Racing Welfare Handicap

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(4)

Smith^v⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 69| D

9/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. 3/1, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 55 days ago, quickening to lead last ½f and keeping on having been well positioned. Should give another good account.

Form: 6461-31

(5)

Cedar Cage^h⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: George Eddery⁽⁷⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 68

4/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Fourth of 6 in handicap back at that venue (12.2f) 8 days ago, not seen to best effect off a steady gallop. Remains relatively low-mileage at this sort of trip so not out of things.

Form: 8-07314

(3)

Rock Chant^p,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 67| BF| D

1/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (evens) at Newcastle (16.2f) 27 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 9-82113

(2)

Infiniti³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 67| D

40/1

Prolific on the level last year, bagging fifth win from 7 starts at Pontefract (17f) in September. Disappointed final start at Newcastle (16.2f) in October however, and again ran poorly on return over hurdles at Southwell last month.

Form: 112119-

(6)

What Will Be^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: O Murphy| OR: 63| C| D

9/2

Badly out of sorts over hurdles in recent months but bounced back to form returned to the level when landing 6-runner handicap over 14f here 12 days ago. 3 lb higher mark to contend with but certainly not ruled out kept to this sphere.

Form: 65146/1

(1)

Huscari⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 59| D

17/2

14/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 43 days ago, just holding on. Still unexposed as a stayer so she merits consideration from only 2 lb higher.

Form: 877/941

Forecasts

Rock Chant (1/1), Cedar Cage (4/1), What Will Be (9/2), Huscari (17/2), Smith (9/1), Infiniti (40/1)

ROCK CHANT has got back on track in line with longer trips/being fitted with cheekpieces on AW, landing back-to-back events at around 2m before a sound third at Newcastle 4 weeks ago. He looks sure to go well again and earns the vote, with recent course winner What Will Be and Cedar Cage just 2 potential threats.