Newby Hall And Gardens Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 1m 0.62s

(1)

Punchbowl Flyer^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 90

11/2

Latest win at Newbury in October. 10/1, last of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 15 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 80117-6

(3)

Intrinsic Bond³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 88| BF| D

6/4

9/4, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Probably still improving, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 71313-3

(2)

Royal Context²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: M Dods| OR: 86| D

10/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft, 9/1), missing break. Off 6 months. Can run well fresh, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 210094-

(5)

Bossipop^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 82| C| D

4/1

4-time course winner. 28/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, good) 12 days ago, just failing. Likely to go well once more.

Form: 2425-02

(4)

Get Boosting^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 80| D

11/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. 40/1, much better than result when fifth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 7 days ago, not much room. Considered.

Form: 61577-5

(6)

Buniann¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 71| D

9/2

Latest win at Newcastle in March. 7/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good) 15 days ago. Not discounted mark that appears lenient compared to AW form.

Form: 60-2136

Forecasts

Intrinsic Bond (6/4), Bossipop (4/1), Buniann (9/2), Punchbowl Flyer (11/2), Royal Context (10/1), Get Boosting (11/1)

BOSSIPOP has a solid record at the track and was just denied at Wetherby recently, so he's fancied to go one better from a handy mark. Intrinsic Bond is still lightly raced in sprinting terms and arrives on the back of a positive reappearance, so he's regarded as the main threat ahead of Buniann.