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Thursday 18 December 2025

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3YO plus | Class 5 | 4f 214y | 9 Runners | Allweather

(7)

Law Of Average⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 74| D

40/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 50 days ago. Largely disappointed this year.

Form: 746697

(9)

Ziggy's Triton^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| D

Disappointed at Lingfield latest but had acquitted himself well in previous 2 starts, including when close third over C&D last month. Respected.

Form: 256344

(8)

Glory Fighter¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 73| D

Latest win at Catterick in August. 25/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 13 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 261008

(3)

Bang On The Bell^b⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonny Peate| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 72| D

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 66/1) 40 days ago, never nearer. Others look better treated.

Form: 342486

(5)

Fiorella Princess¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: C Wallis| OR: 71| D

Latest win at Sandown in September. 20/1, first run since leaving Lemos De Souza when sixth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 423126

(2)

Thankuappreciate³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 71| CD

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 15/2) 30 days ago, slowly away. Something to find on form.

Form: 262630

(1)

Winchurch^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Wright⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| CD

Landed 5f Leicester handicap in June and much better than his recent form figures suggest, once more denied a clear run in C&D handicap 6 days ago, Figures off a handy mark.

Form: 760860

(6)

Sam's Hope^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Martin Dunne| OR: 66| CD

Made it 3 wins from last 4 starts when scoring over C&D last month and shaped better than bare result when fifth of 13 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 19 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 214115

(4)

Popular Dream⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 64| CD

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 13/2, below form sixth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 6 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 891356

Forecasts

Sam's Hope (3/1), Bang On The Bell (4/1), Ziggy's Triton (9/2), Popular Dream (5/1), Thankuappreciate (8/1), Winchurch (10/1), Fiorella Princess (14/1), Law Of Average (16/1), Glory Fighter (16/1)

SAM'S HOPE has been in terrific form and wasn't seen to best effect when fifth at Wolverhampton last month. She can resume winning ways. Winchurch and Ziggy's Triton should also go well.