Glenfiddich Handicap

Off time: 16:28 | Winning time: 1m 1.63s

(4)

Red Warning⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 81| CD

4/1

C&D maiden winner a year ago. Creditable fifth of 9 on Thirsk reappearance and should find this a bit easier than the big-field handicap he contested at York last week.

Form: 515-50

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(1)

Firebomb²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 80| D

6/1

Off the mark in 5f Southwell handicap in December and added to tally at Ripon (5f) last month, both under 7 lb claimer Gianluca Sanna. Only nudged up 2 lb and likely to give another good account.

Form: 5231-31

(2)

Lullaby Bay¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 77| D

7/4

Much improved since handicapping, winning over 5f at Beverley and Thirsk this month. 6 lb higher mark doesn't look enough to prevent this progressive filly completing a quick hat-trick.

Form: 03-211

(3)

Guest List²⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: K A Ryan| OR: 77| D

3/1

Chester maiden winner at 2. Ended that campaign with a down-the-field effort in a big-field nursery at York's Ebor meeting but she returns as an unexposed sort.

Form: 4120-

(5)

Silky Wilkie²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 76| BF| D

11/2

Fair colt who was runner-up four times before gaining a deserved first success at Beverley (5f, good to firm) last September. Respectable third in Nottingham nursery final start (subsequently gelded). Reappears for an in-form stable also responsible for Lullaby Bay.

Form: 222213-

Forecasts

Lullaby Bay (7/4), Guest List (3/1), Red Warning (4/1), Silky Wilkie (11/2), Firebomb (6/1)

LULLABY BAY is a sprinter on the up and is taken to defy the handicapper and complete a hat-trick for in-form Karl Burke. Firebomb is only 2 lb higher than when scoring at Ripon last month and can give the selection most to do.