13:40 Newmarket

Friday 13 May 2022

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Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 1m 24.71s

(6)

Smeaton's Light²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon| OR: 81

11/4

Landed Thirsk maiden on reappearance last season and underlined his capabilities when fresh when only narrowly denied in a 6f Leicester handicap on return 20 days ago. Player if replicating that returned to 7f.

Form: 25340-2

(1)

Castana Dia²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: C F Wall| OR: 81

9/1

Bagged pair of 6f events at Yarmouth last summer and, hailing from an in-form yard, resumed progress when getting the better of Smeaton's Light on return at Leicester (6f) under this pilot 3 weeks ago. Should go well again.

Form: 21229-1

(5)

Dashing Dick^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone| OR: 79| D

6/4

Proved ultra-consistent during a busy 2021 and all the better for reappearance effort when coming out on top at Leicester (7f, soft) in April, finding extra. No surprise to see him firmly in the mix again from 2 lb higher.

Form: 1342-71

(4)

Fighting Temeraire³²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: N Callan| T: D K Ivory| OR: 77| D

25/1

9-y-o who added a couple of AW victories to his tally during first half of 2020. Absent since running below par early last year though and he may well find a few too good.

Form: 3/53476-

(7)

Royal Musketeer⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 76

15/2

Successful from a 4 lb lower mark at Ripon (6f) last summer and largely consistent in defeat thereafter for Charlie Hills. Creditable fifth on return/yard debut at Doncaster (7f) in March but mark does demand that little bit more.

Form: 254U4-5

(3)

Beauty Choice¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: W Jarvis| OR: 75| D

12/1

Winless last season but mark has eased and feasible to think he will come on for last month's return/yard debut fourth at Yarmouth (6f). Assessor has relinquished his grip a little more if he can build on that.

Form: 60535-4

(9)

Mobarhin^b1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 74

17/2

Shed maiden tag over 6f at Lingfield in January and matched that level when just touched off back at that venue 2 weeks later. Not in same form back on turf at Brighton (7f) 17 days ago and best efforts have come on AW. Blinkers go on.

Form: 25-1246

(8)

Gosnay Gold³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: S Dow| OR: 71| D

50/1

Managed to bag a pair of 7f handicaps last year but has yet to scale same heights in a couple of starts for Simon Dow on AW/turf this spring. Needs to show more before becoming of interest.

Form: 4128-07

(2)

Libby Ami³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 61| D

14/1

Enjoyed a productive 2021 campaign, gaining third success at Southwell (1m) in December. Exploits have proved more miss than hit more recently and back in trip now having faded late on at Beverley (8.5f) last month.

Form: 1-36895

Forecasts

Dashing Dick (6/4), Smeaton's Light (11/4), Royal Musketeer (15/2), Mobarhin (17/2), Castana Dia (9/1), Beauty Choice (12/1), Libby Ami (14/1), Fighting Temeraire (25/1), Gosnay Gold (50/1)

Having proved ultra-consistent last year, DASHING DICK showed the benefit of his reappearance run when running out a game winner of a Leicester handicap over this trip last month, finding extra when challenged. He gets the nod to go close once more from a 2 lb higher mark. Recent Leicester 1-2 Castana Dia and Smeaton's Light head up the dangers, along with Royal Musketeer.