17:25 Salisbury

Thursday 17 August 2017

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Kevin Hall & Pat Boakes Memorial Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 3m 5.06s

(6)

Key Bid^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Appleby| OR: 81

9/4

Has run only four times, but has improved with each start and ran a solid race behind a progressive sort at Doncaster over 1m4f last time. Well worth a try over this longer trip and firmly in the mix if he improves for it.

Form: 8213

(8)

Sable Island²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 76

7/2

Still a maiden after five starts during which he has gradually stepped up in distance. Tackles his longest trip so far and it may well suit, but others have more runs on the scoreboard and he is opposed until showing more.

Form: 66-243

(7)

Padrinho¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Kieren Fox| T: J R Best| OR: 73| D

7/1

Has run well over this trip on his last three starts, including when winning decisively at Sandown last month. Ran a shade too keenly off 8lb higher last time and can make his presence felt if settling better.

Form: 9-48213

(2)

Orsino²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 71

2/1

Remains a maiden after five starts, the last two in handicaps. Third of five over this distance at Sandown last time and needs to show improvement off 2lb lower.

Form: 23643

(3)

Phoenix Dawn²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J F Egan| T: B G Powell| OR: 68

12/1

Placed in juvenile hurdles on his last two outings, his best recent Flat display came when second of eight over 1m2f at this track in May. Runs off the same mark and has to prove he can stay this sort of distance on the level.

Form: 812-923

(1)

Duke's Girl¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell| OR: 67| BF

14/1

Finished runner-up in two handicaps off 1lb lower in June and might have found the ground too soft when beaten a long way at Lingfield last time when sent off favourite. Stays this trip and too soon to write off.

Form: 0-55225

Non-Runners

(5)

Pow Wow⁵⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Meade J: K Shoemark

(4)

Veiled Secret²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Orsino (2/1), Veiled Secret (2/1), Pow Wow (2/1), Key Bid (9/4), Sable Island (7/2), Padrinho (7/1), Phoenix Dawn (12/1), Duke's Girl (14/1)

Pow Wow has shot up the weights after notching a quickfire hat-trick of wins, but his successful run may not have come to an end and it is only narrow preference for KEY BID which prevents him from being the selection. The latter looked like a horse in need of this trip last time and has improved on each of his runs. Sable Island runs for top-class connections but has something to prove, so Padrinho may be best of the rest.