Before the buildup to the weekend’s Group One action at Newmarket, there are intriguing runners across the programme
This is one of those days when you could start to wonder whether the perennial complaint that there is “too much racing” just might have something going for it. But these are also the days that keep things ticking over until the Group One action begins at Newmarket this weekend, no one is obliged to bet on it and there are, in all fairness, a few interesting runners and races dotted around the programme.
Prabeni (Chelmsford 6.50), for instance, is the first runner from the Wood Ditton at Newmarket’s Craven meeting to return to the track and offer a clue to the value of the form, which can vary wildly from one year to the next as the race is restricted to unraced three-year-olds. Prabeni was one of the more eye-catching runners in this year’s Wood Ditton, which was won by the 25-1 outsider Sawwah, as he ran on strongly from well off the pace to finish fifth. The step up to 10 furlongs should also suit him well and at around 5-2, he is a very interesting proposition against the warm favourite, Main Street.
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Lingfield 2.00 Paddy A 2.30 Angelina D’Or 3.00 What A Party 3.30 Captain Lars 4.00 Insurgence (nb) 4.30 Belated Breath 5.00 Mac O’Polo
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