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Saturday 1 July 2023

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JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

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Rajinsky⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Planas⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 107| D

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Nottingham in April. Good fifth of 16 in handicap at Chester (18.6f, soft, 14/1) 50 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 419-165

(8)

Rainbow Dreamer^p⁸⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 100| CD

25/1

Eleven wins from 39 Flat runs. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 9-runner minor event (10/1) at this C&D 85 days ago, suited by way race developed. Not discounted.

Form: 512-271

(14)

Calling The Wind^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: N Callan| T: R Hughes| OR: 99

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 15/2, good second of 19 in Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot (20f, good) 11 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 370-462

(3)

Berkshire Rocco^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee| T: A M Balding| OR: 99| BF| D

28/1

Latest win at Southwell in January. Bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Royal Ascot (14.2f, good, 25/1) 11 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 4-12500

(9)

Omniscient²⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 95

15/2

Progressive on the whole and was firmly back on the up when scoring readily at Southwell (1m4f) 9 months ago. Yard is among the winners so he's very much one to consider now stepping up to 2m.

Form: 433181-

(16)

Zoffee¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer| OR: 95| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Good sixth of 19 in Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot (20f, good, 16/1) 11 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Merits consideration off an unchanged mark.

Form: 3734-26

(19)

Post Impressionist^p²⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 95

8/1

Low-mileage Teofilo gelding who signed off for 2022 with a career-best win in 14-runner handicap at York (13.8f, good to soft) in October, forging clear. 8lb higher now and off 8 months but he's interesting with this step up to 2m a big plus.

Form: 204331-

(7)

Adjuvant⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 94

6/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 5/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Newmarket (14f, good) 43 days ago, staying on well. Makes tapeta debut. Looks competitive on form despite a 4 lb rise.

Form: 8358-21

(10)

Golden Rules¹⁰⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D Faulkner| OR: 94| D

9/2

1 win from 1 run this year. First run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when winning 7-runner handicap (9/1) at Kempton (16f), always holding on. Off 108 days and this is tougher but not totally dismissed.

Form: 21244/1

(6)

Vino Victrix⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: H Morrison| OR: 93| D

18/1

Enjoyed a productive 2022 campaign, runner-up in Cesarewitch at Newmarket. Not disgraced when 11th in Chester Cup (18.6f, soft) 50 days ago and weighted to go well on his tapeta debut.

Form: 2124-80

(2)

Law Of The Sea^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 92| BF

12/1

Good fourth of 19 in Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot (20f, good) 11 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces back on. Can give another good account.

Form: 3-00424

(13)

Themaxwecan^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 92| D

40/1

Useful sort who has got back on track of late, twelfth of 19 in Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot (20f, good, 40/1) 11 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 017-930

(17)

Good Show²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Hart| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 91| BF

28/1

Latest win at Hamilton in May. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (11.8f, firm, 4/1) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes tapeta debut with more required.

Form: 92-0318

(18)

Aztec Empire⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 89| D

22/1

Pair of AW wins at up to 2m at Kempton this year but having only his second outing on turf when a remote sixth on very testing ground at Newbury last month. Could bounce back.

Form: 2-14166

(12)

Sir Chauvelin⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 8-7| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 88| C| D

50/1

4-time course winner. Only tenth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (13.1f, firm, 50/1) 7 days ago but veteran is the sort to bounce back round here.

Form: 70083-0

(11)

Nathanael Greene^p³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: W J Haggas| OR: 88

9/2

Mainly on the up last season (a dual winner) and he has posted solid efforts at Ascot and Goodwood (14f) this May. Needs considering now his stamina is drawn out more.

Form: 2140-54

(20)

Matchless¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: G Lee| T: J Candlish| OR: 88| CD

66/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Doncaster in May. 8/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good to firm) 19 days ago, having run of race. Significantly up in trip but he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 0255-13

(15)

Green Team²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: Ian Williams| OR: 87

100/1

Useful performer at best but comfortably held all 4 starts in Meydan this year for present stable and no upturn for return to these shores when well held at Ascot and Espom.

Form: 904077

(1)

Mountain Road^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: D M Simcock| OR: 86| D

33/1

Ended last season on the up, winning a pair of Chelmsford handicaps at up to 2m, but only sixth of seven in 2m Goodwood handicap last time. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2211-46

Non-Runners

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Second Slip²⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: J R Fanshawe J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Golden Rules (9/2), Nathanael Greene (9/2), Adjuvant (6/1), Omniscient (15/2), Post Impressionist (8/1), Zoffee (9/1), Law Of The Sea (12/1), Second Slip (12/1), Calling The Wind (14/1), Vino Victrix (18/1), Aztec Empire (22/1), Rainbow Dreamer (25/1), Rajinsky (25/1), Berkshire Rocco (28/1), Good Show (28/1), Mountain Road (33/1), Themaxwecan (40/1), Sir Chauvelin (50/1), Matchless (66/1), Green Team (100/1)

William Haggas' low-mileage 4-y-o POST IMPRESSIONIST signed off for 2022 with an emphatic York success and can take another sizeable step forward on his first go over 2m to claim his biggest prize yet. Sir Mark Prescott's returning Omniscient is another unexposed stayer going the right way and he rates a big threat, while Cesarewitch runner-up Vino Victrix is weighted to have a say if building on his Chester Cup eleventh. Adjuvant and Nathanael Greene complete the shortlist in a cracking Plate.