17:00 Salisbury

Sunday 15 June 2025

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Mercedes-Benz Of Salisbury Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 27.61s

(7)

Newsreader²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 80| D

14/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Kempton (7f) 25 days ago but is back on a winning mark if staging a revival.

Form: 9810-60

(3)

Hodler²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 78| D

28/1

28/1, good third of 13 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 25 days ago. Has a higher mark back on turf but still enters the reckoning.

Form: 138-663

(8)

Crimson Spirit¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 76| D

1/1

Creditable third of 21 in handicap at York (7f, firm, 11/1) on reappearance 15 days ago, running on. Big player with that outing behind him.

Form: 8/7523-3

(4)

Noel Fox²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 76| BF| C

6/1

Course winner. Last of 6 in handicap (13/8) at Windsor (6f, good) on reappearance 22 days ago, weakening when hampered. Steps back up in trip with a point to prove.

Form: 12100-6

(9)

Little Boy Blue^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Kimber| T: W G M Turner| OR: 76| D

40/1

10/1, third of 5 in handicap at Brighton (7f, soft) on reappearance 19 days ago, shaping quite well considering he met a bit of trouble in running.

Form: 14378-3

(5)

Bell Shot^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 76| D

7/2

7/2, won 9-runner handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good) 18 days ago, always holding on. This consistent sort should remain competitive off 4 lb higher.

Form: 4-25341

(10)

Redredrobin⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Callan⁽⁷⁾| T: M S Saunders| OR: 70| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Bit below form when second of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Chepstow (7f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 245-362

(6)

Makes Sense²²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: H Crouch| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 70

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Well held on 1m Newmarket handicap debut when last seen in November. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations.

Form: 22430-

(1)

Snuggle²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Hobson| OR: 62

80/1

16/1, first run since leaving Luke Dace when last of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago, folding tamely.

Form: 78207-0

Non-Runners

(2)

Extrication²⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: R A Teal J: Joe Leavy

Forecasts

Crimson Spirit (1/1), Bell Shot (7/2), Noel Fox (6/1), Redredrobin (10/1), Extrication (12/1), Makes Sense (14/1), Newsreader (14/1), Hodler (28/1), Little Boy Blue (40/1), Snuggle (80/1)

CRIMSON SPIRIT gets the nod to build on his promising reappearance third in a big field at York. Bell Shot is respected as a last-time-out scorer, while Hodler also makes the shortlist on the back of a good AW run last time.