19:04 Newmarket

Friday 17 June 2022

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Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 2m 5.14s

(7)

Return To Dubai^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Louis Steward| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 86

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, second of 13 in novice at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 422

(8)

Cosmic Desert²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M Barzalona| T: C Appleby| OR: 85| BF

6/5

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 13 in novice (5/6) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 323

(6)

Adjuvant³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 84

4/1

3/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm) 33 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts again, so makes the shortlist.

Form: 1169-33

(4)

Viadelamore^p1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Liam Keniry| T: J Ferguson| OR: 84| D

20/1

Winner at Redcar in April. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, good, 3/1) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Remains with potential.

Form: 842-15

(1)

Atheby^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 82

20/1

11/4 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 31 days ago. May do better still at this trip.

Form: 62-7541

(3)

Ardbraccan³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| C

25/1

Course winner. 18/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 36 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1578-58

(5)

Morning Poem⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Harley| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 80

10/1

Thrice-raced winner. 16/1, well-beaten last of 9 to Thoughts of June in listed Cheshire Oaks at Chester (11.3f, soft) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not discounted.

Form: 1-59

(2)

Tidal Storm²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ross Coakley| T: E Walker| OR: 73

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 4/1). Off 7 months/gelded. Type to do better now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 645-

Forecasts

Cosmic Desert (6/5), Adjuvant (4/1), Return To Dubai (9/2), Morning Poem (10/1), Tidal Storm (11/1), Viadelamore (20/1), Atheby (20/1), Ardbraccan (25/1)

The form of COSMIC DESERT's penultimate run at Windsor has a strong look to it and, while unable to land the odds at Lingfield since, he makes plenty of appeal now his attentions are turned to handicaps. Fellow Godolphin representative Return To Dubai is a danger, while there could be more to come from Atheby over this distance.