SDDE Smith Supporting Middlesbrough FC Foundation Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 43.09s

(3)

Concorde¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: B A Curtis| T: G Boughey| OR: 73| CD

2/9

Promising individual. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. 2/15, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, storming clear. Still way ahead of the handicapper and should have little trouble defying a penalty.

Form: 688-121

(1)

Inspirited^p²³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 75

9/1

5/4 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Brighton (7f, good). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. Not ruled out.

Form: 3221-

(4)

Violeta³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 71

7/1

Respectable second of 8 in maiden at Newcastle (8f, 11/4) 34 days ago, finishing with running left. Stable is going well and she's not without a chance.

Form: 3543-32

(5)

Mister Sox²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 9 in minor event at Ripon (8f, good to firm, 16/1). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve significantly.

Form: 083-

Non-Runners

(2)

Maid In London¹⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Concorde (2/9), Maid In London (5/1), Violeta (7/1), Inspirited (9/1), Mister Sox (18/1)

CONCORDE reiterated that he's way ahead of the handicapper when storming clear at Pontefract 10 days ago and he should have no trouble going in again. Maid In London is the likeliest to capitalise if the selection fluffs his lines and Inspirited isn't completely dismissed having signed off the last campaign with an improved effort to score at Brighton.