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Friday 30 June 2023

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 9.61s

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Bushfire¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss Amy Collier⁽³⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 66

11/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 6/1) 17 days ago. Back up in trip and capable of making his presence felt, if indeed he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 6326-60

(14)

Just Hiss^p²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr Thomas Easterby⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 11/1, creditable second of 6 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good) 21 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 705-872

(1)

Luna Magic¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson| OR: 63| D

16/1

9/4, won 5-runner handicap at Chepstow (10f, good to firm) 14 days ago. More needed up 4 lb in this more competitive race.

Form: 574-341

(8)

Pessoa⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J Reddington⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 63

25/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. 33/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Bath (8f, soft) 60 days ago. Up in trip and he's likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 231397

(7)

El Jad^v²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Kevin Skelton⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 61

17/2

Second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) when last seen in September. Still, remains winless following 11 attempts and needs to step up if he's to buck that trend in this contest.

Form: 257862-

(11)

More Diamonds⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sienna Shepard⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 60

14/1

Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap (13/2) on debut for new yard at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 79 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip and, having dropped another 2 lb, she's not discounted.

Form: 35/479-5

(2)

Point Louise^h1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 60

8/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (10f, firm, 7/1) 15 days ago. Hood on 1st time and booking of Serena Brotherton/return to the AW are positive factors, so she's not ruled out.

Form: 34231-0

(6)

Prince Ali^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Zoe Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 58| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 11 days ago, slowly away. Place possibilities.

Form: 5-44033

(12)

The New Marwan^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Miss Lois Teal⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 57| BF| D

9/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap (2/1) at Nottingham (10.2f, firm) 23 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 760-625

(13)

Whiskey And Water⁸¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Miss Kayleigh Rayner⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 57

40/1

Second of 5 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (16.2f, good, 11/1) when last seen in April 2021, no match for winner. 0-12 on the Flat and best watched.

Form: 245577/

(10)

Wheal Kitty^p1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss Alex Garven⁽⁵⁾| T: J Bedi| OR: 56

40/1

Last of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Thirsk (12f, good) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she needs to find some improvement.

Form: 85-5390

(3)

Oscar Doodle¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr Matt Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 50| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year, the latest at Chelmsford City in May. Last of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to firm, 4/1) 15 days ago. Each-way squeak returned to the AW.

Form: 2-17418

(5)

Braes Of Doune^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 46

15/2

13/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, not clear run. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 365-625

Non-Runners

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Diffident Spirit⁴⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: T Kent J: Mr Lewis Kent

Forecasts

Just Hiss (7/2), Prince Ali (9/2), Diffident Spirit (13/2), Braes Of Doune (15/2), Point Louise (8/1), El Jad (17/2), The New Marwan (9/1), Bushfire (11/1), Oscar Doodle (12/1), More Diamonds (14/1), Luna Magic (16/1), Pessoa (25/1), Whiskey And Water (40/1), Wheal Kitty (40/1)

The available evidence suggests that DIFFIDENT SPIRIT is more of a force on turf but his AW handicap mark reflects that and he gets the nod on the back of a highly creditable effort at Windsor. Prince Ali was a close third in first-time cheekpieces at Wolverhampton recently and, provided the headgear works equally well second time round, he shouldn't be far away. More Diamonds is probably capable of better than she's been able to show thus far and is also shortlisted, along with Just Hiss.