Coates & Seely Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 2m 32.4s

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(1)

Reckless Wave¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: E Walker| OR: 77| D

8/1

Hit and miss performer but not beaten far here last time out over C&D in her bid to make all. May be able to dominate this field a little easier but not as well-handicapped as some in the field.

Form: 841-124

(2)

Pretty Jewel⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: Ian Williams| OR: 68| C

1/1

She's looked progressive since joining this yard, winning three of her four starts including over 1m1f here last time. Has performed better with more cut in the ground than what is forecast here though and that's a concern off a career high mark.

Form: 42-1311

(4)

Arcadian Cat²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 87

7/2

Improved from a promising debut to finish a 6L second to a promising sort at Newbury in April. Disappointed in Listed class last time but perhaps paid the price for racing too prominently and has the potential to improve for this longer trip.

Form: 3-24

(3)

Gift of Hera⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: L Morris| T: S Kirk| OR: 67

11/4

Couldn't have been more impressive when winning a Wolverhampton handicap last time by 10L. Perhaps worth taking that result with a pinch of salt to some extent given that her rivals probably went off too hard but respected under a 6lb penalty here.

Form: 555-621

Forecasts

Pretty Jewel (1/1), Gift of Hera (11/4), Arcadian Cat (7/2), Reckless Wave (8/1)

A competitive little contest despite there only being four runners declared. PRETTY JEWEL gets a tentative vote given her progressive profile but there is a concern she may want softer ground than this. Gift Of Hera was impressive on all-weather last time and is due to go up further when the handicapper has his say while Arcadian Cat is of interest but she needs to prove she stays this far.