17:30 Salisbury

Sunday 25 April 2021

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Lester Brunt Wealth Management Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 3m 2.21s

Test Ride³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: S Bowen| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 65

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (19.2f, good to soft, 8/1) 36 days ago. Mark looks stiff based on what he's achieved in this sphere.

Form: 060

Follow Intello²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: A Kirby| T: N J Gifford| OR: 65| DWS

16/1

16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (14f, heavy). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Chris Wall. Has work to do.

Form: 0/05608-

Adjourned^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 65

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 11/1, third of 4 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 17 days ago. Makes turf debut. May yet have a bigger effort in him, so enters calculations.

Form: 48333

Hidden Depths^p,h,t¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Liam Keniry| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 65| D

17/2

10/3, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (23.7f, good to soft) 163 days ago. On the up when last seen on the Flat, so very much one to consider.

Form: 82/0311-

Elhafei¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: J Mackie| OR: 64| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. First run since leaving David Loughnane when very good fifth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, good, 12/1) 18 days ago. One to consider from a handy mark.

Form: 3-07565

Loch Ness Monster^v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 64| D

14/1

Good second of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 20 days ago, having run of race. Remains well treated on old form, so definite claims if he can back up latest effort.

Form: 64-8542

Grain Of Sense⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 65

15/2

Unreliable sort. 14/1, last of 4 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 46 days ago. Hard to make a reasonable case for.

Form: 34/54-64

Astroman⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 65

17/2

Fifth of 8 in juvenile hurdle (66/1) at Stratford (18.7f, soft) on NH debut 41 days ago. Has had plenty of chances from this sort of mark on the Flat, so vulnerable unless he improves.

Form: 193736-

Anisoptera²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: B R Johnson| OR: 65

17/2

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in November. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 5/1) 29 days ago. Could resume progress back up in trip.

Form: 9411-48

Single¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 64| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, good, 3/1) 18 days ago. Consistent sort who should give her all once more.

Form: 247-344

Kentucky Hardboot^t⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: M Moubarak| OR: 62

16/1

Fair on Flat/over hurdles but latest effort in a jumpers bumper was disappointing and he's an unlikely stayer.

Form: 00/1207-

Celtic Classic^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 56| D

28/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. 7/1, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 24 days ago. Will need to come on plenty for that reappearance if he's to feature.

Form: 04781-6

Sulochana¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Morrison| OR: 55| BF

10/3

Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 4/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 684236-

Rahmah^b³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: G Deacon| OR: 54

50/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Kempton in January. Refused to race on last Flat outing and has been out of sorts over hurdles lately.

Form: 5000/1R

Forecasts

Sulochana (10/3), Single (4/1), Grain Of Sense (15/2), Hidden Depths (17/2), Anisoptera (17/2), Astroman (17/2), Adjourned (10/1), Loch Ness Monster (14/1), Kentucky Hardboot (16/1), Follow Intello (16/1), Celtic Classic (28/1), Elhafei (28/1), Rahmah (50/1), Test Ride (150/1)

LOCH NESS MONSTER isn't the most reliable but was back to form when second at Wolverhampton last time and has been rated much higher in the past, so he's taken to go one better under a useful claimer. Hidden Depths held his form over hurdles since last seen on the Flat (when completing a double in July), so he could pose the main threat unless the consistent Single gets the run of the race.