Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 2m 16.26s

(1)

The Trader⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 91

13/2

3/1, last of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 61 days ago. Good claims off this mark if back to his best, but some of these make greater appeal all the same.

Form: 334257-

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(6)

Toronto¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 89

7/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft, 40/1), inadequate test. Off 115 days and significantly back up in trip on debut for new yard. Unproven on tapeta.

Form: 523740-

(4)

Fox Power²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 89| C

5/1

Course winner. 20/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 27 days ago. Back up in trip and not entirely discounted off this reduced mark.

Form: 0994-87

(5)

Culture^v³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 88| D

11/2

Three wins from 8 runs last year. 18/5, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 36 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and good chance if taking to this surface on debut for new yard.

Form: 13231-3

(2)

Home Before Dusk^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 87| CD

7/2

Four-time course winner. 25/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (12.4f) 14 days ago, needing lesser test. Now 5 lb below last winning mark and he's shortlist material.

Form: 8055-34

(3)

Songkran³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 85| D

7/2

Five wins from 17 Flat runs. Four wins from 7 runs last year. Good second of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 9/2) 3 days ago, well positioned. Not without hope.

Form: 134-622

Forecasts

Songkran (7/2), Home Before Dusk (7/2), Toronto (7/2), Fox Power (5/1), Culture (11/2), The Trader (13/2)

CULTURE boasts a terrific record on the all-weather (form figures read 1132313), and while he is unproven on this particular surface, the 5-y-o will take plenty of stopping on debut for new connections if proving just as effective here as he is around Kempton. Home Before Dusk found 12.4f too much of a test here last time and is feared back at a more suitable trip, while Songkran also has claims.