Pareto Financial Planning Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 3m 2.10s

(4)

Watersmeet²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82| C| D

11/1

Grand servant to connections who ran well on the back of a lengthy absence at Wolverhampton (16.5f) in February. However, not in same form since and his mark continues to tumble.

Form: 5/40065

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(5)

Dreamweaver¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 80| C

9/4

Scored at this track (11.8f) 14 months ago and plenty of creditable efforts since, narrow second over 1½m on return at Salisbury. Not quite in same form since but can get back on track here.

Form: 5-26047

(1)

Ottonian^b1,t⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 79| CD

7/1

Dual winner on Flat (including over C&D) and scored over hurdles at Musselburgh in March. Best effort this season when third at Pontefract in June and blinkers go on to try eke out that bit extra.

Form: 1/44-843

(2)

Arctic Fox³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 76

4/1

Moving as well as any for a long way after missing break when a close fourth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (14f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Has to be taken seriously from an unchanged mark.

Form: 30-5254

(6)

Socially Shady^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 66

7/2

Has also proved unreliable this season but ran up to his best and might well have won had he kept straight when runner-up at Thirsk 7 days ago. He'll be a danger to all if on another going day.

Form: 427392

(3)

Jackamundo²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 62| C

11/2

Course winner who is a long time without success but figured much more prominently than previously this season when third at Nottingham 23 days ago. Hard to put maximum faith in so remains opposable.

Form: 2-06073

Forecasts

Dreamweaver (9/4), Socially Shady (7/2), Arctic Fox (4/1), Jackamundo (11/2), Ottonian (7/1), Watersmeet (11/1)

Cases can be made for most in this but preference is for ARCTIC FOX, who shaped like the best horse at the weights when a close fourth at Ripon last month and it looks a matter of time before Martin Todhunter's charge takes advantage of her mark. Socially Shady rates the main danger having ran up to his best at Thirsk last week, ahead of Dreamweaver.