13:15 Sandown

Saturday 6 July 2024

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Coral Play 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 32.69s

(8)

Spanish Blaze²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 84| CD

13/8

Dual winner at 2 yrs (including here) and proved more settled with a run under his belt when resuming winning ways over C&D 21 days ago, keeping on well final 1f. Possibilities again from 4 lb higher mark in bid to maintain his 100% course record.

Form: 3130-61

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(6)

Swindon¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Egan| T: W J Haggas| OR: 84| D

11/2

Breeze-Up acquisition who made a winning start at Wolverhampton last November. Similar form both starts switched to turf this season, fourth of 7 on handicap debut at Goodwood (1m) 15 days ago. Remains early days and he could yet do better.

Form: 1-24

(5)

Lessay⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 83| D

20/1

Winner on debut at Kempton (1m) in December and has run respectably in handful of starts since, fourth of 5 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, soft) 63 days ago. This sort of mark demands further progress, however.

Form: 1-2274

(7)

Storm Star³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 83| BF

3/1

Night of Thunder colt who was really getting the hang of things late on when making a winning debut at Newcastle (6f) in May. Respectable fourth under a penalty at Kempton (7f) subsequently and likely he can do better still now handicapping on turf debut.

Form: 14

(2)

Pitney²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: H Palmer| OR: 82| D

3/1

Mehmas colt who made it third time lucky in a Wolverhampton novice (7f) in November and much-improved from his Newmarket reappearance when runner-up at Chester (7.6f) in June, forced widest of all 2f out and just failing. One to be interested in on that evidence.

Form: 231-02

Non-Runners

(4)

Validated⁴²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J Parr J: Rhys Clutterbuck

(1)

Get The Music On¹⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: C G Cox J: R Kingscote

(3)

Al Shabab²⁶⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: P J Dobbs

Forecasts

Spanish Blaze (13/8), Storm Star (3/1), Pitney (3/1), Swindon (11/2), Validated (8/1), Get The Music On (12/1), Lessay (20/1), Al Shabab (20/1)

SPANISH BLAZE showed the benefit of his reappearance run when adding a second C&D handicap to his tally 3 weeks ago, well positioned as the race unfolded but keeping on well nevertheless to prevail. He looks a sound player again from a 4 lb higher mark and shades the vote ahead of Pitney, who ran a cracker without being seen to best effect at Chester latest. Storm Star and Swindon are others worth a look.