York form looks key to unravelling big handicap puzzle

Face The Facts
1.50 Newmarket
1pt each-way at 28-1 with bet365 (25-1 Betway & 188Bet)Invincible Army
2.25 Newmarket
1pt each-way at 15-2 with 188Bet (7-1 bet365, Betfred, Hills)Golden Apollo
3.00 Newmarket
1pt each-way at 8-1 with bet365, Betway, Hills, Ladbrokes & 188BetBacchus
3.00 Newmarket
1pt each-way at 22-1 with Coral (20-1 Betway, Ladbrokes)Tomily
4.35 Newmarket
1pt each-wayTHERE are many who will tell you York form doesn’t always transfer to other courses, but it would be hard to make that argument when it comes to the bet365 Handicap (3.00) at Newmarket as the last four winners all ran there first.

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise really as the race they contested was another £100k Class 2 affair THAT routinely represents the hottest three-year-old handicap form of the season up to that point.

Three of the winners of this race fared particularly well in the York contest too, finishing fourth, third and second, and the last two went on from here to win the Stewards’ Cup, so this is definitely a contest to record and watch over again.