Dave Wood 60th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 15:33 | Winning time: 1m 22.84s

(2)

Seprani¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 69

5/1

Running well of late finishing runner-up on four of her last five starts. Beaten 3¾L when second at Goodwood (6f, good) last time out and looks likely to run well once more.

Form: 024222

(5)

Pour La Victoire^b¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| CD

5/2

Regular at this track winning nine times here most recently over this C&D off a 10lb higher mark 12 months ago. Decent third here on his penultimate start and steps back up in trip having finished last of seven over 6f here two weeks ago.

Form: 350937

(3)

Bint Dandy^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: C Wallis| OR: 69| D

12/1

Held in recent starts including when 4L fifth over this trip at Yarmouth (firm) last time out. Well handicapped on old form and races off a mark 11lb lower than for her latest success.

Form: 8-50345

(1)

Fieldsman¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 68| CD

13/2

C&D winner and successful twice since in amateur riders events since winning over 1m here last autumn. Interesting runner despite a disappointing effort when sixth of seven over 1m at Salisbury (good) last time out.

Form: 141356

(4)

De Little Engine^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon⁽⁵⁾| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 67| CD

10/3

Successful over C&D on good-to-firm ground in April and has been running well in defeat since. Good neck second over C&D on good-to-firm ground here on his penultimate start and has run well on the AW at Lingfield (7f) in the interim.

Form: 128423

(6)

Blessed To Empress^v²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Mitchell| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 61| CD

3/1

Victorious over C&D on good-to-firm ground in the spring and returned to winning ways with a 2L success over this trip at Chelmsford recently. Escapes a penalty for that success and holds strong claims once more.

Form: 178271

Forecasts

Pour La Victoire (5/2), Blessed To Empress (3/1), De Little Engine (10/3), Seprani (5/1), Fieldsman (13/2), Bint Dandy (12/1)

Newmarket handler Amy Murphy boasts a strong hand in this contest and receiving weight from her stablemate preference is for the trainers BLESSED TO EMPRESS who can register a third victory at this receiving weight from all of her rivals. The second of the trainers runners Seprani has recorded some good placed efforts in recent times and she can finish runner-up ahead of De Little Engine who has a top apprentice in the saddle.