Anna Woolley Memorial Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 2m 12.99s

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Hawa Jumeirah²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: I Mohammed| OR: 59| D

15/8

Travels strongly but doesn't always find as much as looks likely under pressure. Still didn't look the most straightforward when winning 9-runner handicap at Leicester (10f) 27 days ago but deserving of some credit for sticking his neck out at the line. Remains to be seen if he can back that up.

Form: 466641

(1)

Twilight Guest^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 59| D

85/40

Ended a long losing run when off the mark in a 0-65 at Brighton (10f) in May and followed up back down in grade under a 5 lb penalty over the same C&D 6 days on, winning with a bit in hand. Respected in bid for hat-trick but has more on his plate back up in grade.

Form: 602311

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Roman Secret¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 57

6/4

All-weather winner for Richard Fahey (sold for 7,000 gns) and did all she could on debut for new connections when creditable fourth in a higher grade at Nottingham (10.2f) 18 days ago. Has be taken seriously back down in class.

Form: 43626-4

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Parish Councillor³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: T D Barron J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Roman Secret (6/4), Hawa Jumeirah (15/8), Twilight Guest (85/40), Parish Councillor (5/2)

Difficult to rule out any of the quartet but preference is for PARISH COUNCILLOR who has shaped with plenty of encouragement on his previous two outings and should be up to defying his current handicap mark. He can record a second career success at the expense of Roman Secret, who ran as well as could be expected on stable debut and looks a threat back down in grade,