Finley's Dream Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 2m 32.98s

(4)

Sammy Sunshine²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 61| BF

10/3

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good, 10/3) 29 days ago, needing lesser test. Claims if able to bounce back in this lower grade handicap.

Form: 351-356

(2)

Polar Ice¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 59

1/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 8 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f, 20/1) when last seen in February. Improvement should be forthcoming now upped in trip and pitched into a handicap.

Form: 754

(1)

Where You At¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: S Kirk| OR: 58

8/1

11/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good) 16 days ago and there's an air of vulnerability about him.

Form: 33-5386

(3)

Sisterandbrother³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: M R Channon| OR: 58

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in maiden (22/1) at Lingfield (7f, heavy) 38 days ago. Another who may well be seen in a better light now faced with a stiffer test on this handicap debut.

Form: 508

(5)

George Bancroft¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: E J Walsh| T: R Varian| OR: 57

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8/1, last of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good) 16 days ago, possibly amiss. In good hands, but he clearly needs to take a step forward.

Form: 096-7

(6)

Beat The Storm^t,v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: W J Knight| OR: 56

6/1

Good second of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good, 7/2) 19 days ago, all out (first past the post but subsequently disqualified). 3 lb rise fair and a bold show is on the cards.

Form: 05-763D

Forecasts

Polar Ice (1/1), Sammy Sunshine (10/3), Beat The Storm (6/1), Where You At (8/1), Sisterandbrother (12/1), George Bancroft (18/1)

Having shown promise in all-weather novice events over inadequate trips, POLAR ICE could be about to take a sizeable step forward now moving up in trip off a potentially very handy opening mark. Needless to say, it will look highly significant if the market speaks in his favour. Beat The Storm, who was first past the post at Yarmouth recently, is feared most ahead of Sisterandbrother.