June 16 / 15.25 Salisbury

15.25

Good To Firm

Laflins Barbers “Confined” Handicap (For horses Which Have Won No More Than Once)

  • Prize money: £4579.74
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Laflins Barbers “Confined” Handicap (For horses Which Have Won No More Than Once)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.60
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 786-3

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Steadily improving and produced his best effort yet when third at Kempton (1m, AW) on his reappearance (handicap debut); open to further progress and should be thereabouts.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

(2)

4th Sep 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 4

20:30 Kempton (AW)

New Kings Road

9st 0lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

dwelt start, took keen hold, in rear, headway from 2f out, went third over 1f out, no match for first two

13/2

2nd

7

(5)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:15 Newmarket (July)

New Kings Road

9st 4lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Has won two from five 1m handicaps on turf this year and although he had the run of the race at Windsor (1m, good to firm) in a four-runner race it was still a plucky effort; back up 2lb; has less to prove than some.

4/1

11/4

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 869-1

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in a 0-70 apprentice handicap at Goodwood (7f, good) latest; up 4lb; unexposed; no surprise if there is more to come.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(1)

26th Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:45 Sandown

Never Dream

8st 12lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Marcus Tregoning

Returned from a 235-day absence and gelding operation to make a winning handicap debut at Goodwood (7f, good) in June; good front-running second at Salisbury (1m, good to firm) next time, before a poor show on Lingfield AW (7f) 17 days ago; could be much more interesting again back on turf.

6/1

8th

9

(2)

9th Jul 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

15:25 Lingfield (AW)

Never Dream

9st 3lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Marcus Tregoning

Returned from a 235-day absence/gelding operation to make a winning handicap debut at Goodwood last month (7f, good), keeping on well to pip the reopposing Sonmarg; second at Salisbury nine days later when upped to 1m; unexposed and could progress again back at 7f.

3/1

2nd

5

(7)

16th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:25 Salisbury

Never Dream

9st 5lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Marcus Tregoning

Off the mark in a 0-70 apprentice handicap at Goodwood (7f, good) latest; up 4lb; unexposed; no surprise if there is more to come.

11/4

OUR TIP

5/1

Form: -47242 BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
0-9 but second at Goodwood (1m, heavy) and Nottingham (8.5f, good) in two of his last three starts; up 1lb; each-way player once again.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

3

(1)

16th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

16:00 Epsom

Hello Cotai

9st 7lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Adam West

in touch with leaders against rail, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and edged right 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, much reduced lead final 110yds, just held on

6/1

8th

2

(7)

31st Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Sandown

Hello Cotai

9st 9lb

J: John Fahy

T: Adam West

Largely consistent in headgear this year and came good with clearcut success at Epsom (8.5f, good) a fortnight ago, his 12th start; probably needs another career best but is evidently in very good nick.

7/2

1st

8

(7)

18th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 0f 113y

Class 5

18:30 Epsom

Hello Cotai

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Adam West

0-11 but in the frame on last five starts (runner-up in three) on varying ground; first four of those races were at about 1m and the latest was here over 1m2f; should be on the premises again.

7/2

15/8

Form: 6-8212 D BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Arrives in good form, having won with a bit in hand at Doncaster (1m, good to firm) on his penultimate start then gone close at Lingfield (1m1f, good) latest; up another 2lb but he's a major contender.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

6

(1)

5th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

21:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Beach Point

9st 5lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: William Knight

Two wins on turf (1m/1m2f) this year, but ran poorly at Newbury last time and has finished out of the frame in all five starts on the AW; others preferred.

10/1

10th

11

(6)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Newbury

Beach Point

9st 6lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: William Knight

in rear

11/2

4th

2

(4)

25th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Newbury

Beach Point

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: William Knight

Bounced back quickly from a lesser run in a visor (quickly discarded) when scoring in cheekpieces (retained) at Yarmouth (1m2f, good to soft; has also won on good to firm) 15 days ago; put up 5lb but he's unexposed over this trip.

3/1

16/1

Form: 8-3309

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Runner up on soft over 5f on both his first two juvenile starts; unable to get back to that level since then and needs to bounce back after a couple of below par efforts.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

(4)

4th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:15 Lingfield (AW)

Valadero

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Brian Toomey

midfield

11/2

2nd

3

(13)

15th Aug 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Valadero

9st 10lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Brian Toomey

His mark continues to fall but for good reason as he's been soundly beaten on his last few starts; now 0-13 and first-time blinkers (replacing cheekpieces) need to prompt a turnaround.

7/1

6th

4

(9)

10th Jul 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:10 Kempton (AW)

Valadero

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: Brian Toomey

Brocklesby second last year remains his nearest miss in 12 starts; best work this year has been recorded on synthetics, albeit Tapeta rather than Polytrack, and over further than 1m; mark never lower, at least.

11/1

7/1

Form: 6-4053

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Moderate profile but there was some encouragement in his stable debut at Windsor (1m, good; first-time cheekpieces) latest, which was a marginal career best; needs to kick on from that.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

1

(7)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:40 Chepstow

Magna Vega

9st 10lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Nikki Evans

led, headed and raced in second after 3f

25/1

6th

7

(5)

6th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

20:10 Nottingham

Magna Vega

9st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Nikki Evans

Ran as well as he ever has when third of nine on his stable debut at Windsor in May (1m, good; cheekpieces first time; 50-1); took a backward step at Salisbury three weeks ago though and today's longer trip needs to spark improvement.

12/1

6th

1

(8)

16th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:25 Salisbury

Magna Vega

9st 7lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Nikki Evans

Moderate profile but there was some encouragement in his stable debut at Windsor (1m, good; first-time cheekpieces) latest, which was a marginal career best; needs to kick on from that.

7/1

Form: 3-3667

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
0-11 and comfortably held on all three starts this season; drops 3lb; new headgear now tried; more needed.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

3

(4)

29th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:40 Windsor

Rich Harry

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

13-race maiden; returned to form when dropped to this grade at Ayr (1m2f) three weeks ago, finishing second; rather exposed but may have a Class 6 event in him.

4/1

2nd

10

(11)

8th Jul 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Ayr

Rich Harry

9st 2lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

3yo maiden whose form has dipped since being gelded (consistent previously); well handicapped on best efforts but doesn't look poised to open his account.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £18.80
Straight Forecast £15.31
Tricast £42.37
Trifecta £53.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Beach Point

Daily Mirror:

Hello Cotai

Telegraph:

New Kings Road

NEWMARKET:

Rich Harry

Daily Record:

Never Dream

RP RATINGS:

Beach Point

POSTDATA:

Beach Point

The Times:

Beach Point

D Express:

Beach Point

The Sun:

Beach Point

The Star:

Beach Point