19:45 Salisbury

Saturday 9 July 2022

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Hendy Group Handicap

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 2m 11.17s

(6)

Vaxholm^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 57| D

12/1

Latest win at Lingfield in January. Seventh of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-14697

(5)

Promotion^p⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 57

10/3

4/1, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good) 44 days ago. Had been in good form prior to that, so well worthy of consideration in this weak affair.

Form: 778325

(4)

Midgetonamission²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans| OR: 56| D

6/1

9/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Tricky ride but capable from this sort of mark.

Form: 536885

(3)

Gilbert¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 55

6/4

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 11/4, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 19 days ago, bit in hand. Back up in trip. Has an excellent chance of going in again.

Form: 34-0411

(1)

Ciao Adios²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 52

5/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 26 days ago. Not discounted in a weak race.

Form: 656464

(2)

Miss Metropolitan^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 45

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good third of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 56853

Non-Runners

(7)

Niamh And Oonagh²⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A West J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Gilbert (6/4), Promotion (10/3), Ciao Adios (5/1), Midgetonamission (6/1), Niamh And Oonagh (6/1), Miss Metropolitan (9/1), Vaxholm (12/1)

GILBERT arrives in a rich vein of form and has every chance of following up his comfortable success at Chepstow last month. Ciao Adios, a respectable fourth at Lingfield last time, could pose the main threat, although it would be no surprise if Promotion was quickly back on his game.