hornsea Bay

14.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Best Rate

14.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Big Sip

10.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brave Mission	91	92	65
Wild Nature	90	98	81
Spectacular View	88	100	37
Hornsea Bay	88	100	79
Dante's Lad	88	96	65
Molveno	87	96	—
Big Sip	85	96	66
Best Rate	83	98	—
Fort George	79	95	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hornsea Bay	20d ago	Fit
Big Sip	26d ago	Fit
Molveno	26d ago	Fit
Best Rate	37d ago	Fit
Wild Nature	142d ago	Long break
Spectacular View	149d ago	Long break
Fort George	150d ago	Long break
Dante's Lad	163d ago	Long break
Brave Mission	238d ago	Long break