14:00 Brighton

Friday 9 June 2023

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Ageing Well Handicap

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 9.78s

(4)

Senor Pockets³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: H Spiller| OR: 61

9/1

5f nursery winner on AW last summer who wasn't disgraced when third on return at Kempton (6f) in April. Not in same form tackling soft ground when sixth of 9 in handicap at Bath (5.7f) since but return to this sounder surface may help.

Form: 1200-36

(3)

Bonkersinabundance²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 59

17/2

Maiden who wasn't disgraced when eighth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Wetherby (7f, good to firm) 24 days ago, pushed along 2f out but never on terms. Best effort at 2 yrs came at this venue and has first crack at sprinting now.

Form: 5734-88

(7)

Wedgewood²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N Callan| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59| BF

15/2

Plenty in hand when completing a 5f Wolverhampton hat-trick last month. May have found busy spell catching up with her when third in 4-runner Bath handicap (5f) thereafter but given time ahead of this and better showing not ruled out.

Form: 33-1113

(2)

Zous Baby⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J F Egan| T: C G Cox| OR: 57| BF

5/4

Lightly-raced maiden who stepped up plenty on his yard debut effort when runner-up in 7-runner Lingfield handicap (6f) 52 days ago, running on late and just failing. Didn't look entirely straightforward under pressure but not discounted with yard going well.

Form: 5679-32

(5)

Sajwaan^v⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 54

25/1

9/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 70 days ago, fading final 1f having been better placed than most. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 6-04356

(6)

Havana Heat⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Saffie Osborne| T: C Hills| OR: 45| BF

2/1

Remains a work-in-progress but displayed much-improved form on back of being gelded/12 weeks off when just touched off in handicap at Lingfield (6f) 6 days ago, having been well supported. No surprise to see him out quickly and worth considering.

Form: 08-002

Non-Runners

(1)

Lashes⁴³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: P S McEntee J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Zous Baby (5/4), Havana Heat (2/1), Wedgewood (15/2), Bonkersinabundance (17/2), Senor Pockets (9/1), Sajwaan (25/1), Lashes (33/1)

Despite still looking a work-in-progress, HAVANA HEAT displayed much more than previously on back of being gelded/switched to handicaps when just touched off at Lingfield 8 days ago. He can come out on top with the likelihood of more to come operating from such a low base. Zous Baby and Wedgewood may well emerge as the chief dangers.