QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 2m 9.13s

(3)

Flower Of Thunder⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: W Buick| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 61| CD

11/8

C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. 4/1, progressed again when winning 10-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 7 days ago, well on top finish. Can defy a penalty to land the hat-trick.

Form: 237-311

(1)

Good Regal³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson| T: I Mohammed| OR: 65| D

7/2

Off 7 months, 15/2, last of 12 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Can leave her reappearance run well behind with conditions to suit.

Form: 65321-0

(6)

Mc'ted¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: J Parr| OR: 64

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, left poorly placed from wide draw when fifth of 15 in handicap (13/2) at Chelmsford City (10f). Off 168 days. Needs to find more having first run on turf since debut.

Form: 643535-

(4)

Pillars Of Earth⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Louis Steward| T: W Stone| OR: 64| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Better than ever when winning 12-runner handicap (5/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 41 days ago. Respected.

Form: 011-551

(2)

Zoom Zoom Babe⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63

16/1

Latest win at Kempton in February. Last of 10 in handicap (18/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 79 days ago, folding. Has a bit to prove after latest effort.

Form: 55-0410

(5)

Voi^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: S De Sousa| T: C Allen| OR: 45| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Thirty-eight runs since last win in 2019. Ran better than for a while when third of 6 in handicap at this course (11.5f, good to firm, 9/2) 8 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 2056-33

Forecasts

Flower Of Thunder (11/8), Good Regal (7/2), Mc'ted (9/2), Pillars Of Earth (8/1), Voi (8/1), Zoom Zoom Babe (16/1)

FLOWER OF THUNDER is thriving this year and a penalty might not be enough to prevent her landing the hat-trick with William Buick booked for the ride. The 5-y-o progressed again when scoring at Chelmsford a week ago and, having won over C&D last summer, she can continue her fine run of form. Last-time-out winner Pillars of Earth is feared most, ahead of Good Regal who has conditions to suit.