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19th Apr 2017 | Horse Racing

Newmarket Tips: Middle Kingdom

Newmarket Tips: Middle Kingdom

Impressive winner on debut, who got better the further he went. Opening mark of 86 looks generous.

John Gosden has a good record in the 5.20 Newmarket, winning the race twice in the last decade (only 5 runners) and he has another live chance in the shape of Middle Kingdom.

Bought for 775,000 GNS as a yearling he has plenty to live up to but began his career brightly at Newcastle. Slowly away, he got better as the race progressed and finished strongly with the fastest closing sectional in the race by 0.71s.


Middle Kingdom won going away over a mile and should be suited by the step up to 10f. I gave him an adjusted speed rating of 92 for his win, which makes him well handicapped off 86.

There’s bound to be plenty of nice types in the race but Middle Kingdom has a Dante entry and has already shown a decent level of ability.

1pt Middle Kingdom to win 8/1 with William Hill
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Odds correct at time of publishing: 06:39 19th Apr, 2017 but subject to change