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Newbury Super Sprint

Saturday 18 July 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

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13:55 Betvictor Steventon Stakes (Listed Race)
Class 1

Al Zanati Fits the Bill at Newbury

Weight, form, market, and Buick — four signals pointing the same direction.

Medium 2 min read

Al Zanati WIN 5/2
5th
14:25 Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
Class 2

Shrimp Shady's Weight Drop Rewrites the Conversation

Eight pounds off the back of a winning run is a harder argument to dismiss than any market drift

Medium 2 min read

Shrimp Shady WIN 5/1
WON
15:02 Hallgarten And Novum Wines Hackwood Stakes (Group 3)
Class 1

Soldier's Tree Leads But Symbol Of Honour Lurks

The market favourite makes the running case, but a drifting Appleby runner may be the bet the crowd is sleeping on

Speculative 3 min read

Symbol Of Honour EACHWAY 4/1
WON
15:37 Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 2

Etienne's Weight Advantage Settles the Sprint

A 13lb drop onto 8-8 and a steaming market make this a straightforward call in a chaotic 26-runner field.

Medium 3 min read

Etienne WIN 4/1
4th
16:12 Darley Ebf Fillies' Novice Stakes (gbb/gbbplus Race)
Class 2

Gosden Yard's Firepower Makes Miss Scott Unbeatable

A 50% yard strike rate and a steaming market signal only one outcome at Newbury

Medium 2 min read

Miss Scott WIN 10/11
WON
16:47 Back The Super Boost At Betvictor Ebf Novice Stakes
Class 4

Satellite Of Love Looks The Part At Newbury

Form, speed and weight combine to make the Cox runner hard to oppose in this 2yo novice

Medium 3 min read

Satellite Of Love WIN 7/2
WON
17:20 British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Stakes
Class 3

Velvet Rhythm's weight drop makes her the one

Ten pounds off the back in a six-runner fillies' handicap — that's not a coincidence, that's an invitation.

Speculative 2 min read

Velvet Rhythm WIN 10/3
3rd

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Newbury Super Sprint

Al Zanati Fits the Bill at Newbury

Shrimp Shady's Weight Drop Rewrites the Conversation

Soldier's Tree Leads But Symbol Of Honour Lurks

Etienne's Weight Advantage Settles the Sprint

Gosden Yard's Firepower Makes Miss Scott Unbeatable

Satellite Of Love Looks The Part At Newbury

Velvet Rhythm's weight drop makes her the one