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Saturday 26 August 2023

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Market Cross Jewellers Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 3m 4.25s

(8)

Fairmac^v1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 74

7/2

Capitalised on falling mark to land 14-runner Musselburgh handicap (soft) in April. Has run no more than respectably since but is now 2 lb below that winning mark. Respected.

Form: 168866

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(9)

Ready To Shine¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 73

10/1

Winner at Thirsk in June. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good to firm, 10/1) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 071524

(5)

Spit Spot²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 72| D

9/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in May. 11/2, tenth of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (14.1f, good) 25 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2-61940

(12)

Punxsutawney Phil^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 67

17/2

Sixth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at York (16.2f, good) 42 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 950356

(10)

Haven Lady^b¹¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 67| BF

16/1

Below par when last seen at Wolverhampton in May but had finished runner-up on previous 4 starts and could be a player back from a break.

Form: 022225

(7)

Alanine⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Kirrane| T: J J Davies| OR: 67

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in maiden at Carlisle (11.2f, good to soft, 150/1) 49 days ago. Up in trip. Work to do on handicap debut.

Form: 704

(3)

Tendentious^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 66

16/1

Won over 2m at Doncaster on return last season but more miss than hit since and has finished well held both starts this summer.

Form: 4208-78

(4)

Can Can Girl^v²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

9/4

Made the frame all 3 starts this season, latest when creditable third of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 23 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 056-323

(6)

Annandale⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Gray| T: I Jardine| OR: 65| BF

15/2

Stepped up on reappearance run when creditable third in Carlisle handicap on penultimate start and wasn't seen to best effect at Ayr since. Enters calculations.

Form: 080-534

(11)

Kepala²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 65

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. First run since leaving Alexandra Dunn when eighth of 9 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 23 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 7958/6-8

(1)

Visitant^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-4| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 48| CD

9/1

Ended lengthy losing run when taking 12-runner handicap over C&D (good to firm, 14/1) 14 days ago, slowly away. Things will be tougher off 7 lb higher (5 lb out of the weights) here but he should give another good account.

Form: 322661

Non-Runners

(2)

Our Scholar³²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Jack Jones J: Dylan Hogan

Forecasts

Can Can Girl (9/4), Our Scholar (3/1), Fairmac (7/2), Annandale (15/2), Punxsutawney Phil (17/2), Visitant (9/1), Spit Spot (9/1), Ready To Shine (10/1), Tendentious (16/1), Haven Lady (16/1), Kepala (40/1), Alanine (66/1)

CAN CAN GIRL has acquitted herself well in all 3 starts for Tim Easterby and should appreciate the return to this longer trip. She gets the nod. Annandale and Our Scholar rate the principal dangers.