17:00 Goodwood

Friday 29 April 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Goodwoof 28th & 29th May Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 5.69s

(7)

Mellow Magic¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 79

85/40

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good, 5/2) 18 days ago, kept up to work. Moving back up in trip here will be in her favour and she needs considering, for all that this is tougher up 4 lb.

Form: 23342-1

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(1)

Winklevi¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: P D Evans| OR: 76| D

9/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. 25/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1-43357

(3)

Systemic^p,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 73

28/1

Ungenuine type. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (17.7f, good to firm, 13/2) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on for the first time in this sphere and he needs to find some improvement.

Form: 395553-

(6)

Saratoga Gold¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 74

9/2

Respectable third of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Newmarket (12f, good) on final start of last season. Resumes on a 1 lb lower mark and should make his presence felt.

Form: 611533-

(2)

Nellie Moon^h¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 74

11/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Bath (14f, good, 15/2). Off 6 months and a clear career-best will be needed if she's to make a winning start to her 2022 campaign.

Form: 714633-

(8)

Cherry Cola²⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss S West| OR: 68| D

28/1

18/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm) on final start of 2021. That was a pretty underwhelming display and her record when fresh doesn't augur well.

Form: 231486-

(4)

Diamond Cutter¹⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Spencer| T: D Menuisier| OR: 67

13/8

5/1, bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (16f, soft) when last seen in November. Drop back in trip looks a good move and he's one to consider.

Form: 447044-

Non-Runners

(5)

Tralee Hills¹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: S Hodgson J: William Carver

Forecasts

Diamond Cutter (13/8), Mellow Magic (85/40), Saratoga Gold (9/2), Tralee Hills (5/1), Winklevi (9/1), Nellie Moon (11/1), Cherry Cola (28/1), Systemic (28/1)

Four of the last five winners of this were aged seven or over and the 8-y-o TRALEE HILLS is appealing on the back of an encouraging reappearance in the 11.4f Windsor handicap won by Mellow Magic. He is now 4 lb better off with that rival and should appreciate this step back up in trip. Diamond Cutter probably found 2m on slow ground too much of a test at Nottingham on his final start of last season and he is second choice ahead of Saratoga Gold.