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Wednesday 6 April 2022

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Millbry Hill Handicap

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 3m 10.40s

(7)

Bollin Neil^p¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 15 runs last year. 3/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Redcar (14f, soft) back in November, leading over 2f out.. Nudged up 3 lb and not dismissed if ready to roll on return.

Form: 416521-

(9)

Blistering Barney^h¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: D C Costello| T: C N Kellett| OR: 71

11/1

Inconsistent sort whose last success came at Leicester in July. In-and-out on 3 subsequent starts but a decent case can be made for him if ready to go on reappearance.

Form: 561724-

(4)

Arrange¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 69

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 13 on handicap debut (14/1) at Kempton (11f) back in October. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Parr (60,000 gns) and nudged up 2 lb, she should remain competitive back on turf.

Form: 6222-

(5)

Buford¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 62

5/1

Made first start on turf a winning one at Doncaster last August and respectable efforts next 2 starts. However he folded tamely when last seen at Ayr (13.1f, soft) 6 months ago so probably best watched on return.

Form: 58/1370-

(6)

Three Castles^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 60| D

11/2

Unreliable type. 40/1, below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, good to soft) 11 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Respectable third in seller on last Flat run in October but remains one to treat with caution.

Form: 834173-

(2)

First Blood⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 61| BF

7/2

Winner at Dundalk in January. Not in same form when ninth of 11 in handicap (10/3) at same venue (16f) 54 days ago and has since left Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Market check advised.

Form: 8854-19

(3)

Gold Ring¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: N Mechie| OR: 45

22/1

33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f). Off 106 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Tracy Waggott. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 830800-

Non-Runners

(1)

Melburnian¹⁹²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: Phil Dennis

(8)

Gamesters Icon²⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Megan Nicholls

Forecasts

Arrange (3/1), First Blood (7/2), Bollin Neil (4/1), Buford (5/1), Gamesters Icon (5/1), Three Castles (11/2), Melburnian (6/1), Blistering Barney (11/1), Gold Ring (22/1)

Plenty in with chances but the vote goes to MELBURNIAN, who makes her first start for Rebecca Menzies, and provided she's fully tuned up for a return to action, lurks on a handy mark based on the pick of her Irish form. Bollin Neil was last seen winning at Redcar in November so he's expected to be in the mix from a 3 lb higher mark, along with Arrange and Blistering Barney.