20 Jun 2026 15:11 Newmarket
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,731); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
JCB Hydrogen Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(5) |
| - |
Sea Cookie (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
22-1 / 3 |
Flat (19) | N Callan | Tom Clover Mr T A Rahman &… |
7/2 | |
| soon switched to race stands side, mid-division, angled out and pushed along for headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong and ridden, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Valley Ofthe Kings (SAF) (gelding, brown, 10 2) |
29-2879 / 4 |
Flat (73) | S Donohoe | Dylan Cunha The Kings Men |
25/1 | |
| raced on stands side rail and led, clear before halfway, pushed along and reduced lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(9) |
| ¾ L |
Goldwork (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
400-350 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Charles Bishop | Eve Johnson Houghton Mr G Owen |
5/1 | |
| mid-division far side, pushed along and improved well over 2f out, ridden and stayed on over 110yds out, took never dangerous third closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
4(1) |
| ¾ L |
Sapphire Steps (IRE) (filly, grey, 9 8) |
1577-58 / 3 |
Flat (35) | S Hitchcott | R Hannon J Palmer-brown,… |
8/1 | |
| raced centre to stands side, in rear, pushed along 2f out, ran on 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
5th |
5(2) |
| NS |
Bintola (GB) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
626-1 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Zac Lloyd | Harry Charlton Salhia Stud Limited |
9/4 | |
| wore red hood to post, soon switched to race stands side, chased leader, lost position and pushed along over 1f out, ran on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
2(4) |
| 2¼ L |
Expert Agent (GB) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
444121 / 6 |
Flat (35) | Jack Callan | S C Williams Mr J P Morris,… |
9/2 | |
| mounted in chute, raced far side, mid-division, ridden over 2f out and some headway, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
6(6) |
| ¾ L |
Dutch Finale (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
813380- / 4 |
Flat (282) | Alistair Rawlinson | S C Williams TJE Racing |
28/1 | |
| mounted in chute, awkward start, towards rear far side, pushed along 2f out, no response | ||||||||||
8th |
3(8) |
| 2 L |
Twilight Fun (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 13) |
213064 / 6 |
Flat (23) | Joey Haynes | C Banham Mr Matt Bartram |
11/1 | |
| went to post early, led far side, chased leader overall, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
9(7) |
| 5 L |
Romantic Twilight (GB) (filly, bay, 9 3) |
25016-0 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Rob Hornby | W Stone Mrs Denis Haynes |
33/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, mid-division far side, outpaced well over 2f out, soon behind | ||||||||||