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Monday 23 October 2023

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Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 2m 16.19s

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Deja³⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 87| D

18/1

40/1, last of 21 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, heavy) when last seen 11 months ago. Has dropped a long way in the weights (latest win gained off 18 lb higher back in July 2020) and he relishes testing conditions, so dangerous to discount now eased in class, for all that he a fair bit to prove.

Form: 76070/0-

(7)

Arcadian Nights⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Finley Marsh| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 80| D

28/1

Eight wins from 31 Flat runs. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Seventh of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 46 days ago. Not sure that ground this slow will be in his favour.

Form: 161727

(9)

Classic Times^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 84

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Sandown in September. Fourth of 5 in handicap (11/4) at Hamilton (8.3f, soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip and while she needs to find some improvement, you could hardly label her as exposed.

Form: 73314

(3)

Monteria^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: W S Kittow| OR: 76| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 16/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, heavy) 18 days ago, well positioned. 2 lb rise fair enough and should make his presence felt.

Form: 607331

(1)

Miller Spirit^v1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 80| D

3/1

Winner at Sandown in September. Last of 5 in handicap at Haydock (14f, soft, 9/2) 24 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Now tried in a visor and, back down in trip with conditions to suit, he needs considering.

Form: 464515

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Kotari³⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: G & J Moore| OR: 75

40/1

Second of 7 in minor event at Nimes (9.4f, good) on final start for Jean-Claude Rouget last November. Will need to improve in order to make a winning handicap debut for new connections and conditions are a worry (well held sole start on soft; unraced on heavy).

Form: 373722-

(8)

Pride Of Nepal^p,t¹⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J Scott| OR: 71| CD

80/1

C&D winner. 6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (11.4f, good to firm). Off 154 days and cheekpieces back on. Best turf form has come on faster ground and he's opposable.

Form: 3124-28

(2)

Hakuna Babe²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Jarvis| OR: 73| BF

3/1

3/1, decent third of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 27 days ago, faring best of those held up. Clearly handles plenty of cut in the ground and she's one for the shortlist.

Form: 034323

(10)

Orange Martini²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 72

5/1

7/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, soft) 21 days ago. May well come on for that run (was returning from a 4-month break) and not without each-way hope.

Form: 462-634

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Ellexis^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: George Rooke| T: R A Teal| OR: 70

18/1

Very good second of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 18 days ago. That represented a firm step back in the right direction and she's one to be interested in, albeit stepping into the unknown conditions-wise here (untried on ground slower than good).

Form: 578092

Forecasts

Hakuna Babe (3/1), Miller Spirit (3/1), Monteria (5/1), Orange Martini (5/1), Classic Times (11/2), Ellexis (18/1), Deja (18/1), Arcadian Nights (28/1), Kotari (40/1), Pride Of Nepal (80/1)

A deserved first taste of success could be on the cards for HAKUNA BABE, who hasn't done much since switched to handicaps, including when third off the mark at Nottingham last month. She is taken to strike with the in-form Hollie Doyle doing the steering. The step up to 1¾m was a bridge too far for Miller Spirit last time and he is strongly respected back down in trip. Ellexis should be winning soon if building on her back-to-form second at Chelmsford, but she is unproven on slow ground.