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Friday 16 October 2020

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Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 31.76s

(6)

Lady Calcaria^b1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64

10/1

18/1, again ran well below form when eighth of 16 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 11 days ago. Application of first-time blinkers may perk her up.

Form: 662578

(2)

Shine On Brendan^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 64

12/1

Stepped up on yard debut when seventh of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good, 22/1) 19 days ago, fading over 1f out. Return to 7f rates a plus on that evidence.

Form: 345077

(4)

Inner Circle¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Edward Greatrex| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| D

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2019 but running consistently well this term. 6/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Leicester (7f, heavy) 10 days ago. Conditions no problem and expected to feature.

Form: 522532

(7)

Martin's Brig^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 62

11/1

18/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 27 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Best effort this term came on soft ground and conditions likely in his favour here.

Form: 774066

(10)

Sassoon^v⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: B Haslam| OR: 55| D

13/2

Visored for 1st time, won 11-runner handicap at Ayr (7.2f, heavy, 18/1) 8 days ago by length from God of Dreams. Possibilities if backing that up here under a penalty.

Form: 40-6081

(9)

Dilithium^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 59

15/2

9/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good fifth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on but possible he could do with further leniency from the assessor.

Form: 5-65855

(12)

B Fifty Two^p,t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: Jane Elliott| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 55| D

66/1

Veteran who returned to winning ways at Catterick (7f) in August. Ninth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Catterick (7f, good) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 051539

(11)

Bankawi⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: P Hanagan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 56| D

33/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Thirsk in June. 16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 196-198

(5)

Najib^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 49

10/3

Ninth of 12 in handicap (9/4) at Newcastle (8f) 14 days ago. Had previously been performing with credit on turf/AW and not one to write off in an ordinary affair for all he remains a maiden.

Form: 384449

(8)

Chaplin Bay^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 48| D

22/1

Temperamental sort. 18/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Ayr (72f) 17 days ago. Handicapper continues to relinquish his grip but hard to be enthusiastic about on balance of form this term.

Form: 480047

(3)

Be Bold^b³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Rowan Scott| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 47| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 11/1, respectable third of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 092743

(1)

God Of Dreams^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 45

6/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Visored for 1st time, good length second of 11 to Sassoon in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, heavy, 16/1) 8 days ago, well positioned. Not taken lightly.

Form: 084062

Forecasts

Najib (10/3), Inner Circle (9/2), God Of Dreams (6/1), Sassoon (13/2), Dilithium (15/2), Lady Calcaria (10/1), Martin's Brig (11/1), Shine On Brendan (12/1), Be Bold (16/1), Chaplin Bay (22/1), Bankawi (33/1), B Fifty Two (66/1)

NAJIB needs to shrug off a lesser effort on all-weather recently, yet he had been shaping well from his sliding mark prior to that and could be worth chancing down at 7f in a tricky contest. Inner Circle is proving consistent in defeat this term, and along with recent Ayr winner Sassoon, heads up the dangers.