19:55 Salisbury

Friday 24 August 2018

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Pam Bruford Memorial Handicap

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 3m 22.77s

Plymouth Sound^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: S J Cummins⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 76| C

40/1

Won over 1m3½f (good to firm) for Eve Johnson Houghton last year, when 2lb lower. Badly out of sorts in both on Flat run and a hurdle so far this year and hard to enthuse about at present.

Form: 61742-0

Rossetti^h³³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 72| C

33/1

Multiple hurdle winner, mainly on good at around 2m. Last Flat win was in Jersey in 2015. Up against it.

Form: 7F217/9-

Sufi²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Seamus Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 72

4/1

15-race maiden, but has run some good races in defeat this season, including over C&D last time. Keeps creeping up in the handicap, however, and is probably an each-way player unless he can improve.

Form: 638232

Fields Of Fortune¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: A King| OR: 71

5/2

In good form on both the Flat and over hurdles lately, winning in the latter discipline at Market Rasen last time. Stable continues to fire and he looks very likely to be a contender from just 1lb higher.

Form: 76542-3

Rydan^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: R Winston| T: G & J Moore| OR: 70| C

11/1

3-43, his last win being here in 2016 and now on a 20-race losing run. Little encouragement from recent efforts and best watched.

Form: 448039

Ravenous⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: L A Dace| OR: 69| D

15/8

On a 22-race losing run since 2016. Ran well over this trip from 2lb lower at Nottingham earlier in the season. Has had plenty of chances and, while not ruled out, he carries risks.

Form: 752254

Courtesy Call⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Rob Hornby| T: J W Mullins| OR: 69| D

20/1

Without a win on the Flat since 2012 or over hurdles since 2013. Has only run four times since 2014 and despite a 5lb drop since his latest Kempton run, we can only watch.

Form: 2073/06

Bamako Du Chatelet^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: Ian Williams| OR: 63

20/1

Sole turf win was at Lingfield (1m3½f, good) in 2016, when 3lb lower. Has had several chances from similar marks to today just lately and others make greater appeal.

Form: 655477

Lucky Lover Boy^p1⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: George Baker| OR: 72

8/1

Still early days, but would like to have seen more from him on his handicap debut at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) last time. Step up in trip far from certain to suit and looks best watched, despite 3lb drop.

Form: 6457

Ablaze⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Raul Da Silva| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 56| C

16/1

Course winner over 1m4f (good to firm) in May, but has looked in the handicapper's grip in two subsequent runs. Still 2lb higher than that win and in a better race, she looks up against it.

Form: 309-145

Non-Runners

Golden Image¹⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: H J L Dunlop J: Charles Bishop

Forecasts

Ravenous (15/8), Fields Of Fortune (5/2), Sufi (4/1), Golden Image (7/1), Lucky Lover Boy (8/1), Rydan (11/1), Ablaze (16/1), Courtesy Call (20/1), Bamako Du Chatelet (20/1), Rossetti (33/1), Plymouth Sound (40/1)

Moderate fayre where FIELDS OF FORTUNE looks a very solid option and is given the vote. Alan King's string remains in good form and this gelding can probably be relied on to give his running again now back on the Flat, which should see him go close. Ravenous can join battle for the minor honours, though a bigger danger to the selection could be Golden Image, while Sufi makes each-way appeal.