August 11 / 17.15 Salisbury

17.15

Good To Firm

Kevin Hall & Pat Boakes Memorial Handicap

  • Prize money: £5616
  • 1m 4f 5y
  • Class 4
  • 4 runners
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Kevin Hall & Pat Boakes Memorial Handicap

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50

Form: 80-241 C

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Wolverhampton (upped to 1m4f, AW) on fourth start saw a backward step but she was narrowly off the mark in a three-runner novice here (1m2f, firm) 12 days later, making most and rallying well; that suggested that she is worth another go at 1m4f on this handicap debut and her family suggests she will stay even further; late foal who may not yet have come into her own.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

2

1st May 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 45y

19:10 Punchestown

Whimsy

12st 0lb

J: James Smith

T: Anthony McCann

Record of 1-19 over timber; three-time winner on the Flat has placed in two starts in that sphere since falling over hurdles at Leopardstown in March; recent form suggests she's fit and healthy but poor strike rate over hurdles is off-putting.

14/1

2nd

6

(3)

26th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 217y

Class 4

18:15 Musselburgh

Whimsy

9st 2lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Anthony McCann

Had three seasons with Andrew Balding, including three wins, and has been with this yard since July 2023, including for two wins (one over hurdles) and plenty of place returns; third over 1m4f in her only two Flat runs in the last 13 months, including under Patrick McGettigan 17 days ago, and her very solid Flat record for this trainer suggests she will be on the premises.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-323 BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Better with each of her first three starts, culminating in her second of five when upped to this trip for a novice event on Lingfield Polytrack; did not live up to that when third of seven on handicap debut at Newmarket (1m4f, good to firm) 13 days ago, an effort which she needs to improve on.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

(7)

12th Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 115y

Class 1

15:35 Doncaster

Night Sparkle

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

In career-best form when at 1m6f-2m this season for three seconds and a fourth; the last two of those races were Group 2s at Goodwood (1m6f second against her own sex; ahead of Grateful) and York (2m fourth against the males) and she should be bang there once again.

7/2

4th

8

(7)

23rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 1

14:25 York

Night Sparkle

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

Career-best form to be runner-up at York (1m6f Group 3, good to soft), Sandown (2m Listed, good) and Goodwood (1m6f Group 2, good to firm) in three of her four races this term; those two Group races were against her own sex and she faces a significantly stiffer task today.

10/1

11/10

Form: 212 BF

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
2-9 when winning a maiden at Windsor (1m, good) in May but did so by only a neck, after a sustained scrap; better form when runner-up in her other two starts, latterly making most in a 1m2f novice at Chelmsford (AW); should stay on this handicap debut; connections reach for headgear.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(4)

11th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 4f 5y

Class 4

17:15 Salisbury

Enshrine

9st 9lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

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

11/10

6/1

Form: 109224

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Won handicap debut at Bath (1m, good to firm) in April and back to form for his last three starts, the last two over 1m2f when he shaped as if this longer distance is now in order; considered despite having had much more racing experience than his rivals.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

3

(2)

11th Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 4f 5y

Class 4

17:15 Salisbury

Looe Beach

9st 3lb

J: Pat Dobbs

T: Richard Hannon

awkward start, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

6/1

4th

5

(4)

1st Aug 2022

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Windsor

Looe Beach

9st 7lb

J: Sam Hitchcott

T: Richard Hannon

towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, nearest finish

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £10.40
Straight Forecast £10.66
Trifecta £15.30

Selections

RP Ratings:

Night Sparkle

POSTDATA:

Enshrine

SPOTLIGHT:

Whimsy

TOPSPEED:

Looe Beach

Telegraph:

Enshrine

Daily Express:

Enshrine

The Sun:

Enshrine

Daily Record:

Enshrine

The Star:

Whimsy

NEWMARKET:

Night Sparkle

The Times:

Night Sparkle

The Guardian:

Night Sparkle

Daily Mail:

Night Sparkle

Daily Mirror:

Night Sparkle