Talking Horses: Dubious Affair rates smashing bet in Northumberland Plate


Trueshan’s bid to stage one of the greatest weight-carrying performances since Red Rum is set to be scuppered

It will be one of the greatest weight-carrying performances since Red Rum’s second Grand National in 1974 if Trueshan can defy 10st 4lb in the ultra-competitive Northumberland Plate on Saturday.

Alan King’s stayer, who runs off an official rating of 118, has a well-known liking for soft ground on turf but he has form on the all-weather Tapeta surface and Rhys Clutterbuck’s 5lb claim is helpful too.

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