Discover Newmarket Offering Specialist Guided Tours Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 58.22s

(2)

Lomu¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Loughnane| OR: 87| D

3/1

Newcastle scorer in December who ran pretty well after 4 months off when runner-up at Salisbury 11 days ago, readily seen off by the winner but pulling clear of remainder. Claims if building on that.

Form: 3-55572

(6)

Benefit Street^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 78| D

10/3

Scored on the Rowley course in May and backed that up with a creditable third there a week later. Below form on firmer ground at Windsor last time so needs to bounce back here to feature.

Form: 520136

(5)

Araifjan²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 76

7/2

Responded well to a positive ride when resuming winning ways at Chelmsford in April and has filled the runner-up spot on both starts subsequently. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 65-5122

(4)

Centurion Song^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: George Buckell⁽³⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 75| D

12/1

Winner at Southwell (5f) in December. Creditable second of 8 in handicap over the same C&D (7/4) next time but unseated rider over 2f out on reappearance at Windsor 17 days ago so must bounce back.

Form: 3761-2U

(1)

Michaels Choice^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W Jarvis| OR: 73| D

6/1

Stepped up on reappearance when third of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good, 18/1) 24 days ago, not persevered with after hampered last ½f. Merits consideration from same mark.

Form: 4818-43

(3)

Nibras Again¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P T Midgley| OR: 73| D

5/1

Went close for the third time in 2021 when runner-up in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm, 17/2) 10 days ago, suited by way race developed. Should be in the mix once again here.

Form: 3-33872

Forecasts

Lomu (3/1), Benefit Street (10/3), Araifjan (7/2), Nibras Again (5/1), Michaels Choice (6/1), Centurion Song (12/1)

Impossible to rule out any of these but it could pay to side with MICHAELS CHOICE, who hinted that his turn could be just around the corner when third at Windsor last month and is taken to open his account for the year here. Nibras Again went close for the third time in 2021 when runner-up at Nottingham last time and he may have to settle for silver again here, ahead of the consistent Araifjan.