18:30 Salisbury

Saturday 23 July 2022

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thethreelionsrestaurant.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 0.04s

(8)

The Defiant^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: D Steele| OR: 65| D

4/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year, latest at Lingfield in March. 16/1, good second of 8 in handicap there (5f, AW) 17 days ago. Player.

Form: 114202

(9)

Haseef¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: George Downing| T: E Walker| OR: 63

15/2

Last of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Newbury (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 3/75459

(7)

Q Twenty Boy¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Isobel Francis⁽⁷⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 63| D

3/1

Latest win at Goodwood in June. 10/3, good third of 9 in handicap at Ffos Las (6f, good) 18 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 825123

(2)

Minhaaj^v1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M J Attwater| OR: 60| D

10/3

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020 but good third of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 29 days ago. Visor on for 1st time and weighted to go well off 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 448-073

(4)

We're Reunited^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: M Blake| OR: 53| D

5/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner minor event (10/1) at Bath (5f, good to firm) 24 days ago. In the mix back in handicap company.

Form: 0-79781

(6)

Hattie C¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Halpin| T: R Harris| OR: 53| D

10/1

Career best when winning 4-runner maiden (9/4) at Brighton (5.3f, good) 10 days ago, soon clear. Merits consideration.

Form: 274041

(5)

Lili Wen Fach^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: R J Price| OR: 45| D

40/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, last of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 909680

(1)

Thank The Lord^v1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Theodore Ladd| T: S Hodgson| OR: 47

14/1

Only seventh of 9 in minor event (15/2) at Leicester (6f, good) 9 days ago. Visor on 1st time with work to do.

Form: 008-507

Non-Runners

(3)

Eastern Delight³³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: C Mason J: William Cox

Forecasts

Q Twenty Boy (3/1), Minhaaj (10/3), The Defiant (4/1), We're Reunited (5/1), Haseef (15/2), Hattie C (10/1), Thank The Lord (14/1), Eastern Delight (25/1), Lili Wen Fach (40/1)

A tightly-knit sprint in which THE DEFIANT is fancied to bag win number four of the season on the back of her good Lingfield second and claim a first turf win of 2022. Ffos Las third Q Twenty Boy is next on the list, with Minhaaj weighted to have a big say too in her bid to end a long losing run.