Salisbury Flower Shed Handicap

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 2m 37.74s

(1)

Graham⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 65

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 809-34

(7)

Cloud Angel^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 65

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when tenth of 11 in maiden (33/1) at Leicester (10f, heavy) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 8-50

(3)

Papa Ricco³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: S Woods| OR: 64

4/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Nottingham in April. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft, 5/1) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Big shout.

Form: 9775-13

(6)

Robusto²⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 58

1/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 6 in maiden at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 66/1). Off 9 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Type to do better in handicaps at 3 yrs.

Form: 006-

Non-Runners

(5)

Absolute Queen¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: Connor Planas

(4)

Khal²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: C Johnston J: Oliver Stammers

(2)

Quizlet²³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Mark Gillard J: Rob Hornby

Forecasts

Robusto (1/1), Graham (2/1), Khal (7/2), Papa Ricco (4/1), Absolute Queen (6/1), Cloud Angel (18/1), Quizlet (66/1)

ROBUSTO didn't show much in 3 quick runs last summer but appeals as the type to leave that form well behind now handicapping given his connections. Papa Ricco will be suited by this longer trip so should have more to offer in handicaps, while Khal was rather unlucky to bump into a subsequent winner at Beverley.