Napoleons Casino Bradford Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 2m 17.88s

(4)

Walkonby⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 70| C| D

25/1

Course winner who shaped as if amiss when pulled up at Redcar (10f) 46 days ago.

Form: 13694-P

(5)

Myristica¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Hanagan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

5/2

Showed improved form to get off the mark in 7-runner handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, soft) 10 days ago, responding well. Open to further progress so obvious claims under 6 lb penalty.

Form: 746-91

(1)

Double Reflection^b1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: M Appleby| OR: 56| D

9/2

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good, 9/2) 34 days ago, going off too hard. Has dropped to a good mark, so not one to write off fitted with first-time blinkers.

Form: 509788

(2)

Maxine⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nicola Currie| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 57| D

1/1

Improved a chunk to get off the mark in 12-runner handicap at Bath (10.2f, soft) 7 days ago, forging clear. Well respected under a penalty.

Form: 3-33381

(3)

Valley Of Flowers²¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: D O'Meara| OR: 58

9/1

Disappointed on handicap debut on final start last term, but had shown promise prior to that, including when second at this track on debut. Interesting.

Form: 240-

Forecasts

Maxine (1/1), Myristica (5/2), Double Reflection (9/2), Valley Of Flowers (9/1), Walkonby (25/1)

MYRISTICA and Maxine both carry penalties for recent wins, but the former perhaps has the greater scope for further improvement, so gets the nod. Double Reflection has dropped to a good mark so shouldn't be written off fitted with first-time blinkers.