Newbury tips: Home Of The Brave to triumph in Hungerford Stakes battle

It was a cracking effort given how the race panned out, and there was also lots to like about Battersea’s latest run at Newmarket when fourth to Big Orange in the Group 2 Princess of Wales’s Stakes following a 126 day break.

After being held-up well off the pace by Andrea Atzeni, Battersea kept on nicely to be nearest at the finish and beaten 6 1/2 lengths.

The son of Galileo is entitled to come on a bundle for that outing and this respresents a drop in class.

Dollar ready to Reward backers

Dollar Reward has been knocking on the door of late and can gain a deserved success in the 7f handicap (15:40).

The Sir Michael Stoute trained colt improved in three outings as a juvenile, getting off the mark on the final of those when running on well to beat Nokhada by a cosy 1/4 lengths at Wolverhampton.

After shaping better than the bare result suggests in his first two starts this season the three-year-old ran a stormer when beaten just a neck by Gunmetal at Newmarket.

Dollar Reward allowed the winner first run before closing all the way to the line and only just failing to get up.

It was a cracking run given how the race panned out and the son of Shamardal backed it up with a similar effort when beaten just over a length by Fuwairt at Chelmsford.

The return to the turf is sure to suit and Dollar Reward’s current mark of 82 looks exploitable.

Newbury tips

13.55: Promising
14.30: Escobar
15.05: Battersea (NB)
15.40: Dollar Reward
16.10: Home Of The Brave (NAP)
16.45: Wapping
17.20: Cosmeapolitan

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