2400m – Turf
1 | Tritonic | A high class hurdler, and his last six starts have been in that discipline. Talented enough on the Flat also and, back in 2020, he came close to winning a Royal Ascot handicap. |
2 | Rhythmic Intent | Probable physical excuses for a dismal start to the season this month. A useful handicapper with a versatile profile though his trainer thinks he’s best on a slow surface. |
3 | Scarlet Dragon | Alternates between Flat and Jump racing, but has failed to win any of his last 13 starts. But this veteran is tough and won off a higher handicap mark on his only previous visit to Newmarket, albeit back in 2016. |
4 | State Of Bliss | From the stable that have won this for the last two years. He advertised the fact that he had progressed from two earlier starts this year when winning a Ripon handicap last week. |
5 | Matchless | In great shape having won his last two starts, and makes a quick return after leading throughout in a Doncaster handicap. But yet to prove he is as effective over this trip as shorter. |
6 | Love Is Golden | His two wins last season came around Chester’s tight bends – very different to Newmarket. Would have finished closer at Epsom this month, had he enjoyed a clear passage. |
7 | Contact | A three-time winner who made a promising return when – although failing to land substantial betting support – ran a close second of 11 in a Thirsk handicap this month. |