17:35 Newmarket

Saturday 8 June 2019

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Tusting Handicap

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 4.98s

(4)

Stylehunter^b²⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 99| D

3/1

Ran well in some top handicaps last year, finishing sixth in the Britannia at Royal Ascot, and second in stands-side group in the Cambridgeshire having won at Goodwood in between. remains with scope, and one to keep on side.

Form: 221610-

(11)

Ventura Knight¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 95

10/3

Patchy record this year, but bounced back to form when 3L third of 14 to Al Muffrih in Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar last time. Needs to show he can build on that, but is on a fair mark.

Form: 3-90703

(6)

Lunar Jet¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J Quinn| T: J Mackie| OR: 94| D

7/1

Has made an excellent start to the year, winning handicaps at 1¼m at Newbury and over C&D. Has risen sharply in the weights, though and good run came to a jolting end at Redcar last time.

Form: 23-1510

(10)

Infrastructure²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rob Hornby| T: M Meade| OR: 90| BF

15/2

Standout effort last year when winning a 1½m handicap at Salisbury off 7lb lower. That race has worked out really well, so may be worth persevering with despite failing to build on that in two subsequent runs last year.

Form: 232166-

(5)

Ayutthaya³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S A Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 89

11/2

Much his best effort this season when 1¾L second of 13 to Mr Top Hat at Chester last time, but that came in the mud, and he's far from certain to back it up given his patchy profile.

Form: 298-P72

(8)

Gossip Column⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 86| D

10/1

Only creditable effort this year came in the mud at Chester last month, and he followed that with a poor run at Doncaster. hard to back with any confidence.

Form: 175-066

(3)

Caradoc²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: E Walker| OR: 86

9/2

Won on his return at Chester last May, and gelded prior to finishing 6¾L fifth of 6 to Laieth in a 1m handicap here last month. Will improve for the outing, and promises to be well suited by this longer trip, so easy enough to make a case for him.

Form: 4/12-5

Non-Runners

(9)

Buzz⁵⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: H Morrison J: R L Moore

(7)

Awake My Soul⁴²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 10

T: T P Tate J: Dane O'Neill

(2)

Autumn War²⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: C Hills J: Jason Watson

(1)

Employer¹²

Weight: 8-3| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Noel Garbutt

Forecasts

Stylehunter (3/1), Ventura Knight (10/3), Caradoc (9/2), Buzz (9/2), Ayutthaya (11/2), Lunar Jet (7/1), Infrastructure (15/2), Gossip Column (10/1), Autumn War (10/1), Awake My Soul (12/1), Employer (16/1)

STYLEHUNTER is just the type of unexposed older handicapper John Gosden excels with. and he can defy top weight. Buzz will be better for his return at Newcastle, and should benefit from the unusual booking of Ryan Moore, so looks the main danger, although Infrastructure is potentially well treated on the pick of last year's form and isn't easily ruled out.