15:10 Ascot

Friday 10 May 2019

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Carers Trust Handicap

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 16.55s

(16)

Welcoming⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 81| D

3/1

Comfortable 4L winner of a 6f fillies' novice stakes at Haydock (heavy) last autumn; beaten less than 2L (fifth to Probability) on handicap debut at Kempton (6f) in March.

Form: 231-5

(4)

Motagally¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills| OR: 81

9/1

Wolverhampton novice winner (5f); weak at the finish when upped in trip for handicap debut at Lingfield (6f, standard) - beaten 2¼L by Alnasherat; effectiveness to prove on grass.

Form: 718-3

(8)

Journey Of Life¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: G & J Moore| OR: 80

25/1

6L runner up on final start for Charlie Appleby at Lingfield (6f) in November 2018; joined this trainer for 34,000gns in February 2019; also declared at Chelmsford on Thursday (5.30pm).

Form: 6752-

(2)

Tinto⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 80| BF| D

7/1

Has plenty of experience (13 career starts); in good form of late with a couple of second placed finishes, beaten a neck by Dark Shadow at Bath (5½f, good to firm) last week - Champion Brogie third; due a rise in the weights.

Form: 4616-22

(14)

Fly The Nest⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: A W Carroll| OR: 80

33/1

Gradually lost his way as a juvenile after making a pleasing start for Charlie Appleby; sold for 20,000gns in February 2019; low mileage, and ran well on debut for Tony Carroll (closely matched with Welcoming).

Form: 277-7

(6)

Aplomb²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C O'Donoghue| T: W J Haggas| OR: 79| D

10/3

125,000gns yearling; justified favouritism when taking a Yarmouth novice (6f, good to soft) by a comfortable ¾L in October 2018; valid excuse on AW return (slowly away); can fare better now making handicap debut.

Form: 51-4

(12)

Sir Busker⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: W Buick| T: W J Knight| OR: 79| D

9/2

Sprung a 25/1 surprise when winning a backend Newbury maiden (6f, good to soft); will relish the recent rain and should appreciate dropping back in trip from Lingfield; has previous form with today's rival Tinto.

Form: 52128-5

(11)

Shorter Skirt³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78| D

9/1

Consistent filly; made a winning seasonal reappearance when beating the 8/13f Fen Breeze by a neck in a Chelmsford novice (6f) 39-days ago; faces a sterner test on handicap debut.

Form: 2225-1

(13)

Champion Brogie⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: J S Moore| OR: 75| D

25/1

1-16, with that win coming in a deep ground French claimer (6f); met trouble in running when finishing a keeping on 2½L third to Dark Shadow (today's rival Tinto second) at Bath (5½f) last week.

Form: 1652-53

(17)

Whelans Way¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: R A Teal| OR: 71

20/1

6lb higher than when showing a determined attitude to down the Saeed Bin Suroor-trained Open Sea in a 7f Kempton nursery in November 2018; this race looks to be more competitive.

Form: 20461-

Non-Runners

(15)

Swindler²¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: G Mosse

(10)

Amplify¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: B J Meehan J: Thomas Greatrex

(9)

Sheila's Showcase⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: D J Coakley J: Scott McCullagh

(7)

Phosphor⁵⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: M Meade J: Non Runner

(5)

Kamikaze Lord²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J Noseda J: L Dettori

(3)

Sandridge Lad²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J Ryan J: M Dwyer

(1)

Walkman⁴¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: M D I Usher J: Raul Da Silva

Forecasts

Welcoming (3/1), Aplomb (10/3), Swindler (4/1), Sir Busker (9/2), Phosphor (6/1), Tinto (7/1), Motagally (9/1), Shorter Skirt (9/1), Amplify (11/1), Kamikaze Lord (12/1), Sheila's Showcase (14/1), Whelans Way (20/1), Champion Brogie (25/1), Journey Of Life (25/1), Fly The Nest (33/1), Walkman (50/1), Sandridge Lad (50/1)

A race which should generate plenty of future winners so have your notebooks at the ready. In terms of today's contest the most obvious candidate is the top-weight SWINDLER who showed a good level of juvenile form, including when narrowly beaten at Nottingham by the subsequent Greenham Stakes winner Mohaather. With more time, he can potentially go onto prove better than a Class 4 handicapper. Others in with a shout include the dropped in trip Kamikaze Lad (needs to settle) and the lightly-raced Aplomb, whilst Sir Busker also rates as an interesting each-way option as a result of the recent rain.