14:50 Newbury

Thursday 13 June 2024

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Country & Town House Handicap (Str) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:54 | Winning time: 1m 38.95s

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Faster Bee⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Hughes| OR: 76

12/1

Respectable third of 10 in maiden at Lingfield (7f, AW, 15/8) 69 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 0425-43

(4)

Asimov^t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 74

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good fourth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 23 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 64-454

(1)

Francesco Baracca⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 73| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 16/1, only sixth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 8 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 210-06

(3)

Beauty Generation^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: M Botti| OR: 73| D

12/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 23 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 56-2236

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Charming Whisper²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P J McBride| OR: 72

7/2

11/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 23 days ago, slowly away. Others appeal more.

Form: 15244-7

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Born A Rebel¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: P Owens| OR: 72| BF| D

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 7/4, very good second of 9 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago, conceding first run. Player despite a 2 lb rise.

Form: 533-12

(11)

Havanarama^t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer| OR: 70

9/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. 80/1, last of 7 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good) 35 days ago. Has good chance on form if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 5-12217

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Warriors Dream^h1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 70

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in minor event (200/1) at Newmarket (8f, good) 27 days ago, not clear run. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. No forlorn hope.

Form: 469

(8)

Zaltalla²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 69

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Good second of 12 in maiden (22/1) at Chelmsford City (6f), running on. Off 7 months/gelded. Significantly up in trip. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 602-

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Sugarloaf Lenny¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Saffie Osborne| T: W J Knight| OR: 67| D

15/2

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 0041-94

Non-Runners

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Show Biz Kid⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Asimov (11/4), Charming Whisper (7/2), Born A Rebel (11/2), Show Biz Kid (7/1), Sugarloaf Lenny (15/2), Havanarama (9/1), Beauty Generation (12/1), Faster Bee (12/1), Warriors Dream (16/1), Francesco Baracca (16/1), Zaltalla (18/1)

BORN A REBEL comes here on the back of a very good Leicester second when giving the winner first run so is fancied to quickly resume winning ways off just a 2 lb higher mark. Asimov also didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fourth at Nottingham last time out so heads the list of dangers. Havanarama is another who can have a say if shrugging off a lesser effort at Chester.