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Thursday 21 December 2023

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Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 45.04s

(3)

Chilled Out^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Finley Marsh| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 65

100/1

200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving J. P. Broderick (£6,000) when last of 14 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 31 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 3289-00

(6)

Caldwell²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 64| D

6/1

9/1, first run since leaving Lucinda Russell (2,000 gns) when tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 6-56850

(8)

Bobby Shaftoe^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 61| D

17/2

4 wins from 15 runs this year, latest at Newcastle in November. 9/2, rare poor effort when tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 252410

(9)

Gift Of Raaj^p⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 60| D

22/1

28/1, returned to form from out of the blue to take advantage of a reduced mark when won 8-runner handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 7 weeks ago, edging ahead dying strides. Nudged up just 2 lb and could figure again.

Form: 734871

(4)

Mass Consumption^p⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 65WS

18/1

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in maiden at this course (11.1f) 84 days ago. Significantly back up in trip returned to a handicap (had a wind op).

Form: 6-25347

(2)

Cold Henry⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Joanna Mason| T: Sara Ender| OR: 59| BF| D

4/1

2/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (15.9f, heavy) 51 days ago, plugging on inside final 1f. Can make presence felt.

Form: 236544

(12)

Natacata^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Laura Pearson| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 63

16/1

14/1, failed to build on previous promise when ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (14.1f) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 233369

(5)

Billy Bathgate²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 57

22/1

Winner at Ayr in June. Ran poorly after 3 months off when last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 12/1) 29 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 418850

(10)

Typewritten^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 56| C

80/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. 50/1, last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 17 days ago, weakening quickly. Not one to be interested in at present.

Form: 335800

(11)

Easy Equation^p⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies| T: C Fellowes| OR: 55| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Wasted no time getting back to form when third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) in October. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Moore. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 331483

(7)

Prince Abu⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 55| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 10 in handicap (5/2) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 5 days ago, very slowly away. Merits consideration.

Form: 653525

(1)

Queenmambo⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: P A Kirby| OR: 45

80/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Wasn't seen to best effect when sixth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 45 days ago, short of room 2f out.

Form: 476966

Forecasts

Easy Equation (9/4), Prince Abu (10/3), Cold Henry (4/1), Caldwell (6/1), Bobby Shaftoe (17/2), Natacata (16/1), Mass Consumption (18/1), Billy Bathgate (22/1), Gift Of Raaj (22/1), Typewritten (80/1), Queenmambo (80/1), Chilled Out (100/1)

An open-looking curtain-raiser in which preference is for EASY EQUATION, who makes his first start for Charlie Fellowes and has held his form well since scoring over C&D earlier in the year. He can get the better of Prince Abu, who shaped as if still in good form but wasn't seen to best effect at Wolverhampton on Saturday, with Cold Henry and Gift of Raaj also fancied to feature.