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2:05 Newmarket
MITROSONFIRE – 1/2 Pt EW @ 14/1 William Hill (boosted) 5 places 12/1 5 places generally
The five-year-old was a big eye-catcher at Ascot in the Moet And Chandon when travelling like a well-handicapped horse, only to be forced to wait for a run when moving intensely just off the pace. The leaders fell into his lap as the pace lifted, and he was caught with nowhere to go.
That run signalled that a return to form could be imminent, and he now drops back into a Class 4 contest for the first time since winning this race in 2021, having been a consistent factor in Class 2 and 3 contests, including a course victory in the former.
The other angle for an improved performance for Mitrosonfire is the drop back to six furlongs for the first time on turf since a narrow two-length defeat in the Stewards Cup Consolation race in July 2022 – a trip that has seen six of his seven career wins. He is twice a Newmarket July course winner, and, Interestingly, his seventh victory, which came over seven furlongs, was on this track. He has been building to a bigger performance in four outings this season, and this looks like a good opening for him