August 10 / 19.23 Salisbury

19.23

Good To Soft

Highclere Castle “The Perfect Gin” Handicap

  • Prize money: £3925.5
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Highclere Castle “The Perfect Gin” Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £1.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 685453 BF

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Infrequent winner but she ran her best race for a while when a close third over C&D 12 days ago; 1lb rise not insurmountable and can be involved once more.
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3rd

5

(1)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

15:25 Chepstow

Joy Choi

8st 10lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Malcolm Saunders

Two of her three wins have come at this track and on soft ground; she hasn't beaten a rival in her two starts this season but they were on quick ground and she could prove a different proposition following the recent rain; handy mark and rider's claim useful too.

12/1

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 309-85

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Closely matched with Atty's Edge on Bath form four weeks ago (5f, good); still lightly raced for her age and remains capable of better.
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12th

7

(14)

28th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

14:10 Pontefract

Tilia Cordata

9st 5lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Steph Hollinshead

Off the mark at the tenth attempt when dead-heating in a six-runner handicap at Salisbury seven weeks ago (5f, good); 3lb rise could find her out in this deeper race.

11/2

1st

4

(1)

10th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:23 Salisbury

Tilia Cordata

9st 4lb

J: David Probert

T: Steph Hollinshead

towards rear

11/2

5th

4

(6)

12th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

19:10 Bath

Tilia Cordata

9st 8lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Steph Hollinshead

5yo who is 0-8 and has been well held in her last three handicaps (5f, good to firm); mark is tumbling and she may have needed the run at Nottingham last month but others are more convincing.

16/1

Form: 035238 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 8st 13lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Veteran whose losing run stretches back to September 2021; three placed efforts on fast ground this summer but she wasn't at her best at Bath last time and others appeal more for win purposes.
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3rd

1

(4)

25th Sep 2023

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Coronation Cottage

9st 9lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Malcolm Saunders

Best known for her Bath work (ended a losing run in a 0-50 classified event there late last month) but she goes well here too; on the downgrade but arrives in form and is well drawn for one happiest on the sharp end, so needs considering.

8/1

3rd

8

(8)

13th Sep 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:25 Bath

Coronation Cottage

9st 2lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Malcolm Saunders

Snapped a lengthy losing run in a C&D classified race 13 days ago; that's resulted in a 6lb rise but still likely to go well if in similar form.

9/2

1st

3

(10)

31st Aug 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

16:00 Bath

Coronation Cottage

9st 9lb

J: Charlie Bennett

T: Malcolm Saunders

Best form on good or quicker ground; three course wins over the extended 5f and 5f; having a mixed year but was only just touched off at Chepstow in June and her luck was out in a C&D classified next time; can be involved.

10/1

Form: 8-0432 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Getting on for two years since his last win but he's been threatening of late, finishing third at Chepstow in June and then runner-up at Bath four weeks ago despite having been forced wide in the closing stages (both 5f on good); capable of another prominent showing.
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7th

9

(10)

24th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

19:40 Salisbury

Attys Edge

8st 13lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Christopher Mason

Always tended to do best in the second half of the year but has been on the downgrade for a while; didn't build on a fair comeback behind Symbol Of Hope in the spring last time.

20/1

8th

6

(5)

15th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

15:30 Bath

Attys Edge

9st 6lb

J: William Cox

T: Christopher Mason

Always tended to do best in the second half of the year but he's adaptable regarding ground and is well treated now; offered enough behind Media Guest on his recent comeback here (lost both front shoes) to suggest he's worth a look.

8/1

OUR TIP

Form: 349521 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Collared in the final stride over C&D 12 days ago (just in front of Joy Choi) and confirmed her wellbeing with a narrow success at Lingfield on Saturday (6f, soft); penalty to shoulder but returning to 5f won't be an issue and she's a key player.
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10

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:25 Bath

Firenze Rosa

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Regressive veteran who has finished last at big prices in her last three starts; easy to look elsewhere.

33/1

10

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:25 Bath

Firenze Rosa

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Regressive veteran who has finished last at big prices in her last three starts; easy to look elsewhere.

33/1

11

(9)

7th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

14:45 Brighton

Firenze Rosa

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger

Regressive veteran who has finished last on her two recent starts; easy to look elsewhere.

40/1

Form: 55607-

Last run: 416 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Just modest form in her five starts last year (6f-8.5f), failing to improve when switched to handicaps; change of direction tripwise on her return from a 416-day absence; risks attached.
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6th

8

(4)

29th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

You Are Everything

9st 4lb

J: Nicola Currie

T: Tony Carroll

Won twice over 6f on turf last summer; not seen to best effect on her return to AW six weeks ago; others appeal more.

16/1

5

(12)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

You Are Everything

9st 7lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Best known as a sprinter; looked as good as ever when scoring over 6f two starts ago and her fourth at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) suggests she can see out 1m but, nevertheless, specialist milers appeal more.

8/1

6th

1

(2)

1st Sep 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

15:50 Brighton

You Are Everything

9st 9lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Scored at Chepstow (6f soft) when back on turf in June and followed up at Leicester (6f, good) in July, again finishing well from a long way off the pace; not sure to be ideally suited by the forecast faster ground here but still respected in current mood.

3/1

Non-runners

Clownsman

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £7.30
Straight Forecast £7.28
Trifecta £31.70

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Atty's Edge

SPOTLIGHT:

Firenze Rosa

The Sun:

Joy Choi

The Times:

Atty's Edge

The Guardian:

Atty's Edge

Daily Mail:

Atty's Edge

D Express:

Atty's Edge

Daily Mirror:

Atty's Edge

POSTDATA:

Firenze Rosa

Telegraph:

Firenze Rosa

The Star:

Firenze Rosa

Daily Record:

Firenze Rosa