17:00 Salisbury

Wednesday 20 April 2022

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Ozweld International Steel Fabrication Specialists Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 12.74s

(8)

Lord Gorgeous⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 70

25/1

Dundalk winner early last season. Good third of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/1) 72 days ago. Gelded after. Given a chance in the weights and one to note dropped to a 0-70.

Form: 9697-93

(1)

Wrought Iron²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 69

6/1

Fair maiden. Placed twice over 6f last summer. Off 7 months.

Form: 543308-

(11)

Nikki's Girl^p,h⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 69| D

9/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in February. Good second of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Kempton (6f) 42 days ago, finishing well. High draw could be troublesome but she has good claims otherwise.

Form: 520-122

(7)

Makarova⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 68

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/3, third of 9 in novice at Kempton (7f) 49 days ago. Could progress now she goes handicapping.

Form: 5-33

(2)

Whistledown^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M R Channon| OR: 68| D

10/1

Off 6 months, backed into 9/2, bit below form third of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago, running on late. Should strip fitter and could go well.

Form: 52596-3

(6)

Eternal Glory⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 68| D

4/1

Won at Pontefract last summer. Good second of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 28/1) 8 days ago, ridden more patiently and running on. Big shout off the same mark.

Form: 8347-62

(9)

Astral Beat²¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 68| BF

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 7 months/gelded. Makes handicap debut and could do better.

Form: 5439-

(10)

Macon Belle¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: E De Giles| OR: 63

9/1

Modest maiden. Off 167 days. Makes handicap debut. Patchy form at 2 yrs though ran a couple of good races from the front.

Form: 247624-

(4)

Devon Envoy¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: David Egan| T: B R Millman| OR: 57

14/1

Quirky sort. Winner at Chepstow in August. Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 968160-

Non-Runners

(5)

Hot Legs Lil¹⁰⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J Tuite J: J Mitchell

(12)

Power Generation¹⁹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Harry Eustace J: George Wood

(3)

Dazzerling⁶⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Mrs L J Mongan J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Astral Beat (11/4), Eternal Glory (4/1), Makarova (5/1), Wrought Iron (6/1), Nikki's Girl (9/1), Macon Belle (9/1), Whistledown (10/1), Devon Envoy (14/1), Hot Legs Lil (16/1), Power Generation (16/1), Dazzerling (20/1), Lord Gorgeous (25/1)

ETERNAL GLORY was back to form when second to a big improver at Wolverhampton last week, ridden more patiently and keeping on. She seems sure to feature here if in the same form. Makarova and Nikki's Girl are a couple of others to consider.