17:20 Newmarket

Friday 28 August 2020

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MansionBet Watch And Bet Handicap

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 59.67s

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(4)

Han Solo Berger^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall| OR: 87| CD

9/2

Has been holding his form really well over 5f this season, winning at Kempton and over C&D. Found race too competitive at York last time and worth treating as still in form.

Form: 161238

(3)

Zig Zag Zyggy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rowan Scott| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 85| D

10/1

Ex-Irish sprinter who posted career best on yard debut when winning 12-runner handicap at Hamilton earlier this month, but was in nothing like the same form back there 12 days on.

Form: 726-610

(12)

Live In The Moment⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Joseph Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: A West| OR: 83| D

13/8

An improved model since the resumption of racing, making it 3 wins from 4 starts at York (5f) last week. Escapes a penalty for that win, so has to be taken very seriously.

Form: 5-61211

(10)

Thegreatestshowman^v1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 81| D

13/2

Represents an in-form yard and would have gone close granted a clearer passage at Yarmouth (5f) last month. Not disgraced from 2 lb out of the weights in the Great St Wilfred at Ripon since. Visor on.

Form: 694330

(5)

Rio Ronaldo⁴⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: B J Meehan| OR: 78| D

22/1

Pretty useful at best but made it to the track only 3 times in 2019 and absent for 15 months ahead of this first run for new yard.

Form: 406/039-

(2)

Grandfather Tom⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 78| D

14/1

Had an excellent 2019, winning 3 of his 6 starts. Has yet to add to his tally this year but has posted some respectable efforts, including when fourth of 7 at Bath last week.

Form: 8-48324

(9)

Colonel Frank⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: M Quinn| OR: 77| C| D

7/1

Course winner but he has gone off the boil since a bright restart, beating only one at Yarmouth (6f) last time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1-42449

(14)

Jumira Bridge^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 76| D

50/1

Didn't pull up any trees for Robert Cowell despite winning at Sandown in 2019 and has been well held all 3 starts this year, including on yard debut last time. Plenty to prove.

Form: 649-968

(13)

Haveoneyerself¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 75| D

33/1

Showed improved form to resume winning ways at Windsor in June and was probably unlucky not to follow up at Bath. Not disgraced from new mark since but didn't go with any great fluency.

Form: 542-123

(11)

Green Door^b¹⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 74| CD

28/1

Races mostly on the all-weather these days and bounced back to form to score at Lingfield in January. Excuses last 2 starts (unproven on surfaces) but others preferred in any case back on turf.

Form: 8-13254

(1)

Shamshon⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 72| CD

22/1

3-time C&D winner who has been going through the motions for a while now, but is on a good mark if he can find some form.

Form: 9-57647

Non-Runners

(7)

Rose Hip³³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Tom Marquand

(6)

Eeh Bah Gum⁴⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: T D Easterby J: J P Sullivan

(8)

Summit Fever²³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: W Buick

(15)

Nibras Again²⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 6

T: P T Midgley J: K Stott

Forecasts

Live In The Moment (13/8), Han Solo Berger (9/2), Summit Fever (9/2), Rose Hip (5/1), Thegreatestshowman (13/2), Colonel Frank (7/1), Nibras Again (8/1), Zig Zag Zyggy (10/1), Grandfather Tom (14/1), Eeh Bah Gum (16/1), Shamshon (22/1), Rio Ronaldo (22/1), Green Door (28/1), Haveoneyerself (33/1), Jumira Bridge (50/1)

LIVE IN THE MOMENT has done nothing but improve since racing's resumption and he escapes a penalty for his recent York success, so is taken to strike again. Summit Fever's opening mark looks a fair one and he should go on progressing now heading into handicaps, so is an interesting contender, as is Eeh Bah Gum, who is not one to give up on having fallen a bit further in the weights.