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16:50 Newmarket

Saturday 12 August 2017

All14:0014:3515:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Royal British Legion Handicap

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 39.33s

1^st

(6)

Naval Warfare

39-6

5/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Made all, switched right to race against stand side rail over 1f out, ran on well op 11/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

2 ½

(5)

Night Circus

39-5

4/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Tracked leaders, 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on same pace op 9/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

(2)

Plutonian

39-6

4/1

T: C HillsJ: S De Sousa

Pulled hard, tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2 out, weakened over 1f out op 5/1 tchd 7/2

4^th

(1)

Colibri

39-5

4/1

T: H PalmerJ: Josephine Gordon

In touch, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, never on terms op 7/2 tchd 3/1

5^th

1 ¼

(3)

Executive Force

39-2

8/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Georgia Cox (5)

Awkward start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms op 7/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

1 ¼

(4)

Tafaakhor

39-2

10/3f

T: R HannonJ: Dane O'Neill

Held up in rear, keen, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 3/1 tchd 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.40, £2.20EX:£26.20Trifecta:£107.50SF:£24.22Swingers:£4.40, £4.40, £2.50

Forecasts

Tafaakhor (10/3), Night Circus (4/1), Plutonian (4/1), Colibri (4/1), Naval Warfare (5/1), Executive Force (8/1)

Plutonian was visually impressive when routing inferior rivals in a Windsor maiden last time but it was a weak race he won that day and there is a chance the handicapper may have over-reacted in allotting him a mark of 92 for his handicap debut. He could be worth taking on at the likely cramped odds with COLIBRI a possible value alternative given that he is a proven soft ground performer who has valid excuses for below par efforts the last twice. Night Circus may also do better after a gelding operation.