16:30 Newmarket

Saturday 22 September 2018

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CJ Murfitt Ltd Amateur Riders' Cambridgeshire Handicap

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 54.8s

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(3)

Rotherwick^p1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss S M Doolan⁽³⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 89| CD

9/2

4lb higher than when winning at Windsor in June (1m2f, good to firm), but has continued to run well since and this 1m1f trip suits perfectly (past C&D winner); cheekpieces applied for the first-time.

Form: 516326

(4)

Tenor^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr Alex Ferguson| T: J Ryan| OR: 82| C

40/1

Shown no worthwhile form (including over hurdles) since his return to action from a lengthy absence; handicap mark in free-fall, but with good reason.

Form: 900/760

(7)

Red Charmer¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 79| D

8/1

Becky Smith is back on board for the first-time since the pair landed a rapid-fire hat-trick of wins (1m-1m1f) during August; 8lb above his last winning mark, and well beaten after a tardy start at York (1m2f) recently.

Form: 111440

(5)

Bubble And Squeak²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: S Kirk| OR: 83

2/1

All out winner of a 1m Goodwood fillies handicap (good to soft) in May, and has been set some much tougher tasks (mainly at Ascot) since; better latest when beaten just a neck on the AW at Chelmsford (1m2f); raised another 2lb.

Form: 510382

(2)

Biotic¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Mr Patrick Millman| T: B R Millman| OR: 77

10/1

5lb higher than when winning for this rider at Salisbury in July (1m, good to firm); best suited by a strong early pace (hold up horse); never able to get involved after a slow start latest.

Form: 114135

(8)

Know Your Limit^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: E Walker| OR: 76

3/1

14-race maiden who has recorded a number of near misses; has shown his strongest form at 1m2f, so might find this trip on the sharp side; handled by the prolific Serena Brotherton.

Form: 3-42746

(1)

Oswald⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Mr R Birkett| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 73

7/1

11-race maiden; absent since finishing last of six at Wolverhampton (7f) in July; with Robyn Brisland when runner-up on sole previous start here in a 7f nursery in October 2017; stamina reservations.

Form: 2-35276

Non-Runners

(6)

Brother McGonagall¹⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: T D Easterby J: Mrs Emily Roberts

Forecasts

Bubble And Squeak (2/1), Know Your Limit (3/1), Rotherwick (9/2), Brother McGonagall (6/1), Oswald (7/1), Red Charmer (8/1), Biotic (10/1), Tenor (40/1)

Not an overly taxing contest, so the rather obvious one is the Simon Walker-ridden 3yo filly BUBBLE AND SQUEAK. She has contested some competitive races at Ascot (Class 3) since winning at Goodwood in May, and she bounced back to her best when going down narrowly on the AW at Chelmsford latest. Raised another 2lb, the handicapper is gradually making her life tougher, but she looks more than capable of seeing off these rivals. A potential danger is the top-weight Rotherwick who tends to excel over this 1m1f trip, and has the perceived benefit of newly applied cheekpieces.