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Saturday 28 September 2024

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David Dalton 50-Years Service Happy Retirement Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 3m 33.11s

(6)

Maxident⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: Raphael Freire| OR: 80

9/4

Heavy-ground novice winner last spring and underlined how well he copes with testing ground when second in 2¼m Pontefract handicap on reappearance. Stiff task when pulled up in Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot but drops appreciably in grade on first start for new yard (7-lb claimer booked).

Form: 47-236P

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(2)

Clansman¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: K Stott| T: L Bailey| OR: 80| C

11/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Chester (12.3f, soft) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 211236

(5)

Zimmerman^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| D

13/2

Capitalised on a reduced mark at York in July but wasn't in anything like the same form at Chester (15.9f, good to firm, 15/2) 28 days ago.

Form: 485918

(4)

Two Auld Pals^b1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 73| D

16/1

Latest win at Hamilton in May but has been a bit disappointing in 3 runs since. Blinkers on for 1st time.

Form: 48-1565

(1)

Merrijig⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Gina Mangan| T: John Berry| OR: 69

9/2

Returned to best to capitalise on the drop back in grade in 12-runner handicap at Carlisle (17.2f, good to soft) 54 days ago, well on top finish. 3 lb rise shouldn't prevent another good run.

Form: 573451

(7)

Tokyo Bay¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 77| C

9/4

Winner here in April. Not disgraced both starts in handicaps subsequently and interesting now returning to softer ground following a break/gelding operation.

Form: 24-146

(3)

Spantik^p³²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 60| CD

33/1

C&D winner who left his reappearance well behind when second of 7 in C&D handicap (good to firm) 32 days ago. Claims with a repeat.

Form: 3153-82

Forecasts

Maxident (9/4), Tokyo Bay (9/4), Merrijig (9/2), Zimmerman (13/2), Clansman (11/1), Two Auld Pals (16/1), Spantik (33/1)

MAXIDENT goes well in the mud and is taken to capitalise on a notable drop in grade having contested the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot when last seen in June. Tokyo Bay and Merrijig are feared most.