Conundrum Consulting Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

16:25

Conundrum Consulting Handicap

Date 2025-09-20

Distance 7f

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £16,200

Runners (11)

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
2 (6)	Akkadian Thunder Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	140	—	129093	95	104	92	6d	—	—	+3	20.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Unlucky third (might have won with clearer run) at Doncaster last Sunday; same mark
6 (4)	Linwood Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hannon	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hannon	137	—	115-33	95	105	86	27d	—	—	-3	17	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Couple of solid efforts at Goodwood since returning to action; has progressive RPRs
8 (7)	Arctic Thunder Bay J:William Buick T:Ed Walker	J:William Buick T:Ed Walker	131	—	P29704	86	103	93	15d	—	—	-2	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-6 for current stable but caught the eye, amid traffic issues, last time; in the mix
3 (9)	Mirabeau Grey Roan J:Finley Marsh T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:Finley Marsh T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	139	—	5-3503	97	99	81	14d	—	—	+3	15.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Has form figures of 1153 (and progressive RPRs) over 7f; enters calculations
9 (2)	Believe The Storm Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Charlie Fellowes	130	—	-22246	85	104	71	30d	—	—	+6	16.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Appears to remain in form; went close in sole turf attempt; unexposed in this sphere
1 (8)	Tarkhan Bay J:P J McDonald T:Jamie Osborne	J:P J McDonald T:Jamie Osborne	141	p	000427	96	102	87	14d	—	—	+10	16.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
0-7 in Britain but recent form is encouraging, notably close second at Sandown
4 (5)	Star Anthem Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	J:Rob Hornby T:Clive Cox	138	—	3-7930	96	99	72	15d	—	—	+9	15.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ran well in the Mill Reef and Horris Hill at Newbury last autumn; interesting back here
7 (11)	Christian David Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Richard Hannon	J:Tom Marquand T:Richard Hannon	133	p	03144-	88	100	-	268d	—	—	+12	16.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Remains on career-high mark and has been absent since last December
5 (10)	Jumby Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	138	—	490336	93	102	88	35d	—	—	+11	15.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Failed to take advantage of reduced mark here last time; on a long losing run
11 (3)	Blue Prince Bay J:Kevin Stott T:David Evans	J:Kevin Stott T:David Evans	129	—	320079	84	103	87	23d	—	—	+6	10.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won at Glorious Goodwood last season; has a doubt over current form
10 (1)	Fleetwater Bay J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:J S Moore	J:Taylor Fisher(3) T:J S Moore	129	—	243128	87	100	81	51d	—	—	+17	19.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Remains unfavourably treated having been punished for her Listed effort over 7f

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Akkadian Thunder	7/2	7/2	7/2
Linwood	4/1	4/1	7/2
Arctic Thunder	4/1	9/2	4/1
Mirabeau	11/2	6/1	6/1
Believe The Storm	13/2	15/2	7/1
Tarkhan	11/1	11/1	11/1
Star Anthem	14/1	11/1	12/1
Christian David	18/1	16/1	18/1
Jumby	18/1	16/1	18/1
Blue Prince	22/1	25/1	18/1
Fleetwater	40/1	33/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Akkadian Thunder

20.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 4 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Fleetwater

19.2

OR: 9.3 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0.6

50/1

3rd

Linwood

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Believe The Storm

16.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Tarkhan

16.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Christian David

16.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.3

18/1

Jumby

15.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Star Anthem

15.3

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Mirabeau

15.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Arctic Thunder

OR: 9 Form: 1 Odds: 5

9/2

Blue Prince

10.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mirabeau	97	99	81
Tarkhan	96	102	87
Star Anthem	96	99	72
Akkadian Thunder	95	104	92
Linwood	95	105	86
Jumby	93	102	88
Christian David	88	100	—
Fleetwater	87	100	81
Arctic Thunder	86	103	93
Believe The Storm	85	104	71
Blue Prince	84	103	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Akkadian Thunder	6d ago	Quick return
Mirabeau	14d ago	Fit
Tarkhan	14d ago	Fit
Arctic Thunder	15d ago	Fit
Star Anthem	15d ago	Fit
Blue Prince	23d ago	Fit
Linwood	27d ago	Fit
Believe The Storm	30d ago	Fit
Jumby	35d ago	Fit
Fleetwater	51d ago	Fresh
Christian David	268d ago	Long break