Nicholascopernicus is the one to beat in Insure Wiser Handicap, Spartan Spirit looking solid in Amateur Riders´ Handicap at Newbury
Nicholascopernicus was mighty impressive last time, as he crushed his rivals comprehensively at Doncaster. Ed Walker’s trainee is expected to continue his good run and display a special performance in the Insure Wiser Handicap, taking place at Newbury on
June 14, 2012.
The class 5 meeting has attracted nine contestants and among Nicholascopernicus’ rivals are: Dovils Date, Opus, Sign Manual, Run Of The Day, Dynastic, Poetic Power, Bob´s World and My Destination. A cash prize of £2,588 is reserved for the ultimate champion
and the action will begin at 17:05 (GMT).
Dovils Date has a good chance of making progress in the middle-distance events. A close victory at Salisbury helped him step into this class. Sign Manual was also decent last time, finishing third in the Racing Plus Proudly Sponsors Millwall Median Auction
Maiden Stakes.
Yet, both runners are unlikely to make things tricky for Nicholascopernicus, who came home in taking style last time out. Royal Ascot Live On Virgin 534 Handicap saw him grabbing the first place by 3¾ lengths. If the Greenwood, Halsall and Pegum-owned performs
to his potential, it will be an easy triumph for him.
Be Wiser Insurance Gentleman Amateur Riders´ Handicap is another class 5 meeting at Newbury today. The 1m2f6y event is scheduled to commence at 17:35 (GMT). Ten speedy runners will chase a handy cash prize worth £2,496.
Among the confirmed participants are: Sail Home, Now What, Spartan Spirit, Cuckoo Rock, Mustajed, Byrd In Hand, Transfer, Merrjanah, Sula Two and Rosy Dawn.
Sail Home has been given the highest odds after her decent performance at Newbury last month. In the Broadbase Amateur Riders' Handicap, Julia Feilden’s trainee ended up third on the table. Now What also deserves respect following her second at Bath in mid
May.
However, according to our calculations, it is a great chance for Spartan Spirit to salvage respect that he lost following a terrible show in his debut appearance in 2010.
It is still unclear how well Spartan Spirit will handle this ground, but his recent good show at Kempton is hard to ignore. It will not be an easy task for the 4-year-old, but he has bright chances. Good luck to all runners.
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