16:25 Goodwood

Friday 29 April 2022

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William Hill Scratch Of The Day Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 38.13s

(3)

Wineglass Bay¹⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 83

6/4

Thrice-raced winner. 11/8, won 11-runner minor event at Southwell (7.1f) when last seen in December. Had four subsequent winners behind that day and he's of strong interest for this handicap debut.

Form: 421-

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(4)

Zoom¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 79

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 17 in maiden at Newbury (8f, good) 13 days ago. May well raise his game now pitched into a handicap and needs a second look.

Form: 46-4

(1)

Dark Swansong¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 79

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. 5/6, didn't need to be at best when winning 11-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on final run of 2021. Yard has made a bright start to the season and he's a major player off what looks a fair mark.

Form: 4231-

(6)

Lawful Command¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Louis Steward| T: B J Meehan| OR: 79

16/1

Latest win at Newmarket in October. Creditable third of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (7.1f, 7/2) on latest start in November. Improvement will probably be needed if he's to make a winning reappearance here.

Form: 374113-

(5)

Wodeton¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 76

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, good second of 6 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good) 15 days ago. In good hands and couldn't rule out now switched to handicap company.

Form: 283-2

(7)

Warhol²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 75

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 25 days ago. That represented a backward step, for all that the run was probably needed.

Form: 583-9

(2)

Jad Mahal²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: A King| OR: 70

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/4, eighth of 10 in maiden at Lingfield (10f, AW) 29 days ago, not knocked about. Opening mark looks fair and remains of interest based on what he showed in two starts as a 2-y-o.

Form: 53-8

Non-Runners

(8)

Barley²³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: M Meade J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Wineglass Bay (6/4), Dark Swansong (7/2), Barley (7/2), Zoom (9/2), Wodeton (6/1), Warhol (11/1), Lawful Command (16/1), Jad Mahal (28/1)

WINEGLASS BAY improved with each of his three starts as a juvenile and should have more to offer now that he ventures down the handicap route. He is marginally preferred to Dark Swansong, who also signed off his 2-y-o campaign on a winning note and represents a yard in teriffic form. Wodeton and Zoom are others to consider, along with Barley, who saw off a next-time-out winner when landing a Nottingham novice earlier this month.