16:00 Salisbury

Sunday 9 August 2020

All12:4013:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:05

AJN Steelstock Cecilia Hall Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.34s

(6)

Cloud Drift^v²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: M L W Bell| OR: 86| D

9/4

Can start slowly, but a Nottingham novice winner last term, and he showed improved form in a first-time visor to score at Leicester last time by a neck from Tiritomba. Has every chance assuming effect of headgear continues.

Form: 212-951

(4)

Hot Summer¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 84| D

11/2

Off the mark when long odds-on for 1m Windsor novice event last month, but went handicapping on a very stiff mark, and could make no impact at Ascot on first attempt. Needs some relief if he's to win at this level.

Form: 242-215

(7)

Itkaann²⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 83| D

5/1

Best effort last year when landing a 1m maiden at Kempton in December by 5L from Shumba. Yard does well bringing its runners back from a lay-off, so entitled to respect making handicap debut here.

Form: 421-

(2)

World Title^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 83| D

22/1

Had fine juvenile campaign last year winning three times, including twice at 1m. Evidence of three runs this season, however, is that he hasn't trained on, and cheekpieces are reached for now.

Form: 311-050

(3)

Sword Beach^p³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 82| D

15/2

Took seven attempts as a 2yo to get off the mark, battling hard to do so at York (1m, soft) in October. Creditable efforts this year, running well when third in first-time cheekpieces on penultimate start, and left poorly placed at Newbury since.

Form: 031-539

(1)

Hibernian Warrior¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 78| BF

13/2

Narrow second on latter 2-y-o start at Lingfield (1m) in November, and much too free to do himself justice on his return/handicap bow at Doncaster last month. Not one to give up on after that forgivable effort.

Form: 32-8

(5)

Anglo Saxson¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 75

4/1

Took a while to get to grips with handicaps, but helped by a drop in the weights when winning at Yarmouth last time by 1¼L from Internationalangel. Beaten off this mark before, but should do better now he's finally clicked.

Form: 437-831

Forecasts

Cloud Drift (9/4), Anglo Saxson (4/1), Itkaann (5/1), Hot Summer (11/2), Hibernian Warrior (13/2), Sword Beach (15/2), World Title (22/1)

CLOUD DRIFT can lack concentration at the stalls, but seemed to benefit from the fitting of a visor when winning well at Leicester last time. A reproduction of that may be good enough here, although Anglo Saxson is going the right way now, and looks a threat in receipt of 11lb. Itkaann has been off for a while, but the yard's runners are usually ready after a break, and he rates a danger on his handicap bow.