15:25 Newmarket

Friday 1 November 2019

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Heath Court Hotel Corporate Clients Handicap

Off time: 15:34 | Winning time: 2m 40.73s

(6)

Frontispiece⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: K Shoemark| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 87| D

9/1

Has two wins from his last three runs, his latest being a dead-heat at Newbury (1m5½f). Has gone up just 2lb in the weights for his most recent success. Dangerous if able to establish an uncontested lead.

Form: 5-54181

(1)

Zack Mayo⁵²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: P J McBride| OR: 87| D

33/1

Won three times in 2017, but below form in two starts last spring, and is returning from a long absence here. Plenty to prove on balance.

Form: 1211/59-

(5)

Jus Pires^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 83

10/1

Form stalled in truncated campaign last season, but back on track when runner-up on belated reappearance at Southwell last month, and solid claims if building on that as expected.

Form: 11/268-2

(9)

Alfredo^b,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Queally| T: S Durack| OR: 83

66/1

Has failed to beat a rival in three handicap starts this season, so very hard to make a case for him despite his falling mark.

Form: 15-4040

(10)

Chartered¹⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85| D

2/1

Just fair form in qualifying, but much improved when beating Hyanna by 4½L at Goodwood in June on her handicap bow, and runner-up has franked that form since. Potentially thrown in off just 7lb higher here.

Form: 72-41

(7)

Rotherwick^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: P & O Cole| OR: 79| C

12/1

Excuses for a poor run on heavy ground last time, but he's been in the grip of the handicapper for a while, and just one win to his name since July 2017.

Form: 343434

(2)

Persian Sun^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: S C Williams| OR: 78| D

8/1

Won at Newcastle in December for Simon Crisford. Not yet gone on in handicaps, but entitled to have needed the run on debut for new yard here in September, and may yet get back on the up.

Form: 4651-54

(11)

Arabic Culture²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 78| D

15/2

All three of his wins have come on AW, landing the race in the stewards' room at Wolverhampton in April. Good second at Newcastle last month on second start back from a break, but opposable on turf.

Form: 412172

(3)

Point In Time²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: M D I Usher| OR: 76| D

25/1

Best recent effort when 2L second over C&D in September, but that came in an uncompetitive race, and she was below form when fifth at Kempton last time. Opposable on balance.

Form: 952625

(4)

Fly The Flag⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 80

10/1

Australia half-sister to high class performers Midas Touch and Coronet. Off the mark when making all at Chelmsford last time, and open to improvement now handicapping, but opening mark requires a leap forward.

Form: 341

(12)

Top Power^h1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: A M Balding| OR: 79

9/2

Remains a maiden but ran just about his best race when third of 10 to Torcello in handicap at Windsor last time. Did a bit too much in front there, and worthy trying in a hood now.

Form: 5-24043

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Amourice²⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Chartered (2/1), Top Power (9/2), Arabic Culture (15/2), Persian Sun (8/1), Frontispiece (9/1), Fly The Flag (10/1), Jus Pires (10/1), Rotherwick (12/1), Amourice (20/1), Point In Time (25/1), Zack Mayo (33/1), Alfredo (66/1)

CHARTERED stand out like a sore thumb after beating subsequent winner Hyanna on her handicap debut in the summer, and the absence is offset by the sparkling for of her stable. Fly The Flag is respected on her own handicap bow, while the likes of Jus Pires is on a feasible mark, and topweight Frontispiece can't be ignored for all the prospect of an easy lead is far from assured.