16:20 Goodwood

Saturday 6 May 2023

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William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 3.2800000000000002s

(3)

Rocking Ends¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: William Carson| T: B R Johnson| OR: 87| D

12/1

Ended 2022 with 6f win at Southwell in December and resumed from 10 weeks off with a good second of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 17 days ago. Firmly in the picture off an unchanged mark.

Form: 821-232

(6)

Safari Dream²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Coakley| T: B R Millman| OR: 84| D

11/2

Not disgraced in valuable race at Newmarket on final start last term and had won at Sandown and Windsor over this trip previously. Gelded since lat seen. Not discounted.

Form: 301110-

(7)

Kuwait City²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Butler| OR: 81| D

4/1

Won 1 of his 6 starts as a juvenile, a soft-ground minor event at Yarmouth (5.2f) in May. Below par when last seen in September but gelded since and worth a check in the market on return.

Form: 410045-

(2)

Simple Man¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H Candy| OR: 79| D

9/2

Rare winning-debutant for his trainer when impressing in Nottingham maiden (5f) in September but he beat only one in Doncaster listed event following month. Remains with potential and is well worth another chance.

Form: 17-

(5)

Umming N' Ahing¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: W G M Turner| OR: 76| D

5/2

Arrives on a hat-trick after back-to-back 5f wins at Nottingham this spring. Up another 4 lb but he's not taken lightly.

Form: 544-411

(1)

Sera Dawn¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon| OR: 75| D

7/2

On the up this term and followed up Nottingham novice success with 5f handicap win at Catterick 10 days ago. Should continue to give a good account despite taking a 5 lb rise.

Form: 439-211

Non-Runners

(4)

The Thames Boatman⁵³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Finley Marsh

Forecasts

Umming N' Ahing (5/2), Sera Dawn (7/2), Kuwait City (4/1), Simple Man (9/2), Safari Dream (11/2), The Thames Boatman (13/2), Rocking Ends (12/1)

None of these sprinters can be safely ruled out but Henry Candy's SIMPLE MAN had looked a very good prospect when making a winning debut at Nottingham last autumn and is well worth forgiving his subsequent seventh in a Doncaster listed event. He gets the vote ahead of the handily-weighted Rocking Ends, although hat-trick seeking pair Sera Dawn and Umming N' Ahing need factoring in too.