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Thursday 3 October 2024

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Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 11.54s

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(8)

Animate²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: G A Harker| OR: 79| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Latest win at Catterick in June. 18/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Return to AW could help.

Form: 091904

(7)

Pen Portrait^t⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: R Coakley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 79| D

15/2

6/1, last of 9 in handicap at Windsor (6f, soft) 40 days ago. Has struggled for consistency lately.

Form: 12-0839

(12)

Bright¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 78| C| D

7/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win here in August. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 7/1) 16 days ago, never nearer. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 683114

(1)

Secret Bid^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 78

9/1

Latest win at Lingfield in May. Fifth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Not the most straightforward but he's becoming well handicapped again.

Form: 156405

(4)

Blazing Son²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 77| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in August. 3/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 29 days ago, just failing. Sure to go well again.

Form: 715012

(2)

Kit Gabriel^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 75| D

16/1

28/1, respectable third of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 14 days ago. Could get involved again.

Form: 413-803

(11)

True Promise⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 76| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 47 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 110988

(10)

Infinity Blue^e/s1,h³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 75| D

12/1

Winner at Newmarket in August. 11/4, fourth of 5 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time.

Form: 724174

(5)

South Shore²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 75| D

66/1

Winner at Windsor in April. 80/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 2-51908

(6)

Dark Kestrel^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 73| D

33/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 33/1, last of 13 in handicap at this C&D 23 days ago, not much room. Others more persuasive.

Form: 291090

(9)

As If By Chance²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 69| D

16/1

Creditable third of 13 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 23 days ago, finishing with running left. Can make presence felt.

Form: 950303

(3)

Glendown^p,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64| D

25/1

Latest win at Pontefract in August. Last of 11 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, heavy, 7/1) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 001900

Forecasts

Bright (7/2), Blazing Son (4/1), True Promise (11/2), Animate (13/2), Pen Portrait (15/2), Secret Bid (9/1), Infinity Blue (12/1), Kit Gabriel (16/1), As If By Chance (16/1), Glendown (25/1), Dark Kestrel (33/1), South Shore (66/1)

BLAZING SON has an excellent record on tapeta and put up another bold display when just denied at Southwell last month, so he's fancied to get back to winning ways at the possible expense of the in-form Bright. As If By Chance should also be able to get involved if things drop right.