So close but yet so far was the July Meeting day 1
description with four seconds and a third. No hard luck stories for any of them
so I’ve just got to push on and I’d be confident of big runs from all mentioned
today.
The handicap division, apart from 2 or three occasions (and
they should be winners thanks to Start Right) hasn’t been out best friend so
far this year but there’s a really strong fancy in the 1.50 Sprint Handicap.
New Planet's third in the Flying Childers (having come after a
blazing listed win) has earned him a tough mark for this season but it’s
arguable he’s earned it and he can be forgiven his last placed finish in the
Temple Stakes. He was run off his feet against some class acts and he would
have needed the outing.
He showed the benefit of that when a good sixth in a race
just as competitive handicap last time out and he didn’t appear to get the best
of runs when getting himself someway behind early on and not getting the
clearest of passages until 2 furlongs out. He’ll need to improve again from
that but a 5lbs claim from Dale Swift helps matters and the fact that he’s 6lbs
better off with Lexi’s Hero (not to mention also weighted to beat Cocktail
Charlie and Swiss Dream) means he has to be given a chance here and he’s likely
to be quite a price.
Of the others, the usual suspects make appeal, especially
the well weighted Charlie Cocktail, Swiss Diva (although a wide draw isn’t a
great help) and Majestic Dubawi has to be of interest after an eye-catching run
last time. The red – hot form of the Roger Varian yard will attract many to the
claims of Steps but this is a step up on what she’s had to deal with before while
Lexi’s Hero looks up against it after a hefty rise.
Just half an hour before, Jeremy Noseda’s Instance can get
the day off to a good start. An easy winner on her return at Kempton, she was
so highly liked that she had an entry in a valuable sales race (only withdrawn
late on) before running again in a hotly contested 6f handicap. The trip proved
a little too short for her against the progressive pair of Blanche Dubawi and
Swiss Dream but she ran on late and this step up in trip can see her get the
better of lightly raced and progressive types in Sir Michael Sotute’s Tuscainia
(whose chances may well be indicated by the market giving how she’s been off
since October of last year), Listed second Sweetie Time (who gets a 5lbs claim
to add to a fair mark) and Hezmah, who did everything effortlessly when taking a
big-field 7f Newbury maiden in April.
The rest of the card doesn’t necessarily have any betting opportunities
but the two maidens at 3.35 and 4.10, which contain a host of lovely types in
both races, are just the kind of races that some love at these meetings.
As far as pointers go (talking about the 3.35), the Al
Zarooni string have had great success here (as I write this, the unconsidered 9/1
shot Bridgefield has won the conditions race with ease) so either of their pair
has to be considered, with the half-brother to a Grade 1 winner in Sports
Section (also Derby entered) looking as if he’s the first string ahead of Dream
Ahead’s half-brother Police Force although with Godolphin many of their
supposed second strings do win so be careful of making assumptions. Mickadam is
a sign of the improvement that Richard Fahey has made as he now runs a Dubawi
colt who made $350,000 as a yearling for Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum,
famous for having world class horses with Mike De Kock.
Right Regal looks best of the horses that have run so far,
with the booking of Christophe Soumillion a notable sign of how well
connections think he should go, and Fiscal, who was sixth in a similarly nice
race over C&D on debut and Mark Johnston’s Hurricane Emerald, who was doing
his best work at finish when third starting out over this trip at Doncaster
last month. Six-figure purchases Net Whizz (for Jeremy Noseda) and Strada Facendo
(Luca Cumani) represent leading yards although the Richard Hannon team, who had
4 winners at last year’s meeting and already scored with Harbour Watch
yesterday, have Rougemont, who does look bread for middle distances being by
Montjeu.
Many will be all over Thimmar in the 4.10 but there are a
host of well bred sorts Royal Peculiar, Risk Assessed and the Freemason Lodge
debutant Eagles Peak.
Advice
1 pt win Instance (1.20 Newmarket July)
1 pt each/way New Planet (1.50 Newmarket July)
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