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  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 4205/0

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Two bits of modest form in his five races; last of 11 when 40-1 for last month's handicap debut (6f, soft) seemed to confirm that there are more solid options but, in fairness, it was his first race for 640 days.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

2

(9)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:25 Chepstow

The Bear Of Saints

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: John O’Shea

Lightly raced maiden; not disgraced with fifth in 5.6f Bath maiden on his final run for Joe Tickle in September 2024; since gelded and has his fitness to prove on his comeback run for a new yard.

20/1

5th

6

(5)

4th Sep 2024

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

15:02 Bath

The Bear Of Saints

9st 7lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Joe Tickle

towards rear, outpaced from over 3f out

20/1

Form: 966/41 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Off 19 months before this season; her second race back (seventh attempt overall) was her best when off the mark at 25-1 in a classified at Southwell (5f, AW) and in quite taking style too, so she needs a second look despite her handicap mark having been revised upwards in a major way.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(9)

18th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Dottie Diamond

9st 9lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: William Stone

Looks a poor maiden but she wasn't discredited after 19 months off with fourth of nine in 5f classified event at Leicester ten days ago; needs to build on it on her first go on Tapeta.

14/1

4th

2

(5)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Leicester

Dottie Diamond

9st 9lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: William Stone

4yo filly who has finished ahead of only five rivals in her five starts and latest was in a Chelmsford handicap (5f, AW) in November 2024; can only be watched back from 576 days off.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: -82074

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Modest maiden after six starts (five for Jack Channon) but she was prominent for a long way under Rose Dawes when fourth of 12 at Newbury (good to firm) five days ago and that was clearly her best show from three handicaps; first attempt at 5f for this drop back in class might also offer some hope.
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4th

12

(4)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:52 Newbury

Nzuri

8st 13lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Barry Brennan

Bumped into smart prospect when 6l second at 150-1 in Kempton maiden (6f, AW) in May on third start for Jack Channon, but down the field in two handicaps since (6f, good/AW); may be best watched on stable debut; remains in same ownership.

33/1

7th

12

(4)

16th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Nzuri

9st 0lb

J: Rose Dawes

T: Jack Channon

Split two subsequent winners when outrunning her odds from the front in a Kempton maiden early last month; easy to back on her handicap debut (turf) last time, having got loose beforehand; it will be interesting to see how she goes in the market this time.

16/1

Form: 0-8210 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Wore this equipment combination on last three starts, beaten a nose in a Brighton handicap (5.2f, good to firm) on first occasion and making all in a classified here (5f, good) on second; wide draw and interference leaving the stalls prevented those tactics at Windsor three weeks ago; 5lb claimer is on board this time; should be of renewed interest.
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10th

11

(12)

22nd Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:20 Windsor

Dreambird Dolly

9st 2lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: John Gallagher

Went very close in first-time tongue-tie/blinkers in Brighton handicap (5.2f, good to firm) last month then made all in a classified at Leicester (5f, good); it took her a long time to post that first win but she came clear with a subsequent winner at Leicester and is unexposed in this headgear combination; can make another bold bid.

6/1

1st

3

(7)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Leicester

Dreambird Dolly

9st 9lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: John Gallagher

0-18 but she bounced back with a near-miss in new headgear at Brighton (5.3f handicap) ten days ago; has leading claims if she can repeat that form and she seems fairly versatile ground-wise.

13/8

Form: 3-8747

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Switched to handicaps when fourth of nine at Brighton (5.2f, good to firm) in May in a first-time visor; no show there (7f) last Tuesday and the visor is now removed; needs a marked overall step forward.
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7th

7

(8)

7th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 210y

Class 6

19:20 Brighton

Rainbow Sorbet

9st 6lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Jim & Suzi Best

No improvement for the switch to handicaps when fourth of nine at Brighton (5.3f, good to firm) in May in first-time visor (retained); not easily recommended.

25/1

Form: 579618

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
2-30 overall, with the second win in a classified at Bath (5.7f, good) early last month; ran moderately under the same 7lb claimer at Brighton two weeks ago and may need his best run since last May.
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8th

7

(6)

30th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:43 Brighton

Port Hedland

9st 9lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Tony Carroll

Just 2-29, but comes into this off the back of a win in a similar event at Bath (5.7f, good); not the most reliable but a player if in the same form; stable also runs Washington Heir.

7/2

Betting Forcast

16/1 The Bear Of Saints, 13/8 Dottie Diamond, 11/4 Nzuri, 3/1 Dreambird Dolly, 22/1 Rainbow Sorbet, 5/1 Port Hedland

Verdict

With ready excuses for her latest start, DREAMBIRD DOLLY could bounce back with her second win this summer. The lightly raced Dottie Diamond turned over a new leaf with her AW win last time and she is feared most, ahead of Nzuri on her first crack at 5f.[Richard Austen]

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Dottie Diamond

SPOTLIGHT:

Dreambird Dolly

POSTDATA:

Port Hedland

The Guardian:

Dreambird Dolly

Daily Mail:

Dreambird Dolly

Daily Mirror:

Dreambird Dolly

The Star:

Dreambird Dolly

The Times:

Dottie Diamond

Telegraph:

Dottie Diamond

D Express:

Dottie Diamond

The Sun:

Dottie Diamond

Daily Record:

Dottie Diamond