12:50 Newmarket

Friday 22 August 2025

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World Pool Bet With The tote Handicap

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 1m 12.26s

(1)

Profit Refused¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J P Spencer| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 86

9/2

Made a strong start for Ollie Sangster, winning 7f handicaps at Wetherby and Chester prior to close second over C&D in June. Ran too badly to be true at Chepstow since and must enter calculations here.

Form: 5-13120

(9)

Dorney Lake^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M L W Bell| OR: 85| D

9/4

Made positive start for Michael Bell this season, bagging handicaps over this trip at Yarmouth and Doncaster. Progress rather stalled since but he has dropped 2 lb below his last winning mark.

Form: 148478

(7)

Cinque Verde²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 83| D

9/1

Likeable mare who added to tally at Wolverhampton in March and largely acquitted herself well in defeat since. Latest Goodwood effort can likely be excused (got upset in stalls) and she could well bounce back here.

Form: 172220

(3)

Thunder Blue^b,t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: William Carver| T: J A Osborne| OR: 83| D

7/2

Dropped down the weights and posted his best effort of the campaign when close second of 8 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 4 days ago. Races off same mark here and is one for shortlist.

Form: 6587P2

(8)

Expert Agent^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 79| CD

14/1

Capitalised on a drop in grade when scoring over C&D in June and followed up at Haydock (6f) 15 days later. Not been in same form either start since, though, and others make more appeal.

Form: 371179

(5)

Rajaking¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Aidan Keeley| T: S C Williams| OR: 81| D

11/2

Winner of his first 2 starts, including on reappearance at Windsor (6.1f) in May. Got back on track when good second of 14 in handicap over C&D (good to firm) 14 days ago and is only 1 lb higher now. Likely player.

Form: 1-19942

(6)

Dapper Guest^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: G G Margarson| OR: 74| C

15/2

Opened his account at the seventh time of asking when scoring here (7f) in June but not really built on that in either start since and return to sprinting isn't guaranteed to suit.

Form: 6-57147

Non-Runners

(4)

Photosynthesis⁴⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: P W Chapple-Hyam J: Harry Davies

(2)

Equiano Springs¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 11

T: T P Tate J: N Callan

Forecasts

Dorney Lake (9/4), Thunder Blue (7/2), Profit Refused (9/2), Equiano Springs (5/1), Rajaking (11/2), Photosynthesis (7/1), Dapper Guest (15/2), Cinque Verde (9/1), Expert Agent (14/1)

RAJAKING produced a personal best when runner-up here a fortnight ago and still has few miles on the clock. He makes fair appeal in the opener. Thunder Blue ran a cracker off this mark at Windsor earlier this week and is feared most, whilst course specialist Equiano Springs is also not taken lightly.