18:45 Brighton

Saturday 20 April 2024

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bet365 Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 2m 6.17s

(4)

Chinthurst¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 54

2/1

Shaped well after 6 months off when fifth of 16 in handicap (6/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 15 days ago, left with lot to do. Player off the same mark.

Form: 48322-5

(12)

Total Lockdown^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 53| D

9/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. 100/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 30 days ago, left poorly placed. Back up in trip. Unreliable individual.

Form: 38-8494

(7)

Velvet Vulcan^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 52

3/1

Winner at Lingfield in February. 15/2, creditable second of 16 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 15 days ago. Much respected on his turf debut.

Form: 7-24172

(10)

Forever Proud⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: M R Hoad| OR: 50| D

14/1

Winner at Lingfield in February. Solid sixth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 8/1) 45 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 77-3136

(11)

Barbarosa^h,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: C Hobson| OR: 49| D

16/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 40/1) 7 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 4/31988

(8)

Gilbert^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: A West| OR: 48| C| D

6/1

Course winner. 28/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 62362-8

(3)

Jimmy Mark¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: William Cox| T: W S Kittow| OR: 48| D

11/1

Below form fifth of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Windsor (10f, heavy). Off 180 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 455145-

(2)

Bbob Alula^t,v¹⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: William Carson| T: W G M Turner| OR: 46| C

22/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 12/1). Off 6 months. Visor back on. Not discounted.

Form: 065463-

(5)

Irezumi^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 45

66/1

40/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 15 days ago. Blinkers back on. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 57607-0

(1)

Beau Geste³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 45| C

33/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 32 days ago, meeting some trouble. Possibilities back in trip.

Form: 607-068

Non-Runners

(9)

Roman Tempest¹⁸⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: S Dow J: Harry Davies

(6)

Naadyaa¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Alice Bond

Forecasts

Chinthurst (2/1), Velvet Vulcan (3/1), Roman Tempest (4/1), Total Lockdown (9/2), Gilbert (6/1), Jimmy Mark (11/1), Forever Proud (14/1), Naadyaa (14/1), Barbarosa (16/1), Bbob Alula (22/1), Beau Geste (33/1), Irezumi (66/1)

A few with chances but Jim Boyle's CHINTHURST made a promising return when fifth in a big-field Lingfield handicap so gets the vote off an unchanged mark. Forever Proud is weighted to have a say and next on the list ahead of the returning C&D winner Roman Tempest and turf-debutant Velvet Vulcan.