14:40 Newbury

Saturday 21 September 2024

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Dubai Duty Free Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 2m 11.66s

(5)

Bolster⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K R Burke| OR: 105| D

7/2

Posted smart handicap performances when winning over this trip at Pontefract (heavy) and Epsom (soft) in the spring. Hasn't reproduced that form in Group races since but may do better with his sights lowered and back on what could be a softer surface.

Form: 00-1147

(10)

Involvement²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 103| BF| D

4/1

Good efforts in the Silver Bowl at Haydock and Britannia at Royal Ascot before coming good when upped to 1¼m at the Newmarket July meeting. Good ½-length third of 6 to Flying Frontier in handicap (13/8) at Sandown 3 weeks ago. Should be in the thick of things again.

Form: 327143

(8)

Laafi^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 95| D

9/1

Pretty smart handicap performance when scoring over this trip at Newmarket (soft) last November but disappointed in the Rosebery at Kempton (11f) on reappearance in April and absent again since.

Form: 03610-0

(6)

Whip Cracker⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R L Moore| T: R Hughes| OR: 99

11/2

Returned with a very useful effort when second in 9f Newmarket listed race in April. Failed to reproduce that in another Newmarket listed race (1¼m) and the Britannia at Royal Ascot (1m) in the first half of the summer. Subsequently gelded. Ryan Moore booked and he's lightly raced.

Form: 21-230

(1)

Fantasy Believer²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker| OR: 93| C| D

12/1

Better than ever as a 7-y-o, overcoming his regular slow starts to land a hat-trick of handicap successes since returning to action in July. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 849-111

(9)

Canoodled²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Watson| T: E Walker| OR: 87| D

18/1

Suited by a step up to 1¼m when landing a big-field handicap at last month's York Ebor meeting. 5 lb higher now but she's unexposed at this trip.

Form: 070051

(11)

Houstonn¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 91| D

14/1

Opened his account in maiden company at Windsor in July and placed twice in handicaps last month, latterly over C&D (all good to firm). Possibly unsuited by a softer surface when well held at Ascot a fortnight ago.

Form: 4-51327

(3)

Mustazeed¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: David Probert| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 86| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 6/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 1 day ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 0-80252

(7)

Gray's Inn⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: S De Sousa| T: J Channon| OR: 88

50/1

Dual winner in a busy 2-y-o campaign but came up well short in listed races on first 2 outings this year and made no significant impact in a Glorious Goodwood handicap at the end of July. Dropped 2 lb since but it doesn't look enough.

Form: 349-878

Non-Runners

(2)

Flying Frontier²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J Tate J: James Doyle

(4)

Quietness²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: M P Tregoning J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Mustazeed (3/1), Bolster (7/2), Flying Frontier (7/2), Involvement (4/1), Whip Cracker (11/2), Quietness (6/1), Laafi (9/1), Fantasy Believer (12/1), Houstonn (14/1), Canoodled (18/1), Gray's Inn (50/1)

FLYING FRONTIER had Involvement behind him when scoring at Sandown last month and is taken to show he's still a step ahead of the handicapper. His old rival boasts lots of solid form this season and is second choice ahead of the thriving Fantasy Believer and C&D specialist Mustazeed.