17:10 Newmarket

Saturday 21 July 2018

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Aspall Cyder Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 1m 24.88s

(7)

Horsted Keynes²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 90| D

20/1

Second at Yarmouth last time over 7f but has only registered one win in the last four years. On a fair mark but should be vulnerable to a few of these.

Form: 433-692

(2)

Sea Fox²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 89| D

5/2

Pulled up lame at Chester in May, but finished close up in third over C&D 23 days ago in only outing since and no reason not to be in the mix again here.

Form: 342303

(1)

Hakeem^p1,t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Fran Berry| T: W J Haggas| OR: 82

2/1

Ready winner at Southwell (1m, AW) on reappearance in May, poor next time at Sandown next time but more like since at Haydock (1m, good to firm) and could go well here if array of new headgear has the desired effect.

Form: 17-193

(3)

Rogue¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 88| D

3/1

Promising sort, ran well here last month and looked better than ever when landing a six-runner Sandown handicap over this trip a fortnight ago. Should be in the firing line again.

Form: 14-5621

(6)

Regulator¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 88

8/1

Ayr winner as a juvenile (6f, good) who has kept decent company in novice events in the early part of this year. Ran well again at Ayr on handicap bow but not as good since at Hamilton. Capable of bouncing back.

Form: 57-3237

(5)

Sans Souci Bay^b⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 78| D

10/1

Four-time winner when he was with the Richard Hannon yard, back to winning way at Chester over this trip eight days ago, sticking to the task well. Not the most consistent, however.

Form: 0-58721

Non-Runners

(4)

Big Tour²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: S bin Suroor J: David Egan

Forecasts

Hakeem (2/1), Sea Fox (5/2), Rogue (3/1), Big Tour (6/1), Regulator (8/1), Sans Souci Bay (10/1), Horsted Keynes (20/1)

ROGUE was a good winner at Sandown last time and, despite a 5lb rise, looks capable of another strong challenger here for the in-form Richard Hannon team. Big Tour could well prove the chief threat now dropped back in trip having seemingly found a mile beyond him at Salisbury. He also has fitness on his side this time. Sea Fox and Hakeem – sporting new headgear – are also well capable of getting in the mix.