14:05 Newmarket

Saturday 27 June 2020

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Betway Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 2  |   7f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 1m 26.0s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(5)
Horse silk
Manigordo14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon| OR:  98| D
11/2
Belatedly off the mark when winning a 7f novice at Sandown last time. Didn't need to improve for that success, and more required from a stiffish handicap mark.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Boccaccio213
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR:  95| D
13/8
Won both starts over 7f last year, and impressive when scoring by 3¼L from Juan Les Pins at Kempton in November. Handicapper appears to have erred on side of leniency with his opening mark, and much respected as a result.
3
(2)
Horse silk
Gifted Ruler22
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR:  93
18/1
Won a heavy-ground maiden at Haydock last year, and not disgraced in a Listed race at Deauville, but he was well beaten on his handicap bow on Polytrack at Lingfield this month.
4
(1)
Horse silk
Stone Circle21
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M L W Bell| OR:  90
14/1
Won a 26-runner Curragh sales race in September, but that effort a bit of a standout, and he's been well held in a G2 in Doha and a 6f handicap here this year.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Ayr Harbour25
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Angus Villiers(5)| T: M Appleby| OR:  85| D
13/2
Two wins on all-weather surfaces and almost made it three when just denied on reappearance at Newcastle at the beginning of the month; yet to race on turf, but a player if adapting to new surface.
6
(4)
Horse silk
Raatea15
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: M P Tregoning| OR:  84
5/2
Showed plenty of promise as a 2-y-o, and duly delivered on that when an impressive winner of a 7f maiden at Kempton 15 days ago. Should do better yet, and not overburdened for handicap debut.

Forecasts

Boccaccio (13/8), Raatea (5/2), Manigordo (11/2), Ayr Harbour (13/2), Stone Circle (14/1), Gifted Ruler (18/1)

Verdict

BOCCACCIO has looked a smart prospect in winning both his races to date, and the handicapper looks to have let him in lightly now handicapping, so he's hard to oppose. Unexposed Kempton maiden winner Raatea is the most obvious danger on paper, although Ayr Harbour could have a big say if translating his useful AW form to this surface at the first attempt.
  1. Boccaccio
  2. Raatea
  3. Ayr Harbour

Prize Money

1st: £9,704.002nd: £2,888.003rd: £1,443.004th: £722.00

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