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D & N Construction Handicap (5) Class 5

  • Distance: 5f
  • Age: 3yo
  • Runners: 10
  • Prize: £8,750
Next ones a grey partnership silk
No. 3 Draw 1
Just A Spark

Progressive on AW, completing a hat-trick in 5f Southwell handicap in April. Not disgraced when mid-field in 18-runner handicap at York (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
19/05/23 York 9/18 Oisin Murphy Flat 5f Gd/Frm 8st 8lbs
22/04/23 Nottingham 3/6 Ross Coakley Flat 5f 8y Soft 9st 10lbs
09/04/23 Southwell 1/13 Ross Coakley Flat 4f 214y Std 9st 8lbs
11/03/23 Wolverhampton 1/10 Oisin Murphy Flat 5f 21y Slow 9st 7lbs
22/02/23 Kempton Park 1/7 David Probert Flat 5f Slow 8st 7lbs
12/02/23 Southwell 2/11 David Probert Flat 6f 16y Std 8st 10lbs
21/01/23 Southwell 2/7 P. J. McDonald Flat 6f 16y Std 8st 10lbs
09/01/23 Wolverhampton 4/10 Ross Coakley Flat 6f 20y Slow 9st 2lbs
Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds V silk
No. 2 Draw 9
Fair Wind

Promise when placed in maiden/minor event at Nottingham before a completing a simple task in 3-runner novice ar Wolverhampton last month. Keen-going sort looks open to plenty of improvement on handicap debut.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
29/04/23 Wolverhampton 1/3 Dane O'Neill Flat 5f 21y Slow H 9st 4lbs
12/04/23 Nottingham 2/6 Kevin Stott Flat 5f 8y Heavy H 9st 4lbs
05/04/23 Nottingham 3/9 Ben Curtis Flat 5f 8y Heavy H 9st 5lbs
Six Too Many silk
No. 10 Draw 8
Cluedo (Ire)

Strong in the betting and showed improved form when easily winning 4-runner handicap (2/1) at Bath (5f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Bumped up 10 lb but surely have even more to come and should take the beating.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
17/05/23 Bath 1/4 Dane O'Neill Flat 5f 10y Gd/Frm 9st 9lbs
11/09/22 Chepstow 3/6 Dane O'Neill Flat 5f 16y Gd/Sft 9st 2lbs
30/08/22 Chepstow 4/10 Trevor Whelan Flat 6f 16y Gd/Frm 8st 7lbs
13/07/22 Lingfield Park 7/8 Dane O'Neill Flat 6f 1y Std 9st 2lbs
Optiva Securities Ltd silk
No. 9 Draw 7
Optiva Star (Ire)

Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. Below form when eighth of 10 in maiden at Southwell (6.1f, 15/2) 16 days ago and further drop in trip doesn't look obviously suitable. Opposable.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
11/05/23 Southwell 8/10 Alec Voikhansky Flat 6f 16y Std 9st 6lbs
04/05/23 Salisbury 5/10 Sam Hitchcott Flat 6f Gd/Sft 9st 7lbs
17/04/23 Windsor 7/8 Sean Levey Flat 1m 31y Heavy 9st 7lbs
26/12/22 Wolverhampton 5/5 Alec Voikhansky Flat 1m 142y Slow 9st 0lbs
14/12/22 Kempton Park 6/10 Sean Levey Flat 1m Slow 9st 11lbs
23/06/22 Leicester 4/5 Pat Dobbs Flat 7f Good 9st 4lbs
09/06/22 Newbury 6/10 Pat Dobbs Flat 6f 110y Good 9st 7lbs
23/05/22 Windsor 3/6 Pat Dobbs Flat 6f 12y Gd/Frm 9st 7lbs
The Rising Sun Racing silk
No. 8 Draw 2
Fragrance

Winner at Catterick as an early 2-y-o for Charlie & Mark Johnston but went wrong way as a juvenile and has plenty to prove on debut for new yard.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
20/10/22 Wolverhampton 11/11 Richard Kingscote Flat 5f 21y Std/Slow 9st 6lbs
21/09/22 Southwell 8/9 Franny Norton Flat 6f 16y Std 9st 9lbs
31/08/22 Lingfield Park 6/6 Andrea Atzeni Flat 5f 6y Std 9st 10lbs
24/07/22 Chelmsford City 2/5 Franny Norton Flat 5f Slow 9st 9lbs
08/07/22 Ascot 5/6 Hollie Doyle Flat 6f Firm 9st 3lbs
28/05/22 Beverley 8/9 Jason Hart Flat 5f Gd/Frm 9st 2lbs
09/05/22 Catterick Bridge 1/7 Jason Hart Flat 5f Gd/Frm 9st 2lbs
27/04/22 Ascot 3/5 Joe Fanning Flat 5f Gd/Frm 8st 11lbs
14/04/22 Newmarket (Rowley) 2/6 Jason Hart Flat 5f Good 9st 0lbs
The Wilsley Partnership silk
No. 1 Draw 5
Betweenthesticks

Three-time 5f winner last season. Went backwards from his reappearance when sixth of 10 in handicap at Chester (5.1f, heavy, 28/1) 17 days ago, albeit racing closer to pace than ideal. Respected from 3 lb lower mark.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
10/05/23 Chester 6/10 Rose Dawes Flat 5f 15y Heavy 0 8st 10lbs
12/04/23 Nottingham 4/8 Rose Dawes Flat 5f 8y Heavy 9st 10lbs
12/10/22 Nottingham 6/6 Rose Dawes Flat 5f 8y Soft 9st 6lbs
07/10/22 York 1/8 Rose Dawes Flat 5f 89y Gd/Sft 8st 4lbs
01/10/22 Wolverhampton 1/8 Rose Dawes Flat 5f 21y Std 9st 4lbs
28/09/22 Catterick Bridge 2/8 Connor Beasley Flat 5f Gd/Sft 9st 9lbs
11/09/22 Chepstow 1/6 George Bass Flat 5f 16y Gd/Sft 9st 7lbs
29/08/22 Ripon 5/6 Ben Curtis Flat 6f Gd/Frm 9st 4lbs
21/08/22 Brighton 2/6 Rossa Ryan Flat 5f 60y Good 9st 7lbs
05/08/22 Brighton 2/4 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 5f 215y Good 9st 4lbs
08/07/22 Chester 6/6 George Bass Flat 7f 1y Gd/Frm V 9st 2lbs
22/06/22 Kempton Park 3/10 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 7f Slow 9st 7lbs
07/06/22 Brighton 7/7 Darragh Keenan Flat 5f 215y Soft 9st 7lbs
25/05/22 Ripon 2/8 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 6f Gd/Frm 9st 7lbs
16/05/22 Windsor 2/13 Silvestre De Sousa Flat 6f 12y Gd/Frm 9st 7lbs
26/04/22 Brighton 3/7 Darragh Keenan Flat 5f 60y Good 9st 5lbs
14/04/22 Bath 4/9 Darragh Keenan Flat 5f 10y Gd/Sft 9st 5lbs
Highclere T'Bred Racing - James Chadwick silk
No. 5 Draw 3
Estate

Another creditable effort when second of 9 in maiden at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. More exposed than most here but mark looks fair back in handicap.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
12/05/23 Wolverhampton 2/9 Jason Watson Flat 5f 21y Slow 9st 7lbs
02/05/23 Brighton 3/7 Hayley Turner Flat 5f 60y Good 9st 7lbs
20/09/22 Lingfield Park 7/10 Rob Hornby Flat 5f 6y Std 9st 3lbs
02/07/22 Nottingham 2/8 P. J. McDonald Flat 5f 8y Gd/Sft 9st 7lbs
03/06/22 Epsom Downs 8/12 David Probert Flat 6f 3y Good 9st 2lbs
20/05/22 Bath 2/8 David Probert Flat 5f 10y Good 9st 7lbs
05/05/22 Chester 6/8 David Probert Flat 5f 15y Gd/Sft 9st 2lbs
The Gredley Family silk
No. 6 Draw 10
Annie Maher

In frame 4 of 5 starts at 2 yrs and shaped as if better for run when sixth of 8 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
02/05/23 Wolverhampton 6/8 Harry Davies Flat 6f 20y Slow 9st 2lbs
20/10/22 Southwell 3/12 Jason Hart Flat 4f 214y Fast V 9st 2lbs
23/09/22 Haydock Park 6/13 Dylan Hogan Flat 6f Good 9st 2lbs
03/08/22 Yarmouth 3/14 Callum Shepherd Flat 6f 3y Gd/Frm 9st 2lbs
20/07/22 Sandown Park 3/9 Callum Shepherd Flat 5f 10y Good 9st 2lbs
06/05/22 Ascot 2/5 Callum Shepherd Flat 5f Good 9st 2lbs
The Unusual Suspects Syndicate silk
No. 7 Draw 4
Lady Jane Grey

Successful on debut at Lingfield (5f, turf) early last season. Similar form in nurseries at the back end of last season but concedes race fitness to her rivals after 6 months off.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
16/11/22 Southwell 3/7 P. J. McDonald Flat 4f 214y Std/Fast 9st 10lbs
20/10/22 Wolverhampton 5/11 George Rooke Flat 5f 21y Std/Slow 9st 6lbs
13/09/22 Redcar 7/7 Ray Dawson Flat 5f Good 9st 6lbs
09/08/22 Lingfield Park 3/8 George Rooke Flat 5f 6y Std 9st 5lbs
21/05/22 Lingfield Park 1/9 George Rooke Flat 4f 217y Gd/Frm 9st 2lbs
S & A Mares & S Turner silk
No. 4 Draw 6
Wakai Umi (Ire)

Won back-to-back events at Dundalk in October and Wolverhampton in November. Did too much too soon in search of hat-trick at Wolverhampton last time and is worth a market check after another absence.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
03/01/23 Wolverhampton 6/7 Billy Loughnane Flat 5f 21y Slow 9st 10lbs
14/11/22 Wolverhampton 1/6 Luke Morris Flat 5f 21y Std/Slow 9st 0lbs
21/10/22 Dundalk 1/10 J. A. Powell Flat 5f Std 8st 12lbs
26/09/22 Down Royal 2/6 Shane Foley Flat 5f Gd/Sft 9st 6lbs
15/09/22 Naas 1/14 Shane Foley Flat 5f Gd/Sft 8st 9lbs
02/09/22 Down Royal 5/7 Shane Foley Flat 5f Gd/Frm 9st 2lbs
17/06/22 Down Royal 10/11 R. P. Cleary Flat 5f Gd/Sft 9st 2lbs
18/05/22 Cork 6/13 W. M. Lordan Flat 5f Soft 8st 9lbs