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Saturday 22 August 2026

14:09

Twyford Down Cutting Handicap Stakes

Class 4, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 13 runners

Winning time 1m 11.86s

Going
Good
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

Pilu (IRE)

No. 3, stall 1

3yo, 9-12, OR 86

J: Joe Leavy · T: Roger Teal

1:11.86 £6,442

Settled handy near the stands rail early - up with the front group - pushed forward passing the two furlong marker - closed on the pace with a furlong left - poised to strike inside the last - went ahead 75yds out - stayed on to win

2nd

Sword (GB) t

No. 4, stall 2

5yo, 9-12, OR 83

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Stuart Williams

0.2 £3,021

Held nearside early - tracked front group - roused for effort with 2f left - closed steadily entering last furlong - driven inside final furlong to snatch second close home

3rd

Rajaking (GB) t

No. 7, stall 6

4yo, 9-10, OR 81

J: Dylan Hogan · T: T J Kent

½ £1,511

Settled towards the back of the pack - boxed in and needing space approaching the final 2f - pushed along and finding another gear inside the last furlong - stayed on to snatch third close home

4th

Spring Bloom (GB)

No. 12, stall 7

9yo, 9-3, OR 74

J: David Probert · T: John Butler

0.3 £755

Sat close to the pace early - pushed along approaching final 2f - went up in front briefly inside the last - overhauled close home and unable to find more - eased back to finish fourth

5th

Fifty Nifty (IRE) /es

No. 11, stall 9

5yo, 9-4, OR 75

J: George Wood · T: Martin Dunne

0.3 £378

slowly away - restrained towards the back of the field - no gap available over 1f out and urgency applied - threaded between opponents inside the final furlong and closed strongly - fifth at the line

6th

Juan Les Pins (GB)

No. 10, stall 13

9yo, 9-1, OR 77

J: Conor Whiteley (5) · T: Michael Appleby

1 £189

Pulled hard early - settled midpack - pushed for effort with 2f left - found a little extra a furlong out - kept going to finish sixth

7th

Royal Accord (GB)

No. 13, stall 12

4yo, 8-5, OR 69

J: Olivia Haines (7) · T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

0.2

Held up in the pack early - unable to land a telling blow - finished 7th beaten 2½ lengths

8th

Expert Agent (GB)

No. 9, stall 4

6yo, 9-5, OR 79

J: Ashley Lewis (3) · T: Stuart Williams

0.3

Settled at back of field - angled right and pushed along with 2f to go - made gradual progress inside final two furlongs - stayed on without reaching the front pack finishing 8th beaten 2¾ lengths

9th

Zoulu Chief (GB)

No. 1, stall 10

5yo, 10-2, OR 87

J: George Bass · T: Heather Main

0.3

Sent clear early - pushed along over 2f out and again inside final furlong - lost the advantage close home and found little room - faded to finish ninth beaten 3 lengths

10th

Back To Me (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

3yo, 9-10, OR 84

J: Callum Hutchinson · T: Patrick Chamings

¾

held up towards the back - lost touch with leaders 3f out - pressed for effort under urging but unable to close 2f out

11th

Sea Cookie (IRE) t

No. 8, stall 8

3yo, 9-9, OR 83

J: Neil Callan · T: Tom Clover

¾

Settled towards rear early - squeezed for space inside final furlong and dropped back - never involved in finish - eventually finished 11th beaten 4.5 lengths

12th

Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) p

No. 5, stall 11

7yo, 9-11, OR 82

J: Dale Swift · T: Seb Spencer

2

Held a forward spot early - asked for effort past the 2f marker - under pressure soon after - faded inside the final furlong to finish 12th

13th

Photosynthesis (IRE)

No. 2, stall 5

5yo, 9-13, OR 84

J: Robert Havlin · T: Peter Chapple-Hyam

¾

Fought for control early - sat in the pack before pressed for effort with 3f left - driven approaching the final furlong and dropped away to finish 13th

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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