20:10 Newbury

Thursday 25 July 2019

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Matthew Fedrick Farriery Handicap

Off time: 20:12 | Winning time: 1m 26.76s

(6)

Marshal Dan¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁷⁾| T: H Main| OR: 75| CD

4/1

Form of his win at Salisbury (7f) in May has since been franked, and he followed that up with a fair second at Newmarket, both under this rider. Never in the hunt last time, but that effort easy enough to forgive, and he won this race last year.

Form: 8-23127

(7)

Ragstone View^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman| OR: 75| CD

5/2

Left poorly placed at Kempton on penultimate start, but normally reliable, and quickly bounced back to win a 1m handicap here last time. Return to 7f is a slight concern given he was strong at the finish last time.

Form: 0-02261

(4)

Jellmood^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: C Gordon| OR: 73| D

10/1

Handicap mark in freefall, and while he has a couple of recent efforts which make him look competitive here, the worry is that he appears to be regressing quicker than the handicapper can accommodate, and he's not one to trust.

Form: 576560

(1)

Gambon¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 77| D

5/1

Form is rather patchy, and while he appeared to win with something to spare at Leicester last time, that win came in a fairly uncompetitive maiden, and he has more on his plate back in a handicap.

Form: 30-8301

(5)

Majestic Mac²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison| OR: 77| BF| D

7/2

Only an Epsom nursery victory to show from ten starts, and he proved a little disappointing at that venue last time having been backed into favouritism. Claims on form, but not one for maximum faith, it would seem.

Form: 45-4234

(2)

Fly The Nest⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 73

33/1

Not beaten far when seventh at Kempton on his return, but well beaten in two turf handicaps subsequently, and not easy to fancy on balance.

Form: 277-796

(3)

In The Cove¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 73| D

13/2

A little too free to show his best at Kempton last time, but had been going the right way prior to that, his best effort when beating a pair of subsequent winners at Lingfield in June. Respected on that basis.

Form: 69-3215

Forecasts

Ragstone View (5/2), Majestic Mac (7/2), Marshal Dan (4/1), Gambon (5/1), In The Cove (13/2), Jellmood (10/1), Fly The Nest (33/1)

Last year's winner Marshal Dan is respected, with his latest run at Carlisle easy enough to forgive, but marginal preference is for IN THE COVE, who had excuses having failed to settle last time, and had previously looked to be one to follow, having beaten two good yardsticks at Lingfield prior to that. Gambon was a winner last time, and is respected, for all that looked rather a weak race.