Friday preview: Racecard, analysis and tips for the Old Rowley Cup at Newmarket
IT’S Fillies’ Mile day at Newmarket, but the big betting race of the day is the Old Rowley Cup at 4.10pm.
A field 19 classy three-year-old’s have been declared with £120,000 up for grabs at HQ.
Top-weight First In Line heads the betting for John Gosden and Frankie Dettori.
He lost nothing in defeat when second in the Melrose at York but he was stuffed off this mark at Haydock last time and has a point to prove now, for all he will be happier over this 1m4f trip.
Derevo is 2-2 in handicaps and will likely prove popular for the Stoute-Moore combo.
He appeared to have something up his sleeve when winning at Newcastle, but he needs to take a big step forward in this deeper race.
4.10 Newmarket selection and best odds
4.10 Newmarket – TRUESHAN (10-1 with Hills and Coral) (Bet now)
Sinjaari has plenty of ability and things haven’t gone his way since he pushed the high-class Headman close in the London Gold Cup earlier in the season.
He will surely win a big pot at some point, but narrow preference is for the progressive TRUESHAN.
Alan King’s gelding showed gears and a good attitude when winning over 1m4f at Wolves and Ffos Las in August (that form has been boosted).
He continued on his upward curve when an excellent second to leading Cesarewitch contender Ranch Hand in a big 1m6f handicap at Haydock last month, just tiring inside the final 100 yards.
A 2lb rise looks a shade lenient, while he will relish the drop back to 1m4f. Ground conditions are in his favour and the booking of William Buick is a big plus (50% strike rate for King).
Elsewhere, Hughie Morrison’s French recruit Le Baol has a Listed win to his name and will be fine on the ground; he could be anything.
Apparate won a big race at Ascot last time out but he could do with the ground drying out significantly.
Kiefer ran no sort of race at York last time (finished distressed) but he should run a big race at a price if bouncing back.