13 October 2023 , 15:45
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Hand the bookies some Goldie lookin’ pain in the Club Godolphin Cesarewitch.
Scottish trainer Jim Goldie has a happy habit of winning big staying handicaps with horses that have recently run over much shorter trips.
His GEREMIA (2.40) was beaten less than four lengths despite racing on the unfavoured far side in the Cambridgeshire two weeks ago.
That big-field handicap is half the distance of today’s historic Newmarket prize and this 2m2f will suit apprentice jockey Alex Jary’s mount much better.
He’ll love the testing conditions and the likely strong pace will be ideal.
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His fifth behind subsequent Ebor runner-up Sweet William at Newbury came in a hot race and his close fourth on his return to action at this track also reads very well.
There’s no way he should be 33-1. Have 2pts each-way. Several bookies are paying out on seven places with Sky Bet stretching to eight.
The recent heavy rain that has turned the Newmarket ground soft is also ideal for RAADOBARG (3.50).
He simply loves the mud and he ran a cracker over this course and distance on his first start since joining trainer George Boughey in a similar race in May.
The form of that contest has worked out really well and he’s since run some sound races when he’s had his conditions.
Jim Goldie: trains Value Scope's selection (Mick Atkins/Prosports/REX/Shutterstock)Plenty of his rivals won’t handle the ground as well as he will and Ryan Moore has been booked to ride for the first time. Have 2pts each-way at 6-1.
The ground is also soft at York and that will help HYPERFOCUS (2.25).
He was runner-up in the Coral Sprint Trophy in 2019 and again last year.
Tim Easterby’s speedster has become well handicapped on his most recent victory at Ripon in the spring. It has to be said that his form since has hardly been top-notch but he has had plenty of things go against him in recent starts.
There doesn’t appear to be a huge amount of frontrunners in the race despite the large field. That will help Hyperfocus as he likes to race near the pace. Have 1pt each-way at 33-1. Several bookies are paying out on six places.
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