17:25 Sandown

Friday 14 June 2019

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Carpetright Supports The BHF Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 3m 13.66s

(3)

Goshen⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 64

10/11

A 12L winner when stepped up four furlongs in trip on handicap/seasonal debut at Brighton (1m4f, good) last week; has risen 11lb in the handicap since, but is able to compete today under just a 6lb penalty; strong claims.

Form: 980-1

(11)

Twenty Years On²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 67

11/1

Off the mark at the fifth time of asking (his second handicap start) when tackling 1m4f for the first time at Salisbury three weeks ago; 3lb higher, another 2f to contend with, and will encounter very different ground conditions this afternoon.

Form: 305-71

(8)

Luck Of Clover¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 65| BF

7/1

Is ever so gradually showing small signs of improving with racing; same mark as when beaten 2L by Dorah in a Class 4 fillies' handicap at Leicester (1m4f, good to firm) 18 days ago; tackles a new trip on softer ground.

Form: 6-4432

(2)

Hummdinger²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: A King| OR: 65| BF

10/1

Started 7/2f, but found today's rival Twenty Years On 1L too good at Salisbury (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago; slightly better off at the revised weights and should just about cope with this extra yardage.

Form: 864-242

(4)

Craneur¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 63

12/1

It's difficult to state with any real degree of authority that he improved for stepping up in trip at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm) a fortnight ago, but he was beaten only approximately 2½L in finishing fifth of 12 to West Newton.

Form: 847-65

(10)

Spring Run²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 59

16/1

3lb lower than when finishing off well (fifth, beaten 5½L) behind today's rivals Twenty Years On and Hummdinger over 1m4f at Salisbury three weeks ago; softer ground and an extra 2f are both possible reasons for her being able to go closer still.

Form: 6-675

(7)

Alramz⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: L Carter| OR: 58

40/1

Left John Gosden for £5,500 in January 2019; has toiled in AW handicaps (1m2f-1m4f) for Lee Carter; another 5lb lower; his best run came on soft ground (October 2018); potentially of more interest once fitted with headgear.

Form: 050-67

(9)

Spargrove³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison| OR: 58

9/2

Slowly into stride and was keeping on steadily from the rear when finishing runner up on handicap debut at Southwell (1m3f) last month; today's longer trip should theoretically suit, although the actual worth of that form is questionable.

Form: 000-2

(6)

Enyama¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Fahy| T: M J Attwater| OR: 53

40/1

33/1 runner up in a Lingfield seller (1m3½f, good to firm) last month; plenty of work to do with Spargrove on the basis of her earlier Southwell form (a race which is lacking in any real substance in any case).

Form: 865052

(5)

Ginge N Tonic⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 47

25/1

All downhill since a shock 25/1 winner of a Class 6 handicap at Lingfield (1m4f, standard) in February; on the balance of probability shouldn't be constructively involved; look elsewhere.

Form: 187696

Non-Runners

(1)

Platform Nineteen²⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: M L W Bell J: C Lee

Forecasts

Goshen (10/11), Spargrove (9/2), Luck Of Clover (7/1), Hummdinger (10/1), Twenty Years On (11/1), Craneur (12/1), Platform Nineteen (14/1), Spring Run (16/1), Ginge N Tonic (25/1), Alramz (40/1), Enyama (40/1)

Goshen absolutely hacked up at Brighton last week, so under a 6lb penalty (is due an 11lb rise) he'll never have a better chance of following up. However, without a shadow of doubt he'll be over-bet and start at very cramped odds, so we'll seek some each-way value instead. Twenty Years On and Hummdinger filled the first two places in a Class 6 handicap at Salisbury (1m4f) three weeks ago but for those prepared to look in behind, the fifth-placed SPRING RUN was also sticking on with a degree of purpose. Having dropped 3lb in the handicap and now upped in trip to 1m6f on a softer surface, she could feasibly run a big race for the much respected Jonathan Portman.