Mildren Construction Wateraid Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 1m 12.62s

(2)

Silent Flame⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ross Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 77| CD

7/4

Did the job well when resuming winning ways at Newbury (6f) in June and failed by a whisker over 7f at Leicester on penultimate start. Recent Doncaster effort was respectable, too, and no surprise if she's in the shake-up.

Form: 021428

(3)

Sarah's Verse¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Harris| OR: 71| D

9/2

Hit the target over 6f on the AW in April and back on the scoresheet at Windsor (5f, good to firm) latest. Return to this trip shouldn't be too much of an issue, but the penalty she incurred for that success could be a stumbling block.

Form: 515291

(5)

Commandment⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 78| D

13/8

Posted a career-best when winning 5-runner minor event at Pontefract (6f, good) in June. Lost little caste in defeat when third over the same C&D last week and she's a big player off the same mark (due to go up 1 lb) with William Buick back aboard.

Form: 1-52133

(4)

Trusty Rusty⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| BF| D

5/1

Looked better than ever when scoring in good style back from a six-month break at Chepstow (6f, good to firm) in June. Wasn't in quite the same form over 5.2f at Newbury next time and she's probably a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 3236-14

Non-Runners

(1)

Ruby Cottage³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: M S Saunders J: Non Runner

(6)

Willoughby Bay¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: C Hills J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Commandment (13/8), Silent Flame (7/4), Sarah's Verse (9/2), Trusty Rusty (5/1), Ruby Cottage (5/1), Willoughby Bay (6/1)

COMMANDMENT produced her best effort yet when a close third in a competitive Pontefract handicap recently and she makes plenty of appeal off the same mark now reunited with WIlliam Buick, who was aboard when the filly scored at the aforementioned course in June. Ruby Cottage has done most of her racing at Bath, but she performed well enough at Newbury three starts back to suggest that she can be competitive elsewhere. Silent Flame is best of the rest.