Paul Kealy provides his Newmarket Tote Placepot perm

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It's no great surprise when an unbeaten horse from the John Gosden yard goes off favourite, but Yuri Gagarin could be a jolly to take on in leg one of the Newmarket Placepot (12.10).

He has beaten some very moderate rivals so far, earning a top RPR of just 79, but has been given 95 by the handicapper.

, second to subsequent Old Newton Cup runner-up Laafy on his return, boasts much stronger form claims.

The next leg (12.45) is pure guesswork, but I’ll go with Charlie Appleby’s unraced pair of and as his Wedding Dance, the only runner with experience, was pulled out due to rain-softened ground on Saturday.

Leg three (1.15) is a big-field novice and I’ll go with a couple with experience.

was an encouraging third against a horse who went close in handicap company at Sandown on Sunday, while was third to the classy Daahyeh on her sole start in 2019.

I’m pretty warm on the chances of in the next (1.50), so I’ll bank on him, which leaves some room for two or more in the next.

I do like in the 2.25 but she does need to settle, so I’ll add the promising , plus likely outsider , who was fourth in last year’s Albany and might prove suited by a drop back to 7f.

and look the obvious ones to go for in the final leg (3.00), although it remains pretty much guesswork with these juveniles.