32Red Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 58.54s

(4)

Marietta Robusti⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 62| D

7/2

Victorious in a 5f novice contest at Chelmsford earlier this month. Penalised for that success and is an interesting runner on today's handicap debut.

Form: 5631

(2)

Alaska¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: J M Bradley| OR: 67

14/1

Brighton winner on turf as a two-year-old but well held on his return from a break over C&D last time out and more needed based on that effort.

Form: 42040-6

(3)

Sea Ess Seas¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: J A Osborne| OR: 66| BF

9/2

Unplaced on all four starts so far and had a wind operation prior to finishing sixth at Kempton on handicap debut last time. Drop in trip looks likely to suit.

Form: 657-6

(5)

Pranceabootthetoon¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Kerrie Raybould⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Bradley| OR: 65

25/1

Debut winner on good-to-firm ground at Brighton in June last year. Failed to beat a rival home in two AW starts this year however and more needed today.

Form: 1643-57

(6)

Warrior's Valley^t³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 50| D

5/6

Off the mark at the fifth time of asking when winning on fibresand at Southwell over this trip on Sunday. Turned out quickly and finished third over C&D last month.

Form: 087-31

(1)

Hornby¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: R Havlin| T: M J Attwater| OR: 54

12/1

Finished a close third over C&D on his penultimate outing but well held here subsequently and finished behind Warrior's Valley here last time.

Form: 0056-35

Forecasts

Warrior's Valley (5/6), Marietta Robusti (7/2), Sea Ess Seas (9/2), Hornby (12/1), Alaska (14/1), Pranceabootthetoon (25/1)

MARIETTA ROBUSTI can defy a penalty to make a winning handicap debut for Mick Channon. The selection was a winner over this trip at Chelmsford recently and can see off Warrior's Valley in this competitive small field three-year-old handicap event. Sea Ess Seas ran well over 6f last time out and shaped as if this drop in trip would suit and with that in mind he can finish third.