18:20 Salisbury

Friday 25 August 2017

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Bathwick Car & Van Hire Nursery

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 42.74s

(10)

Red Force One^t1¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: R Ffrench| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 77

9/1

Signs of ability in four starts so far including when beaten 1L on debut at York (6f, good-to-soft). Finished fourth in three subsequent outings and steps up to 1m with a tongue tie fitted for the first time for this handicap debut.

Form: 2444

(4)

Daddies Girl¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S J Drowne| T: B R Millman| OR: 75| C

10/1

Successful over 5f on firm ground here in April but held since including on handicap debut when last of eight at Haydock (good-to-soft) earlier this month. More needed here.

Form: 415038

(9)

Strategic^b1¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 71

5/1

Career best effort when finishing third over 7f at Brighton (good-to-firm) earlier this month. Represents leading connections and wears blinkers for the first time on handicap debut.

Form: 053

(6)

Sardenya^b1¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Patrick Pilley⁽⁵⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 71

10/3

Placed twice from three starts prior to finishing third of six on handicap debut at Chelmsford over 7f earlier this month. Cheekpieces worn on that occasion and replaced with blinkers today.

Form: 6233

(1)

Motabassim^b1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Tate| T: B J Meehan| OR: 71

9/1

Best effort so far came when finishing third over 7f at Epsom (good-to-soft) last time out. Wears blinkers for the first time and is an interesting runner stepping up in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 883

(5)

General Zoff²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: W R Muir| OR: 71

16/1

Ran well when finishing third over 7f on good-to-firm ground here last month but disappointed on handicap debut subsequently and probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 0637

(2)

Deadly Reel⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Edward Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 69

13/2

Ran well in a couple of 7f novice contests including when 1L fourth at Chepstow (good) on her penultimate outing. Well beaten at Carlisle last time out and making her handicap debut for a stable with a 40% strike-rate (6/15) of late.

Form: 6345

(3)

Galactic²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 68

11/2

Well held in all three outings so far including on good-to-soft ground over 7f at Sandown last time out. Worth a check in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 565

(8)

El Borracho⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Charles Bishop| T: S Dow| OR: 65

6/1

Failed to trouble the judge in three outing so far including when stepping up to 7f at Brighton (good-to-firm) last time out. Makes his handicap debut on his first attempt at 1m here.

Form: 775-

Non-Runners

(7)

Hemingford¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: C Fellowes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sardenya (10/3), Strategic (5/1), Galactic (11/2), El Borracho (6/1), Deadly Reel (13/2), Hemingford (13/2), Motabassim (9/1), Red Force One (9/1), Daddies Girl (10/1), General Zoff (16/1)

Trainer Richard Hannon has won this race twice in recent years and his STRATEGIC can follow up his Brighton third by making a winning handicap debut in the 2017 renewal of this. Deadly Real hails from an in form stable and can put a disappointing effort last time out behind her by claiming second here while Sardenya who already has placed form on soft ground and take third in his first handicap start on turf.