16:00 Newmarket

Saturday 22 June 2024

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Packhorse Moulton Supports Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 10.39s

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(11)

Al Simmo²⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 90| CD

18/1

Back-to-back C&D winner during a largely productive 2022 campaign and performed well all 3 appearances in handicap company last year. Can go well fresh (went close on reappearance at York 12 months ago) and conditions in her favour, so there is cause for optimism.

Form: 26/2026-

(12)

Rhythm N Hooves^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 90| D

20/1

Royal Ascot winner last term and back in the groove sporting first-time blinkers in a 9-runner event at Doncaster (6f, good) at the end of May. Probably best to draw a line though his subsequent Goodwood display but others make more appeal in any case.

Form: 8-77515

(13)

Many A Star^t⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 88| D

17/2

In good form for this yard back in Britain, winning twice on AW in April. Has hit the crossbar on 3 of his 4 subsequent starts, including at Windsor (6f, good to firm) on Monday, and he should have a part to play off the same mark.

Form: 112522

(6)

Tiger Crusade²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: S De Sousa| T: D M Simcock| OR: 85| CD

14/1

Consistent sort who got on top close home when taking a C&D handicap off a 2 lb higher mark last summer. Wasn't disgraced back on turf behind Rhythm N Hooves at Doncaster but will need to better that if he's to regain the winning thread.

Form: 73-0465

(7)

Eminency^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 85| D

6/1

Progressive without winning last season for Clive Cox and has improved with each of his 3 starts this time round, failing by a whisker when finishing strongly at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) recently. Looks ready to strike on that evidence and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 340-962

(4)

Abate¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 84| BF| CD

8/1

Enjoyed a most productive 2023 campaign and hasn't done much wrong in 4 starts since returning to action in April, most recently finding just one too good at Ripon (6f, good to firm). Likely to give another good account but may again prove vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 12-6752

(3)

Completely Random³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 87| D

9/4

Landed the odds in 6f Wolverhampton novice during the Christmas period and showed improved form on just his second turf start when runner-up on the Rowley Mile (6f, good to firm) last month, pulling well clear with a thriving sort. Big player. Engaged 6.15 Ascot Friday.

Form: 621-62

(5)

Bulldog Drummond¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: P Owens| OR: 86| DWS

50/1

Raised his game when scoring twice on the AW during the winter but safely held off this mark on latest start in January (final start for George Boughey). Since undergone a wind op and opposable on debut for new yard.

Form: 261-146

(9)

How Impressive^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Davies| T: H Palmer| OR: 79| D

40/1

Successful 3 times on AW since the turn of the year and while he was beaten a long way returned to turf at York in May, his subsequent efforts at Doncaster and Hamilton have been more like it. Place possibilities.

Form: 836044

(10)

Goal Exceeded¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 85| D

14/1

Signed off 2-y-o campaign on a winning note at Naas and has made the frame on 2 of his 3 starts in handicaps this time round, third in a quite valuable contest at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) last time. This Irish raider is not without each-way hope back at 6f.

Form: 551-463

(8)

Trefor¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: C Hills| OR: 82| D

7/2

Winner of Windsor novice last summer and, having made the frame in a couple of strong handicaps on the Rowley Mile during the spring, he made it 2-2 at Windsor 19 days ago. 3 lb rise fair enough and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 146-241

(1)

Dashing Dick^p²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 74| CD

33/1

Snapped a long losing run when gamely scoring from the front over C&D last August. Ended 2023 with a decent effort in defeat on the AW but he's probably worth taking on following a 7-month absence.

Form: 617854-

Non-Runners

(2)

Wallop⁴⁹

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: R Hannon J: P Cosgrave

Forecasts

Completely Random (9/4), Trefor (7/2), Eminency (6/1), Abate (8/1), Many A Star (17/2), Goal Exceeded (14/1), Tiger Crusade (14/1), Al Simmo (18/1), Rhythm N Hooves (20/1), Wallop (25/1), Dashing Dick (33/1), How Impressive (40/1), Bulldog Drummond (50/1)

The pick of these could be EMINENCY, who finished with a flourish when just failing at Goodwood and this stiffer track will be in his favour. Completely Random went down narrowly to a most progressive type on the other course here last time and he is a much-respected main danger, while Trefor is another 3-y-o with a chance. Many A Star completes the shortlist.