Marathonbet Sportsbook Handicap

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(3)

Iseemist²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Mitch Godwin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 84| CD

10/3

Has not won for nearly two years, but her second at Goodwood off 6lb higher in June would give her every chance. Recent efforts not so good and has a bit to prove.

Form: 662006

(5)

Upavon^h,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Fran Berry| T: S C Williams| OR: 77| CD

9/2

Favourite when winning at this track two starts ago, but could finish only fourth over C&D on latest outing. Handicapper has given him a chance by dropping him 4lb, so he is another who enters the equation.

Form: 296814

(2)

Fujin^v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 74| D

7/1

Best form on AW surfaces, but acts on turf and last two efforts have been satisfactory. Return to 6f should help, but might find one or two of his rivals better handicapped.

Form: 173424

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Non-Runners

(1)

Related²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: P T Midgley J: A Kirby

(6)

Dandy Flame¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Finley Marsh

(4)

Buxted Dream¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: L M Cumani J: L Morris

Forecasts

Buxted Dream (6/4), Iseemist (10/3), Upavon (9/2), Dandy Flame (5/1), Fujin (7/1), Related (8/1)

An interesting sprint handicap in which cases can be made for all six runners. Dandy Flame needs to bounce back from an ordinary run last time and Related has to recapture his form of the summer. Both may do so, but the improver in the field is BUXTED DREAM, the winner of uncompetitive races on his last two starts. His confidence should be high after those two successes and he can fend off Upavon, who has dropped back to a feasible handicap mark.