NEWMARKET · 16:05 · 2026-05-01

Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap

7f · Flat · Class 2 · 4yo+ · 0-105 · Good To Firm · Turf · 6 ran · 2 non-runners

Pos	Btn		Horse	Age	Wgt	OR	SP	BSP
1			BILLYJOH (GB)pNo. 3 · drawn 7 · 203 days since last runJ: Harry DaviesT: Michael ApplebySettled towards the back early - made progress into contention from 2f out - hit the front but veered off a straight line and bumped a runner inside the last furlong and a half - edged sideways once more close home - kept going to prevail	6	8-13	90	11/2	7.10
22.25L	2.25		GOLDEN REDEMPTION (USA)No. 7 · drawn 6 · 34 days since last runJ: Silvestre De SousaT: Andrew BaldingSat close up early in second - hit the front over a furlong out - overtaken soon after - bumped hard and shifted right by winner inside final furlong - drifted right once more near line - stayed on to finish second	4	8-5	82	3/1	4.70
32.75L	2.75		SILVER GHOST (IRE)No. 2 · drawn 5 · 216 days since last runJ: David EganT: Emma LavelleSettled at the back - progress from halfway - drifted right a furlong out - stayed on inside the final furlong without troubling the front two - third	4	9-1	92	7/1	8.82
44L	4		ELARAK (GB)No. 1 · drawn 1 · 21 days since last runJ: Tom MarquandT: Charles HillsTravelled close up on the far flank in isolation - driven approaching the last furlong - lost momentum close home to finish fourth beaten 4 lengths	4	9-12	103	11/8 F	2.66
59L	9		MISUNDERSTOOD (FR)No. 4 · drawn 4 · first run on recordJ: Daniel TudhopeT: David O'MearaWent straight to the front - overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away close home	4	8-13	90	22/1	25.00
612.75L	12.75		LEADMAN (GB)No. 6 · drawn 3 · 13 days since last runJ: Connor PlanasT: David O'MearaRaced close to the pace - lost ground a furlong out and dropped away - faded fast late to finish sixth	6	8-3	83	13/2	8.16

Non-runners: BENACRE (unsuitable ground), SHAH (self certificate, not eaten up)