15:45 Salisbury

Thursday 12 May 2022

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Roger Lucas 75th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 41.87s

(7)

Udaberri^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: S Woods| OR: 75

15/2

Good second of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 22 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on. Shortlist material.

Form: 4368-32

(2)

After Eight⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 73

6/1

Cosily landed the odds in 7-runner maiden at Lingfield (10f, AW) 64 days ago. Up in trip for his handicap debut with more to come. Well in the mix.

Form: 221

(4)

Geelong^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: P & O Cole| OR: 73

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 16-36

(3)

Borntobealeader¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jim Crowley| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 72

15/8

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good to firm) 12 days ago, running on. Up in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 8276-3

(5)

Loudspeaker²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 72

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fourth of 9 in handicap (11/2) at Beverley (9.9f) 29 days ago. Interesting contender now stepped up in distance.

Form: 545-4

(1)

Greatness Awaits^p¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon| OR: 71

11/2

15/2, good third of 9 in nursery at Newmarket (9f, good). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 851523-

(6)

Masterminding¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joshua Bryan| T: H Main| OR: 70

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Haydock (8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 047-0

Forecasts

Borntobealeader (15/8), Loudspeaker (9/4), Greatness Awaits (11/2), After Eight (6/1), Udaberri (15/2), Geelong (14/1), Masterminding (40/1)

LOUDSPEAKER made a promising return when fourth over 1m2f at Beverley and, with this longer trip likely to prove a big plus, he is taken to open his account. Lingfield-scorer After Eight also has better days ahead of him and is feared most, with Udaberri weighted to have a say too in an intriguing handicap.