15:55 Salisbury

Friday 21 August 2020

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Odstock Handicap

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 3m 4.58s

Point In Time³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M D I Usher| OR: 78

17/2

15/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Newbury (13.3f, good) 33 days ago, needing stronger gallop. 1 lb lower now and may have a part to play in the finish, providing she gets a good pace to aim.

Form: 2514-75

Road To Paris^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 76| D

25/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, good to firm, 9/2) 17 days ago. Possibly needed the run that day and certainly not one to write off just yet, given that she progressed throughout 2019.

Form: 21211-9

Red Secret^p1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76| D

22/1

Creditable second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 11/2) 21 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time and should be on the premises once more.

Form: 12-1822

Dono Di Dio⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: A Kirby| T: M Madgwick| OR: 75

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 10 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 41 days ago. Big chance off the same mark.

Form: 463-742

Harbour Front^p²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Levey| T: R Brisland| OR: 75

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (20.6f, good, 66/1) 23 days ago. Back down in trip now and not without each-way hope judged on Musselburgh reappearance effort.

Form: 34-1230

Al Kout³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Cieren Fallon⁽³⁾| T: H Main| OR: 75

22/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Haydock (14f, good to soft) 34 days ago, taking record on turf to 0-10. Others preferred.

Form: 678-337

Chez Hans⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 74| BF

13/2

Second of 15 in handicap (9/2) at Newbury (13.3f, good) 44 days ago, well positioned. More needed but he's in good hands and remains relatively unexposed.

Form: 643/1-32

Follow Intello²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: C F Wall| OR: 72| BF| D

8/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 4/1) 21 days ago, left with lot to do. 1 lb lower now and can make his presence felt.

Form: 6160-05

Bombero²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: E De Giles| OR: 72

33/1

22/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good) 25 days ago. Back up in trip and can give a good account, albeit without posing a serious threat to principals.

Form: 792-104

Moon of Baroda^t³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Morrison| OR: 70

33/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 10/1) 39 days ago. Bit to prove at present but more than capable off this sort of mark (won off 5 lb higher on AW in January 2019) were he to bounce back.

Form: 4460-60

Postileo²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 78

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 6 in handicap (8/1) at Sandown (14f, good) 29 days ago. Lightly-raced and in good hands, so he has to enter calculations, for all that improvement is needed.

Form: 623

General Zoff³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J F Egan| T: W R Muir| OR: 64

22/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap at Sandown (14f, good to firm, 11/1) 36 days ago, not clear run. Entitled to come on for that run and largely consistent in 2019, so not completely ruled out.

Form: 34259-8

Thai Power¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 73| BF

7/2

Winner at Kempton in June. 4/5, creditable second of 6 in handicap at Sandown (14f, good to firm) 19 days ago, sticking to task. Likely to give another good account of himself.

Form: 5-51222

Threediamondrings^t³⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Elinor Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Bosley| OR: 46

150/1

Unreliable type. One win from 30 Flat runs. Good fourth of 8 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good) when last seen 11 months. 13 lb out of the handicap on this debut for new yard.

Form: R/87R64-

Forecasts

Postileo (2/1), Thai Power (7/2), Chez Hans (13/2), Follow Intello (8/1), Point In Time (17/2), Dono Di Dio (10/1), General Zoff (22/1), Red Secret (22/1), Al Kout (22/1), Road To Paris (25/1), Moon of Baroda (33/1), Bombero (33/1), Harbour Front (40/1), Threediamondrings (150/1)

The vote goes to DONO DI DIO, who left the distinct impression that her turn is near when going close off this mark over C&D last time. Providing conditions don't become testing, she will have every chance of going one better this time. The lightly-raced Postileo may emerge as the main danger, while Follow Intello, Point In Time and Thai Power are others to consider in a competitive race.