Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes (Listed Race)

Newbury

15:10

Date 2026-05-16

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £36,862

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.1°C

Wind 4mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 12.39s (slow by 1.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Song Of The Clyde (GB) Hector Crouch · Clive Cox	18/1	Won
2nd	Albert Einstein (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	6/4F	0.3
3rd	Havana Hurricane (GB) Charles Bishop · Eve Johnson Houghton	22/1	2.5
4th	Wise Approach (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	5/2	0.2
5th	Sirius A (IRE) Jack Mitchell · James Horton	18/1	2.25
6th	Ardisia (IRE) Colin Keane · Hugo Palmer	33/1	.5
7th	Royal Fixation (GB) Shane Foley · K R Burke	4/1	.75
8th	Aqpan (IRE) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	40/1	0.05
9th	Ghost Mode (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	12/1	1.75
10th	Frescobaldi (IRE) Sean Levey · Daniel James Murphy	80/1	7.5

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
3 (4)	Albert Einstein Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	11-63	107	117	87	28d	—	—	-9	24.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Likely to benefit from this return to sprinting and retains potential; 2-2 over 6f
1 (1)	Wise Approach Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	133	—	2131-5	115	123	100	15d	—	—	0	23.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Middle Park winner; may be back in top form with Ascot reappearance under his belt
11 (5)	Royal Fixation Bay J:Shane Foley T:K R Burke	J:Shane Foley T:K R Burke	123	—	1213-	111	124	115	231d	—	—	+20	35.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Progressive for Ed Walker; won the Lowther then ran well in the Cheveley Park Stakes
7 (6)	Ghost Mode Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	h	212-17	97	110	93	15d	—	—	+5	14.3	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Well ahead of his mark in AW handicap on reappearance; dropped away in Group 3 since
10 (11)	Song Of The Clyde Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Clive Cox	J:Hector Crouch T:Clive Cox	128	—	2125-4	100	108	107	30d	—	—	+9	13.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Form includes good performances in sales races; something to find on ratings
8 (8)	Havana Hurricane Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	12346-	101	110	105	231d	—	—	+14	19.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Useful and consistent sprinter last term; successful at Royal Ascot; solid claims
9 (2)	Sirius A Brown J:Jack Mitchell T:James Horton	J:Jack Mitchell T:James Horton	128	—	2432-1	100	109	86	36d	—	—	+20	23.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won useful AW conditions race on reappearance; needs further progress back on turf
2 (10)	Ardisia Bay J:Colin Keane T:Hugo Palmer	J:Colin Keane T:Hugo Palmer	131	—	127-74	105	115	75	15d	—	—	+11	14.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has racked up a lot of prize-money but probably already reached his ceiling
5 (9)	Egoli Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	16548-	93	102	96	210d	—	—	+10	13.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Limitations became exposed after C&D win; gelded since last run; bottom rated
4 (7)	Aqpan Brown J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	128	—	22-16	101	107	79	28d	—	—	+11	13.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Needs to prove he can back up latest 7f effort and cope with this new trip
6 (3)	Frescobaldi Bay J:Sean Levey T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Sean Levey T:Daniel James Murphy	128	p	2153-5	96	106	92	21d	—	—	+11	11.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Irish colt who needs improvement for first-time headgear; second run for new yard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Albert Einstein	11/8	6/4	13/8
Wise Approach	3/1	11/4	3/1
Royal Fixation	4/1	9/2	4/1
Ghost Mode	17/2	17/2	8/1
Song Of The Clyde	18/1	16/1	16/1
Havana Hurricane	20/1	16/1	18/1
Sirius A	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ardisia	33/1	33/1	28/1
Egoli	50/1	40/1	40/1
Aqpan	66/1	40/1	50/1
Frescobaldi	100/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Fixation

35.2

OR: 15.3 Form: 15.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Albert Einstein

24.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Sirius A

23.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1

25/1

Wise Approach

23.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

3/1

Havana Hurricane

19.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Ardisia

14.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ghost Mode

14.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Song Of The Clyde

13.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Egoli

13.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Aqpan

13.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Frescobaldi

11.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wise Approach	115	123	100
Royal Fixation	111	124	115
Albert Einstein	107	117	87
Ardisia	105	115	75
Havana Hurricane	101	110	105
Aqpan	101	107	79
Song Of The Clyde	100	108	107
Sirius A	100	109	86
Ghost Mode	97	110	93
Frescobaldi	96	106	92
Egoli	93	102	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wise Approach	15d ago	Fit
Ghost Mode	15d ago	Fit
Ardisia	15d ago	Fit
Frescobaldi	21d ago	Fit
Albert Einstein	28d ago	Fit
Aqpan	28d ago	Fit
Song Of The Clyde	30d ago	Fit
Sirius A	36d ago	Fit
Egoli	210d ago	Long break
Royal Fixation	231d ago	Long break
Havana Hurricane	231d ago	Long break