Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap

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(1)

Cracking Gold³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 88| CD

5/6

Off the mark over C&D in January and improved on that when taking 7-runner minor event at Lingfield (7f, AW) 37 days ago. Likely more to come on handicap debut.

Form: 11

(4)

Havanagreattime¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 83

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. 16/1, respectable twelfth of 23 in minor event at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. Warrants respect on switch to handicapping.

Form: 34210-

(2)

Dr Foster^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 82| C

11/1

Course winner (8f) in October. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 11/4) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 2321-23

(6)

Nazalan¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 82

20/1

5/1, fourth of 6 in nursery at York (6f, good). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. Others look better treated. Gelded since last start.

Form: 313784-

(5)

Commander Crouch¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: H Crouch| T: J R Boyle| OR: 79| D

28/1

Winner at Southwell in September. 12/1, seventh of 9 in nursery at Newmarket (7f, good to soft), never nearer. Off 165 days. Looks vulnerable on first outing for new yard. Gelded since last start.

Form: 521427-

(3)

Juantorena¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 74| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/2 and visored for 1st time, respectable third of 8 in minor event at Epsom (7f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Gelded since last run and may do better now sent handicapping.

Form: 43843-

Forecasts

Cracking Gold (5/6), Havanagreattime (7/2), Juantorena (9/2), Dr Foster (11/1), Nazalan (20/1), Commander Crouch (28/1)

It's hard to get away from CRACKING GOLD, who easily followed up his course debut victory at Lingfield last month and remains open to improvement. Dr Foster may give him most to think about.