17:45 Brighton

Wednesday 28 April 2021

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Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 9.26s

(1)

Fard^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁵⁾| T: M Blake| OR: 56| D

10/3

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February and back to form under forcing tactics when second of 10 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 10/1) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 741202

(4)

Ghepardo^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 55| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good, 25/1) 22 days ago. Needs to leave that run well behind.

Form: 82996-0

(10)

Moveonup^t,v³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 54| D

16/1

Three wins from 17 runs last year. 12/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 32 days ago, doing too much too soon. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 0-80668

(2)

Gherkin²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: W S Kittow| OR: 53

11/4

Creditable third of 16 in handicap (17/2) at Bath (5.7f, good) 22 days ago, doing too much too soon. Can surely win soon and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 34322-3

(7)

Alioski^p⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: G Brown| OR: 53

66/1

Last of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 40/1) 69 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 47-0869

(3)

Tavrina²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 51| BF

7/2

Winner at Chelmsford City in March. Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 10/3) 27 days ago. Must bounce back.

Form: 7-84136

(9)

Cobra Eye^b¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: D Steele| OR: 48| D

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 1 day ago, nearest finish.

Form: 704064

(6)

Daisy Green²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: William Carson| T: W G M Turner| OR: 45

50/1

Poor maiden though probably needed the run after 13 months off when ninth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 125/1) 20 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 797-9

(8)

Eastern Star¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45

10/1

Ungenuine type. Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Last of 10 in handicap (11/1) at this course (8f, good to firm) 11 days ago, looking a hard ride. Back down in trip.

Form: 2-43930

Non-Runners

(5)

De Little Engine¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: Alexandra Dunn J: H Crouch

Forecasts

Gherkin (11/4), Fard (10/3), Tavrina (7/2), Cobra Eye (4/1), De Little Engine (6/1), Eastern Star (10/1), Ghepardo (14/1), Moveonup (16/1), Daisy Green (50/1), Alioski (66/1)

GHERKIN did best of those ridden close to the strong pace at Bath last time, so has to be of interest from the same mark. Fard and Tavrina head the opposition.