Newmarket July Festival: Aristocratic among Friday tips

After tracking the leaders, the three-year-old was produced to take up the running at the furlong marker and forged clear to score going away by four lengths in the manner of a pattern race performer in the making.

If that is to be the case an opening handicap mark of 90 may seriously underestimate Clear Water’s ability and, with further improvement assured, she can take this en route to better things.

Wild about the chances of Hacked

In the 1m 2f handicap (16.45), Wild Hacked looks decent value to land the spoils.

The Marco Botti trained colt won a maiden at Windsor on return to action and has since caught the eye in two runs in handicap company.

After a fine fifth of 13 to Garcia in the valuable Silver Bowl at Haydock, Wild Hacked travelled powerfully and looked all over the winner a furlong out before being beaten just 1 3/4 lengths into third behind Threat Assessed over 1m 1f at Sandown.

Those efforts suggest he could be ahead of his mark and has a decent prize in him, and the step up to 1m 2f may well bring about further improvement.

Friday tips

14.05: D’bai
14.40: Clear Water (NB)
15.10: Aristocratic (NAP)
15.45: Nasimi
16.15: Usherette
16.45: Wild Hacked
17.20: Librisa Breeze

Related

You’ll find more Newmarket tips from the July Festival in Coral’s horse racing section.