18:05 Newbury

Thursday 22 July 2021

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Taste Newbury Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 2m 6.9399999999999995s

(3)

Frankly Mr Shankly^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr James King| T: O Murphy| OR: 75| D

4/1

Creditable second of 5 in handicap (10/3) at Ripon (12f, good to firm) 36 days ago. Highly consistent so far this term, so liable to give another good account.

Form: 70-3222

(2)

Global Art¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr Fletcher Yarham⁽⁵⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 74| D

20/1

25/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 15 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 6-46285

(8)

City Tour^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 72

7/1

10/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 25 days ago, slowly away. Questions to answer, but jockey booking is an obvious positive.

Form: 76-2237

(5)

Marion's Boy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Megan Jordan⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 71| D

5/1

Below form seventh of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good, 12/1) 21 days ago. Shaping up well prior to that, so shouldn't be written off.

Form: 603837

(1)

Hotspur Harry²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: George Eddery⁽³⁾| T: R Eddery| OR: 71| D

9/2

Winner at Newcastle in April. 28/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago, nearest finish. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 013565

(10)

Hasankey^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss Alice Coleman⁽⁷⁾| T: L Morgan| OR: 70

11/1

7/4, fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Perth (16f, good) 33 days ago. Fairly useful in that sphere and potentially well handicapped running on the level for the first time since 2019.

Form: 552483/

(9)

Shining Aitch¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: P J McBride| OR: 68| D

4/1

Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good, 9/4) 17 days ago, shaken up to assert. Merits consideration.

Form: 928-631

(11)

The Game Is On⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr Guy Mitchell⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 66| D

28/1

9/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (9f, good) 48 days ago. Not certain to back that up.

Form: 40-0305

(4)

Glendun²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr Donovan Eldin⁽⁷⁾| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 66

10/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Tenth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW), hampered. Off 7 months. Returns with a bit to prove.

Form: 0/34290-

(7)

Makambe^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Minty Bloss⁽⁷⁾| T: C Banham| OR: 63

66/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 20/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 423160

(6)

Estrela Star^p⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Miss Sophie Smith⁽³⁾| T: A Stronge| OR: 59

16/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good to firm) 47 days ago. Drop in distance is unlikely to suit.

Form: 666572

Forecasts

Shining Aitch (4/1), Frankly Mr Shankly (4/1), Hotspur Harry (9/2), Marion's Boy (5/1), City Tour (7/1), Glendun (10/1), Hasankey (11/1), Estrela Star (16/1), Global Art (20/1), The Game Is On (28/1), Makambe (66/1)

HOTSPUR HARRY has been shaping as if in top form and is 1 from 1 under George Eddery, so a chance is taken on him in a race that will likely be well run. Recent Nottingham winner Shining Aitch can also be considered, while another admirable showing from the reliable Frankly Mr Shankly is on the cards.