17:00 Salisbury

Wednesday 16 August 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:00

S H Jones Wines & Champagne Joseph Perrier Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 9.34s

(7)

Always Fearless^b⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Tyrese Cameron⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 56| C

6/1

Belatedly opened his account on turf in 12-runner handicap (18/1) here (8f, good) 6 days ago. Carries 5 lb penalty but must still enter calculations.

Form: 720971

(11)

Galactic Glow^p,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Tickle| OR: 57| D

17/2

A 3-time winner at Bath this year who raced too freely when only eleventh of 12 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good) 7 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 151170

(8)

Trojan Truth²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E De Giles| OR: 56| D

3/1

Scored at Windsor in May and not disgraced when fifth of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (10f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Booking of Oisin Murphy is a plus so he's firmly in the picture.

Form: 368145

(1)

Cheers Babe¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 56

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Showed improved form making her handicap debut when second of 8 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (10f, heavy) 11 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 7852

(6)

Albus Anne⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J C Fox| OR: 53

7/2

Still a maiden but she kept her quirks in check to produce another good effort when fifth of 11 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 91 days ago. Expected to be bang there eased 1 lb.

Form: 537-235

(4)

Clement Danes²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: W S Kittow| OR: 46

33/1

Modest maiden for George Boughey. Pulled up on yard debut after 12 months off in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 26 days ago. Has plenty to prove.

Form: 73069-P

(9)

Postergal¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: G Harris| OR: 53

20/1

Modest maiden. Only seventh of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Lingfield (10f, heavy) 11 days ago. Needs to settle better if she's to lose her maiden tag.

Form: 453477

(10)

Nivelle's Magic²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: Simon Earle| OR: 46

6/1

Arrives in good nick, third of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 29 days ago when left poorly placed. Can go well again in her bid for a breakthrough victory.

Form: 537343

(5)

Chelsea Annie^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 45

20/1

It's now nineteen runs since her last win in 2021. 66/1, only seventh of 9 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to firm) 42 days ago so others appeal more.

Form: 8-45637

(3)

Sunset In Paris³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 45

14/1

Fit from hurdling when a good fourth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good) 35 days ago. Needs to build on it if he's to gain a first success.

Form: 00-8884

Non-Runners

(2)

Billaki Mou¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: George Baker J: K Stott

Forecasts

Trojan Truth (3/1), Albus Anne (7/2), Nivelle's Magic (6/1), Always Fearless (6/1), Billaki Mou (6/1), Cheers Babe (13/2), Galactic Glow (17/2), Sunset In Paris (14/1), Postergal (20/1), Chelsea Annie (20/1), Clement Danes (33/1)

ALBUS ANNE remains winless but rates just the pick of these weights so edges the vote in a trappy handicap. Always Fearless appeals as the main threat on the back of his breakthrough turf win here, although a solid case can also be made for Trojan Truth and Nivelle's Magic.