15:35 Newbury

Friday 21 July 2023

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Quickmove Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 2m 31.66s

(13)

Red Flyer²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: K Jewell| OR: 83| D

50/1

Enjoyed a productive 2022 campaign but was put in his place back from a break at Newmarket and remains 5 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 482-435

(4)

Temporize¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hosie| OR: 83| D

14/1

Winner of first 2 starts last season and has returned from a break with creditable placed efforts in handicaps at Newmarket (1¾m) and Doncaster (16.5f) for Charlie Johnston. Drop back in trip unlikely to be an issue and merits respect on debut for new yard.

Form: 304-332

(2)

Isle Of Sark^h1,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J A Osborne| OR: 82

40/1

Failed to add to 2-y-o debut success for Joseph O'Brien in Ireland. Stepped up on his debut for this yard when third at Nottingham (1¾m) last month but subsequently failed to fire when well adrift of Temporize at Doncaster. Now tried in a hood and tongue strap refitted, too.

Form: 007-535

(1)

Open Champion⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A King| OR: 78| D

22/1

Winner of an AW maiden Roger Varian last year and caught the eye on first start on the Flat for this yard at Kempton (11f) in April. Well below par both starts since but the handicapper has reacted accordingly and he's certainly not one to write off just yet.

Form: 165-699

(11)

Fox Journey²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 85| BF

11/8

Showed ability all 3 starts at 2 yrs and made a successful handicap debut upped to 1¼m on return at Newmarket. Subsequent efforts at Epsom and most recently over this trip at Pontefract were creditable, and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 644-164

(9)

Sovereign Spirit²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 81| D

11/1

Three 1½m handicap wins this year, the latest at Beverley where he narrowly prevailed last month. By no means disgraced at Goodwood next time but he's probably a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 311814

(5)

Caraghann³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

125/1

Fair form in France but he has failed to beat a rival home in 3 starts for present connections.

Form: 62477-7

(8)

Dasho Lennie⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: S Woods| OR: 80

9/2

Built on promise of sole 2-y-o start when getting on top close home in a 1¼m AW novice in March. No backward steps switched to handicaps the last twice, latterly chasing home an improver upped to this trip at Leicester, and he remains with potential.

Form: 4-1242

(7)

Cavern Club^p⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 79

15/2

Winner of an 11f Kempton nursery in December and reappearance third at Newmarket was a decent effort. However, plenty to find with Dasho Lennie judged on latest effort at Leicester (tried in blinkers/hood) where he again didn't look at all straightforward. Cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 2331-35

(6)

Brave Knight⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 78| BF

9/2

As expected, he stepped up 2-y-o exploits when making a winning return/handicap debut upped to 11.4f at Windsor. Ridden with greater restraint when behind Dasho Lennie off this 5 lb higher mark at Leicester next time but may resume progress granted a return to more positive tactics here.

Form: 504-14

(10)

Enochdhu²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 78

16/1

Won in ready fashion at Windsor in May and ran at least as well upped to 1¾m when second of 4 in handicap at Sandown next time. Latest effort at Salisbury was too bad to be true but it nevertheless leaves him with a bit to prove.

Form: 11-4127

(12)

Ithaca's Arrow⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 77| D

50/1

Improved form when scoring on the AW at Lingfield in May but subsequent efforts have not been at all inspiring (gelded since latest start).

Form: 850-107

Non-Runners

(3)

Greystoke²⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: A King J: David Egan

Forecasts

Fox Journey (11/8), Dasho Lennie (9/2), Brave Knight (9/2), Cavern Club (15/2), Greystoke (10/1), Sovereign Spirit (11/1), Temporize (14/1), Enochdhu (16/1), Open Champion (22/1), Isle Of Sark (40/1), Ithaca's Arrow (50/1), Red Flyer (50/1), Caraghann (125/1)

There is probably better to come from DASHO LENNIE over this trip and he gets the nod ahead of Fox Journey. The selection chased home a rapid-improver in Fairbanks (winner again since) off this mark on his first attempt at 1½m at Leicester where he had a few of these rivals behind. Fox Journey also acquitted himself well upped to this trip for the first time at Pontefract and is likely to offer stern resistance, while Open Champion and Temporize both make each-way appeal.