Platform Interior Solutions Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 3m 5.74s

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Tafsir^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr E Cagney| T: J S Goldie| OR: 67| C| D

11/10

Course winner. Creditable third of 7 in handicap (5/1) at Hamilton (13.1f, good) 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Likely she'll be in the thick of things again.

Form: 313213

(4)

Pride Of Nepal^t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss S L Bowen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58| BF

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 7/2) 4 days ago, plenty to do entering straight and late headway. Significantly up in trip and he comes here on a workable mark. Respected.

Form: 685644

(1)

Parikarma^p³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Miss Imogen Mathias⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 52

5/1

First run since leaving Gary Moore when much improved when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle (25/1) at Newton Abbot (16.8f, good) 38 days ago, suited by way race developed. Task is to back that up returned to this sphere.

Form: 5115/5-0

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Cuban Cigar^b,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Miss Margot Scudamore⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 50| C

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Still, he could do with keeping the slow starts at bay.

Form: 356/7-43

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Storm Spirit^t⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 47

12/1

Little form in varied events on the Flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to firm, 20/1) 41 days ago, dropping away from 2f out. A lot more needed.

Form: 590787

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Star Of Markinch^h¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Miss Hannah Crawford⁽⁵⁾| T: H Graham & G Rutherford| OR: 45

66/1

200/1, good fourth of 8 in minor event at this course (12.5f, good to firm) 10 days ago, keeping on gradually. That was a slowly-run race however, and she's far from certain to back that up.

Form: 7600-64

Forecasts

Tafsir (11/10), Pride Of Nepal (4/1), Cuban Cigar (9/2), Parikarma (5/1), Storm Spirit (12/1), Star Of Markinch (66/1)

PRIDE OF NEPAL was set a lot to do but was noted doing good late work when fourth at Wolverhampton earlier this week and, stepping back up in trip, he can confirm his mark a workable one. In-form mare Tafsir rates the chief threat ahead of Cuban Cigar.