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Friday 17 May 2024

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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 57.92s

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(8)

Hedge Fund²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 90| D

7/1

Straightforward sprinter who was gelded during the winter and has seemingly improved for it judged on his solid placed efforts at Bath and Sandown (both at 5f on heavy/good respectively) last month. Merits respect off an unchanged mark.

Form: 1124-23

(1)

Jubilee Walk³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Ferguson| OR: 90

4/1

Signed off 2-y-o campaign by landing a 6f Salisbury novice and, having undergone a wind op during the winter, he followed up on return/handicap bow at Kempton. However, the form of that 3-runner affair looks dubious, given that the second was well held next time and the third clearly misfired.

Form: 541-1

(15)

Midnight Affair²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: R A Fahey| OR: 88| D

16/1

Pretty useful early-season form at 2 yrs, building on debut promise when landing the Hilary Needler at Beverley before finishing mid-field in the Queen Mary. However, she was never in the hunt in a Newmarket Group 3 when last seen in October and her mark for this handicap bow looks tough.

Form: 2190-

(11)

Ziggy's Missile⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 88| D

11/1

Showed ability in 3 runs on turf at 2 yrs and since progressed to win 3 of his 4 starts in AW handicaps. Latest success at Southwell (5f) was his best effort yet and, with a 6 lb rise fair and no reason to believe he won't be equally effective back on turf, another bold show is on the cards.

Form: 76-1121

(9)

Harvanna⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 88| CD

11/1

Progressive last summer, landing top-of-the-ground novice events over this C&D and at Yarmouth, and she made the frame twice in handucaps at Newcastle earlier this year. Testing conditions may have been against her in France last time and this filly is not without hope.

Form: 311-429

(20)

Curious Rover²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: K Scott| OR: 87| D

40/1

Enjoyed a productive 2-y-o campaign, winning twice and placed 5 times from 7 appearances. Gelded during the winter and should come on for last month's reappearance spin at Thirsk (5f, heavy) but it's likely that a few of these are better treated.

Form: 12122-6

(14)

Irish Nectar²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: K A Ryan| OR: 86| CD

18/1

Signed off last season on a high, opening his account in a 5f Nottingham maiden in September before seeing off Curious Rover in a heavy-ground nursery over this C&D the following month. However, he was well held on return at Newmarket and Vantheman appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 54311-0

(13)

Vantheman¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 86| D

9/1

Ayr maiden winner before finishing a fine fifth in a valuable 22-runner sales race at the Ebor meeting here (6f, good to firm) in August. No show at Doncaster on final 2-y-o start but subsequently gelded and improved when making a winning return/handicap bow at Newcastle (5f). Major player.

Form: 3150-1

(19)

Sankari²³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 82| DWS

80/1

Dual winner last season and ended campaign with decent efforts in nurseries at Chelmsford and Hamilton. Gelded/undergone a wind op ahead of this return to action and he'll need to have improved in order to play a leading role in this competitive handicap.

Form: 231434-

(2)

Pilgrim²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 81| BF| C

5/1

Likeable sort who took his form up a notch when getting off the mark in 15-runner novice here (6f, heavy) in October. Failed to deliver when well backed for his return/handicap debut at Newmarket but he was too free that day and can do better back at 5f with that run under his belt.

Form: 33421-0

(12)

Master Of My Fate¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 81| D

14/1

Did the job well when landing the odds on debut at Pontefract last summer but failed to improve in his 2 subsequent starts (gelded since latest appearance). Looks vulnerable in a race of this nature.

Form: 126-

(5)

Vince L'Amour^t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| D

9/1

Son of Invincible Army who comes here on a roll, bolting up at Ripon and having no problem with the return to 5f when registering another authoritative victory at Catterick. Further progress when just touched off at Chester (5f, good) recently and he's a shortlisted off the same mark here.

Form: 45-3112

(18)

Ziggy's Queen²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| D

33/1

Off the mark in an ordinary 3-runner class 2 event at Musselburgh in September and came up short in the C&D nursery won by Irish Nectar the following month. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 322816-

(3)

Make It Easy¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 78| D

28/1

Successful once from half-a-dozen starts for Jack Channon at 2 yrs and shaped nicely when runner-up on return/handicap debut for new yard at Newcastle (5f) where she was beaten 2 lengths into second by Vantheman. Place possibilities back on turf if able to build on that effort.

Form: 21793-2

(17)

Front Gunner¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 75

80/1

Clear signs of ability all 3 starts at the backend of last year but his handicap debut effort back from a break at Southwell (5f) hardly represented a step forward. Looks up against it switched to turf here.

Form: 435-4

(4)

Enchanting²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A M Balding| OR: 75| D

14/1

Clearly all the better for her debut spin when landing an 8-runner Beverley novice in decisive fashion in September. Reappearance third in a 5f Wolverhampton handicap was encouraging and, likely to be sharper now, she has to enter calculations.

Form: 51-3

(6)

Stash The Cash⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| D

22/1

Left juvenile form well behind when winning 8-runner handicap at Catterick (5f, heavy) last month. However, he came up short off this 8 lb higher mark at Chester since and yard saddles a stronger candidate in Vince L'Amour.

Form: 745-18

Non-Runners

(16)

Indicate³¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: W Buick

(7)

Rogue Enforcer²¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: P W Chapple-Hyam J: K Shoemark

(10)

Rainyniteingeorgia²⁵⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Alice Haynes J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Jubilee Walk (4/1), Pilgrim (5/1), Hedge Fund (7/1), Vantheman (9/1), Vince L'Amour (9/1), Harvanna (11/1), Ziggy's Missile (11/1), Rainyniteingeorgia (12/1), Enchanting (14/1), Master Of My Fate (14/1), Midnight Affair (16/1), Indicate (16/1), Irish Nectar (18/1), Rogue Enforcer (20/1), Stash The Cash (22/1), Make It Easy (28/1), Ziggy's Queen (33/1), Curious Rover (40/1), Front Gunner (80/1), Sankari (80/1)

Cases can be made for a good number of these, with ZIGGY'S MISSILE, Vantheman and Vince L'Amour the top three on the shortlist. Choosing between them isn't at all easy but, that said, Ziggy's Missile is hard to ignore given the level of progress he has shown on the all-weather this year and he gets the nod. Elsewhere the unexposed Enchanting needs considering, along with Hedge Fund who performed with plenty of credit in a strong race at Sandown last time. Pilgrim is also accorded respect.