bet365 6 Horses Challenge Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 59.76s

(5)

Boom The Groom²⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 66| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Again ran below form when fifth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 14/1) 27 days ago. Others look stronger.

Form: 32618-5

(4)

Alafdhal¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 66| BF| C

7/2

4-time course winner. Latest win at Kempton in February. 9/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 1 day ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 317138

(6)

New Hope Bullet^b1,h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 63| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 9/1, harried in front and ran well below form when ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time, hood back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 858-369

(2)

The Defiant^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Joshua Bryan| T: L A Dace| OR: 62| CD

6/4

C&D winner. Ran creditably ridden closer to the pace than ideal when fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/2) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's not one to write off from this mark.

Form: 845-335

(3)

Beneficiary¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 60| CD

5/2

9/4, improved effort to win for the first time in handicap company at this C&D 2 weeks ago, leading final 1f. Up 4 lb and every chance he'll be bang there once again.

Form: 118231

(1)

Profit Given^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: C Wallis| OR: 60

80/1

Shaped as if needing the run on first start since leaving Ismail Mohammed (1,000 gns) when last of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 50/1) 2 weeks ago. Visor back on. This should reveal more.

Form: 28534-8

Forecasts

The Defiant (6/4), Beneficiary (5/2), Alafdhal (7/2), New Hope Bullet (15/2), Boom The Groom (11/1), Profit Given (80/1)

NEW HOPE BULLET can have a line put through her below-par effort at Wolverhampton 12 days ago (harried in front) so, in another change of headgear, Alice Haynes' 4-y-o gets the nod at the expense of Beneficiary, who notched his first success in handicap company over C&D 2 weeks ago and should be bang there from a 4 lb higher mark. The Defiant and Alafdhal can fight out third spot.