Newmarket (July) 14:44 RESULTED
Class 5 22 Aug 2026

Saturday 22 August Hargreaves Services PLC Handicap Stakes

Hargreaves Services PLC Handicap Stakes · 1m

Official Result

Hargreaves Services PLC Handicap Stakes

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  1. Winner Royal Bodyguard (IRE) Pat Dobbs · Michael Bell
    11/4
  2. Second Khuskhas (GB)
    100/30
  3. 14/1
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Saturday Draw Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
No.
Horse
Form
Jockey / Trainer
OR
SR?
RPR/OR
Age
Wgt
AI
Votes
Odds
Pick
Comment
1
Napolian silks
Napolian
Age 3 · 9-9
810472
70
70
72
3
9-9
11/2 11/4 11/2
Napolian shaped well when second last time out, and with experience over today's trip and going plus a quick seven-day turnaround keeping him cherry-fit, he makes a bold case from stall one; the 135 lb burden is the chief concern.
AI verdict

SR 70 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

2
Forever Endless silks
Forever Endless
Age 3 · 9-9
555
70
55
67
3
9-9
10/1 10/1 8/1
Winless in his last three starts, all of them fifth-place finishes, Forever Endless ranks seventh of eight on our figures and his speed rating does little to inspire; he has run over today's trip and draws stall two, but it is hard to make a strong case here.
AI verdict

SR 55 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 14/1.

3
Aerial Silk silks
Aerial Silk
Age 3 · 9-8
434-78
69
70
74
3
9-8
8/1 10/1 13/2
Aerial Silk shaped with promise when fourth three starts back and third four starts back, and he has run over today's trip, while our rating of 74 puts him competitive in this field; the concern is that he has been winless in recent starts and comes here after a 55-day break.
AI verdict

SR 70 suggests ability but 15/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

4
Royal Bodyguard silks
Royal Bodyguard
Age 3 · 9-7
-83642
68
75
75
3
9-7
10/3 4/1 3/1
Royal Bodyguard shaped with plenty of promise when second last time out, and his distance and going experience here reads well; winless in his last five starts is the main concern, though he rates as a strong threat from stall four carrying 133 lb.
AI verdict

SR 75 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

5
Guest House silks
Guest House
Age 3 · 9-6
-14731
67
83
68
3
9-6
2/1 5/2 2/1
Guest House won last time out and has experience of today's trip and conditions in his favour, but a 132 lb burden and a ranking of sixth of eight in this field give pause — he'll need to reproduce that latest winning effort to make an impact here.
AI verdict

SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Khuskhas silks
Khuskhas
Age 3 · 9-4
0-5014
65
76
75
3
9-4
7/2 FCST 10/3
Khuskhas won two starts back and now returns on familiar distance and going terms, carrying 130 lb from stall seven; a fourth last time out is the one question mark, but her rating of 75 marks her as the one to beat here.
AI verdict

SR 76 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

7
La Mariposa silks
La Mariposa
Age 3 · 9-3
5824
64
36
56
3
9-3
33/1 14/1 33/1
Winless in her last four starts and ranked bottom of the field on our figures, La Mariposa faces a stiff ask here; she has run over today's trip and going before, and a second two starts back offers a crumb of encouragement, but the weight of evidence is against her.
AI verdict

SR 36 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 33/1.

8
Karakula Dancer silks
Karakula Dancer
Age 3 · 9-1
312538
62
65
71
3
9-1
11/1 13/2 10/1
Third two starts back gives Karakula Dancer some cheer, and he has experience over today's trip and going, but that eighth last time out after a 47-day absence is a concern, and carrying 127 lb from stall six asks questions at a mark of 62.
AI verdict

SR 65 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

Horse Bet365 Paddy Power Coral Ladbrokes William Hill Betfred Best
1 Napolian 11/2 open 3.75 6/1 open 4.00 13/2 open 4.00 13/2 open 4.00 13/2 open 4.00 13/2 open 4.00 13/2 Coral
2 Forever Endless 10/1 8/1 open 13.00 17/2 open 13.00 17/2 open 13.00 9/1 open 13.00 17/2 open 13.00 10/1 Bet365
3 Aerial Silk 8/1 open 21.00 15/2 open 17.00 7/1 open 11.00 7/1 open 11.00 13/2 open 11.00 7/1 open 11.00 8/1 Bet365
4 Royal Bodyguard 10/3 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 3/1 open 5.00 10/3 Bet365
5 Guest House 2/1 open 3.75 2/1 open 3.50 2/1 open 3.75 2/1 open 3.75 2/1 open 3.75 2/1 open 3.75 2/1 Bet365
6 Khuskhas 7/2 open 6.50 10/3 open 5.50 7/2 open 5.00 7/2 open 5.00 7/2 open 5.00 7/2 open 4.33 7/2 Bet365
7 La Mariposa 33/1 open 15.00 50/1 open 21.00 40/1 open 21.00 40/1 open 21.00 40/1 open 21.00 33/1 open 21.00 50/1 Paddy Power
8 Karakula Dancer 11/1 open 9.00 10/1 open 7.50 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 open 8.00 11/1 Bet365

Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer), Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync. Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.

Chamber Verdict

Balanced lens

Guest House

Speculative

Guest House owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (46) and market confidence (91). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.

2/1 George Margarson Silvestre De Sousa
73% Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner

Khuskhas

Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.

7/2 · Tom Clover
✓ Value Signal

La Mariposa

Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.

33/1 · P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
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Chamber Signals

How the chamber read the race

Why this horse Live cards showing how the active lens weighted each signal for this outcome.
Speed rating Speculative
46 / 100
⚖ Weight 38% +17.5 pts

Base ability signal derived from the runner's best available speed figure.

Market confidence Dominant
91 / 100
⚖ Weight 22% +20.0 pts

Transforms live price respect into a confidence signal inside the chamber.

Pace profile Low conviction
36 / 100
⚖ Weight 12% +3.4 pts

How cleanly the runner's engine fits the projected rhythm and pressure map.

Value edge Low conviction
38 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +3.8 pts

Shows whether the current price still leaves enough upside in the pick.

Chaos factor Dominant
40 / 100
⚖ Weight 10% +4.0 pts

Controlled volatility that keeps the simulation realistic and stress-tests the profile.

Favourite bias Speculative
59 / 100
⚖ Weight 8% +4.7 pts

Extra certainty applied when the active lens wants to trust the obvious market leader.

Top chamber signals Top 5 ranked by the active lens.
1 5. Guest House
53.6 2/1
2 6. Khuskhas
49.7 7/2
3 4. Royal Bodyguard
49.1 10/3
4 3. Aerial Silk
48.7 8/1
5 1. Napolian
48.1 11/2
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5
Age 3 · 9-6
2/1
★★★☆☆ SR 83 🐾

SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

4
Age 3 · 9-7
10/3
★★★☆☆ SR 75 🐾

SR 75 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

6
Age 3 · 9-4
7/2
★★★☆☆ SR 76 🐾

SR 76 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

1
Age 3 · 9-9
11/2
★★★☆☆ SR 70 🐾

SR 70 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.

3
Age 3 · 9-8
8/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 70 🐾

SR 70 suggests ability but 15/2 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

2
Age 3 · 9-9
10/1
★☆☆☆☆ SR 55 🐾

SR 55 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 14/1.

8
Age 3 · 9-1
11/1
★★☆☆☆ SR 65 🐾

SR 65 suggests ability but 9/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.

STEAMERS

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Guest House
Confidence: Speculative

Guest House holds the highest SR in the field at 83 — a meaningful edge over Royal Bodyguard (SR 75) and Khuskhas (SR 76) — and that ability is backed by a recent last-time-out win in his Form:-14731 sequence, confirming peak form heading into today. He is proven at the mile trip (DistFit:+) and handles good to firm going (GoingFit:+), exactly today's conditions. Silvestre De Sousa's booking (13% career SR, 887 runners of experience) is the strongest jockey pairing in the field, and the market has shortened 11% since opening, reflecting stable confidence. The class rise (ClassMv:↑1) and a mark 6lb higher than his last win (MarkMv:+6) are the two genuine concerns, but his SR superiority and last-run form suggest the handicapper has not yet fully caught up with him. Each-way alternative: Royal Bodyguard. Main danger: Royal Bodyguard — Royal Bodyguard (SR 75, 4/1) carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-7, is proven at course and distance (Course:W0P1, DistFit:+, GoingFit:+), has tightened 7% in the market with Pat Dobbs — a 16% strike-rate jockey — booked, and his same-class assignment means no step up in grade to navigate.

Case against 4 clamped
  • Form sequence -14731 shows the win was sandwiched between a 7th and a 3rd — inconsistency flags that the last-out win may have been a career peak rather than a platform for further improvement under…
  • Class rise of ↑1 combined with a +6lb mark hike is a double penalty; George Margarson's 8% trainer SR is the weakest of the main market principals, offering little confidence he routinely delivers ho…
  • Khuskhas holds a Course W1P1 record at Newmarket July and Royal Bodyguard has Course W0P1 experience here — Guest House has no listed course form, a potential disadvantage on a track where draw, pace…
  • At 5/2 (shortest price in the field) Guest House is trading at a compressed price that leaves little margin for error; the +6lb rise means handicapper has responded aggressively and any rival running…
Shortlist Guest House, Royal Bodyguard, Khuskhas
Each-way: Royal Bodyguard Danger: Royal Bodyguard

🗺 The Course Class 5

1m Distance to cover
Good to Firm Expected going
8 Confirmed runners
Newmarket (July) Track and setting
Class 5 Race grade