SCAMPI

Sire Nayef

Dam Preveza

Our trainer Andrew Balding was delighted to retain Scampi, who won three races for his Kingsclere operation last season. A stayer who’s proven to have a good turn of foot, Scampi joined the RaceShare team with an aim of performances in Saturday handicaps. He started with a solid RaceShare debut at Epsom in April, rated 86, before winning an ultra-competitive handicap at York’s prestigious Dante meeting in May. Since then he’s gone from strength to strength as he shoots up the ratings, with another big handicap win at the Shergar Cup, and a striking placed performance in the Old Newton Cup. He’s also shown his trip versatility in the John Smith’s Cup over 10f when finishing 6th. When you purchase a share in Scampi, you will gain instant access to a wealth of past content and updates for the horse since RaceShare launched in November 2022.

Trainer Andrew Balding

Location Kingsclere, Hampshire

Purchased Tattersalls, Newmarke

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Gallery

RUNS

WINS

2ND

Result	Trainer	Jockey	Race Course	Race Date
DUBAI DUTY FREE SHERGAR CUP CHALLENGE (HANDICAP) (CLASS 2) 1M 4F
1^ST	Andrew Balding	Saffie Osborne	Ascot	12 Aug 23
SKY BET RACE TO THE EBOR JORVIK HANDICAP, CLASS 2, OVER 1M4F
1^ST	Andrew Balding	Hayley Turner	York	17 May 23
OLD NEWTON CUP, 1M 4F
2^ND	Andrew Balding	David Probert	Haydock	08 Jul 23
UNITE SCOTLAND’S FAREWELL TO PAT RAFFERTY HANDICAP, 1M 5F
5^TH	Andrew Balding	TBC	Ayr	24 Jun 23
BETFRED CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP , 1M 2F
5^TH	Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy	Epsom	25 Apr 23
JOHN SMITH’S CUP HANDICAP (CLASS 2) (HERITAGE HANDICAP)
6^TH	Andrew Balding	Callum Hutchinson	York	15 Jul 23	–
RIO FERDINAND FOUNDATION NORTHERN DANCER HANDICAP (CLASS 2)
6^TH	Andrew Balding	Hayley Turner	Epsom	03 Jun 23	–
SKY BET EBOR HANDICAP (HERITAGE HANDICAP) (CLASS 2) 1M 6F
10^TH	Andrew Balding	Jason Hart	York	26 Aug 23

The plan

Scampi made an early strike in 2023 with a stunning win in a £350k handicap at the prestigious York Dante meeting on May 17. This was followed by a couple of runs where things didn’t go his way, but he returned to form with a vengeance in July, finishing a fantastic second in the £150k Old Newton Cup at Haydock, as well as a strong performance in the £200k John Smith’s Cup when finishing sixth. He gave his owners their second big handicap win of the season with a breathtaking success in the Shergar Cup Challenge at Ascot on August 12. Scampi has proven himself to be a top handicap performer and after not staying the 1m 6f trip in the £500k York Ebor on August 26, he will now be aimed at more high quality handicaps over a little shorter. Scampi also holds international entries in the $5m Caulfield Cup (Saturday, October 21) and the $8m Melbourne Cup (Tuesday, November 7) in Australia in the autumn, although, he’s likely to need a further rise in the ratings to get in to one of those races.