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Gems Charity Handicap

Prize money: £5076
0m 7f 0y
Class 5
7 runners

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Gems Charity Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

1 (7)

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

Form: 731435 C

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict

Both his wins have come over 6f but he stays this trip well and he's in better form than his recent results suggest; should make a bold at a track where he's 1-1.

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6th

8

(1)

2nd Mar 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

8st 9lb

J: Mollie Phillips

T: Tony Carroll

Three-time turf winner but 0-22 on AW; has finished third in two of his last three AW runs, most recently at Southwell four weeks ago, but others are preferred for win purposes today.

12/1

3rd

5

(6)

2nd Feb 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

13:20 Southwell (AW)

9st 6lb

J: Jonathan Fisher

T: Tony Carroll

All three wins have come over 6f and he was a close third at that trip at Kempton two starts ago; didn't quite see out 7f next time and he could be thereabouts now back down in distance.

8/1

7th

1

(2)

27th Jan 2023

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

12:45 Lingfield (AW)

9st 11lb

J: Jonathan Fisher

T: Tony Carroll

Has done his winning at 6f; respectable third over same trip at Kempton last time; has some placed form at 7f but raced too freely and eventually weakened on last two attempts.

9/2

2 (2)

T: Michael Dods

Form: 0-0933 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict

The switch to a visor has seen him go with more spark on his last two starts, third over C&D and then filling the same spot at Doncaster 26 days ago (1m, good); yet to run poorly in four previous visits here and he should be in the thick of it once more.

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12th

13

(18)

4th Oct 2022

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Leicester

9st 4lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

in rear throughout

20/1

8th

5

(8)

2nd Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

15:25 Newcastle (AW)

9st 8lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

close up towards near side, pushed along from over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten

5/1

3 (5)

J: Kieran O’Neill

Form: 81-948 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict

Made all to spring a 25-1 surprise at Kempton in September (7f, AW; first-time blinkers); short of that level in three runs this year (blinkers discarded latest but back on today) but back to his winning mark as a consequence; risky but not a forlorn hope.

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8th

4

(8)

25th Sep 2022

Good

0m 7f 80y

Class 5

9st 8lb

in touch with leaders, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, soon eased (vet said gelding finished lame right-fore)

7/1

5th

1

(3)

28th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 6

9st 13lb

pressed leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened and lost two places final 110yds

8/1

OUR TIP

4 (6)

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Form: 7-336

Last run: 54 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict

Placed in 7f and 1m maidens at Southwell earlier in the year; gelded prior to a modest effort at Doncaster on his handicap debut eight weeks ago (1m2f, good); was only a 5-1 shot there so clearly there is felt to be some mileage in his handicap mark; could fare better for a yard whose last three runners have all been successful.

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10th

7

(3)

2nd Mar 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:50 Newcastle (AW)

9st 4lb

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

Last month's breakthrough Wolverhampton win (8.6f) came a little out of the blue but the third has franked the form by winning since; placed over 7f earlier in his career; respected up 3lb.

5/1

1st

13

(8)

13th Feb 2023

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 1lb

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

11-race maiden; placed over C&D in October off a 5lb higher mark; heavy defeats the last twice though and he's got something to prove.

40/1

11th

10

(11)

29th Dec 2022

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:00 Southwell (AW)

9st 6lb

T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

midfield

16/1

5 (4)

T: Heather Main

Form: 74-5

Last run: 104 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict

Similar form in three qualifying runs at around 7f; not obviously thrown in for his handicap debut but he's bred to be a bit better than this mark; betting to guide.

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7th

5

(2)

14th Dec 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Kempton (AW)

9st 4lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Heather Main

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened from 1f out

7/1

10th

2

(5)

7th Nov 2022

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

9st 8lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Heather Main

3yo who has come good with front-running wins over 7f at Kempton (Polytrack) in his last two starts; up another 9lb but he put in a dominant display last time and is open to more progress back on Tapeta; big player again in hat-trick bid.

2/1

1st

3

(8)

28th Sep 2022

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Kempton (AW)

9st 12lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Heather Main

made all, pushed along and clear over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on strongly final furlong, pushed out final 110yds

11/4

6 (3)

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Denis Coakley

Form: 847-71

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict

Whiff of promise as a 2yo; gelded in January and shpwed his true colours when getting the better of a thriving rival at Newbury four weeks ago (1m, good); 4lb rise not insurmountable but he did seem very well suited by the longer trip last time.

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4th

9

(6)

26th Oct 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Kempton (AW)

8st 12lb

T: Denis Coakley

took keen hold, prominent, ridden from 2f out, kept on but no impression from over 1f out

16/1

7 (1)

Form: -47051 C

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict

Won twice as a 2yo and he returned to winning ways when readily accounting for eight rivals in a 6f 0-50 classified event here 13 days ago; worth another crack at 7f but he is taken on better opposition today.

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6th

6

(9)

28th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

9st 7lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

Game effort to win over C&D in November off a 1lb lower mark; no threat over 7f here 18 days ago after a short break; chance if turning up at the top of his game.

10/1

8th

10

(10)

10th Feb 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:55 Southwell (AW)

8st 12lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

midfield

14/1

6th

7

(6)

20th Dec 2022

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:00 Southwell (AW)

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

Drawn wide back up to 7f here last time and is better judged on his C&D win the time before; this looks a stronger race either way and he's never won off a mark quite this high.

6/1

Betting Forcast

6/1 Winnetka, 5/1 Blackheath, 10/1 Helluvaboy, 9/2 Kingwell, 8/1 Unsung Hero, 9/4 My Ambition, 6/1 Hilary’s Boy