Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap (Str)

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Khatwah^p1,h,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Appleby| OR: 86

11/1

Improver for this yard, completing a 7f handicap hat-trick in January/February. Too free to last out the last twice and remains to be seen if she's as effective on turf.

Form: 111646

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Spirit Of The Bay³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hector Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 83| D

11/10

Massive improver during the second half of 2021, completing 4-timer at Sandown in September. Excellent return to action when fourth at Kempton and she's a big player from the same mark.

Form: 81111-4

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Alpha Cru⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| D

11/4

Three wins from 5 runs in productive 3-y-o career. Never able to land a blow on last week's reappearance at Nottingham but she's expected to step up on that.

Form: 11414-7

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Zulu Girl¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 78| D

9/1

Triple winner around 1m last summer and didn't appear to ger home upped to 10f on final 2021 outing. Doesn't have much margin for error from this mark on reappearance.

Form: 811564-

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Fire Eyes²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 78

40/1

Fair form for George Boughey, coming good at the fourth time asking in Kempton novice 38 days ago. Subsequently sold for 38,000 gns and last of 10 upped to 14.4 on handicap debut in September.

Form: 32210-

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Finery^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| D

9/2

Successful 3 times for Mick Appleby and nothing wrong with a brace of runner-up efforts this spring. 1 lb out of the weights switched to turf but that won't prevent another bold bid.

Form: 421422

Forecasts

Spirit Of The Bay (11/10), Alpha Cru (11/4), Finery (9/2), Zulu Girl (9/1), Khatwah (11/1), Fire Eyes (40/1)

SPIRIT OF THE BAY can boast a superb strike rate in handicaps and, having fared best of those held up when fourth on return to action, she looks primed to add to her tally. Alpha Cru's return wasn't as promising but she can step up on that and be a factor.