17:12 Nottingham

Wednesday 4 October 2023

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worldpool.hkjc.com Handicap

Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 2m 16.39s

(6)

Dubai Souq^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: K Shoemark| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 83| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Ran creditably against a pair of 3-y-os when third of 7 in handicap at Newbury (10f, heavy, 4/1) 12 days ago. Has plenty of form on testing ground and is respected.

Form: 577-243

(1)

I Still Have Faith^h¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 81| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 4 wins from 11 runs this year. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (7/2) at Newmarket (9f, good) 11 days ago. Ground represents an unknown but he's clearly thriving and can't be discounted.

Form: 113411

(5)

Navarre Express²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Davies| T: H Palmer| OR: 77

2/1

Much improved when winning 5-runner event on handicap debut (7/1) at Ffos Las (12f, good to soft) 20 days ago, staying on well. 6 lb rise may not be enough to stop her from following up.

Form: 5-321

(3)

Palio²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A King| OR: 72

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, not at his best when fourth of 6 on handicap debut at Kempton (11f) 28 days ago. Will probably require a step forward to threaten here.

Form: 5224

(2)

Star Of Mayo^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: A M Balding| OR: 64

25/1

Won at Lingfield in January. Last of 11 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good to firm, 50/1) 36 days ago, hanging badly left and eased. Blinkers now applied but hard to have much faith in at present.

Form: 4-16560

Non-Runners

(7)

Tudor¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: P Owens J: J F Egan

(4)

Miss Dolly Rocker²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: R A Teal J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Navarre Express (2/1), I Still Have Faith (9/4), Dubai Souq (5/2), Miss Dolly Rocker (5/1), Palio (11/2), Tudor (10/1), Star Of Mayo (25/1)

NAVARRE EXPRESS seemed particularly well suited by both the soft ground and increased test of stamina when making a successful switch to handicaps at Ffos Las last time and she looks capable of following up. Dubai Souq is proven on the going and ran well behind a pair of improvers last time, so gets the nod for second over the in-form I Still Have Faith, who would be a major player if coping with testing conditions.