20:00 Sandown

Wednesday 27 July 2022

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'Good Times' Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 1m 58.84s

(3)

New Heights¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 73| CD

7/2

Took her form up a notch to resume winning ways back down in trip under this rider at Epsom (8.5f) just under a fortnight ago. Upped 4 lb for that effort and the sole 4-y-o in the line-up is likely to continue in form.

Form: 521531

(7)

Smiling Jayne⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77

9/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark on second handicap start at Pontefract (10f) in May but not in the same form at Nottingham next time, pestered for the lead and backing out of things late on. Bounce back required.

Form: 26-3314

(9)

Follow That Star⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

9/2

Seen to good effect when chasing home Emily Upjohn here in April but hasn't really built on that effort since. Had a couple of months off and she could make more of a splash now moving into handicaps.

Form: 3-265

(4)

Beautiful Surprise¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 75

16/1

Epsom debut winner (7f) last August and better form when third over 8.6f at Wolverhampton the following month. Filled that same position on return/handicap debut at York 19 days ago and she further progress required to get involved here.

Form: 13-3

(2)

Miss Down Under⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 73

18/1

Off the mark on second start at Kempton last year but has made little impact on both starts this term, disappointing over longer trip on handicap bow at Lingfield last month. Back down in trip today.

Form: 61-73

(1)

Arclight³⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 73

13/2

Improved in each of her 3 outings last year, opening her account in a Chelmsford maiden (1m) when last seen back in September. Upped in trip for this handicap debut and she's one to look out for with further progress on the cards.

Form: 731-

(6)

Canterbury Bell⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Donohoe| T: W J Haggas| OR: 72

16/5

Awarded fillies' novice at Newmarket (7f, soft) on final 2-y-o start and showed much improved form to make a winning reappearance at Nottingham back in May. More to come now moving into handicaps so she's high on the shortlist.

Form: 791-1

(8)

Cookies And Creme⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁵⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 71

11/2

Standout effort when runner-up in a Beverley maiden (8.4f) on reappearance in May. Failed to build on that promise at Ripon since but this her first start since leaving Charlie Fellowes and she could prove a different proposition sent handicapping.

Form: 3-27

Non-Runners

(5)

Danza Della Luna¹²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: W Muir & C Grassick J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Canterbury Bell (16/5), New Heights (7/2), Follow That Star (9/2), Cookies And Creme (11/2), Danza Della Luna (6/1), Arclight (13/2), Smiling Jayne (9/1), Beautiful Surprise (16/1), Miss Down Under (18/1)

Cases can be made for a few of these but CANTERBURY BELL is open to further progress now moving into handicaps so William Haggas' filly gets the verdict to complete the hat-trick. Danza Della Luna marked herself as a filly to keep firmly on the right side of at Pontefract recently so she's put forward as the main danger, with Arclight another to consider on reappearance now upped further in trip.