Front-runners, juveniles and more: the ultimate guide to betting at Newmarket
The serious business of Royal Ascot is out of the way and an entirely more relaxed atmosphere awaits at Newmarket's July festival next week. This is the season's highlight at the beautiful July course and three glorious days await, so how can us punters make it pay?
This meeting poses a different challenge to the one we faced just a few weeks ago at Ascot. The top-class action still comes thick and fast and the July meeting has its fair share of handicaps, but it's the smattering of juvenile races that make this puzzle a little more of a guessing game.
The best two-year-olds might have made themselves known at Royal Ascot, but it's at this fixture when the Ascot races get pitched against each other and the fact they are still relatively untested formlines gives those trying to find an edge the opportunity to do just that.
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