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Saturday 16 November 2024

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BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 59.48s

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King Of Stars^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 87| D

28/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Off 22 months before a fair third of 4 in conditions stakes at Beverley (5f, good to soft, 18/1) 53 days ago. Holds good chance on form if building on that.

Form: 23459/3

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(3)

Mon Na Slieve⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 87| D

10/3

6/1, last of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 54-5758

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Grandlad⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Farragher| T: James Horton| OR: 87| D

15/2

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Goodwood in June. Ninth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at York (5f, soft) 69 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 181609

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Solray²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sorin Moldoveanu⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 85| C

12/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm, 12/1), well positioned. Off 7 months so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 151-304

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Makanah¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 85| D

11/1

Latest win at Redcar in August. 10/3, not best drawn when fourth of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, soft) 17 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 512924

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Elegant Erin²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in September. 33/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago, meeting some trouble. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 108165

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Dark Kestrel^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 78| CD

14/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (10/1) at this C&D 19 days ago. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: 090431

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Spirit Of Applause^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| CD

5/4

C&D winner in October and backed it up with a very good second of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 4 days ago. Big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 103212

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Our Absent Friends^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Rowan Scott| T: T Davidson| OR: 76| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Ripon in September. 18/1, last of 8 in handicap at Haydock (5f, heavy) 29 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 213158

Forecasts

Spirit Of Applause (5/4), Mon Na Slieve (10/3), Grandlad (15/2), Makanah (11/1), Solray (12/1), Elegant Erin (14/1), Dark Kestrel (14/1), Our Absent Friends (16/1), King Of Stars (28/1)

SPIRIT OF APPLAUSE arrives at the top of his game so is fancied to bag another C&D success at the chief expense of recent C&D victor Dark Kestrel. King of Stars is handily weighted if building on his Beverley third after a long absence and is another to consider along with Makanah.