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Friday 7 July 2023

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Vintage Acquisitions Whisky Chaser Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys)

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 45.22s

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Roman Dynasty^p¹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: J Parr| OR: 66| BF| D

1/1

Impressive Nottingham winner last week and ran well when just failing behind a 3-y-o improver at Yarmouth on Thursday. Obvious claims if lining up again.

Form: 656212

(2)

Brunel Charm^b⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 70

28/1

Good record on the AW (winner 3 times and placed on 14 occasions from 30 starts on synthetics) but his 5 runs on turf have not amounted to much.

Form: 00-2827

(3)

Marsh Benham²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: George Baker| OR: 70| D

13/2

Produced a career best when resuming winning ways in 11-runner handicap at Chepstow (1m, good to firm) in May. Followed up over 7f at Brighton since and booking of Serena Brotherton is an obvious plus, but 5 lb rise for latest success forces him into a higher grade.

Form: 593-611

(12)

Goldsmith^h⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Fern O'Brien⁽³⁾| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 69

9/1

Dual AW winner during the winter and good third back from a break at Lingfield in March. However, not so good next 2 starts and he's 0-5 on turf, but represents last year's winning trainer-jockey combination and dangerous to discount.

Form: 01-1338

(7)

Luna Magic⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson| OR: 63| D

15/2

Shaped well when fourth of 12 back from a break at Newbury last month and made all in a 5-runner Chepstow handicap (1¼m, good to firm) a day later. Recent effort at Newcastle was uninspiring, though, and she'll probably find a few too good here.

Form: 74-3410

(10)

Hoots Toots⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss Amy Collier⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 63| D

8/1

Back-to-back winner over a mile at Southwell on final 2 starts of last season, and opened account on turf when returning to action at Thirsk (7f, soft) in April. However, she was nearer last than first off this 5 lb higher mark at Doncaster next time.

Form: 3511-10

(11)

Keeper's Choice⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Miss Kayla Ruddy⁽⁷⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 62| C| D

50/1

Went close off 10 lb higher at Chester last summer but has failed to reproduce that level of form since, including when last of 10 on return at Bath in May, and she's on a losing-run stretching back over 2 years.

Form: 24004-8

(8)

Sir Plato^v²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Jessica Llewellyn⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 61| D

50/1

Winner off this mark at Chepstow for Rod Millman last June and also placed on a number of occasions in 2022. Little impact in 3 starts for present connections, though, and needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 320-995

(1)

Imperial Cult²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss Arabella Fox⁽⁷⁾| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 61

18/1

Improved third in a first-time hood on handicap debut/sole start for Mark Pattinson at Lingfield (1½m, AW) in February. Better than the bare result when runner-up at Kempton (11f) with hood discarded for new yard last month, but this drop back in trip is of dubious benefit now returned to turf.

Form: 066-32

(6)

Brilliant Blue^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Miss Georgina Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 58

8/1

Couple of decent efforts at 2 yrs and while there was little to shout about last season, he took a step back in the right direction following a wind op when placed over this trip at Brighton and Yarmouth in May. Appeared to find 1¼m too much of a test last time and claims back down in trip here.

Form: 0-86248

(5)

Gavi Di Gavi²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Miss Georgia King⁽⁵⁾| T: A King| OR: 58| D

14/1

The most recent of his 7 wins on the AW was gained at Wolverhampton in February. Turf record stands at 0-9 having finished down the field at Newbury (1¼m, firm) last time, but he shaped better than the distance beaten there and dropping back to this trip looks a good move.

Form: 5-54178

Non-Runners

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My Mate Ted³⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: R A Teal J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Roman Dynasty (1/1), Marsh Benham (13/2), Luna Magic (15/2), Brilliant Blue (8/1), Hoots Toots (8/1), Goldsmith (9/1), My Mate Ted (12/1), Gavi Di Gavi (14/1), Imperial Cult (18/1), Brunel Charm (28/1), Keeper's Choice (50/1), Sir Plato (50/1)

Though winless following 14 attempts, BRILLIANT BLUE is of strong interest back at a mile. Indeed, the 4-y-o shaped well on his first 2 starts of the season prior to appearing to run out of petrol in the closing stages upped to 1¼m at Lingfield. Goldsmith merits respect for all that he's yet to shine on turf. Roman Dynasty would obviously be a huge player if he was turned out again quickly.