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Saturday 3 October 2020

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Market Cross Jewellers Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 2m 12.95s

(2)

Rum Runner¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: G A Harker| OR: 70

11/4

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 10 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 708033

(7)

Fox Kasper^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

5/1

Winner at Ripon in August. 15/2, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 244616

(1)

Myrmidons^b1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 67| C

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 68 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1/45-66

(4)

Smart Living^b,t¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Victor Santos⁽⁷⁾| T: L Egerton| OR: 64

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time/tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving J. S. Bolger when last of 12 in handicap (125/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 1 day ago, very slowly away.

Form: 4350-0

(6)

Five Diamonds¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 62

14/1

16/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Edging down to a realistic mark.

Form: 215-756

(10)

Motahassen^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 59| D

12/1

Latest win at Leicester in June. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Thirsk (12f, good) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others more persuasive.

Form: 135305

(9)

Jamil^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 56

9/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good) 11 days ago, faring best of those held up. Enters calculations.

Form: 075473

(8)

Dreadnoughtus¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 55

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 6 in maiden at Beverley (12.1f, good to firm), hampered. Off 108 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 9-56

(3)

Dragon Glass¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: D O'Meara| OR: 56

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (14f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 6266

(5)

El Jefe⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: P Mathers| T: B Ellison| OR: 51

9/4

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (10/3) at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give another good account.

Form: 0063-65

Forecasts

El Jefe (9/4), Rum Runner (11/4), Fox Kasper (5/1), Jamil (9/1), Myrmidons (10/1), Motahassen (12/1), Five Diamonds (14/1), Dragon Glass (18/1), Dreadnoughtus (66/1), Smart Living (200/1)

RUM RUNNER caught the eye with a strong finish having met trouble when third in a 0-80 over C&D last time and is a confident selection to land this weaker event without necessarily needing to improve on that. Jamil and Fox Kasper look the principal dangers.