19:15 Newbury

Thursday 26 July 2018

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Relyon Cleaning Newbury Handicap

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 2m 10.33s

(3)

Dive For Gold⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 85| D

11/4

Dubawi colt who was a Salisbury novice winner (1m2f, good to firm) on his second start in May. Improved on that under his penalty at Chelmsford last time. Initial handicap mark looks workable and this unexposed colt could have a big say.

Form: 012

(5)

Asoof²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 84| D

6/1

Made a winning start on handicap debut at Ripon but disappointed at Doncaster since. Not the most straightforward at the start, as seen when slowly away last time out but she's still unexposed and not discounted back down in trip.

Form: 34514

(7)

Tahreek²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jim Crowley| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 81

5/2

Showed some promise in maiden company and improved to win on handicap debut when up in trip at Nottingham last month. The third from that race has won since and likely there's more to come now given even more of a stamina test from just 6lb higher.

Form: 5-541

(4)

Sergio Leone¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| C

13/2

Gained a second career win last time out when winning over 1m here. Up 4lb for that and this is a stronger race; looks vulnerable as far as win purposes are concerned.

Form: 21-4671

(2)

Sweet Charity¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D J Coakley| OR: 78| D

15/2

Placed in a trio of maidens on AW this winter before making a winning start in handicaps at Leicester. Too keen at Salisbury last time but produced a better effort here on her latest outing. Perhaps vulnerable to less exposed types.

Form: 33-2142

(6)

Silver Crescent⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 76

6/1

Improved from his two-year-old career to finish runner-up at Wolverhampton on handicap debut last time. 6lb rise for that looks a little harsh but fast ground on turf could be his optimum surface given his sire and not ruled out.

Form: 705-2

(1)

Royal Household¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: George Wood| T: A King| OR: 71

40/1

Won at Goodwood as a juvenile but he hasn't won since and seems inconsistent. Well beaten at Epsom last time out on debut for this yard and others preferred.

Form: 56-2777

Forecasts

Tahreek (5/2), Dive For Gold (11/4), Asoof (6/1), Silver Crescent (6/1), Sergio Leone (13/2), Sweet Charity (15/2), Royal Household (40/1)

TAHREEK looks like a colt going in the right direction and there's likely to be more to come up in trip here after his Nottingham success last time out. Dive For Gold boasts a similar profile and has been given a chance by the assessor on handicap debut. Asoof doesn't look the most straightforward sort but she's not ruled out if returning to the form that saw her win at Ripon two starts back.