Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 59.83s

(6)

Ursa Minor⁴⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: James Doyle| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 85

4/6

Promising son of Sea The Stars who (11/10) readily landed 1m Yarmouth novice when last seen on track 14 months ago. Makes handicap debut and not taken lightly despite his long absence.

Form: 231-

(4)

Sha La La La Lee^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 81| CD

4/1

Course winner in October and in good form since, fourth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 10 days ago. Much respected off same mark.

Form: 876124

(3)

Society Red¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80

10/1

Not easiest to predict but scored at Chester in September and encouraging sixth back on AW in handicap over C&D 19 days ago, badly hampered when making challenge. Worth considering dropped 2 lb.

Form: 538106

(5)

Siavash⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 76| CD

6/1

Lightly-raced ex-German gelding who sprung a surprise on yard debut when 50/1 winner of 8.6f handicap here 7 days ago. Likely to do better still up in trip so must enter calculations.

Form: 219541

(1)

Athmad¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| BF| CD

12/1

Dual course winner in November who arrives on back of good fourth of 10 in 8.6f handicap here 14 days ago. Can make his presence felt again off unchanged mark.

Form: 225114

(2)

Al Mikdam⁷⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J Garritty| T: J R Norton| OR: 70

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden for Saeed Bin Suroor who has been off since fourth in 10f Chelmsford City maiden over 2 years ago. Into handicaps now for new yard and market can guide after long absence.

Form: 834/

Forecasts

Ursa Minor (4/6), Sha La La La Lee (4/1), Siavash (6/1), Society Red (10/1), Athmad (12/1), Al Mikdam (125/1)

URSA MINOR has a lengthy absence to overcome but is in excellent hands so this well-bred son of Sea The Stars is taken to add to his convincing Yarmouth success when last seen out 14 months ago. Siavash sprung a surprise when scoring on his yard debut here last week but there was no fluke about it so he is fancied to chase home John Gosden's colt with in-form Athmad rated next best.