19:35 Newmarket

Friday 18 July 2025

All17:1517:5018:2519:0019:3520:1020:40

Debenhams Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 2m 7.88s

1^st

(4)

Night Step

39-0

6/1

T: Owen BurrowsJ: R Kingscote

Went right start, tracked leader and keen, ridden and challenging over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 9/2 tchd 13/2

2^nd

(5)

Asmen Warrior

39-7

2/1

T: James OwenJ: S D Bowen

Soon led and set steady pace, quickened tempo 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner tchd 15/8

3^rd

(3)

Antelope

38-12

7/1

T: R HannonJ: N Callan

Carried right start, raced in 3rd throughout, ridden out wide inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner op 17/2

4^th

(7)

Byblos

39-6

11/8f

T: J & T GosdenJ: Benoit D L Sayette

Taken steadily to post, raced keenly, held up in 4th out wide, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 2/1

5^th

(6)

Gaassee

710-0

25/1

T: Jack MorlandJ: Jack Dace (7)

Switched right start, held up in rear, 5th and well beaten final furlong op 14/1

6^th

4 ¾

(1)

Gloucestershire

710-4

12/1

T: M MeadeJ: Joe Leavy

Pulled hard, slightly hampered leaving stalls, steadied off heels after 1f, soon held up in last pair inside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden in rear over 2f out, eased inside final furlong op 11/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Giselles Defence¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Ryan Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£3.00, £1.60EX:£19.40Trifecta:£76.60SF:£18.86Swingers:£2.30, £3.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Byblos (11/8), Asmen Warrior (2/1), Giselles Defence (5/1), Night Step (6/1), Antelope (7/1), Gloucestershire (12/1), Gaassee (25/1)

An open handicap but ASMEN WARRIOR would not be the first to take a step forward now under the tutelage of James Owen so he edges the vote from recent Lingfield scorer Night Step. The Gosdens' Byblos remains with potential and must also enter calculations along with the consistent Antelope.

ASMEN WARRIOR (IRE)
NIGHT STEP
BYBLOS

Previous Winners

2024

Siempre Arturo

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 4

J: Jim Crowley | T: D & C Kubler

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,700.002nd: £3,142.003rd: £1,572.004th: £785.005th: £393.006th: £196.00

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