19:50 Salisbury

Saturday 25 May 2019

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Derek Burridge Golf & Racing Trophies Handicap

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 2m 40.57s

(5)

Debbonair^b1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁷⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 66

8/1

Won and placed on the AW last year but struggled over this trip at Doncaster (good) on return to turf last month. Blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: 71-3258

(6)

Hummdinger¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Bentley| T: A King| OR: 64

7/2

Good second over 1m2f at Nottingham (good-to-firm) on his penultimate start. Disappointed when beaten 14L over an extended 1m3f at Windsor (good) subsequently however.

Form: 864-24

(10)

Twenty Years On²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 64

15/2

Gelded following three runs over 1m at two and finished a well beaten seventh of nine over 1m2f at Goodwood (good) on handicap and seasonal debut earlier this month. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 305-7

(4)

Purbeck Hills²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 63

18/1

Finished fourth twice on soft ground as a two-year-old. Struggled both starts this year including on good-to-firm ground over 1m2f here last month. Stamina to prove and would likely appreciate any overnight rain.

Form: 440-09

(3)

Spring Run²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 62

11/1

Signs of ability when 13L sixth in a 1m2f maiden at Newbury (soft) on her penultimate start. Well held at Lingfield (1m2f, good) next time out and is likely to appreciate this step up in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 6-67

(2)

Yellow Label²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 62

7/1

Held in three starts this spring most recently when sixth over 1m2f at Leicester (good-to-firm) just under a month ago. Worth a check in the market upped in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 876

(7)

Homesick Boy^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Keniry| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 62

7/1

Career best effort when finishing third over this trip at Beverley (good-to-soft) 11 days ago. Races off a 1lb lower mark here and is interesting with cheekpieces tried for the first time.

Form: 579-53

(9)

Oliver Hardy^p1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: P & O Cole| OR: 60WS

12/1

Had wind surgery since finishing sixth over this trip at Wolverhampton on handicap debut last month. Market support would be notable with cheekpieces fitted for the first time.

Form: 7-406

(1)

Midport¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 59

11/2

Fair eighth at Kempton (1m) on second start at two. Well beaten upped to 1m2f at Chelmsford in December however and more needed stepping up in trip on handicap debut having been gelded in the interim.

Form: 785-

(11)

Miss Havana³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁷⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 53

7/1

Returning from a break when finishing 1½L third to an in form rival in a 1m2f classified event at Brighton (good-to-firm) last month. This looks a tougher contest..

Form: 978-83

(14)

Universal Song²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins| OR: 45

33/1

Beaten a minimum of 23L in three starts so far and finished well well in a C&D maiden on good-to-firm going last month. Others have more obvious claims on handicap debut.

Form: 0-99

Non-Runners

(13)

Earl Of Harrow⁵

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: M R Channon J: Scott McCullagh

(12)

Craneur¹⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: H J L Dunlop J: Mitch Godwin

(8)

Cala Sveva¹¹³

Weight: 8-2| Age: 3

T: M D I Usher J: Raul Da Silva

Forecasts

Hummdinger (7/2), Earl Of Harrow (5/1), Midport (11/2), Yellow Label (7/1), Miss Havana (7/1), Homesick Boy (7/1), Twenty Years On (15/2), Debbonair (8/1), Craneur (10/1), Spring Run (11/1), Oliver Hardy (12/1), Purbeck Hills (18/1), Cala Sveva (25/1), Universal Song (33/1)

SPRING RUN has shaped as if this step up in distance would suit on her two most recent starts and she is taken to make a winning handicap debut in this competitive three-year-old contest. The selection is bred to appreciate this trip and she can get the better of top weight Earl Of Harrow who carries a penalty for a recent victory. Third place can go to Homesick Boy who was placed over this distance on his most recent outing.