15:17 Newmarket

Saturday 18 June 2022

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Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 3m 1.3599999999999999s

(8)

Reverend Hubert^b⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 86

11/2

Made it 2-2 this year with career-best effort in 5-runner handicap at Doncaster (16.5f) 49 days ago. Not taken lightly in his hat-trick bid despite another 3 lb rise.

Form: 4544-11

(2)

Bague D'or³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: C F Wall| OR: 83| BF| C

7/2

Course winner who resumed with good second of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (12f) 37 days ago. Well worth considering with this step up in trip also a plus.

Form: 12162-2

(7)

Amazing Red²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 78| CD

25/1

C&D winner but veteran came in last of 5 in handicap at Carlisle (14.2f) 23 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 47-6465

(5)

Sea Appeal¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

10/1

Fair 1m6f winner for Sheila Lavery. Off 8 months before encouraging sixth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago. In the mix if, as expected, building on his yard debut.

Form: 62110-6

(4)

Caldwell¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 77| BF

10/1

Winner at Kempton in April and posted another good effort when second of 9 in 2m handicap at Kempton 17 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 9/43142

(6)

Saint Riquier⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: M Barzalona| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71| BF

10/11

Fairly useful 19f winner over hurdles who shaped promisingly back in this sphere when keeping-on third in 1m4f handicap at Chester 7 days ago. Big player now stepping up in trip.

Form: 0/01-3

(3)

Embolden¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Josephine Gordon| T: C Hobson| OR: 63| D

66/1

Unreliable sort. Off 7 months before fading fifth of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (12f) 11 days ago, but others remain more persuasive.

Form: 21837-5

Non-Runners

(1)

Contingency Fee³³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: P S McEntee J: Grace McEntee

Forecasts

Saint Riquier (10/11), Bague D'or (7/2), Reverend Hubert (11/2), Sea Appeal (10/1), Caldwell (10/1), Contingency Fee (12/1), Amazing Red (25/1), Embolden (66/1)

SAINT RIQUIER showed fairly useful winning form over hurdles for his new yard and shaped as though there is plenty of mileage in his current Flat mark when keeping on into third at Chester a week ago. This longer trip promises to suit him well so he is taken to edge out Bague d'Or, who can also be expected to build on his Newmarket second granted this stiffer test of stamina. Ex-Irish scorer Sea Appeal is another who needs considering in an intriguing handicap.