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Thursday 2 March 2023

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Off time: 13:28 | Winning time: 1m 43.78s

(2)

Act Of Will¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: D Brooke| OR: 67

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, shaped much better than the bare result when seventh of 10 on nursery debut at Catterick (7f, good to soft) back in September, finishing with running left after no room over 1f out. Gelded since and makes all-weather debut.

Form: 25P67-

(4)

Grand Central^v1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65

15/2

22/1, stretched by longer trip when last of 4 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 9 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 6-54434

(9)

Sprezzatura^b¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 64

10/3

20/1, run best excused when sixth of 12 in minor event at Southwell (11.1f) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7-24456

(3)

Leap Year Lad²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 61

9/4

11/1, shaped better than the bare result returning from 4 months off when fourth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 23 days ago, headway when no room over 1f out. Likely to be better for the run and could go well here.

Form: 97345-4

(7)

Quizlet^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 60

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, made no impression after 3 months off when sixth of 7 on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 976-6

(5)

Queenmambo¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55

22/1

28/1, wasn't seen to best effect when sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 13 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up to 1m here but others look stronger.

Form: 945-836

(1)

Secretary⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 54

11/2

66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, improved when winning 11-runner event on nursery debut at Chelmsford City (7f) 84 days ago, making most despite proving wayward at stages. Fancied to have more to offer having joined Mick Appleby.

Form: 7981-

(8)

Chewsday¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 49

100/1

No impact in maidens/minor event on turf last year. Tough to fancy on handicap/all-weather debut after 5 months off.

Form: 408-

(6)

Annalee Lass^p1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 48

66/1

20/1, fared little better than previously when third of 6 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00-53

Forecasts

Leap Year Lad (9/4), Sprezzatura (10/3), Quizlet (4/1), Secretary (11/2), Grand Central (15/2), Act Of Will (16/1), Queenmambo (22/1), Annalee Lass (66/1), Chewsday (100/1)

SECRETARY caused a 66/1 shock when scoring on her nursery debut at Chelmsford in December and having joined leading all-weather championship trainer Mick Appleby since, there's sure to be more to come, so she gets the verdict to follow up. Sprezzatura can have his latest run overlooked so he may provide the main danger back down in trip, with Leap Year Lad rounding off the shortlist.