Aquarium looks fairly treated on the pick of his form and worth a punt at 14/1 in the Old Newton Cup at Haydock today (3.15).
This four-year-old hails from the in-form Trainer Mark Johnston ha swon three of the last six runnings of the race, including last year’s renewal with Rainbow Rebel.
He is a five-time winner and impressed in the last of those sucesses at Chester back in May when staying on strongly from off the pace to beat Epaulement by 1/2 a length off a mark of 101.
He then ran badly next time up when a well beaten 10th of 11 to Soto Sizzler at Epsom, but like many from the yard quickly bpunced back and ran very well last time out at Royal Ascot when a keeping on 4 3/4 length seventh of 19 to stable companion Baghdad in the Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes off his current rating of 103.
Thw form of that race reads well in relation to this and having been rated as high as 106 last year there is no reason why Aquarium should not be up to winning a race of this nature off his currennt mark.
Franny Norton also has a healthy 28 per cent strike rate on him having won four times and been placed on four occasions from 14 rides.
This race should also be run to suit, so Aquarium looks decent each-way value in what is a typically wide-open renewal.
Daily Sport recommended bet: 2pts each-way Aquarium (14/1 bet365, BetVictor, William Hill – BOG)