16:55 Salisbury

Thursday 18 May 2023

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Penang Turf Club Malaysia Handicap

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 2m 37.72s

(5)

Greased Lightning¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 69

9/2

9/1, very good second of 7 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, soft) 17 days ago, running on. Respected.

Form: 1656-72

(9)

True Legend¹⁰^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 63| D

9/4

Promising type. 1 win from 1 run this year. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, evens) 10 days ago, pushed out. Carries penalty. Makes turf debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 650-1

(4)

Feyha^b1²³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D C Costello| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 68

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 5-runner nursery at Newcastle (10.2f, 10/3), well on top finish. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 5481-

(10)

Fair Dinkum¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Morrison| OR: 67

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f). Off 135 days. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 07-6

(7)

Campaign Trail¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 67

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in minor event at Redcar (7f, heavy, 8/1), slowly away. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 967-

(6)

Graham¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Hannon| OR: 66

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, soft) 17 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 809-3

(3)

Caraxes^b1¹³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 65

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW, 7/1). Off 136 days. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 76-8

(1)

Lionella²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A King| OR: 63

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, very good second of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 22 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 8546-2

(8)

Rhythm Dancer¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 46

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, first run since leaving John Bridger when last of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 977

Non-Runners

(2)

Come Musica¹⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: J Quinn

(11)

Think Champagne¹⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: J F Egan

Forecasts

True Legend (9/4), Campaign Trail (7/2), Greased Lightning (9/2), Fair Dinkum (11/2), Graham (17/2), Lionella (12/1), Caraxes (14/1), Come Musica (20/1), Think Champagne (25/1), Feyha (33/1), Rhythm Dancer (250/1)

TRUE LEGEND showed much-improved form upped markedly in trip when making a winning handicap bow at Newcastle 10 days ago and has obvious claims under a penalty. Lionella stepped up on her 2-y-o form when beaten only by a subsequent winner at Lingfield and is next best ahead of Greased Lightning.