Springfield Builders Branston Handicap

Off time: 18:53 | Winning time: 3m 8.58s

(1)

Hidden Pearl²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 60| D

5/1

Made a winning reappearance at Yarmouth in May and might have found the run coming too soon when last of 6 at Bath a fortnight later.

Form: 6158-16

(4)

Elemental Eye¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: I Jardine| OR: 59

11/10

Remains a maiden after 18 starts but did run one of his better races when third of 9 in handicap over this trip at Redcar (firm) 14 days ago, clear of rest. Has good chance on form.

Form: 468863

(2)

Lednikov^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 58

13/2

Three AW wins at Southwell this year and latest third of 8 at Beverley (1½m, good to firm) shows he's still in good form. Gets the vote.

Form: 713283

(6)

Addosh^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 56

14/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Chester (2m, good to firm) last weekend but had been in form over hurdles prior to that.

Form: 423068

(5)

Regally Blonde^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Edward Greatrex| T: B I Case| OR: 54

11/2

Creditable second of 7 in handicap (3/1) at Leicester (1½m, good to firm) 9 days ago, rallying and only just failing.

Form: 5/00-942

(3)

Smokey Malone^b,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 53| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Two AW wins this year but last of 6 at Chelmsford last time.

Form: 513216

Forecasts

Elemental Eye (11/10), Hidden Pearl (5/1), Regally Blonde (11/2), Lednikov (13/2), Smokey Malone (8/1), Addosh (14/1)

LEDNIKOV has done his recent winning on AW but his latest Beverley third shows he's still effective on turf and he might prove the answer to this open staying handicap. Elemental Eye and Regally Blonde arrive in form and might be the pair to give him most to do.