Man On The Spot best bets for Newbury on Friday

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Breathalyze has done all of his winning at Chester so far and there are stamina doubts stepping up to a mile. Richard Hannon runs three of which Sea Voice may prove the pick ahead of Count Of Amazonia. Richard Hughes has two entries and Bermuda Schwartz could go well off a low weight while King Of Arms has already won this year and represents the in-form John Gosden. Johan was out of his depth in a Group 3 in October and could be interesting but SOCIETY LION, who was very green on debut, has bags of scope for improvement after winning easily at Yarmouth on his second start

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BREATH OF AIR’s only previous win came on this track. He’s been gelded since last season and been dropped a further 3lb so is now starting to look well treated. Blue Mist is a pound lower than when third in a valuable handicap over this trip at Ascot last July so also goes on the shortlist but Spirit Warning is best over a mile. Jackstar finished second at Newcastle 10 days ago but this is a much stronger contest and Quick Breath and Mohareb might also struggle. War Glory looks too high in the weights on his return but Bear Force One likes it here and will have benefited from his run at Newmarket, where he was well supported.

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Mackaar is an interesting runner on his first outing since being gelded. He is only a couple of pounds higher than when second over course and distance a year ago and ended up in Listed company last summer. Sleeping Lion won the valuable Mallard Handicap at Doncaster in September and appears to hold Genetics on that run but he may find this trip on the short side nowadays. Laafy may need to drop a few pounds before picking up the winning thread again but he can’t be ignored and Elgin is a smart hurdler accustomed to carrying big weights. RAJINSKY (NAP) won two of his three starts in 2019 and may still be improving. His options have increased after he proved his stamina at Wolverhampton in December.

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Moll Davis met interference at Newcastle 10 days ago and could go close here with a clear passage. Badenscoth is definitely worth a second look in a race like this as he was in terrific form at this time last year. Restorer is on a decent mark and another who could figure if fully wound-up but LUNAR JET is now 3lb lower than for last year’s victory at Newmarket and was a course and distance winner before that. He made a fair reappearance at Newcastle earlier this month and should be fully primed for this. Just The Man and Lawn Ranger are others to consider in an open-looking handicap.

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After four decent handicaps, unraced two-year-olds hog the limelight for the next hour. On breeding, QAADER looks the one to be on in this novice stakes. By Night Of Thunder he changed hands twice as a yearling, latterly for 110,000gns, and is now with Mark Johnston. Running Back wears the colours of Qatar Racing and he’s a half-brother to several winners including the smart Kool Kompany – Ryan Moore teams up again with Richard Hannon. There is pace in the pedigree of Marsabit and also Temple Bruer while City Code wears his owner’s first colours ahead of Free Dancer. Sadiqaa was an early foal and looks the pick of the remainder.

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Most of these will improve as they gain experience but there is reason to believe that both Al Watan and MR TRICK will be forward enough to do themselves justice. The former is a son of Dubawi out of a Brazilian Group 2 winner but may need a bit further. The latter gets the nod as he’s by Kodiac, though was sold for a knock-down 80,000gns as a yearling after costing 130,000gns as a foal. Majd Al Arab is also respected and Leto The First could outrun bigger odds.

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Sky Lake won at Newcastle in October but this may turn out to be a tough assignment under a penalty for Marco Botti’s filly. Love And Thunder is the first of two rides that Frankie has for John Gosden tonight. She made her debut on the all-weather at Deauville for Andre Fabre and was odds-on, though beaten a short-head. She’ll be fancied to gain compensation with normal progress but could find ALASH ORDA a tough nut to crack. The latter found Snow Shower too good on her debut at Salisbury but the winner finished fourth in last week’s Pretty Polly so the form is decent. Roger Varian also runs the unraced Dansili filly Jaaizah and she is worth noting for future reference as she has a nice middle-distance pedigree.

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Encipher, a winner over 7f here on his second start, will likely be a warm order in this as he should relish middle-distances this year but AL MADHAR could come to the aid of bookmakers. He pounced late to beat another Godolphin runner, Al Suhail, on debut at Newmarket and the runner-up won his next start and went on to place in a couple of Group 3 contests. Vintage Rascal was also a debut winner last year, at Windsor, but could be up against at least a couple of smart performers. Inherent is making his debut but could be anything being a son of Dubawi and the first foal to race of his stable’s dual Group 1 winner Integral.

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The second division of this novice stakes is almost as interesting at the first. Louganini and Tuscan Gaze won the two divisions of the same novice event at Newmarket in November. Roger Charlton’s Zoffany gelding achieved his victory in a much quicker time so can come out top of the two penalised runners but JACKSONIAN is preferred. He was third to the smart Military March at Newmarket last July and should make a decent three-year-old. Galata Bridge and Arabian Warrior have nice middle-distance pedigrees and are unlikely to be long in breaking their duck.

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