18:45 Newmarket

Friday 28 June 2019

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Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 25.08s

(7)

Chatham House⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 80

14/1

Placed three times last year but was below par on his reappearance in April; gelded since then and now needs to up his game. Looks to be on a stiff mark at present.

Form: 5233-27

(1)

Attainment^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tate| OR: 79| D

11/2

Consistent last season, culminating with a win on the Polytrack at Lingfield last October. Held in three starts this term but still respectable form (had an excuse when hampered latest) so might be more to come. Handles turf but best form on the AW.

Form: 731-239

(5)

Deira Surprise²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: H Palmer| OR: 79| BF| D

40/1

Best effort so far was a win over this trip on the Tapeta at Wolverhampton last December but well beaten in all three starts since. Had an excuse last time but still more needed.

Form: 231-888

(3)

I Am A Dreamer²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

11/2

Already having his 13th race and is finally starting to shake-off the effects of being penalised for two wins at York last May; now potentially on a handy mark and is dangerous to underestimate. Well beaten at Musselburgh earlier this month though.

Form: 046-746

(6)

Greek Kodiac^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Queally| T: M Quinn| OR: 77

33/1

Handed a stiff mark for what he achieved last season and has struggled in three handicaps as a result. No obvious explanation for a poor run at Yarmouth last time and considerable improvement is required.

Form: 23-6428

(9)

Assimilation³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: E Walker| OR: 76

12/1

Consistent and has finished second in four of his six previous starts; never able to get competitive over a mile at Haydock latest so likely to appreciate the drop in trip. Possible he's better on the AW though.

Form: 8-22224

(4)

Nahaarr²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Georgia Cox⁽³⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 75

4/6

Yard won this race in 2016 so knows the groundwork required; this fellow is unbeaten so far and given how well the form of his latest start is working out (3 winners including Royal Ascot scorer, Biometric) this Dark Angel colt is hard to overlook.

Form: 11

(8)

Broughtons Flare⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Donohoe| T: P J McBride| OR: 70| D

10/1

Won over C&D last month and had a good bit in hand at the line; quite whether he can cope with the 10lb hike in the ratings in this stiffer company is a bit of a quandary. Respected but this is by far his stiffest test to date.

Form: 070-791

Non-Runners

(2)

Hawridge Storm⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: B R Millman J: J F Egan

Forecasts

Nahaarr (4/6), Hawridge Storm (5/1), I Am A Dreamer (11/2), Attainment (11/2), Broughtons Flare (10/1), Assimilation (12/1), Chatham House (14/1), Greek Kodiac (33/1), Deira Surprise (40/1)

Hard to get past the unbeaten NAHAARR, who was three-parts-of-a-length too good for subsequent Britannia Stakes winner Biometric when they met at Lingfield in a Novice Stakes in the first week of June. Assuming the seventh furlong isn't an issue, this 120,000 gns yearling will be a very tough customer to deal with once more. Assimilation and Attainment have some decent form on the AW surfaces to their names and will be a threat if able to repeat the levels now on turf, so it might be down to Broughtons Flare to throw down the gauntlet to the selection even though he's got a 10lb higher mark to carry for his last time out win.