Carling Handicap

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 2m 31.64s

(6)

Achnamara⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 83| D

4/1

Promising sort. 4/5, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 82 days ago, keeping on well. 8lb higher now. Makes turf debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 023-231

(1)

Salvator Mundi¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 81

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 11 in novice event (9/2) at Windsor (10f, good) 19 days ago, running on. Makes handicap debut. Will go on improving.

Form: 0-42

(2)

Last Ammo^b1,t⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 79

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 4 in handicap (6/4) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 54 days ago. Makes turf debut. Blinkers on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 41-63

(5)

Deciduous³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: C Appleby| OR: 78| D

9/2

Twice-raced winner. Winner at Wolverhampton in February. 16/5, fifth of 12 in novice event at Kempton (11f) 38 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 15

(3)

Aegis Power¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

4/1

Fairly useful maiden. 9/2, second of 4 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 17 days ago.

Form: 9332-32

(4)

Battani²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: S De Sousa| T: Ian Williams| OR: 68

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 8 in maiden (28/1) at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 44-8

Forecasts

Salvator Mundi (11/4), Last Ammo (7/2), Achnamara (4/1), Aegis Power (4/1), Deciduous (9/2), Battani (25/1)

ACHNAMARA continues to progress on the AW, relishing the step up to this trip when an easy winner at Wolverhampton, and he remains one to keep onside now switched to turf (bred to be effective on this surface). Salvator Mundi looks sure to improve further now handicapping and rates the biggest threat.