32Red.com Handicap

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 2m 22.40s

(5)

Clay Regazzoni¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80

7/2

Gained due reward for a number of placed efforts when scoring over the extended mile at Wolverhampton in October. Fair third in heavy ground at Newmarket on final start last term and begins this campaign off the same mark stepping up in trip.

Form: 202913-

(3)

Vega's Angel¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas| OR: 77

9/4

300,000gns Lope De Vega filly who came good last time at third time of asking when keeping on to win Lingfield 1m4f novice stakes last month. Making handicap bow and drops back a furlong but looks a player.

Form: 631

(1)

Believe In Love¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 76

5/2

Beaten a head last two starts over 1m2f in handicaps at Lingfield, running on well on both occasions. Extra furlong looks obvious call but has been raised total of 5lb for those two defeats.

Form: 52-622

(2)

Goddess Of Fire^p³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 73

12/1

Showed little for Ed Dunlop last term but has been a revelation for current yard this winter winning four times at up to 1m2f. Just held off Believe In Love last time and is 1lb worse off with that rival over the extra furlong.

Form: 33114-1

(4)

Soldier On Parade^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 68

50/1

Mixed messages from last two starts having done well when fourth over 1m at Lingfield in January then disappointed latest over 1m2f at Chelmsford. Steps up in trip and first-time cheekpieces now applied.

Form: 80-44

(6)

Sophar Sogood²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: P W D'Arcy| OR: 63

4/1

Has done well since going handicapping, winning on handicap bow over 1m at Southwell in September and finishing second in all three subsequent starts including over 1m4f at Lingfield latest. Up 2lb but decent 5lb claimer more than cancels that out.

Form: 59122-2

Forecasts

Vega's Angel (9/4), Believe In Love (5/2), Clay Regazzoni (7/2), Sophar Sogood (4/1), Goddess Of Fire (12/1), Soldier On Parade (50/1)

A very trappy affair, but in receipt of weight all round a chance is taken on SOPHAR SOGOOD who has yet to run a bad race since going handicapping and only just failed over 1m4f last time. Vega's Angel is the least exposed, won well enough last time in a 1m4f novice stakes and doesn't appear overburdened on handicap debut, while there should once again be little to choose between old rivals Goddess Of Fire and Believe In Love.