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Friday 1 September 2023

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Prostate Cymru Ray Murray Memorial Handicap

Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 3m 50.02s

(8)

Kalamity Kitty²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: E De Giles| OR: 64| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Made quite an encouraging return from over a year off when fifth at Kempton in June but down the field at Haydock 2 months later. Bounce back needed.

Form: 1/111-50

(3)

Breccia^t²⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Stephens| OR: 62

20/1

Won on AW at Wolverhampton last August but absent since a lesser run there in November. Watching brief advised on belated reappearance.

Form: 910489-

(4)

Tin Fandango^p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: David Probert| T: M D I Usher| OR: 62| D

17/2

In good heart lately, second of 8 in handicap at Newbury (2m, good to soft) 36 days ago. Likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 064322

(11)

Easter Icon¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: J Channon| OR: 56| D

9/2

Latest win at Catterick (2m) in August. 4/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (17f, good) 12 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 138413

(5)

Chankaya¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Laura Pearson| T: M Hunt| OR: 55

66/1

Well beaten in 2 maiden hurdles and Flat handicaps since joining this stable 2 years ago. Can only be watched.

Form: 8467/0

(6)

Berkshire Sundance²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 66

3/1

Fair maiden. 7/1, creditable third of 7 in 2m handicap at Kempton 23 days ago. Unexposed back on turf.

Form: 9643

(10)

Lock The Vault^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 65

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, fifth of 7 in maiden at Lingfield (11.5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Steps up significantly in trip for this handicap debut with blinkers also added. Of obvious interest as a lightly-raced sort from a top stable.

Form: 905

(1)

Dragonball Prince^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: H Palmer| OR: 64

8/1

Fair maiden. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (2m, good to firm, 22/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 4-67465

(9)

Tarbat Ness^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: John Berry| OR: 48

5/1

Beaten a long way but did shape as if back in form when third of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (2m, heavy, 13/2) 29 days ago. Has often shaped as if he has a low-grade handicap in him and perhaps Tom Marquand is the man to coax it out of him.

Form: 233483

(2)

Sugar Candie^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Saffie Osborne| T: H Morrison| OR: 45

14/1

Blinkered for first time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Bath (13f, good to soft, 40/1) 13 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 20-5607

Non-Runners

(7)

Grandmaster Flash⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: B J Llewellyn J: Jordan Williams

Forecasts

Berkshire Sundance (3/1), Easter Icon (9/2), Tarbat Ness (5/1), Lock The Vault (6/1), Dragonball Prince (8/1), Tin Fandango (17/2), Kalamity Kitty (9/1), Sugar Candie (14/1), Grandmaster Flash (16/1), Breccia (20/1), Chankaya (66/1)

TARBAT NESS has knocked on the door a few times this season and gets the nod with Tom Marquand doing the steering on him for the first time. Low-mileage 3-y-os Lock The Vault, who sports first-time blinkers for his handicap debut, and Berkshire Sundance might be the pair to give him most to think about.