AJN Steelstock 'The Winning Team' Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 9.59s

(1)

Forever Forward¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 80

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm, 18/1) 17 days ago. 2yo form has some strength to it but needs to put that tame reappearance behind him.

Form: 283-9

(2)

No Recollection¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 80

5/4

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Wolverhampton in October. Good third of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 18 days ago, running on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 431-43

(3)

Big Boy Bobby¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 77

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in minor event at Kempton (7f, 8/1), unsuited by emphasis on speed. Off 172 days. Very much the sort to do well in middle-distance handicaps this term.

Form: 858-

(4)

Genuflex¹⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 76

8/1

Sixth of 8 in nursery at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 16/1). Off 155 days. Vulnerable to less-exposed types.

Form: 135256-

(5)

Farhan²⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Butler| OR: 76| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Pontefract (10f, heavy, 9/4), driven out. Off 6 months. Others have more potential.

Form: 25331-

(6)

Temple Lock⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 72

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 6 in minor event (20/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW). Off 93 days. Improving by the run and pedigree points to better still, so makes plenty of appeal on handicap debut.

Form: 08-3

Forecasts

No Recollection (5/4), Farhan (4/1), Big Boy Bobby (4/1), Genuflex (8/1), Forever Forward (12/1), Temple Lock (16/1)

BIG BOY BOBBY shaped well over inadequate trips last season and, while his yard hasn't really got going fully, it's worth chancing that this well-bred gelding can prove himself better than a mark of 77 now upped in trip for handicap debut. Temple Lock fits a similar mould and is feared most, while No Recollection warrants consideration following a creditable third at Newmarket.