16:45 Newmarket

Saturday 4 May 2024

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3516:1016:4517:1517:50

William Hill Bet In-Running Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 12.12s

(9)

James's Delight¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 97| D

16/1

Useful effort to win 6f Pontefract handicap (heavy) on reappearance, a performance backed up by the clock. Pitched into the Group 3 Greenham and was brushed aside but better expected returned to 6f/handicap company.

Form: 1435-19

(5)

Dapper Valley¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon| OR: 94

9/2

Debut 5f Newbury winner who signed off with a very good third of 12 in nursery at Goodwood (6f, soft) in August. Cracking return to action when third in a big-field handicap on C&D reappearance a fortnight ago and booking of Moore catches the eye.

Form: 1973-3

(11)

Shagraan⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 94| D

8/1

Won 6f Windsor novice in good style on debut last year. Found out in better company later in 2023 but having changed hands for 125,000 gns, he looked an unlucky loser on Sandown return over 5f last week, forced to wait for a gap. Looks well weighted.

Form: 71265-2

(8)

Moswaat¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: R Varian| OR: 92| D

6/1

150,000 gns yearling, Kodiac colt. Confirmed debut promise to win Yarmouth novice (6f, soft) in October and better form when third in listed company at Doncaster 12 days later. Open to progress but opening mark demands it.

Form: 313-

(6)

Two Tribes^b²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Spencer| OR: 90

14/1

Displayed plenty of zip when making a winning nursery debut fitted with blinkers at Sandown in August. Couple of excellent runner-up efforts the following month (at up to 6f) and returns with yard among the winners.

Form: 242122-

(3)

Eye Of Dubai¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: W Buick| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 85

5/2

Promise amidst greenness when runner-up at Chester and Redcar as a juvenile and didn't need to improve to land a Catterick novice (7f) on return last month. First past the post in a 7f handicap here, only to be demoted and he retains potential despite 4 lb rise.

Form: 22-1D

(2)

We Never Stop²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 85| D

25/1

Improved to win a 6f Pontefract novice in July. No real impact in the face of a couple of stiff tasks after and opening mark does call for improvement.

Form: 32107-

(4)

Completely Random¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: T E Whelan| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 84| D

9/1

Shaped with plenty of promise when second at Wolverhampton in December and he had little trouble going one place better back there 18 days later. Makes handicap/turf debut and he's open to bags of progress.

Form: 621-

(7)

South Shore¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: David Egan| T: K R Burke| OR: 80| D

14/1

Took form to a new level when off the mark in 11-runner handicap at Windsor 12 days ago. Clearly fit and in form but he's up 5 lb in a better race.

Form: 252-51

(10)

Trefor¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: C Hills| OR: 80| D

17/2

Got off the mark in 6f Windsor novice in August and made a much better fist of things in a handicap for the second time (having been gelded) when second in a big-field C&D handicap 16 days ago. 3 lb rise to deal with.

Form: 0146-2

(1)

World Of Darcy^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 77| D

80/1

Successful twice in a productive juvenile campaign but hasn't kicked on this year (on the AW) and is more exposed than most of these.

Form: 15-5870

Forecasts

Eye Of Dubai (5/2), Dapper Valley (9/2), Moswaat (6/1), Shagraan (8/1), Trefor (17/2), Completely Random (9/1), Two Tribes (14/1), South Shore (14/1), James's Delight (16/1), We Never Stop (25/1), World Of Darcy (80/1)

Plenty to consider but SHAGRAAN may well have made a successful reappearance/stable debut with a clear passage at Sandown last week and, now back over 6f, he can confirm himself to be ahead of his mark. James's Delight is back in a more suitable race so he commands respect, with Eye of Dubai another going the right way.