15:50 Newmarket

Saturday 26 August 2017

All14:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

CJ Murfitt Ltd Handicap

Off time: 15:54 | Winning time: 2m 53.71s

(8)

Jaameh²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 97| CD

8/1

Won three times in his career on varying ground, including over C&D in his latest win. Disappointing in three starts subsequently but a little better than the bare result at the Goodwood Festival last time out and each-way claims back here.

Form: 211055

(3)

Blakeney Point²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ted Durcan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 97

11/2

Only just touched off at the Goodwood Festival when finishing ahead of Jaameh last time but best turf efforts have come with cut in the ground and he has to contest this race off a 2lb higher mark.

Form: 6-10442

(5)

Goldmember⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D M Simcock| OR: 95

20/1

Still only has an impressive 5L maiden win at Thirsk to his name. That led to him being tried in Group/Listed company without success. Now drops into handicaps, which looks more realistic and yard do well with their stayers.

Form: 6754-86

(1)

Theydon Grey⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 92| D

11/2

Has improved with each step up in trip recently and recorded his third win on the bounce at York last time. Non-runner at that course earlier in the week after some rainfall and likely to find these conditions to his liking.

Form: 8-44111

(10)

Codeshare¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: Sally Haynes| OR: 83

20/1

Back-to-back winner at Newcastle last year but not shown much in three starts for this yard and he's yet to score on turf. May do better with De Sousa back in the saddle (on board for one of his wins) and he's back down to his last winning mark.

Form: 342834

(7)

Hochfeld²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 92| D

9/4

Back-to-back winner at Chester earlier in the season and has run well in defeat on two subsequent starts. May prove even better on faster ground so cant be dismissed after a fair effort in heavy conditions at Goodwood last time.

Form: 421126

(6)

Kajaki^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: K A Ryan| OR: 79| BF| D

10/1

Returned with a win at Catterick in April but just struggling to get his head in front subsequently and has to contest this off a career high mark. First time he's back on faster ground since his win though so possible he may do better here.

Form: 3-18222

(9)

Reshoun²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: Ian Williams| OR: 85

9/1

Running well in France last seen and not disgraced at the Goodwood Festival last time out. Looked a little edgy in the prelims but arrives here on a 2lb lower mark and still very much unexposed; interesting runner.

Form: 1626

(2)

Sporting Times⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 82

11/2

Maiden winner at Lingfield earlier in the year but well beaten off this sort of mark twice subsequently including at this course last time. Needs improvement to figure here.

Form: 2-4163

Non-Runners

(4)

Cleonte²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: A M Balding J: Joshua Bryan

Forecasts

Hochfeld (9/4), Blakeney Point (11/2), Theydon Grey (11/2), Sporting Times (11/2), Jaameh (8/1), Reshoun (9/1), Kajaki (10/1), Cleonte (16/1), Goldmember (20/1), Codeshare (20/1)

Theydon Grey will enjoy the drying ground here and gets the services of useful 5lb claimer Georgia Cox while Kajaki may do better returned to faster ground. However, it may be worth siding with HOCHFIELD who ran a creditable race in defeat last time when soft ground wouldn't have been ideal and he's still relatively unexposed.