City Of Chichester Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 39.46s

(1)

Speak²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 88

5/2

All-weather maiden winner as a 2-y-o who has improved in defeat in handicaps, runner-up over C&D/Chester (12.3f) in recent months. Respected with underfoot conditions holding no fears.

Form: 15-422

(2)

Peripatetic¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: R Varian| OR: 86

11/8

Lightly-raced winner who ran best race to date when second of 3 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good to firm) 17 days ago, having run of race. Expected to make her presence felt again.

Form: 21-5342

(3)

Suzy's Shoes¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 79

9/5

Career best when winning 4-runner maiden (5/2) at Newbury (11f, good to firm) 15 days ago, well on top finish on the back of a 3-month break. Arrives pretty fresh and she may be up to going forward again now handicapping.

Form: 04-3851

Forecasts

Peripatetic (11/8), Suzy's Shoes (9/5), Speak (5/2)

This is likely to get tactical but SPEAK arrives having twice run well in handicaps over this sort of trip of late and there may yet be a little more to come. Peripatetic may emerge as the chief threat.