17:26 Newbury

Friday 19 May 2023

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BetVictor Handicap

Off time: 17:29 | Winning time: 2m 38.99s

(6)

Talap²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: D Pipe| OR: 72| D

10/1

Dual winner on the AW at Cagnes-sur-Mer for previous connections this winter and matched that form when off the mark for current yard at Windsor last month. Player up only 1 lb.

Form: 214961

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(13)

Bunker Bay¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: N Callan| T: W J Knight| OR: 72| BF

5/2

Still a maiden but often thereabouts and went close at Yarmouth on return, clear of rest. High on shortlist.

Form: 92232-2

(9)

Masqool⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 72

13/2

Won at Lingfield in March and quickly resumed winning ways at Nottingham last week, always going best and seeming more comfortable than the final margin. Needs considering off unchanged mark.

Form: 736151

(20)

Spyfall^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: D Menuisier| OR: 72

10/1

Ran her best race when a close fourth at Wolverhampton on return. Acts on soft and not discounted with de la Sayette taking off a valuable 3 lb.

Form: 25685-4

(19)

Sword Beach^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: A King| OR: 71

20/1

Seems little better than fair nowadays and ran poorly back on turf last time.

Form: 08-6450

(12)

Warhol²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: George Baker| OR: 71

12/1

Built on solid comeback run when scoring at Windsor (heavy) last month and should remain competitive with cut in the ground.

Form: 9702-31

(11)

Spring Glow¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 70| BF| D

11/1

Regressive for Andrew Balding so bit to prove starting out for new yard.

Form: 477977-

(2)

Rose Light³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: J G Portman| OR: 69

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden for Andrew Balding. Good start for this yard when close third at Lingfield on handicap debut/return and extra distance could suit.

Form: 5322-3

(15)

Sainte Colette^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy| OR: 68| D

28/1

Responded well to first-time cheekpieces when making a winning return at Wolverhampton. Remains unexposed so may do better again.

Form: 9940-1

(17)

Typical Woman²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 68

10/1

Sole success to date was gained in an AW novice event in October 2021. Still, she performed well on a number of occasions in handicaps last year and should strip fitter for last month's return.

Form: 83526-0

(10)

Give A Little Back^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: S Curran| OR: 68

25/1

Winner at Wolverhampton (9.5f) in March. Found run of good form coming to a halt at Kempton latest and stamina to prove up markedly in trip.

Form: 502127

(3)

Azamhan¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: R G Hawker| OR: 67

66/1

Fair handicapper in France for C. & Y. Lerner (left €20,000 in December). Off since November and stepping up in trip on first run for new yard.

Form: 245093-

(5)

Polar Cloud^p⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main| OR: 67

16/1

2 wins from 6 runs in 2021 but offered little sent hurdling after 19 months off in March.

Form: 714011/

(8)

Dirham Emirati²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: G & J Moore| OR: 66| D

28/1

Well beaten over hurdles and on AW Flat last 4 starts.

Form: 1304/98

(1)

Lusaka¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: William Cox| T: J L Flint| OR: 64

25/1

Fair maiden hurdler for Olly Murphy but offered little both starts on Flat for this yard.

Form: 3220/09

(4)

Devizes¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: P Phelan| OR: 64| BF| D

28/1

After 14 months off, looked as good as ever when winning 13-runner handicap (33/1) at Kempton. Not quite in same form at Lingfield since, however, and still has to prove his effectiveness on turf.

Form: 4/127-14

(16)

Dashing Panther²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Saffie Osborne| T: W Stone| OR: 63

33/1

Best effort when remote fourth of 11 in maiden at Leicester (10f, heavy) 20 days ago, shaping like a stayer. Big improvement needed off opening mark.

Form: 9-04

(7)

Mujid⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tickle| OR: 62| D

14/1

Creditable in-frame efforts on first 2 outings this year but not at best at Newcastle/Doncaster since.

Form: 07-3450

Non-Runners

(14)

Far Horizon¹⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: M Scudamore J: Callum Hutchinson

(18)

Crafter⁴⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: C Lee

Forecasts

Bunker Bay (5/2), Masqool (13/2), Typical Woman (10/1), Talap (10/1), Rose Light (10/1), Spyfall (10/1), Spring Glow (11/1), Warhol (12/1), Far Horizon (12/1), Mujid (14/1), Polar Cloud (16/1), Sword Beach (20/1), Lusaka (25/1), Give A Little Back (25/1), Devizes (28/1), Dirham Emirati (28/1), Sainte Colette (28/1), Dashing Panther (33/1), Crafter (50/1), Azamhan (66/1)

BUNKER BAY looks ready to strike having pulled clear of the rest when a close second at Yarmouth on his return earlier this month. This does look competitive, though, with last-time-out winners Masqool and Talap heading the dangers.