20:50 Newbury

Thursday 8 July 2021

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Energy Check Best Deals Handicap

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 1m 14.93s

(12)

Grey Galleon^v²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 68| D

22/1

Still above last winning mark despite fact he is on a lengthy losing run and well held having missed the break at Chepstow a month ago.

Form: 254437

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(3)

Airshow²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: T E Whelan| T: B R Millman| OR: 68| CD

9/1

Dropped a long way in the weights and has confirmed he's back in good order this term, finding only one too good at Chepstow a month ago. Isn't one for maximum faith, though.

Form: 070-332

(11)

Lordsbridge Boy^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 67| D

4/1

Found only one too good for the fourth time in his last 5 starts over this C&D 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on in quest to end frustrating sequence.

Form: 82-2272

(8)

Iconic Knight¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| C| D

28/1

Continues to fall in the weights without looking ready to take advantage.

Form: 377397

(10)

Hot Chesnut¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: D K Ivory| OR: 68

15/2

Left behind form achieved in her qualifying runs when third on handicap/turf debut at Newmarket 19 days ago. May have more to offer.

Form: 3543

(7)

The Waterman¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: T Ward| OR: 68| D

9/1

Improved performer this year, building on his 5f Salisbury reappearance second when going one better at Wolverhampton. Not in the same form over C&D 16 days ago but wasn't given a hard time.

Form: 579-215

(5)

Major Force²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 65

40/1

Runner-up effort at Bath something of a stand out effort, never really competitive on handicap debut at Bath,

Form: 82876

(13)

Sovereign Slipper¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Candy| OR: 65

25/1

Just minor promise in his qualifying runs but handicaps more his thing and he's in capable hands. One to watch in the market.

Form: 663

(6)

Cherish⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| C

11/8

Absolutely thriving, again strong at the finish when recording third win since May in a 5.2f handicap here a week ago. Looks ahead of the game at present.

Form: 631311

(9)

Anonymous John²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: J F Egan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 50| D

22/1

Better known as an AW performer and really struggling in recent weeks.

Form: 06/0006

(2)

Porto Ferro^t⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 45| D

50/1

Losing run dates back to 2018 and returns from a break with a lot to prove. 4 lb out of the weights.

Form: 45-8575

Non-Runners

(1)

Al Asef⁴³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 6

T: Tom Clover J: J Mitchell

(4)

Amnaa²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: J J Bridger J: William Carson

Forecasts

Cherish (11/8), Lordsbridge Boy (4/1), Al Asef (9/2), Hot Chesnut (15/2), The Waterman (9/1), Airshow (9/1), Grey Galleon (22/1), Anonymous John (22/1), Sovereign Slipper (25/1), Iconic Knight (28/1), Amnaa (33/1), Major Force (40/1), Porto Ferro (50/1)

CHERISH has been thriving at around 5f in recent weeks and this looks a shrewd piece of placing by connections up just 1 lb from last week's ready course win. Hot Chesnut and The Waterman are 3-y-os with the potential to rate higher and look the pick of the opposition.