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Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Lord Riddiford¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 90| D

18/1

Latest win at Goodwood in August. Creditable second of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 4/1) 19 days ago. Likely to be in the mix.

Form: 016732

(4)

Bergerac^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 90| D

13/2

4/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Newcastle (5f) 25 days ago, keeping on well. Has good chance on form.

Form: 800021

(13)

The Bell Conductor²⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 90| CD

25/1

Three-time C&D winner. Five wins from 19 Flat runs. Tenth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Musselburgh (5f, soft). Off 8 months ahead of this debut for new yard and probably best watched.

Form: 1-57430

(11)

Above^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 87| D

20/1

Latest win at Newmarket in August. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 14/1) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has work to do.

Form: 358105

(12)

Blind Beggar^b³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 86| C| D

7/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 33 days ago. 2 lb rise fair and he merits respect.

Form: 333161

(8)

Hiya Maite⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 85| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in June. Respectable second of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, soft, 7/1) 55 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 314452

(5)

Strong Johnson²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: P T Midgley| OR: 83| D

16/1

Three wins from 17 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in November. 16/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 20 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 108162

(2)

Crimson Sand^h³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Davies| T: Simon Earle| OR: 82| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable length third of 9 to Blind Beggar in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 4/1) 33 days ago, slowly away. Makes tapeta debut and improvement needed.

Form: 2-92063

(3)

Conquistador^t⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S C Williams| OR: 80| D

9/2

9/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 57 days ago. First run for yard after leaving George Boughey. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 375847

(1)

Khabib^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Craggs| OR: 78| CD

7/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (11/4) at this course (5f) 18 days ago, staying on well. Enters calculations up 4 lb.

Form: 645241

(7)

Jenever²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 77| C| D

10/1

Course winner. 4 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in November. Good third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/4) 24 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 122113

(9)

Castan³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: C Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 77| D

8/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. Good neck second of 9 to Strong Johnson in handicap (9/2) at Newcastle (5f) 35 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 327812

(10)

Zargun⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 74| D

80/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Tenth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Leicester (5f, good) 63 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0970-00

Forecasts

Hiya Maite (9/2), Conquistador (9/2), Bergerac (13/2), Khabib (7/1), Blind Beggar (7/1), Castan (8/1), Jenever (10/1), Crimson Sand (11/1), Strong Johnson (16/1), Lord Riddiford (18/1), Above (20/1), The Bell Conductor (25/1), Zargun (80/1)

Several to consider in this competitive handicap, with BERGERAC topping the list. He travelled fluently when making all for a cosy success at Newcastle last month and he remains on a good mark following a 5 lb rise. Khabib got his head back in front over C&D recently and he has to be respected, while fellow last-time-out winner Blind Beggar and Lord Riddiford are others to consider.