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Newbury Preview: It’s time to get Lucky

| 17.04.2015
SPORTSBOOK ODDS

Lucky Beggar shaped well on his seasonal reappearance, and looks weighted to land back-to-back successes in the Dubai Duty Free Handicap at Newbury today (15:55).

The Charlie Hills trained five-year-old is a smart sprinter when on song, as he showed when making all to comfortably beat Jimmy Styles in this contest 12 months ago.

Lucky Beggar failed to trouble the judge in three subsequent outings last season, including a Group 2 contest in France and a Listed affair at York, but is sure to appreciate the drop back into handicap company this afternoon.

The son of Verglas also comes into the race on the back of an eye-catching run at Doncaster last month when sixth of 10 to Naadirr in the Cammidge Trophy over 6f.

After being held-up at the rear in the Listed contest, Lucky Beggar made good headway to have every chance a furlong from home before weakening to be beaten 5 1/4 lengths as lack of race fitness took it’s toll.

The drop back to 5f today, over which Lucky Beggar has notched three of his four career successes, is sure to suit and the form looks strong in the context of this contest as the runner-up Astaire landed the Group 3 Abernant Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.

Lucky Beggar also carries just 1lb more than when winning last year, and with Jamie Spencer in the saddle looks the one they all have to beat.

In the 7f handicap (15:25), the Sir Michael Stoute trained Capel Path can make a winning seasonal reappearance.

The son of Street Cry shaped with promise in his first two runs as a juvenile before scoring in terrific style at Newcastle.

Capel Path came from off the pace before powering clear to beat Taysh by four lengths, and the runner-up went on to bolt up next time out and is now officially rated 85.

It makes Capel Path’s opening handicap mark of 83 look lenient, especially as he looks a typical Stoute improver who has bags of scope and plenty more to offer.

Stoute also saddled a horse with a similar profile to land a handicap at Newmarket yesterday and, with Ryan Moore in the saddle, Capel Path can take this before going on to better things.

Selections:
13:50 Yet Again
14:20 Sanaadh
14:50 Winters Moon
15:25 Capel Path (NB)
15:55 Lucky Beggar (NAP)
16:30 Yasmeen
17:00 Knightly Escapade
17:30 Forever Popular

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David Metcalf

A lifelong Manchester United supporter, David has over 25 years’ experience in the media industry having worked for regional and national newspapers. He is a huge horse racing, football and greyhound fan and has done interviews on various radio and TV stations, including talkSPORT and Sky Sports, whilst working as a PR front man for a betting firm. David has also written for most of the top Premier League football fan websites, and produced a Cheltenham Festival guide with former eight-times champion national hunt jockey Peter Scudamore, MBE, after helping him to set up a syndicate for his trainer son Michael.