Newmarket - Sunday 30th May

[StuSimmy]

16:05 Newmarket Ancien Regime is my pick here in what will be his first race since being gelded. He is fairly lightly raced for a 5 year old with only 14 runs to date. Out of those 14 runs he has managed to win 4 times and place a further 4 times. He managed a win in handicap company off a mark of 95 over course and distance and has also won a Group 3 race over the minimum trip at Sandown. Three of his four wins have came over today's trip of 6 furlongs so this is definately his optimum trip and he looks on a fair mark (100) dropping back down into handicap company. Five of his runs have come in group company (three in Group 3 races and 2 in Group 1) and also one race in Listed class so you can see he has competed in some nice races. Frankie rides this track really well, from 4 rides on Friday at the track he managed 3 winners and 2 seconds from 5 rides although only 1 place from 4 rides on Saturday. 0.5pt win Ancien Regime @ 8/1 (Bet365 - BOG)

[chris34]

Re: Newmarket - Sunday 30th May 4.05 Newmarket Not a very special day if you only interested in 4yr old+ races. But this is a smart looking handicap nonetheless, Himalya has shown bits and pieces of form but doesnt look particularly well treated in handicap company although Moore has to always be considered in hs current mood, but it worth noting that his best form comes on good ground and AW rather than fast ground so the ground is in his favour today. Copper Dock is an interesting raider from across the pond, he doesnt have the group form some of these have but he is a very useful handicapper, got behind in a handicap at navan which you dont wanna do (you wanna be prominent around there) but made up a lot of late ground to suggest he is in form and is now only 1lb above last winning mark and we know irish raiders have a reputation of being potentially well handicapped on these shores. Noverre to go has been running well lately but handicap might just have him where he wants right now although he is still only 4yr old and may still have more to offer. Billy Red looks the overpriced candidate in my opinion, he perhaps wont be seen quite to his best light as there is quite a lot of front runners in the field BUT over a straight course he can still be front rank and he more than has the speed for something as competitive as this, he was in fine form on AW during winter when able to dictate, little disappointing when last seen but might be able to bounce back as he is usually nothing but consistent and aslong as converting aw improvement back on turf i see no reason for him not to be in the shakeup for a yard in hot form! 0.5pt e/w Copper Dock 12/1 sj 0.25pt e/w Billy Red 33/1 sj