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Tuesday 14 May 2024

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Clearanswer Call Centres Selling Stakes

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 1m 2.29s

(8)

Better⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67

11/2

Fair gelding. Winner at Wolverhampton in December. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 9/2) 49 days ago. Changed hands for 5,500 gns since and not discounted down in grade.

Form: 7051-47

(6)

Lochaber^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 67

4/9

Fair performer who, equipped with first-time cheekpieces (retained here) settled much better reverting to leading when second of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) 12 days ago, clear of rest. Has good chance on form.

Form: 542-562

(3)

Ninety Nine¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 59| D

7/1

Maiden winner for Richard Fahey last June who is yet to scale same heights for present yard, third of 4 in handicap (18/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 13 days ago. Ease in class rates a plus now at least.

Form: 6309-63

(5)

Profitable Dreams²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: J Bedi| OR: 53| D

150/1

Winner at Chepstow for Alice Haynes 12 months ago but failed to beat a rival in 3 starts for present stable thereafter and she's likely best watched on return from 7 months off.

Form: 415607-

(1)

Askim³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 49

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 31 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and she's hard to fancy.

Form: 065-7

(2)

Grid Iron Maiden^p,t1⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 52

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 25/1) 49 days ago, dropping away inside final 1f. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 677-499

(4)

Lazareti²⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: I Jardine| OR: 50

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in nursery at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft, 10/1) in September, left behind over 1f out and eased last ½f. Absent since and improvement needed if she's to feature.

Form: 58369-

(7)

Thea Bell²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison

200/1

Outstrip filly who has yet to beat a rival in pair of novice events at up to 6f this spring. Looks up against it even allowing for the drop in class.

Form: 76

(9)

Vanity Pays^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 65

8/1

Fair filly. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 22 days ago, doing too much too soon. Blinkers back on and good claims on these terms if she can leave that effort in her wake.

Form: 675-784

Forecasts

Lochaber (4/9), Better (11/2), Ninety Nine (7/1), Vanity Pays (8/1), Askim (25/1), Lazareti (28/1), Grid Iron Maiden (33/1), Profitable Dreams (150/1), Thea Bell (200/1)

LOCHABER looked well suited reverting back to leading when runner-up behind a thriving sort at Doncaster (6f) recently, and with the return to the minimum trip holding no fears, he looks a big player down in grade with the cheekpieces retained. Vanity Pays holds good claims on these terms if bouncing back down in class, with Better, on debut for Paul Midgley, also entering calculations.