19:35 Carlisle

Thursday 7 September 2023

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Trust A Trader Handicap

Off time: 19:36 | Winning time: 3m 14.58s

(8)

The Navigator¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: P J McDonald| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 61| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Not seen to best effect at Catterick latest and might be worth chancing at a track which suits his hold-up style well.

Form: 458-748

(2)

Merrijig²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: B A Curtis| T: John Berry| OR: 61

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 28/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (1½m, good to firm) 26 days ago. Less exposed than the rest of these.

Form: 6665

(6)

Bobby Shaftoe^b¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 61

18/1

Racked up a Newcastle AW hat-trick at the start of the year. Absent since finishing fourth there in March. Claims if ready to roll.

Form: 411164

(3)

Bouncing Bobby²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 56| C

15/2

Latest win at Hamilton in June. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (22/1) at Thirsk (1½m, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 32-0160

(9)

Marbuzet^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55| D

9/2

10/3, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Ripon (2m, good) 9 days ago. Reliable sort who is likely to be competitive again.

Form: 322233

(7)

Oh So Chic^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: Sara Ender| OR: 50| CD

9/1

C&D winner. One win from 24 Flat runs. 12/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Catterick (2m, good) 30 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 8-96492

(10)

Bamboo Bay⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: P A Kirby| OR: 50

17/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Catterick (1½m, good) 43 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 8-05954

(1)

Toutatis^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 48

11/1

Modest maiden. 8/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Ayr (13f, good to firm) 21 days ago.

Form: 582462

(4)

Samurai Sneddz^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 45| C

15/2

Temperamental sort. Course winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at Musselburgh 27 days ago.

Form: 475546

(5)

Paddy's Fancy^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: P A Kirby| OR: 45

14/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (1½m, good to soft, 11/2) 24 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 47-5866

Forecasts

Marbuzet (9/2), The Navigator (9/2), Merrijig (11/2), Bouncing Bobby (15/2), Samurai Sneddz (15/2), Bamboo Bay (17/2), Oh So Chic (9/1), Toutatis (11/1), Paddy's Fancy (14/1), Bobby Shaftoe (18/1)

THE NAVIGATOR had little chance from his position well off the pace at Catterick last time and might be worth chancing from his reduced mark at a track which has often brought the best out of him on the Flat. The reliable Marbuzet should figure prominently again, while John Berry's Merrijig is less exposed than a lot of these and didn't fare too badly on last month's Newmarket handicap debut.