15:15 Newmarket
Thursday 18 June 2020
All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 1m 2f | Soft | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:19 | Winning time: 2m 7.87s
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Can start slowly, as she did over C&D last time, but she ran well when fourth of 12 to Inclyne off 1lb higher, and this Brighton winner handles good and soft ground, so plenty to like about her chances.
Not beaten far at Kempton on his penultimate start, but below his recent best there last time, and this exposed gelding may find a few too strong again.
Made a winning start for this yard at Chelmsford in January, and not discredited off his revised mark there recently, but he will need to step up if he's to return to winning ways judged on his overall form.
Seemed to improve on earlier efforts when 2¾L fifth of 11 to Sharp Suited in a novice at Newcastle on his final 2019 start, but his opening mark is stiff on balance, and others look stronger.
Placed on his last three turf handicaps at this trip, and beaten less than a length off this mark at Sandown on the last of them. Best to forgive a lesser effort on AW last time, and he shouldn't lack for fitness despite a lengthy break.
Respectable third on handicap debut at Yarmouth (1m) in September having won a weak Redcar maiden prior to that. Needs to improve on that, however, and failed to beat a rival on her return/stable debut at Yarmouth 15 days ago.
Won over this trip at Lingfield in December, and not disgraced dropped back to 1m on his only subsequent start. Return to 1¼m will help, but all his form to date has come on artificial surfaces.
Won a weak race over further at Kempton in February, but has since run poorly over hurdles, and while the refitting of blinkers may be a positive, he has a bit to prove on balance.
Was looking a rather regressive maiden until making all the running (change of tactics) to win a weakly-contested novice at Chelmsford in March. Remains to be seen if he can back that up.
Won over this trip at Brighton last August, her fourth win of the season. Handicapped to the hilt, but did win on her reappearance last year, and also handles soft ground, so can't be dismissed.
Won a heavy-ground amateur event at Nottingham in the autumn, but patchy form otherwise, and would need the going to soften dramatically to be of serious interest here.
Useful at his best, but little encouragement in handicaps last year, and not really done enough in two runs this term to suggest he can turn the corner.
Non-Runners
10
(13)
Craneur272
Weight: 9-1| Age: 4
T: H J L Dunlop J: Rob Hornby
NR
12
(1)
Rakematiz166
Weight: 9-0| Age: 6
T: B R Johnson J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Slade King (4/1), Escape The City (5/1), Junoesque (11/2), Rotherwick (6/1), Exmoor Beast (6/1), Craneur (13/2), Golden Wolf (17/2), Rakematiz (10/1), Greek Kodiac (18/1), Venusta (20/1), Twpsyn (25/1), Country'n'western (28/1), Melburnian (28/1), Lady Dauphin (50/1)
ESCAPE THE CITY can spoil her chance by starting slowly, but she shaped very well after a break last time, and has a touch of class in this company, She can get back to winning ways, with the main threats to her coming from Slade King and Craneur, neither of whom would be inconvenienced by any softening of the ground.
- Escape The City
- Slade King
- Craneur
Prize Money
1st: £3,493.002nd: £1,040.003rd: £519.004th: £260.00
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