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Friday 23 May 2025

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Julian Foster Memorial Handicap

Off time: 20:54 | Winning time: 1m 43.41s

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(5)

Commander Of Life²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 69

5/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. Good fourth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Wetherby (1m, good to firm) 26 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 743444

(6)

Paris Lights²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| D

4/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wetherby (1m, good to firm, 9/1) 26 days ago, not ideally placed. Second over C&D prior to that. Can give a good account.

Form: 1-52625

(3)

Captain Corelli²⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 68| CD

11/2

Racked up a 4-timer around 1m last August/September but shot up in the weights as a result and might prove vulnerable back from 8 months off.

Form: 5/31111-

(1)

Highland Olly¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 67| D

9/4

11/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 14 days ago, making all. Should remain very competitive after a 2 lb nudge.

Form: 130-271

(8)

Value Added^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 64

40/1

Falr winner during her time with Richard Hughes. Also placed over hurdles for Jamie Snowden last summer but down the field in 3 Flat starts for this yard. Can only watch.

Form: 740/079

(4)

Mount King^p,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Fine second over 1m at Thirsk on first 2 outings this season but his run of good form there came to a halt when down the field last weekend.

Form: 970-220

(7)

My Honey B^v1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 57| D

25/1

Ended 2024 out of form and fared no better on return to action at Doncaster 4 weeks ago. A first-time visor needs to help spark a revival.

Form: 68209-0

Non-Runners

(2)

Milteye²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: H Bethell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Highland Olly (9/4), Mount King (5/2), Paris Lights (4/1), Commander Of Life (5/1), Captain Corelli (11/2), Milteye (6/1), My Honey B (25/1), Value Added (40/1)

HIGHLAND OLLY was only nudged up 2 lb for his recent all-the-way Nottingham win and might be able to follow up from a handy inside stall. Milteye can continue his positive start for the Harriet Bethell yard and provide the chief threat ahead of Paris Lights.