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Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Testing Faith¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 56

10/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 9/2) 17 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 5606-26

(4)

Boundsy Boy^b1,t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 54| D

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Modest winner at 16f over hurdles. 5/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 32 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 450/48

(7)

Easy Equation^p⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 54| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 4/1, didn't enjoy the clearest of runs when good third of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 45 days ago. Player.

Form: 451533

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Fighting Poet^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 54

7/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (5/1) at this course (12.1f) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not ruled out.

Form: 07-8427

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Easter Icon¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 53

15/8

Good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 18 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 06394-2

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Manyana¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 52

9/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, soft, 40/1) 11 days ago. More needed now significantly up in trip.

Form: 62767-9

(1)

Smart Boyo^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: P A Kirby| OR: 49| D

6/1

7/2, fourth of 7 in minor event at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Enters calculations.

Form: 882-224

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Steel Helmet³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 45| D

16/1

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (16.2f) 32 days ago. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019.

Form: 502475

Forecasts

Easter Icon (15/8), Easy Equation (5/1), Smart Boyo (6/1), Fighting Poet (7/1), Boundsy Boy (8/1), Manyana (9/1), Testing Faith (10/1), Steel Helmet (16/1)

EASY EQUATION didn't enjoy the rub of the green when third at Lingfield last time so this C&D winner is taken to emerge on top at the chief expense of Smart Boyo who also wasn't seen to best effect at Lingfield last time out. Recent C&D second Easter Icon can also have a say in an open handicap.