Punter Southall Handicap

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 2m 37.54s

(1)

Upton Park³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 87

9/2

Shaped well on debut at 2 yrs and improved when scoring at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in October. Another step forward when fourth of 13 upped to 1¼m on return at Lingfield, but more needed off a stiff-looking opening mark now handicapping over a new trip.

Form: 31-4

(2)

Daiquiri²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: M Meade| OR: 85| D

6/4

Well-bred colt who improved when making a winning handicap debut upped to this trip at Doncaster (good to firm). 8 lb rise for that decisive success is tolerable and he probably has more to offer.

Form: 9-741

(3)

Admiralty House²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 79

11/8

Placed twice on AW at the beginning of the year and found just one too good starting out on turf following a four-month break at Salisbury (1½m, good to firm). Likely improver now handicapping off what looks a fair opening mark.

Form: 322

(5)

Perseus Way²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Queally| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 78

9/1

Made a winning debut for Charlie Appleby at Leicester in October, but little impact on his next two starts and recent reappearance for new connections at Sandown (1¼m, good) was hardly encouraging.

Form: 187-0

Non-Runners

(4)

Silverscape³⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R A Teal J: Christian Howarth

Forecasts

Admiralty House (11/8), Daiquiri (6/4), Upton Park (9/2), Silverscape (8/1), Perseus Way (9/1)

ADMIRALTY HOUSE and Daiquiri could be the pair to concentrate on, with marginal preference for Alan King's charge, who arguably possesses the greater scope for improvement and has been handed a fair-looking mark for this handicap debut. Daiquiri did the job well on his first run in a handicap at Doncaster and it's likely that there are more races to be won with him. Upton Park is best of the rest.