14:50 Brighton

Monday 2 September 2024

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Ian Carnaby Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 23.42s

(4)

Dion Baker^b⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M Wigham| OR: 67| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 19 runs this year. Career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good, evens) 8 days ago, comfortably. Leading claims under a penalty.

Form: 730141

(6)

Macs Dilemma^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 70| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good, 28/1) 7 days ago. Blinkers back on and he looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 546526

(5)

Sir Oliver^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 67| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, firm, 6/1) 37 days ago. Has dipped to a very attractive mark and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 033598

(1)

Revolutionise¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 65| D

4/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago. Close third at Epsom on penultimate start and a reproduction of that form would put him firmly in the picture.

Form: 266637

(8)

Vinaka^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 64| D

7/1

18/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 13 days ago. One to consider off the same mark.

Form: D4-8593

(3)

Amathus^p⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: P R Chamings| OR: 63| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, good, 8/1) 84 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark and he shouldn't be far away.

Form: 53-8723

(7)

Poetic Force²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Fourth of 6 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 9/2) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 425504

Non-Runners

(2)

Marsh Benham¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: George Baker J: Aidan Keeley

Forecasts

Dion Baker (7/2), Macs Dilemma (7/2), Revolutionise (4/1), Sir Oliver (9/2), Marsh Benham (9/2), Vinaka (7/1), Poetic Force (9/1), Amathus (12/1)

Having slipped to a potentially very handy mark, SIR OLIVER is taken to strike with Silvestre De Sousa back in the hot-seat. He was a good third off a 14 lb higher mark under De Sousa at Chelmsford during the spring and while he hasn't won on turf for over 2 years, he is effective on fast ground. Dion Baker is an obvious threat on the back of a clear-cut success at Yarmouth and is feared most ahead of Revolutionise and Vinaka.