32Red.com Handicap

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 1m 13.38s

(3)

Queen Of Kalahari^h1¹²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: J L Eyre| OR: 76| D

8/1

Runner-up on both starts on the AW as a juvenile when trained by Charlie Hills. Wears a hood on her first run for this stable and may not be as race-fit as her three rivals.

Form: 165222-

(2)

Snaffled³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: D H Brown| OR: 75| D

8/11

Off the mark at the fourth attempt on the AW when making all to win decisively at Wolverhampton last month. Has gone up 9lb which makes life tough, but seems progressive and is likely to make another bold bid from the front.

Form: 5504-21

(4)

Poetic Imagination^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A Watson| OR: 74

3/1

Showed ability in five starts for John Gosden and made a satisfactory stable debut when third of five over 5f at Chelmsford. Return to 6f is likely to suit and she should be thereabouts off the same handicap mark with blinkers refitted.

Form: 8245-23

(1)

Samovar^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 68

11/2

Close second in three of his last four races, all at Southwell, and only 1lb higher than when just touched off last time. Change of surface is an issue, but he should be in contention if taking to it.

Form: 46-2622

Forecasts

Snaffled (8/11), Poetic Imagination (3/1), Samovar (11/2), Queen Of Kalahari (8/1)

There are question marks against Queen Of Kalahari, who has been absent since October, and Samovar, whose recent placed form is on Fibresand, so the two to focus on are Snaffled and POETIC IMAGINATION. The former has been hit by a quite hefty weight rise and the selection may be the better handicapped on his return to a more suitable trip with blinkers back on.