16:15 Newmarket

Sunday 18 May 2025

All15:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:45

Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 58.56s

(1)

Reigning Profit^v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 83| D

10/3

Thriving at present and has readily landed 5f handicaps at Pontefract and Ripon of late. Up another 7 lb but he holds good claims in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 532311

(7)

Sanat^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Frederick Larson| T: M Appleby| OR: 81| D

12/1

Resumed winning ways in 7-runner handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago by head from Spirit of Applause. Can go well again despite a 2 lb rise.

Form: 1-49101

(9)

Zarzyni^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: T D Barron| OR: 80| D

7/1

Built on earlier promise when bagging 12-runner handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 29 days ago. Another bold showing is on the cards up 2 lb.

Form: 818-531

(10)

Jacquelina⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 78| D

33/1

Off 6 months before coming in last of 9 in handicap at Bath (5f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Scored 6 times over 5f in 2024 so can't be totally dismissed.

Form: 12108-9

(5)

Spirit Of Applause^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| D

7/1

Good head second of 7 to Sanat in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Heading back in the right direction so must enter calculations.

Form: 253-862

(3)

Spring Bloom¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Eddery| OR: 75| CD

10/3

C&D winner but he came in last of 5 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 13 days ago. Sort to bounce back however.

Form: 444-625

(2)

Fletcher's Flight¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Davies| T: P J McBride| OR: 74| BF| D

9/1

Lost all chance at the start when last of 9 in handicap at Ascot (5f, firm) 18 days ago. Scored three times in 2024 at 5f/6f so can't be discounted.

Form: 3115-39

(8)

Spring Is Sprung¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

4/1

Back-to-back 5f winner last June but he's yet to fire in a couple of 5f handicaps at Nottingham and Thirsk this spring. Edging back down the weights so he's no forlorn hope though.

Form: 7325-59

(6)

Merrimack^v,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 65| D

20/1

It's now 11 runs since his last win in 2024 and only eleventh of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-28230

Non-Runners

(4)

Knicks²⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: M & D Easterby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Spring Bloom (10/3), Reigning Profit (10/3), Spring Is Sprung (4/1), Spirit Of Applause (7/1), Zarzyni (7/1), Fletcher's Flight (9/1), Knicks (10/1), Sanat (12/1), Merrimack (20/1), Jacquelina (33/1)

Marginal preference in this competitive sprint goes to ZARZYNI who rates the pick of the weights nudged up just 2 lb for his recent Musselburgh victory. Ruth Carr's hat-trick seeker Reigning Profit heads the dangers, with in-form duo Spirit of Applause and Sanat both well in the mix too.