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Friday 5 January 2024

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Off time: 11:04 | Winning time: 1m 28.49s

(1)

Shine's Ambition¹⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 55

16/1

Remains a maiden after 17 starts. 18/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Leicester (6f, soft) when last seen in July. Off 163 days. Probably best watched.

Form: 836007-

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(2)

Daafy^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 55| CD

7/2

Three-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022 but was a good second over 1m here last week. Contender if in similar form.

Form: 465672-

(8)

Swiss Rowe¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 54| BF| D

20/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Wolverhampton (7f) 10 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 084004-

(10)

Fircombe Hall^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P A Kirby| OR: 54| D

9/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton (7f) in December. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f, 8/1) 14 days ago, late headway from the back. Back up in trip with Hollie Doyle taking over in the saddle. On the shortlist.

Form: 692126-

(4)

Kodebreaker⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: M Herrington| OR: 54| CD

4/1

Won this race off 2 lb higher last year. Respectable third of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 9 days ago, having hopeless task from position. One to consider.

Form: 824033-

(7)

Brave Display^e/s¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 52| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 13/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f) 10 days ago, nearest finish. Might be the answer.

Form: 363243-

(3)

Fieldsman¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 51| CD

13/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner C&D handicap 14 days ago by length from Liv Lucky, keeping on gamely. Not taken lightly under Marquand.

Form: 655751-

(11)

Copper Mountain^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 51| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 20 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip.

Form: 854225-

(9)

Liv Lucky^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 50

8/1

15/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good length second of 10 to Fieldsman over C&D 14 days ago. Yet another who could play a prominent role.

Form: 880382-

(5)

Stoic Syd^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado| OR: 49

11/2

9/1, good 1¼ lengths third of 10 to Fieldsman in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 700763-

(6)

Shorts On^p,t⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P S McEntee| OR: 47| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford (7f, 80/1) 50 days ago.

Form: 517008-

Non-Runners

(12)

Marinakis²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Daafy (7/2), Kodebreaker (4/1), Stoic Syd (11/2), Fieldsman (13/2), Liv Lucky (8/1), Brave Display (8/1), Fircombe Hall (9/1), Shine's Ambition (16/1), Copper Mountain (18/1), Swiss Rowe (20/1), Marinakis (33/1), Shorts On (50/1)

A competitive opener in which the suggestion is BRAVE DISPLAY, who has been knocking on the door lately and can deservedly get his head in front. Recent C&D scorer Fieldsman, Fircombe Hall, the mount of Hollie Doyle, and last year's winner Kodebreaker head the dangers.