Cambridgeshire winner

No way is Soft ground guaranteed at HQ.

Is the going often soft at Newmarket? I don't know where to check, but I have the idea that it's rarely
deeper than G-S and rarely harder than G-F.

ascription will need deep ground and if he gets it is less than certain to stay...the one I like is QUEENSBERRY RULES of haggas's who is currently 25/1 with 365 ew 1'2'3'4'5...if only they hadn't closed my account .
  stayed on well at ascot over a mile...then dropped to 7 furlongs ???? then stayed on at york over a mile when murtagh rode...the ground was pretty quick that day...the handicap mark has been nicely protected and the pedigree is crying out for a sterner test that the cambridgeshire will offer....the horses only entry.

Hey lay n play.

The day Queensberry Rules lost at Royal Ascot I thought to myself 'Cambridgeshire'. Totally agree about the weird run over 7, looked like it was just for experience to me, Haggas has said he reckons it's got a big one in it. 

Main concern at the minute is lack of interest.  I took 25s ages ago thinking it'd get punted, so far, nothing, but yeah if it turns up with a job jockey on i'd be more than hopeful.

Willie Haggas has 7 entries in the race currently so it will be interesting if Queensberry Rules is his only runner.

I was very keen on the improving Educate, but that has gone up 4lb for the group 2 run which is a shame. Got a few quid on at decent odds on here in the hope that it would not run at Newbury but haven't topped up at 16s yet.

I would think so, ash. 48 have tried in the last 11 years with 1 winning.

Rockalong very eyecatching today

just starting my analysis, will post a short list when I'm done

Have a shortlist of 5 - Queensbury Rules and Ethedaam heading the list

2 more to sub in if soft ground tho

so I dismissed 105 of the initial entry as being incapable of winning this race. Once 5 day decs are in I will then go through those that remain in the race that are not on the initial dismissal list and start eliminating more.

Anyone know if Fury is injured? I have heard reports that he has been ruled out for the season but cant seem to find anything online. Think he is worth a punt if the ground is soft.

Dry and warm weather for the next 7 days so absolutely no chance of Soft - fast side of good I'd say.

^^ from 26th August

An impressive winner at York on Friday, Palmer has been informed that Short Squeeze will be going up 11lb in the handicap tomorrow.

Usually a trainer would not greet that sort of a rise with any great relish - but Palmer actually wanted a pound or two more which would in all probability guarantee him a place in the prestigious handicap.

Now Palmer is left with the difficult decision over whether to run before the big race to pick up a penalty.

"Short Squeeze will go up 11lb, I rang the handicapper asking for 12 but he wouldn't budge," said the Newmarket handler.

"It is unusual asking for more, but 11 takes him up to 93 which wouldn't have got him in the Cambridgeshire last year but it would have the year before, so it will be touch and go.

"He's a big-framed horse and is going to be better next year, so I won't be asking too much more of him as he's had a few runs already.

"He's better with four weeks between his races so I'm loath to run him again to pick up a penalty because if he wins it will probably cost him his chance in the Cambridgeshire as he won't be fresh enough.

"The Silver Cambridgeshire is obviously an option, and that has only been won by three-year-olds, so we'll just have to see."


Dont think he'll get in myself, will need a lot to come out

Wouldn't want a very high draw either.

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No Ehtedaam

was Haafaguinea supplemented? was not in the original entry

dunno how I missed him then coz he was on neither my dismissal list nor my long short list

hmm? anyway, back on the short list now

no I have a spreadsheet of the original entry and he's not on it... hmm confused now and there was this quote on Saturday after he won

"HAAFAGUINEA, was never far off the leaders. He picked up well in the closing stages, won a shade cosily and is a handicapper on the up. The step up in trip brought about significant improvement and there are more races to be won with him. He´s in the Silver Cambridgeshire on Friday"

yes must have messed up, anyway he's back in my analysis but I don't think he wants quick going