18:35 Epsom Downs

Thursday 29 July 2021

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Rosalind Smith Handicap

Off time: 18:41 | Winning time: 2m 43.17s

(4)

Magna Moralia¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 76| BF

5/2

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, good to firm, 10/3) 19 days ago, not ideally placed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 63-3265

(5)

Novis Adventus^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Darragh Keenan| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 74

100/1

80/1, last of 8 in handicap at Salisbury (14.2f, soft) 18 days ago. Tumbling in the weights but hard to make a case for.

Form: 69500/8

(9)

Dono Di Dio²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: M Madgwick| OR: 71| D

12/1

Fairy useful handicapper who shaped as if needing the run after 4 months off at Goodwood in June, but was below form back up in trip at Kempton last time.

Form: 96-6699

(2)

Berrahri¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J R Best| OR: 68| CD

9/2

C&D winner who took advantage of a drop in the weights at Chester in July. Wasn't quite in the same form back up in trip under a penalty over C&D last time but should remain competitive.

Form: 358413

(7)

Foresee²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in May. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 11/1) 28 days ago, no match for winner. Can remain competitive.

Form: 322152

(3)

Montaqem^p1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 64

14/1

Fair maiden who is out of sorts at present. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 704006

(8)

Militry Decoration⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: C Poulton| OR: 62| D

2/1

8/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good to firm) 8 days ago, losing out only to an improver. Of interest back up in trip.

Form: 15-7322

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(6)

Historic Heart⁸²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: N J Hawke J: Tom Buckley

(1)

Quita¹⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: J R Boyle J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Militry Decoration (2/1), Magna Moralia (5/2), Historic Heart (5/2), Berrahri (9/2), Foresee (9/2), Dono Di Dio (12/1), Montaqem (14/1), Quita (20/1), Novis Adventus (100/1)

MILITRY DECORATION lost out only narrowly to an improver at Sandown last week, so makes obvious appeal from the same mark. Magna Moralia remains one to bear in mind having not been seen to best effect at Hamilton last time, while useful hurdler Historic Heart could potentially be well handicapped returning to this code.