15:20 Newmarket

Saturday 29 August 2020

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Close Brothers Premium Finance Handicap

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 2m 57.9s

(4)

Amazing Red³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 97| CD

14/1

Winner of listed event in Spain last summer and back on track when third in a competitive Newmarket handicap (1¾m) last month. Could manage only fourth going for a repeat win at San Sebastian.

Form: 76-5037

(5)

Entangling⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 94

11/1

Useful, low-mileage 6-y-o who hasn't been disgraced in face of stiff-enough tasks of late, though he failed to go with much zest at York last week.

Form: 3-23554

(6)

Moon King^b1⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: R M Beckett| OR: 93| D

10/3

Racked up 5-timer in handicaps last year and improved again when narrowly prevailing on return at Haydock. Failed to build on that performance since but fitting of blinkers may help back in trip.

Form: 146-189

(2)

Fox Vardy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: M Meade| OR: 92| C

2/1

Wide-margin winner of a handicap on the Rowley on return in June. Emerged with credit both starts since and he now looks ready to strike back up in trip.

Form: 629-133

(7)

Mondain¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 91

10/1

Fitter for reappearance when winning at Newcastle in June. Seen to good effect that day and latest efforts suggest the assessor may just have his measure.

Form: 8-91424

(1)

Mukha Magic^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J F Egan| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 88

25/1

Three early-season 12f wins at Southwell and has continued in good nick, doing too much too soon at Sandown last week.

Form: 116358

(3)

Believe In Love¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 97| CD

11/4

AW winner in March and has picked up where she left off, making light work of 4 lb rise at Goodwood before hammering 3 rivals over C&D 2 weeks ago. Limit unlikely to have been reached.

Form: 622111

Forecasts

Fox Vardy (2/1), Believe In Love (11/4), Moon King (10/3), Mondain (10/1), Entangling (11/1), Amazing Red (14/1), Mukha Magic (25/1)

FOX VARDY has shaped well both starts since making a winning reappearance on the Rowley, and with this increased emphasis on stamina sure to suit, he gets the vote. Believe In Love is an upwardly-mobile 3-y-o so isn't passed over lightly, with Moon King another interesting runner with the application of blinkers a good move.