Second Race 6.00

THE RACING WELFARE HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 6)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £7650

Owners Prize Money 1st £3159, 2nd £1580, 3rd £789, 4th £395, 5th £197 (Penalty Value £4004)

City Selections

LILIKOI was a stylish winner at Newcastle last time and a 5lb penalty might not be enough to anchor her if she can reproduce that level of performance on this surface. Bond Boy has won two of his last three starts and demands respect, especially with Frederick Larson taking a valuable 3lb off his back. Handicap debutant Bluebells Boy adds further spice to the race.

LILIKOI Bond Boy

Leading course trainer (17-22): M Appleby (75 wins from 627 runners, 12%) runs BOND BOY & EL ROYALE

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): M Appleby (7 wins from 46 runners, 15%) runs BOND BOY & EL ROYALE

Longest Traveller: LILIKOI trained by D & N Barron, Thirsk, 214 miles.

1 BOND BOY (GB) (10) 02-4151 D

(in 5lb ex) (3) Br B g Equiano (FR) - Poppy Bond

Mr Mick White

B North Cheshire Trading and Storage Ltd

2 LILIKOI (IRE) (8) 2306-51 D

B m Alhebayeb (IRE) - Passion Fruit

9-13 (in 5lb ex) (1)

O Mr James A Cringan and Partner David & Nicola Barron, Thirsk T

B Limestone and Tara Studs Kiwi T.B. S

VIEW 10/3, career best when readily winning 5-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 8 days ago. Saddles5lbpenaltybutshe’sontheupgraderecently

HHHII BHA64(+6)

3 FIGHTING TEMERAIRE (IRE) (22) 60006-0 CD 10 9-11 (8)

Br B g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Hot Ticket (IRE) Nicola Currie J

O Michael & Heather Yarrow Dean Ivory, Radlett T

B Hot Ticket Partnership Diomed Developments Limited S

TIMEFORMVIEWC&Dwinner 18/1andcheekpiecesonfor1sttime,lastof7inhandicapatLingfield(7f,AW)22daysago. Cangiveagoodaccountifshruggingofflatesteffort.

4 BLUEBELLS BOY (GB) (45) 351- C

Br B g Outstrip - Pompeia

O Mr R. A. Popely Darryll Holland, Newmarket T

B Hever Stud Farm Ltd

TIMEFORMVIEWThrice-racedwinner Won5-runnermaiden(15/2)atthiscourse(6f)45daysago,alwaysholdingon. Makeshandicapdebutandmuchrespected.

5 MUSTAFFIZ (GB) (12) 00000-0

Br B g Oasis Dream - Mulkeyya (IRE)

O Mrs Hayley Wallis

B Shadwell Estate Company Limited

TIMEFORMVIEWEleventhof12inhandicapatWolverhampton(6.1f,33/1)12daysago.Hasittoproveatpresent.

6 VOLTAIC (GB) (16) 42220-4 D

7 9-9 (6)

Br Ch g Power - Seramindar Rossa Ryan J

O SF Racing Club Tony Carroll, Cropthorne T

B Deepwood Farm Stud Mill House Racing Limited S

TIMEFORMVIEWFourteenrunssincelastwinin2022butheshapedencouraginglywhenfourthof12inhandicapatKempton (6f)16daysago,nearestfinish.Weightedtogowelloncemoreandthislongertripisanotherpositive. TFRHHHHH BHA65

7 BHUBEZI (GB) (26) 00045-5 D

5 9-6 (2)

Br Ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Lulani (IRE) Rhys Clutterbuck J

O The Foxford House Partnership Patrick Chamings, Basingstoke T

B Mrs J Blyth Currie

TIMEFORMVIEWElevenrunssincelastwinin2021 28/1,belowformfifthof9inhandicapatKempton(8f)26daysago.

Needsacoupleofthesetofalter TFRHHIII BHA62

8 EL ROYALE (GB) (63) 0453- 4 9-3 (5)

Br Gr g Hellvelyn - Sofia Royale Daniel Muscutt J

O Mr Wayne Brackstone, Mr Steve Whitear Michael Appleby, Oakham T

B Mr W. Brackstone & Mr S. J. Whitear

TIMEFORM VIEW Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, very good third of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 63 days ago. Canmakepresencefelteased1lb.

TFRHHHHI BHA59

DECLARED RUNNERS 8 2022: BOBBY ON THE BEAT (IRE) 4 9 11 David Probert 9-2 (Phil McEntee) 9 ran Visor worn by No. 1, 7. Tongue Strap worn by No. 4. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 3.

Running for the first time since Wind Surgery No. 4.

Stewards Note:

FIGHTING TEMERAIRE: Following its run on 11/1/2023 it was reported that the jockey was slow to remove the blindfold.

Probable S.P’s: 3-1 Lilikoi (IRE), 9-2 Bond Boy (GB), Voltaic (GB), 11-2 Bluebells Boy (GB), El Royale (GB), 18-1 Bhubezi (GB), 22-1 Fighting Temeraire (IRE), 28-1 Mustaffiz (GB)

PLAY SMARTER

VOLTAIC signalled he’s ready to end a losing run when a running-on fourth at Kempton last time and is taken to edge out El Royale, who still has few miles on the clock. Recent Newcastle scorer Lilikoi is another who enters calculations in an open handicap.

TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.VOLTAIC 2.EL ROYALE 3.LILIKOI (IRE)

Prize Money

The Horserace Betting Levy Board prize fund schemes provide for the estimated inclusion of £418,723 in rate card and incremental prize money at this racecourse from January to April 2023