18:45 Salisbury

Saturday 29 May 2021

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Hazelmere Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 14.33s

(7)

Handytalk^b²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 75| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Windsor (6f, good) 26 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 41880-4

(5)

Biggles¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 75| BF| D

7/4

Promising sort. Winner at Kempton in March. Good second of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to soft, 5/2) 15 days ago, clear of rest. Likely there is more to come and he looks the one to beat.

Form: 6/712

(2)

Spanish Star¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P R Chamings| OR: 74| D

5/1

8/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Leicester (6f, soft) 12 days ago, slowly away. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2102-33

(4)

Sarah's Verse⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 72| D

11/2

3 wins from 8 runs this year. 11/8, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Bath (5.7f, soft) 8 days ago, forging clear. More needed again.

Form: 513411

(1)

Be Prepared^v1⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 72| D

28/1

28/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 52 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 37/69-77

(3)

Grey Galleon^v⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam J McNamara| T: R A Teal| OR: 71| D

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 7/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at Bath (5f, soft) 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 332544

(9)

Newton Jack¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: W S Kittow| OR: 70| C

10/3

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this course (7f, soft, 4/1) 16 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Shouldn't be far away.

Form: 1044-61

(8)

Heer We Go Again^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 69

125/1

50/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 768798

(6)

Lordsbridge Boy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 66| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 5/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 4482-22

Forecasts

Biggles (7/4), Newton Jack (10/3), Spanish Star (5/1), Lordsbridge Boy (11/2), Sarah's Verse (11/2), Handytalk (18/1), Be Prepared (28/1), Grey Galleon (50/1), Heer We Go Again (125/1)

BIGGLES looks a progressive type and should be able to build on his solid second at Newmarket earlier in the month. A 3 lb rise shouldn't halt his progression and he should take all the beating. Newton Jack won well here last time and he has to be taken seriously. Lordsbridge Boy has each-way claims too.