15:10 Brighton

Friday 11 August 2017

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Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 2m 5.32s

(2)

Free Forum¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 58| D

2/1

Made a winning handicap debut on his first run since being gelded when successful over 1m2f at Yarmouth (good-to-firm) earlier this month. Carries a 6lb penalty for that success and likely to run well once more.

Form: 8001

(5)

Av A Word^p³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 63| CD

3/1

Twice a winner in 14 starts including on his penultimate outing over C&D on good-to-firm going in June. Beaten 15L at Bath when upped in trip subsequently and one for the shortlist here.

Form: 517316

(6)

Celtik Secret⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 61

16/1

Held in all three maiden races so far including over this distance the last twice. Interesting to see how she fares on her handicap debut in this contest.

Form: 607

(1)

Famous Dynasty¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Blanshard| OR: 60| BF

8/1

13 race maiden and best effort so far came when runner-up over 1m2f at Salisbury (good-to-firm) last month. Well beaten over the same trip at Bath (good) subsequently but not ruled out here.

Form: 374426

(8)

Zoffanist^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 60

9/1

Fair efforts in maiden company but held on all three handicap appearances including over 1m4f in first time blinkers (replaced with cheekpieces here) at Salisbury last time. Steps down in trip today.

Form: 045-536

(3)

Lady Kaviar⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Queally| T: G G Margarson| OR: 59

25/1

Beaten 9L on second start in handicap company over this distance at Yarmouth (good) last time out. Previous efforts nothing special and more needed here.

Form: 857-78

(4)

Kings City^p1⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: L M Cumani| OR: 59

10/3

Signs of ability in three maiden outings so far. Beaten 13L eighth of ten over this trip at Sandown (good-to-firm) when last in action in June and wears cheekpieces for the first time on handicap debut.

Form: 078

Non-Runners

(7)

Bermondsey Belle²³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: L Wadham J: David Probert

Forecasts

Free Forum (2/1), Av A Word (3/1), Kings City (10/3), Bermondsey Belle (5/1), Famous Dynasty (8/1), Zoffanist (9/1), Celtik Secret (16/1), Lady Kaviar (25/1)

FREE FORUM made a winning handicap debut at Yarmouth recently and can follow up by taking this three-year-old handicap. The selection shaped as if there was more to come having not experienced much luck in running and been slowly away on that occasion. Av A Word has won twice already at this course in 2017 and a return to this track can see him claim second having disappointed last time. The maiden Famous Dynasty has put in some decent efforts this year including when runner-up on this trip on his penultimate start and he can claim third.