17:20 Newmarket

Friday 5 May 2023

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Race Horse Lotto Handicap

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 1m 36.76s

(2)

Azano¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 92| D

14/1

Proved more miss than hit since last year and there wasn't a great deal of encouragement in a minor event at Thirsk recently. Tricky customer who is probably best watched.

Form: 86054-5

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(1)

Outbreak¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: C Johnston| OR: 91| D

9/2

Missed majority of 2022 but, having been gelded, he's done pretty well on the AW since returning to action in February. Latest effort over C&D is best excused (went off too hard) and he's not completely dismissed.

Form: 6-51439

(4)

Spinaround²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 90| C| D

9/1

Lightly raced for current yard and was only just denied by Longlai at Kempton last time. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 2470-72

(8)

Arthur's Realm³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 88| D

9/2

Followed a solid reappearane with a mildly disappointing display when only seventh of 22 at Doncaster (won the 2022 renewal) but he's worth treating as still in form and the handicapper has dropped him 2 lb since.

Form: 4230-67

(3)

Hafeet Alain²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E Walker| OR: 87| CD

11/2

C&D winner who wasn't discredited when sixth (not clear run and spare a hard race) at Lingfield on latest outing. Hasn't won for a while, but he's become nicely handicapped.

Form: 6-40506

(7)

Tahitian Prince^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 85| D

17/2

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 6/1) 18 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Likely to be better for that return and he's too well treated to rule out.

Form: 15/740-5

(5)

Power of Darkness²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 85| D

14/1

On a fair mark and arrives on the back of a couple of respectable efforts. Regularly held back by slow starts, however, so he'll need everything to drop right.

Form: 09-5837

(10)

Warning Sign³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: G & J Moore| OR: 81

11/1

Fair ex-French performer who had a hopeless task in the far side group at Doncaster on reappearance. Should step up on that but others are still more appealing.

Form: 1/3786-0

(9)

Longlai²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: M Wigham| OR: 80| D

11/2

Fairly useful handicapper who looked back to his best when making a winning debut for this yard at Kempton last time. This is tougher but he's still well treated on old form.

Form: 59/463-1

(6)

Cabinet Of Clowns¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 76

11/1

Consistent last season and, while he produced a poor effort at Kempton on return, he should come on for the run.

Form: 21234-9

Forecasts

Outbreak (9/2), Arthur's Realm (9/2), Hafeet Alain (11/2), Longlai (11/2), Tahitian Prince (17/2), Spinaround (9/1), Cabinet Of Clowns (11/1), Warning Sign (11/1), Azano (14/1), Power of Darkness (14/1)

SPINAROUND is on an attractive mark and has made a positive start for his current yard, so he gets the nod ahead of Longlai, who narrowly beat him Kempton last time. Arthur's Realm looks the pick of the remainder, although there's several others for whom a case can be made.