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Tuesday 7 October 2025

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JenningsBet In Basingstoke Handicap

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 2m 34.15s

(9)

Masonbrook Meadow²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J W Mullins| OR: 55

20/1

28/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Needs to leave that run well behind.

Form: 46625-0

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(1)

Dotties Star²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Bradley| T: P Phelan| OR: 52

9/1

Below form fourth of 8 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Lingfield (16f, heavy) having won at Plumpton prior to that. Off 7 months but has gone well fresh in the past.

Form: 4/58752-

(4)

The Dark Baron²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Laura Coughlan⁽³⁾| T: Kathy Turner| OR: 53

11/4

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (22/1) at Bath (10.2f, good to soft) 23 days ago, well on top finish. Expected to be bang there given he's unexposed over this sort of trip.

Form: 909091

(7)

Honour Whim^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Doughty| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 53

3/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 15/2) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly eased slightly in grade back on turf.

Form: 558734

(5)

Mostly Mozart^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 46

18/1

33/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 358906

(8)

Steely Dan²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Watson| T: H Morrison| OR: 50

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, eleventh of 14 in novice at Windsor (8.1f, good) 29 days ago. Back up in trip for handicap debut and he's a potential improver.

Form: 000

(3)

Silk And Steel^b1,t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ashley Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 49| CD

11/2

Hurdles winner who opened Flat account in a C&D classified event in August. 13/2, below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 22 days ago. Blinkers/tongue tie now on.

Form: 0-97154

(10)

Broadhaven Bay^p,t²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: William Carson| T: George Baker| OR: 48| C

28/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for first time, seventh of 11 in handicap (25/1) at Bath (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip, which looks worth exploring.

Form: 6-00877

(2)

A Bit Iffy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 46

18/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to soft, 33/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 729887

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(6)

Irezumi²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: J R Boyle J: Jack Dace

Forecasts

The Dark Baron (11/4), Honour Whim (3/1), Steely Dan (4/1), Silk And Steel (11/2), Irezumi (6/1), Dotties Star (9/1), A Bit Iffy (18/1), Mostly Mozart (18/1), Masonbrook Meadow (20/1), Broadhaven Bay (28/1)

This looks a reasonable race for the grade but it's hard to ignore the claims of THE DARK BARON, who did it nicely at Bath 3 weeks ago and from his low base, further success beckons. Honour Whim eases slightly in class, while Steely Dan is a potential improver now handicapping back up in distance.