Nationwide Concreting Handicap

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 3m 8.59s

Curran¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman| OR: 70| D

4/5

Made second start for this yard a winning one at Bath (1¾m, good to firm) last month. Has suffered 2 defeats at Chester since but Oisin Murphy tends to be a good booking for the yard.

Form: 45-0165

Fair Dinkum^p,t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 67| CD

5/2

The second leg of an autumn double last year came over C&D. Respectable efforts over 1½m here last 2 outings and the return to 1¾m looks more suitable.

Form: 20-8524

Masterdream^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Ashley Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 59

6/1

Three chase wins in the first half of last season. Not disgraced in a couple of handicaps on the Flat last summer and he returns to the level off a decent run over hurdles at the beginning of July.

Form: 240/439-

Blue Siam^v⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: S Hosie| OR: 51

9/1

Long-standing maiden who was a fair third back on the Flat at Bath (1¾m, firm) in a first-time visor (retained) last week but she was beaten 7 lengths and the suspicion is the wait for a first win will go on.

Form: 6-54263

Non-Runners

Mountbatten²⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Curran (4/5), Mountbatten (11/10), Fair Dinkum (5/2), Masterdream (6/1), Blue Siam (9/1)

Oisin Murphy operates at a healthy strike-rate for the Rod Millman stable so CURRAN looks the most likely to profit from the absence of Mountbatten. This trip looks more suitable for Fair Dinkum so he's second choice.