32Red.com Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 2m 13.75s

(5)

Henpecked^b1⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: A C Whillans| OR: 67| D

6/4

Has had plenty of chances to halt a winless sequence, and is now 0 from 15 on the AW. On the flip side, a drop back to 1m2f should suit, and we know that she generally runs her races at this track. Blinkered.

Form: 2008-23

(3)

Iconic Belle⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 65

9/2

A ten race maiden, but it's fair to say that she's not totally exposed beyond 1m. Beaten 2¾L by Sky Marshal over 1m4f at Kempton on Saturday, and that demonstrated not only her well-being, but potential wriggle room off her current mark (65).

Form: 434-583

(4)

Perceived³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 63| D

3/1

Hasn't won since September 2015 (1m2f at Ffos Las), and is a nine race AW maiden. That said; she's been thereabouts on a couple of occasions, including when beaten a short-head by Bahkit over C&D in September (same mark).

Form: 48205-3

(2)

Rubenesque^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: Gemma Anderson| OR: 58

7/1

A winner over 2m in Ireland for John Joseph Murphy, she's run well enough on both starts for this stable (2m). Back significantly in trip today, and wouldn't want a muddling affair, so might conceivably seek to force the pace.

Form: 2214-45

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Non-Runners

(1)

Normandie Lady³³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: R A Fahey J: Sebastian Woods

Forecasts

Henpecked (6/4), Perceived (3/1), Iconic Belle (9/2), Normandie Lady (5/1), Rubenesque (7/1)

The smallest field of the afternoon, but not a straightforward puzzle to solve. Normandie Lady will surely appreciate the drop in grade, but you can't help but worry about her on account of both trip and surface (AW). Both Henpecked and Perceived will have no problems with this track, but appear as fairly exposed performers overall, whilst Rubenesque could conceivably struggle dropping back from 2m, unless forcing a solid pace throughout. That leaves us with ICONIC BELLE, who should have more to offer over middle distance trips, and looks to have some potential wriggle room from her current (reduced) handicap mark of just 65.