18:57 Salisbury

Friday 21 August 2026

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Cara Glass Handicap

Off time: 18:59 | Winning time: 1m 45.75s

(7)

Box Clever^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: J G Portman| OR: 68| C

7/2

Landed course maiden last summer. Persevered with in cheekpieces and recaptured her best form when third of 8 at Windsor (1m, firm) last month, nearest finish. Claims if able to build on that here from the same mark.

Form: 43-2903

(2)

Court Of Stars^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 66

14/1

Started 3-y-o campaign well, winning at Kempton and then in frame next 3 starts but she has lost her way recently and now has something to prove. First-time cheekpieces go on.

Form: 224606

(3)

Zipwire^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Taylor Fisher| T: J S Moore| OR: 66

18/1

Won back-to-back handicaps at Wolverhampton in December/March. Has struggled on turf this year and that trend looks set to continue.

Form: 235654

(8)

Footstepinthewoods³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 64| D

9/4

Ridden with more enterprise than previously in handicaps and improved to get off the mark in 7-runner event at Windsor (1m, good to firm) last month, rallying stoutly when headed. Could have more in the locker now connections have found his trip.

Form: 5-00561

(4)

Thisonesforyou²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Georgia Dobie| T: C G Cox| OR: 62| D

11/2

Left qualifying form well behind when making a winning nursery debut at Leicester (1m) last October. Showed the benefit of return when third at Kempton last month and again ran creditably when fourth at Southwell since. Others more appealing for win purposes.

Form: 815-934

(5)

Crimson Sunset⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 62

11/1

Showcasing filly who has shaped with promise on her 4 runs, shaping much better than the bare result when sixth of 14 on handicap debut at Doncaster (1m, good) back in May. Given time to strengthen up since and any rain would aid her chances given her action.

Form: 4-456

(1)

Florizelle⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 59

40/1

Failed to build on the glimmer of promise shown second time up when tailed off at Windsor in June. Needs this switch to a handicap to prove transformative.

Form: 568

(6)

Violet Goldsmith⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 56| D

10/3

Showed improved form to get off the mark back down in grade in 7-runner handicap at Chepstow (1m, good to firm) 7 weeks ago, leading final 100 yds. That form has since been boosted by the runner-up so looks to have leading claims of following up from 3 lb higher.

Form: 787-021

Forecasts

Footstepinthewoods (9/4), Violet Goldsmith (10/3), Box Clever (7/2), Thisonesforyou (11/2), Crimson Sunset (11/1), Court Of Stars (14/1), Zipwire (18/1), Florizelle (40/1)

VIOLET GOLDSMITH took her form up a notch when getting off the mark at Chepstow 7 weeks ago with the runner-up that day having gone in since, Eve Johnson Houghton's filly is fancied to make light of a 3 lb rise. Her main threat may emerge from Box Clever, who recaptured her best form at Windsor last time and a repeat puts her well in the mix. Crimson Sunset rounds off the shortlist with any rain only enhancing her chance.