20:10 Newbury

Tuesday 26 June 2018

All18:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4521:15

Jung Pumpen & Pump Technology Handicap

Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 1m 36.98s

(9)

Diocles Of Rome¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 70

7/2

Makes his handicap debut after respectable runs in 1m novice/maiden races; no match for a 1/5f (Sharaam) on firm ground at Nottingham latest.

Form: 6-42

(3)

Face Like Thunder⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

11/2

Absent since a very moderate run on the Fibresand at Southwell (1m) in late April, but his 2017 7f efforts were more encouraging; fair mark for handicap debut.

Form: 83-5

(5)

Carlini²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: B J Meehan| OR: 68| D

9/2

Toughed it out to score narrowly on his third start in a handicap at Windsor (1m) in early June (Roundhead third); progressing with racing, but a 5lb higher mark makes life more difficult.

Form: 987-031

(4)

Enzo¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Keniry| T: E Walker| OR: 68| D

6/1

A dual 1m Brighton scorer as a juvenile (good to soft), but ran well enough on his first attempt over further at Haydock latest (fifth), so a slight surprise to see him dropped 3lb by the handicapper.

Form: 16-7085

(7)

Dukeofwallingford¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 67

14/1

Beaten just a head by today's rival Enzo on his second career start (1m Brighton), and is entitled to be stronger for his recent seasonal reappearance/handicap debut at Sandown (7f).

Form: 526-7

(1)

Wicked Sea⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamus Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 66| D

6/1

Built quickly upon a much improved second placed effort when hacking up by 6L for today's rider in a 1m Salisbury Class 6 Apprentices Handicap last week; trainer also saddles Roundhead.

Form: 778721

(2)

Makambe²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C Hills| OR: 66

12/1

Not too far off the pace on handicap debut at Doncaster earlier this month, finishing fifth of 16 to Flavius Titus; dam was a winner over this longer trip (1m).

Form: 074-5

(10)

Roundhead^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 66

16/1

Stablemate of Wicked Sea; 33/1 but showed improved form on handicap debut at Windsor latest (1m good) when beaten 2L by Carlini and renews rivalry on 5lb better terms.

Form: 75-703

(11)

Make Good¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Brown| OR: 65

25/1

Showed promise as a juvenile (6f Doncaster winner), but has struggled to make much of an impression in handicap company (often dwells) and is slipping quickly down the weights as a result.

Form: 259-407

(12)

Data Protection²⁶²

50/1

Ffos Las nursery winner (7.5f) in August 2017 who races from a 10lb higher mark nowadays; had wind surgery since his final juvenile start in October 2017; absence to overcome.

Form: 566129-

(6)

He's Our Star²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: A Stronge| OR: 64

16/1

Lost the race in the stewards room after 'winning' over the extended mile at Windsor in April (beat Bombshell Bay by a head), but has taken a couple of backward steps since.

Form: 69-5D07

Non-Runners

(8)

Lamb Chop¹²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: S Kirk J: Gary Mahon

Forecasts

Diocles Of Rome (7/2), Carlini (9/2), Face Like Thunder (11/2), Enzo (6/1), Wicked Sea (6/1), Makambe (12/1), Dukeofwallingford (14/1), He's Our Star (16/1), Roundhead (16/1), Make Good (25/1), Lamb Chop (33/1), Data Protection (50/1)

Despite competing in a slightly stronger race tonight, it's difficult to escape the alluring claims of last week's decisive Salisbury winner WICKED SEA. Reunited with 7lb claimer Seamus Cronin, this improving Zebedee filly should take some stopping in a race where the remainder are much of a muchness. Carlini competes as another previous winner (Windsor), but Richard Hannon (the trainer of the selection) should have a good line as to his likely ability through the less fancied stablemate and rival Roundhead.