15:00 Newmarket

Thursday 28 September 2023

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British EBF 40th Anniversary Premier Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.44s

(6)

Gale Force Maya^b1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 100| CD

6/1

Hit the target 5 times last year (and won this event in 2021) but not reached those levels so far this term, possibly amiss when fourteenth at York (6f, good to firm) last month. More severe headgear is enlisted, and she's not taken lightly if shrugging off her latest effort.

Form: 4-07340

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(2)

Kinta^h1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 98| D

13/2

Won first couple of starts last summer and was highly tried thereafter. Off 11 months (had breathing operation) and shaped as if needing the run on handicap debut over 1f longer trip at Chelmsford last week and a hood is applied for a return to sprinting.

Form: 11207-0

(4)

Al Simmo²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 91| D

3/1

Denied only narrowly on return from 9-month absence in good event at York in June and having disappointed in a Group 3 next time, wasted no time getting back to form returned to handicap company when runner-up at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 3 weeks ago. Player.

Form: 026-202

(11)

Frankness²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 93| D

5/2

Opened account for the year at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) in June and resumed winning ways dropped into a less-competitive affair at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) 3 weeks ago, beating Al Simmo by length. Nudged up 4 lb and fancied to be in the mix again.

Form: 751601

(1)

River Pride¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K Stott| T: G Boughey| OR: 87

22/1

Better than ever when registering a third career success at Wolverhampton in March but unable to get competitive in 3 starts since, latest after 5 months off at Chelmsford a fortnight ago. Will need to take a big step forward from that to feature.

Form: 341607

(3)

Minnetonka⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 84| D

15/2

Doubled her career win tally in smooth style at Wolverhampton (6.1f) earlier this month and confirmed she's back to her very best from a 4 lb higher mark when runner-up at Pontefract (6f, good to soft) last week. Should give another good account.

Form: 760412

(9)

Sweet Harmony^v⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Spencer| OR: 82| D

10/1

Stopped the slide despite taking a fierce hold on penultimate start at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) earlier this month but made little impact in a listed event at Ayr (5.5f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Likely she will come up short here.

Form: 040060

(8)

Ivory Madonna^v1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: L Morris| T: R Spencer| OR: 80

66/1

Remains a maiden and yet to prove she's trained on this year, failing to get home over 1m at Kempton just under 3 weeks ago. Visor applied for handicap debut, but it is easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 472-456

(10)

Alcazan⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 71| D

16/1

Scraped home at Goodwood in August and having disappointed next time at Wolverhampton, bounced straight back to form to cause a 40/1 surprise at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Carries a 5 lb penalty here and looks a mare on the up suddenly.

Form: 070101

(5)

Urban Decay²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76

66/1

Confirmed debut promise when getting off the mark at Southwell in April but has been well beaten on both subsequent starts, latest on handicap debut at Ripon (8f, good to firm) earlier this month. Tough to see her getting involved.

Form: 2-157

Non-Runners

(7)

Executive Decision¹¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J A Osborne J: Saffie Osborne

Forecasts

Frankness (5/2), Al Simmo (3/1), Gale Force Maya (6/1), Kinta (13/2), Executive Decision (7/1), Minnetonka (15/2), Sweet Harmony (10/1), Alcazan (16/1), River Pride (22/1), Ivory Madonna (66/1), Urban Decay (66/1)

Plenty in with a shout but returned to 6f, Jamie Osborne's EXECUTIVE DECISION is fancied to resume her progress and make it 3 wins from her last 4 starts. Frankness and Al Simmo finished 1-2 in a similar event at Salisbury 3 weeks ago and they could be the pair to give the selection most to think about, ahead of Minnetonka, who confirmed she's back to her very best when finishing runner-up at Pontefract last week.