Full Result 2.55 Newmarket | 1 May 2026

Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) 1m Row Good To Firm

1st £18,039 2nd £8,459.50 3rd £4,231.50 4th £2,114 5th £1,057 6th £528.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. St Anton (IRE) 4/1 Joe Leavy Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy Richard Hannon	3	91	82	73	91	–
b c Mehmas (IRE) - Jeva (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Ducked right start, held up in rear, headway and pressed leader over 1f out, soon ridden and edged right, led towards finish (op 9/2)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	8. Comic Hero (IRE) 7/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	811	78	68	86	–
b g Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Sense Of Humour (Dark Angel)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [2½]	4. Fort Rock 9/2 Connor Planas ³ Charlie Appleby	Connor Planas ³ Charlie Appleby	3	96	90	75	93	–
b c Wootton Bassett - Pabouche (IRE) (Dubawi)
In touch with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went third inside final 110yds, kept on (tchd 5/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3¼]	6. Lake Como (IRE) 7/2F Billy Loughnane George Boughey	Billy Loughnane George Boughey	3	98	89	72	90	–
b c St Mark's Basilica (FR) - Step Sequence (Nayef)
Prominent, pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 4/1 tchd 10/3)

5⁽³⁾ shd [3½]	5. Elan d'Or 22/1 Sean D Bowen Stuart Williams	Sean D Bowen Stuart Williams	3	98	89	72	90	–
b c Without Parole - As Good As Gold (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Held up in last, headway over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, not pace to challenge (op 16/1)

6⁽²⁾ 2¾ [6¼]	3. Objector (IRE) 15/2 Hector Crouch George Scott	Hector Crouch George Scott	3	99	90	67	85	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - The Hermitage (IRE) (Kheleyf)
Took keen hold, in rear on far side of group, brief headway over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 10/1 tchd 7/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [6½]	1. Vincenzo Peruggia (IRE) 9/1 David Egan Charlie Johnston	David Egan Charlie Johnston	3	911	92	68	86	–
ch c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Sliabh Luachra (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Led but pestered, headed and weakened over 1f out (op 8/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	9. Royal Bodyguard (IRE) 10/1 Silvestre De Sousa Michael Bell	Silvestre De Sousa Michael Bell	3	84	71	44	62	–
b g Kodi Bear (IRE) - Speciality (FR) (Lawman)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders on near side of group, headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out (op 12/1)

9⁽¹⁾ 3¾ [11½]	2. Zennor Storm 10/1 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	3	910	91	55	73	–
b c Mohaather - Miskin Diamond (IRE) (Diamond Green)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened 2f out (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:56:06 Winning time: 1m 38.33s (slow by 2.23s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Stall Perlen (St Anton) 1st breeder: John Yarr
2nd owner: Kennet Valley Syndicates Ix (Comic Hero)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Fort Rock)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.70 £2.50 £1.80 Ex: £34.20 CSF: £32.66 Tricast: £132.75 Trifecta: £171.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 30 (22%) M [4-6] 47 (43%) H [7-9] 73 (35%)

2:55 Newmarket 1 May 2026

Betfred "The Classic Bookmaker" Handicap