19:30 Newbury

Tuesday 22 June 2021

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Maurice Adams Memorial Handicap

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 27.85s

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(9)

Masked Identity^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 77| D

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, step back in right direction when fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 367084

(4)

Spring Romance¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 75| D

50/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 11/1) 13 days ago. Others preferred now having a rare outing on turf in recent times.

Form: 883389

(8)

Delta River¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: James Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 75

12/1

First run since leaving Katharine Davis when second of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Chepstow (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago.

Form: 25/6-42

(10)

Top Secret^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 73| BF

12/1

10/3 and hooded first time, first run since leaving Clive Cox when seventh of 8 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) on reappearance 15 days ago. Needs to leave that run behind.

Form: 3/2336-7

(7)

Blackcastle Storm²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 72| BF| D

4/1

Runner-up over 1m on first 2 outings this term, the later here on good to soft. Not at best at Yarmouth latest but capable of bouncing back now dropping back to 7f with William Buick in the saddle.

Form: 944-227

(6)

Newton Jack²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: W S Kittow| OR: 70| D

13/2

Back to winning ways at Salisbury (7f, soft) in May but not in the same form over 6f back there since.

Form: 044-615

(1)

Gavi Di Gavi¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Miss Georgia King⁽⁷⁾| T: A King| OR: 67| D

22/1

Pair of AW wins earlier in the year but recent efforts not so good. Return to turf needs to help spark a revival.

Form: 351307

(3)

Sunset Bay⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E Walker| OR: 74| BF

1/1

Unlucky not to win when second at Salisbury (7f, good) 9 days ago, conceding first run. Pulled 6 lengths clear of the third and should take plenty of stopping off the same mark.

Form: 446-262

(2)

Mammasaidknockuout¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: L Dettori| T: R Hannon| OR: 65

22/1

Unable to make an impact in handicaps so far this year but the booking of Dettori catches the eye.

Form: 813-986

Non-Runners

(11)

Mr Tyrrell⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: R Hannon J: P J Dobbs

(5)

Hit The Silk²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 8

T: Mrs N S Evans J: Gina Mangan

Forecasts

Sunset Bay (1/1), Blackcastle Storm (4/1), Mr Tyrrell (5/1), Newton Jack (13/2), Masked Identity (10/1), Top Secret (12/1), Delta River (12/1), Mammasaidknockuout (22/1), Gavi Di Gavi (22/1), Hit The Silk (33/1), Spring Romance (50/1)

SUNSET BAY is a 3-y-o heading in the right direction and holds strong claims off the same mark as when second (well clear of the third) at Salisbury last week. Blackcastle Storm has performed with credit on both previous visits here and can bounce back from a lesser run at Yarmouth and provide the chief threat ahead of Delta River.