13:35 Salisbury

Wednesday 23 June 2021

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Havana Grey Standing At Whitsbury Manor Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 13:36 | Winning time: 1m 2.07s

(9)

Pettochside¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 82| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Bath in May. Excuses both starts since, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 1-10170

(2)

Just Glamorous²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: C Mason| OR: 77| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 11/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good) 23 days ago, doing too much too soon. Has to be taken seriously from a sliding mark.

Form: 378-443

(5)

May Remain^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: George Baker| OR: 76| D

9/1

8/1 and visored for 1st time, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good) 11 days ago, running on. Below last winning mark and hasn't had the rub of the green lately. Solid claims.

Form: 028-565

(6)

Boom The Groom⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 76| D

40/1

Latest win at Lingfield in December. Good second of 6 in handicap (11/1) at Brighton (5.3f, good) 57 days ago. Can't be discounted.

Form: 4716-22

(8)

Stake Acclaim^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: D K Ivory| OR: 75| D

3/1

Latest win at Windsor in May. Respectable second of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to firm, 11/4) 22 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 541222

(4)

The Daley Express³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: R Harris| OR: 74| BF| D

10/1

Below form 5 lengths second of 5 to Pettochside in handicap (15/8) at Bath (5f, soft) 33 days ago. Now below last winning mark but his last couple of efforts have been a bit disappointing.

Form: 860262

(10)

Dark Shot^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 71| D

13/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 8/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Looks to be in the handicapper's grip right now.

Form: 472244

(7)

Kick On Kick On^p⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 65| D

13/2

Twenty four runs since last win in 2018. 7/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 51 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 74-7656

(3)

Firenze Rosa²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: S De Sousa| T: J J Bridger| OR: 60| D

9/1

Latest win at Windsor in May. Sixth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Has a patchy record and others are more appealing.

Form: 87-2016

Non-Runners

(1)

Seneca Chief¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: D & C Kubler J: David Egan

Forecasts

Just Glamorous (3/1), Stake Acclaim (3/1), Seneca Chief (3/1), Dark Shot (13/2), Kick On Kick On (13/2), May Remain (9/1), Firenze Rosa (9/1), The Daley Express (10/1), Pettochside (12/1), Boom The Groom (40/1)

MAY REMAIN is on a good mark and now drops in grade having not been seen to best effect in a handicap at Sandown 11 days ago, so he gets the tentative vote in a wide-open sprint handicap. Just Glamorous is also becoming well treated, so he'd be dangerous if able to dominate from the front, and Seneca Chief warrants respect on the back on an excellent reappearance run.