19:10 Windsor

Monday 9 May 2022

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Berry Gardens 50th Anniversary Handicap

Off time: 19:12 | Winning time: 1m 41.57s

(8)

Turn Back Time²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: W Buick| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 71

12/1

Well held on Yarmouth reappearance but presence of WIlliam Buick in saddle suggests better may be expected this time.

Form: 21265-8

(2)

Fozzie Bear²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: B R Johnson| OR: 70

10/3

Fair maiden. Good fourth of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Epsom (8.5f, good) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 48-5354

(7)

Holiday¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 70

12/1

20/1, well held on Haydock handicap debut/reappearance 16 days ago. Needs to leave that behind.

Form: 640-0

(9)

Silverdale⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 69

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, last of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (10f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Others much more obvious.

Form: 433-39

(4)

Royal Aviation³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: K P De Foy| OR: 69| D

2/1

4/1, improved when winning 9-runner handicap at Kempton (8f) 19 days ago, readily. More to come and good shout if proving as effective on turf.

Form: 0-731

(3)

Kingdom Girl²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 68

15/2

Fair maiden. 12/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (10, good to firm) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5039-5

(5)

Chequer Square²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 67

14/1

Ran as if amiss on 7f Chelmsford handicap debut 24 days ago but had shown promise in his qualifying runs prior to that.

Form: 759-0

(1)

John O'Groats²⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 66

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in novice at Brighton (6f, good to soft) when last seen in August. Longer trip should suit now handicapping. Possible improver.

Form: 094-

(12)

Simply Gorgeous⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone| OR: 64

22/1

Modest form. 50/1, first run since leaving Richard Fahey when creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 40 days ago. Hollie Doyle a good booking.

Form: 3570-5

(11)

Bascinet¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 63

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1 and cheekpieces on first time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Will need to step up on that now going up to 1m for the first time.

Form: 47-75

(10)

Mr Rumbalicious¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 61

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, seventh of 12 in novice at Wolverhampton (8.6f) when last seen in November. Betting should guide to now handicapping on return.

Form: 607-

(6)

Debbie's Choice²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: William Carson| T: J J Bridger| OR: 55

80/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap in C&D (good) on reappearance 28 days ago. Hard to fancy after that.

Form: 66760-0

Forecasts

Royal Aviation (2/1), Fozzie Bear (10/3), Kingdom Girl (15/2), Mr Rumbalicious (10/1), John O'Groats (12/1), Holiday (12/1), Turn Back Time (12/1), Chequer Square (14/1), Simply Gorgeous (22/1), Bascinet (25/1), Silverdale (33/1), Debbie's Choice (80/1)

There should be more to come from ROYAL AVIATION so he's taken to make light of a 6 lb rise for Kempton and take his handicap record to 2-2. Fozzie Bear has yet to win but can be very competitive off this mark. Kingdom Girl may build on her Yarmouth reappearance fifth and is also on the shortlist along with Michael Bell handicap newcomer John O'Groats.