16:45 Brighton

Tuesday 8 October 2024

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 38.0s

(9)

Roscioli^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: K T O'Neill| T: B R Johnson| OR: 64| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Salisbury in August. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Epsom (7f, soft) 26 days ago. 1 lb lower and now eased in grade, so there is cause for optimism.

Form: 032125

(1)

Marsh Benham^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: George Baker| OR: 64| CD

7/2

Ungenuine type. C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Bath (8f, soft) 7 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 243339

(4)

Poetic Force^p1²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 60| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 7/2) 21 days ago, nearest finish. Cheekpieces on 1st time and this 10-y-o could have a part to play.

Form: 550445

(8)

Desert Footsteps³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 62| D

15/8

Promising type. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm, 13/2) 29 days ago, keeping on well. This unexposed filly will surely be bang there once again off this 6 lb higher mark, provided the forecast slower ground doesn't count against her.

Form: 6961

(6)

Lady Ava^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Egan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 59

7/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 15 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 850324

(2)

Our Papa Smurf^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: G & J Moore| OR: 57

20/1

Fifth of 6 in juvenile hurdle (5/1) at Plumpton (17.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Latest effort in this sphere was poor.

Form: 56-2010

(5)

Rainbow Sign^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Gina Mangan| T: M Pattinson| OR: 46

22/1

Two wins from 44 Flat runs. Twenty-four runs since last win in 2022. 33/1, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 28 days ago. Back down in trip and will probably find one or two too good once more.

Form: 574296

(7)

Rivas Rob Roy^b²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 45| CD

25/1

Four-time C&D winner. Last of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good, 40/1) 21 days ago and he's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 777767

(3)

Disquietude¹¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 45

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 150/1). Off 110 days ahead of this handicap debut and she needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 0000

Forecasts

Desert Footsteps (15/8), Marsh Benham (7/2), Roscioli (9/2), Lady Ava (7/1), Poetic Force (11/1), Our Papa Smurf (20/1), Rainbow Sign (22/1), Rivas Rob Roy (25/1), Disquietude (66/1)

Conditions are unlikely to be as fast here as they were at Chepstow when DESERT FOOTSTEPS made a winning handicap debut last month. However, if conditions prove suitable this unexposed filly is likely to prove too good for these rivals. Poetic Force and Roscioli are taken to fill the places, with Lady Ava also likely to be vying for minor honours.