17:10 Salisbury

Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Sorvio Insurance Brokers Margadale Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 2m 5.55s

(4)

Timeless Melody³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. 2/1, shade disappointing when sixth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (8f, soft) 31 days ago. However, moving up in trip here on different ground could be the combined catalyst for a bit of improvement.

Form: 42-16

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(8)

Spring Fever¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 81| D

2/1

Promising sort. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm, 5/2) 14 days ago, getting first run. Remains open to improvement and a 7 lb rise may not be enough to stop her in her tracks.

Form: 48-31

(6)

Dayzee⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S M Levey| T: M Meade| OR: 79

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Good third of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 70 days ago, running on. Back up in trip for this turf debut and will probably find one or two too good.

Form: 0-113

(3)

Gentle Whinny⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: W Buick| T: D J Coakley| OR: 78

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 55 days ago, going off too hard. Mixed messages pedigree-wise with regard to this step up in trip but she remains with potential and has the assistance of William Buick.

Form: 541-0

(5)

Totnes²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Lingfield (AW) in May. 7/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 24 days ago and, with this step up in trip likely to be in her favour, she has to enter calculations.

Form: 8-1514

(1)

Haughty²⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: George Rooke| T: A King| OR: 68

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in nursery (40/1) at Newbury (7f, good) on final 2-y-o start, not clear run. Stamina shouldn't be an issue but she'll need to raise her game a notch or two in order to get seriously competitive here.

Form: 72235-

Non-Runners

(7)

Spirit Of The Bay¹⁸

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: C G Cox J: R Kingscote

(2)

Alba Longa²⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: R M Beckett J: H Crouch

Forecasts

Totnes (7/4), Spring Fever (2/1), Alba Longa (11/4), Timeless Melody (10/3), Spirit Of The Bay (6/1), Gentle Whinny (7/1), Dayzee (14/1), Haughty (80/1)

SPRING FEVER predictably improved for the step up to this trip when making a successful handicap debut at Redcar and, with the distinct promise of better to come from this well-bred filly, she is taken to defy a 7 lb rise in the weights. Next on the list is a similarly promising type in Alba Longa, who will be a big threat if coping with conditions having scored on very different ground at Windsor. Totnes and Timeless Melody, both of whom are moving up in trip, are others to consider.