19:00 Salisbury

Saturday 25 May 2024

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William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 28.22s

(10)

Flavour Maker¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 74

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Ascot (6f, good) on reappearance 15 days ago. Needs to leave that behind now stepping up in trip.

Form: 724-0

(6)

Silver Trumpet⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 71| D

6/1

Won 7f handicaps at Kempton and Southwell earlier in year. 11/4, something can't have been right when last of 5 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 45 days ago. Capable of bouncing back.

Form: 48-4115

(4)

Master Franca^p⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 71| BF| D

13/2

Fifth of 8 in handicap (7/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 63 days ago. Down to only 1 lb above the mark he defied at Lingfield in October.

Form: 0913-45

(2)

Yellow Pages^b⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 69

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered first time, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Kempton (7f) on reappearance 40 days ago.

Form: 966-4

(9)

Hilltop²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 69

2/1

Fair form. 18/5, good third of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) 24 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes turf debut. Interesting.

Form: 6743

(3)

Duke Wellington^p1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: A Watson| OR: 68

16/1

Fair maiden. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (1m, soft, 33/1) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 3348

(5)

Blue Akoya^h1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: T Ward| OR: 67

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ralph Beckett when tenth of 12 in maiden (33/1) at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) 38 days ago. Hood on first time now handicapping from an opening mark which demands improvement.

Form: 56-0

(8)

Mullins Beach⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carson| T: B R Millman| OR: 62

10/1

11/1, 6½ lengths seventh of 11 to Silver Trumpet in reopposing handicap at Southwell (7f) 58 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 36226-7

Non-Runners

(7)

Travis²⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: Non Runner

(1)

Arnaz³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Hilltop (2/1), Flavour Maker (4/1), Silver Trumpet (6/1), Yellow Pages (13/2), Master Franca (13/2), Travis (13/2), Arnaz (8/1), Mullins Beach (10/1), Blue Akoya (16/1), Duke Wellington (16/1)

HILLTOP shaped well over an inadequate 6f on her Wolverhampton handicap debut and can come good now stepping back up in distance. Arnaz appeals as one who should have more to offer in handicaps and is second choice ahead of Silver Trumpet, who can't have been right last time and had been in good form on AW prior to that.