18:35 Newmarket

Thursday 12 May 2022

All16:5017:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:20

Time Test Handicap

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 2m 37.07s

(1)

Blow Your Horn²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 85| D

11/1

Improved when bagging a couple of AW handicaps last spring. Didn't run much of a race after 8 months off at Musselburgh recently and he's arguably of more interest on the all-weather. Others preferred.

Form: 18354-0

(4)

Bague D'or²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: C F Wall| OR: 83| D

1/1

Dual winner last season, latest on July course in August. Ended 2021 with a solid runner-up effort at Yarmouth in October and having made a winning reappearance last term, he's high on the shortlist with yard having made a good start to the season.

Form: 5/12162-

(7)

Red Flyer²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: K Jewell| OR: 78| D

15/2

Progressive, winning first 2 starts on AW this year and unlucky not to go in again at Wolverhampton (12.2f) in March. Never threatened from wide draw at Lingfield since and present mark doesn't look beyond him.

Form: 22-1120

(6)

Alpha King^h1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: W Buick| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 73

5/1

A tricky customer for the Gosden team but he ran up to best after 8 months off when runner-up at Yarmouth 16 days ago, making late headway under a hands-and-heels ride. Hood applied for the first time and he may well feature if building on that effort.

Form: 2/2459-2

(5)

Thai Power⁶²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 70| D

3/1

Kempton scorer in summer 2020 and ended that campaign with a respectable fifth of 14 at Salisbury (14.2f), despite seeming to lack focus under pressure. Not seen for 20 months (gelded in the interim), so a watching brief is advised on this return to action.

Form: 512225/

Non-Runners

(2)

Frontispiece²⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 8

T: Mrs A J Perrett J: K Shoemark

(3)

Contingency Fee¹⁶

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: P S McEntee J: Grace McEntee

Forecasts

Bague D'or (1/1), Frontispiece (9/4), Thai Power (3/1), Alpha King (5/1), Contingency Fee (5/1), Red Flyer (15/2), Blow Your Horn (11/1)

BAGUE D'OR made a winning reappearance at Yarmouth last year and, with Chris Wall enjoying plenty of early-season success, he's fancied to make the perfect start to his 4-y-o campaign and notch a third career victory. The main danger could be Frontispiece, who picked up from where he left off when finishing runner-up at Newbury on return last month, with the in-form Contingency Fee also expected to feature.