16:00 Salisbury

Wednesday 10 August 2022

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Champagne Joseph Perrier Confined Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 5.55s

(7)

Fight For It⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 70

25/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (15.8f, good, 7/2) 79 days ago. Fair on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 4553-6

(3)

Zlatan⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Cieren Fallon| T: E De Giles| OR: 68| D

11/2

Temperamental sort. 15/2, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 7 days ago. Up in trip. On a fair mark and was a bit better than the result last time.

Form: D-43704

(2)

Shuv H'penny King²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Havlin| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 67

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Third of 5 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good, 8/1) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 343263

(5)

Star Of Valour^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Tizzard| OR: 66

15/8

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 6/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Strong claims.

Form: 403242

(1)

Uncle Dick⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 65

7/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Brighton (8f, good) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs to bounce back

Form: 532706

(6)

Thanks Monica^b³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 69

5/2

Blinkered for 1st time, good second of 7 in handicap (3/1) at Ffos Las (12f, good) 30 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 2-64272

Non-Runners

(4)

Zimmer²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J W Mullins J: George Downing

Forecasts

Star Of Valour (15/8), Thanks Monica (5/2), Uncle Dick (7/2), Zlatan (11/2), Shuv H'penny King (16/1), Fight For It (25/1), Zimmer (50/1)

STAR OF VALOUR arrives in good form after finishing second at Windsor last week, and this slightly stiffer track should work in his favour, so he takes marginal preference over Thanks Monica, who improved her form in first-time blinkers at Ffos Las a month ago. Zlatan is the most interesting of the remainder.