Race Preview

8:30 Newbury

Thursday 2 July 2026 ·5 runners KTB Selection: Thanos · 57/100

A 5-runner Flat class 5 contest over 1m at Newbury (8:30), on Good To Firm going. KTB has scored every runner; the preview below reads the race off those numbers.

How the race shapes up

Not enough run-style evidence across the field to read the pace with confidence.

The KTB Fit ranking

  1. 1Thanos KTB Selection57/100
  2. 2Lucky Luna54/100
  3. 3Drymee53/100Usually held up and produces its effort late.
  4. 4Venturing42/100
  5. 5Del Corso42/100

The contenders

Thanos KTB Fit 57/100

Form 22-211 · Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds

1 win from 4 on good to firm (2 placed) No course form on record

Lucky Luna KTB Fit 54/100

Form 461 · Richard Hannon · Sean Levey

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

Drymee KTB Fit 53/100

Form 4-71 · James Fanshawe · Tom Marquand

No runs on good to firm — unproven on the ground No course form on record

The rest of the field

VenturingKTB Fit 42/100

KTB Fit Score 42/100.

Del CorsoKTB Fit 42/100

KTB Fit Score 42/100.

KTB verdict

KTB's top-rated runner is Thanos on a Fit Score of 57/100. On our numbers the main dangers are Lucky Luna and Drymee.

KTB Selection Thanos

Questions about this race

Which runner does KTB rate highest in the 8:30 at Newbury?

Thanos tops the KTB Fit ranking for this race on a score of 57/100.

How many runners are in this race?

5 runners are declared (non-runners excluded).

What is the going for the 8:30 at Newbury?

The going is described as Good To Firm.

What distance is this race run over?

It is run over 1m.

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