Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 3m 4.56s

(1)

Alfredo^b,t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Queally| T: S Durack| OR: 84| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Posted a good second at Chelmsford in January, but ran poorly on fibresand debut at Southwell last time.

Form: 2355-27

(3)

Starczewski²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 82| D

1/1

5/2, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Kempton (16f) 27 days ago, pushed out. Nudged up 4 lb but may still have more to offer.

Form: 119/8-31

(2)

Mukha Magic^b,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 82

5/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. Third of 5 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 11/4) 9 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on.

Form: 4-33133

(5)

Margaret Dumont¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Palmer| OR: 81

9/4

First run since leaving Mark Johnston when good third of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 13/2) 16 days ago, needing stiffer test. Booking of Doyle a plus and big run expected up in trip.

Form: 31343-3

(4)

Zuckerberg²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Candlish| OR: 75

16/1

Fair hurdler/chaser, well below form last time. Poor on last Flat run. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 5818/

Forecasts

Starczewski (1/1), Margaret Dumont (9/4), Mukha Magic (5/1), Alfredo (12/1), Zuckerberg (16/1)

MARGARET DUMONT has the potential to do better still at this trip and the booking of James Doyle suggests a big run is expected, so she's narrowly preferred to Starczewski, who proved better than ever to get back on the scoreboard at Kempton last month. Mukha Magic is also respected.