17:00 Brighton

Thursday 13 October 2022

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 2.9s

(10)

Pop Dancer^p¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| D

5/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 5/2) 10 days ago, always holding on. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 226221

(1)

Batchelor Boy^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 73| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Goodwood (6f, good) 22 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 573280

(3)

Bonita B³^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁷⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 67| D

9/2

5 wins from 19 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 3 days ago. That looked a weak race and she could prove vulnerable under a penalty.

Form: 121771

(5)

So Smart^t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: P D Evans| OR: 70| BF

7/2

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (5/4) at Ffos Las (5f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely to be on the premises once more.

Form: 727323

(2)

Sporting Icon^h¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

4/1

Winner at Catterick in September. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Ffos Las (7.4f, good to soft, 11/2) 18 days ago. Down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 09-14

(6)

Handytalk¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 65| D

17/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Ffos Las (5f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 924322

(9)

Dorothee¹²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 64

11/2

Won 6-runner maiden at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft, 4/1), running on. Off 126 days. Makes handicap debut. Needs to find some improvement.

Form: 371

Non-Runners

(7)

Kyber Crystal¹⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Daniel Muscutt

(8)

Atty's Edge¹⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: C Mason J: Gina Mangan

(4)

Street Parade²³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: M J Attwater J: William Carson

Forecasts

So Smart (7/2), Sporting Icon (4/1), Bonita B (9/2), Pop Dancer (5/1), Dorothee (11/2), Handytalk (17/2), Batchelor Boy (10/1), Kyber Crystal (10/1), Atty's Edge (10/1), Street Parade (12/1)

POP DANCER ended a losing run with something to spare at Wolverhampton 10 days ago and he remains well treated on old form under a penalty, so he's preferred to the consistent So Smart. Handytalk is also respected on the back of a string of solid efforts.