17:55 Newmarket

Thursday 4 June 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:56 | Winning time: 1m 23.02s

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(2)

Lyndon B⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 95

28/1

Won for the second time in the space of six weeks when justifying favouritism at Sandown (1m, good to firm) last August; didn't show up too positively at Meydan thereafter (five starts) and has since left the care of George Scott.

Form: 1-8P569

(12)

Hateya¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 95| D

18/1

Knocked at the door on various occasions last spring/summer (7f-1m), earning the right to go on her travels to Bro Park (Sweden) and Meydan (Dubai) latterly; holds few secrets from the handicapper and that could well make life fairly tough.

Form: 5323-65

(8)

Cliffs Of Capri^b¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 94| D

20/1

Sprung a 33-1 surprise when winning a 1m handicap (turf) at Meydan in late February; has won four-times over this 7f trip on these shores, and seemingly rates as the principal hope for the Melbourne 10 (ahead of new recruit Lyndon B).

Form: 037-791

(9)

Bear Force One¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: R A Teal| OR: 93| D

10/3

Improved steadily late last season after setting the ball rolling in a 7f maiden at Kempton Park; does compete from a career high handicap mark (93), but with real aspirations of developing into a Royal Ascot style handicapper; of interest.

Form: 84112-

(7)

Kimifive¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tuite| OR: 92| D

17/2

Highly tried last summer (notably in Class 2 handicaps at Glorious Goodwood and Ascot); wasn't at all disgraced when chasing home the James Tate-trained Intuitive on the Polytrack at Kempton (7f) on his penultimate start; place claims.

Form: 00672-5

(10)

Jack's Point¹⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: M Dwyer| T: W R Muir| OR: 91

18/1

Sole success from 18 starts came in a 5f novice at Chelmsford in September 2018; has blown hot and cold, although his Glorious Goodwood second to Land Of Legends (7f; Cl 2) demonstrates that ability does lie within; tricky to accurately assess.

Form: 255308-

(4)

Rathbone⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 91

11/1

Twice edged out in competitive 7f handicaps on Tapeta at Newcastle earlier in the year, and returns to turf seeking his first success since May 2019 (Leicester); possibly sits just a few pounds too high in the handicap from a mark in the low 90's.

Form: 000-220

(6)

Excellent Times²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 91| D

18/1

Produced back-to-back 7f wins at York (66-1) and Thirsk (3-1f) in late summer before finding life a shade too competitive in stronger contests at Ascot and Musselburgh; career best required from her elevated handicap mark.

Form: 371189-

(11)

Via Serendipity^t⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: S C Williams| OR: 90| D

9/1

Certainly is no stranger to the winners enclosure (7-30 career), including twice on Newmarket's Rowley Mile (7f-1m); was a narrow winner of Wolverhampton conditions stakes (1m+) in March; much better treated back on turf - rated 15lb lower.

Form: 015-210

(5)

Arbalet^t²⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 90| D

5/2

A useful performer for Hugo Palmer, finishing runner-up in the 7f Gigaset International Handicap at Ascot in July 2018; last season wasn't his most productive; has since joined the shrewd David O'Meara for 90,000gns; market most helpful.

Form: 440086-

(3)

Asdaa⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 89| D

12/1

Progressive on the AW since the turn of the year (a 7f winner at Chelmsford & Wolverhampton); that said, his handicap mark has taken a hit as a result, and this is appears to be a tough re-introduction to turf action; stablemate of Deep Intrigue.

Form: 212615

(1)

Deep Intrigue³²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 89

14/1

Dark Angel colt; has raced exclusively between 5f and 7f (winning four times on varying AW surfaces); absent for 320-days since finishing a short-head second to the front-running Qutob on the neighbouring July Course; stablemate of Asdaa.

Form: 749762-

Forecasts

Arbalet (5/2), Bear Force One (10/3), Kimifive (17/2), Via Serendipity (9/1), Rathbone (11/1), Asdaa (12/1), Deep Intrigue (14/1), Jack's Point (18/1), Hateya (18/1), Excellent Times (18/1), Cliffs Of Capri (20/1), Lyndon B (28/1)

Formerly with Hugo Palmer, Arbalet is a fascinating new recruit (cost 90,000gns) for the very shrewd David O'Meara, so it would come as no real surprise if this five-year-old were to prove very strong in the market exchanges. However, the most progressive (and also lightly raced) horse in this Class 3 handicap is Roger Teal's BEAR FORCE ONE. He competes from a career high handicap mark (93), but could feasibly yet be Royal Ascot bound were he to make a successful winning seasonal reappearance. Others worthy of a positive mention include the Meydan scorer Cliffs of Capri and the often highly-tried Kimifive.