01 May 2026 16:05 Newmarket
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £25,770); Distance: 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(7) |
| - |
Billyjoh (GB) (gelding, grey, 8 13) |
038638- / 6 |
Flat (203) | Harry Davies | M Appleby Clearwide Racing… |
11/2 | |
| taken down early and wore hood to start, held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, led when hung right and impeded rival over 1f out, drifted right again inside final 110yds, ran on (rider suspended for 4 days for careless riding as he allowed his mount to continue to drift right-handed without cor | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(6) |
| 2¼ L |
Golden Redemption (USA) (colt, bay, 8 5) |
33123-3 / 4 |
Flat (34) | S De Sousa | A M Balding Mr Saeed Suhail |
3/1 | |
| wore hood to start, prominent, soon raced in second, briefly led over 1f out, soon headed, badly impeded and carried right by winner 1f out, carried right again towards finish, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(5) |
| ½ L |
Silver Ghost (IRE) (filly, grey, 9 1) |
119066- / 4 |
Flat (216) | D Egan | Miss E C Lavelle Mr W H Simpson |
7/1 | |
| wore hood to start, held up in rear, headway from halfway, edged right over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on but no impression on leading pair towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
1(1) |
| 1¼ L |
Elarak (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
11761-4 / 4 |
Flat (21) | Tom Marquand | C Hills Shadwell Estate… |
11/8 | |
| prominent, raced alone far side, pushed along inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds | ||||||||||
5th |
4(4) |
| 5 L |
Misunderstood (FR) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
309096- / 4 |
Flat (176) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Mr M J Macleod… |
22/1 | |
| led, raced towards centre, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
6(3) |
| 3¾ L |
Leadman (GB) (colt, bay, 8 6) |
078U6-8 / 6 |
Flat (13) | Connor Planas | D O'Meara Thoroughbred British… |
13/2 | |
| prominent, outpaced over 1f out, soon struggling, weakened quickly inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5(2) |
| - |
Shah (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
2221/ / 4 |
Flat (570) | Billy Loughnane | G Boughey Mr & Mrs R Scott |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
8(8) |
| - |
Benacre (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 2) |
216035 / 6 |
Flat (5) | S D Bowen | C Johnston Susan and John… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||