Sixth Race 7.40

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CLASSIFIED STAKES (CLASS 6)

for four yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £10500 Owners Prize Money 1st £4335, 2nd £2168, 3rd £1084, 4th £542, 5th £271 (Penalty Value £5495.70)

City Selections

Now that the penny has dropped for SAUSALITO, who recorded a convincing win over C&D last time, there should be plenty more to come from the four-year-old as he looks to follow up for his in-form trainer There was just over a length separating Red Evelyn (first) and Crazy Spin (second) when they met here last week and both are likely to be thereabouts again.

Leading course trainer (17-22): M Appleby (76 wins from 629 runners, 12%) runs CHANNEL PACKET

Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): M Appleby (9 wins from 48 runners, 19%) runs CHANNEL PACKET

Longest Traveller: CRAZY SPIN trained by I Furtado, Newark, 145 miles.

In change of headgear, ran better than for a while when 2 lengths third of 12 to Red Evelyn in minor eventatthiscourse(1m,14/1)9daysago,nearestfinish.Taskisnowtobackuphislatestrun.

3 CAPE CORNWALL ROSE (IRE) (117) 300640-

Br B f Awtaad (IRE) - Alice Rose (IRE)

O Dr H. Tayton-Martin

TIMEFORM VIEW 12/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 11 in handicap at

PACKET (GB) (15) 616-324 C D

Br B h Champs Elysees - Etarre (IRE)

Oakham T

B Howdale Bloodstock Ltd Trade Access Panels Ltd S

TIMEFORMVIEWCoursewinner 10/3,onlyfourthof6inhandicapatthiscourse(1m)15daysago.Hadbeenrunning wellpreviously,socanbouncebackreturnedtothisgrade.

5 CRAZY SPIN (GB) (9) 14-0502 C 7 9-2 (3)

Br B m Epaulette (AUS) - George’s Gift

O Mr Nigel Sennett

B Mrs A. Shone

TIMEFORM VIEW Course winner 13/2, 1 1/4 lengths second of 12 to Red Evelyn in minor event at this course (1m) 9daysago,goingwithlittlefluencybutkeepingon.Backupintrip.

6 FAITHLESS INSOMNIA (GB) (33) 000-200

Br B g Oasis Dream - Rive Gauche

O Mr D Reynolds & Mr C D Watkins

B Christopher Humber

4 9-2 (6)

Stott J

McEntee, Newmarket T

TIMEFORM VIEW Runner-up at Lingfield in January but below form both starts since, seventh of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton(9.5f,11/2)33daysago. TFRHHIII BHA

7 GUITAR (GB) (8) 631-650

Br B g Mayson - Clapperboard

O Two By Two Racing

B Theakston Stud

4 9-2 (10)

TIMEFORMVIEWLatestwinatWolverhamptoninDecember Notinthesameformsofarthisyear,though,eighthof11 inhandicapatSouthwell(8.1f)8daysago.Backupintrip.

8 LAKE SAND (IRE) (24) 6404-46 C

Br B g Footstepsinthesand - Lake Louise (IRE)

O Laurence Bellman

B Danny O’Sullivan

TIMEFORM VIEW Course winner With visor reapplied, pulled hard when sixth of 9 in minor event at Kempton (1m) 24daysago.Couldfarebetterreturnedtothislongertripwithcheekpiecesbackon.

9 SAUSALITO (GB) (9) 0000-01 CD

Br B g Frankel - One Last Dance (AUS)

O The Southstand Syndicate

B Fairway Thoroughbreds

TIMEFORMVIEW 7/1 and visored for 1st time, off the mark in 9-runner minor event at this C&D 9 days ago, suited by strongly-runrace.Couldgetadecentpacetoaimatagain,sohe’samajorplayer

SIX STRINGS (GB) (14) 0-05153

Br B g Requinto (IRE) - Island Music (IRE)

O Million Dreams Racing

B Andrew W. Robson

TIMEFORMVIEWLatestwinatWolverhamptoninJanuary.17/2,soonbacktoformwhenthirdof7inhandicapatthe samecourse(9.5f)14daysago,nevernearer Canmakepresencefelt.

DECLARED RUNNERS 10

Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 3. Hood worn by No. 10 Blinkers worn by No. 1, 7. Visor worn by No. 9. Blinkers, Tongue Strap worn by No. 2. Visor, Tongue Strap worn by No. 5. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 4, 8.

Stewards Note:

GUITAR: Following its run on 17/2/2023 it was reported that the horse was upset pre race and slow away

LAKE SAND: Following its run on 1/2/2023 it was reported that the horse ran too freely

Probable S.P’s: 3-1 Red Evelyn (GB), 4-1 Sausalito (GB), 7-1 Channel Packet (GB), 8-1 Six Strings (GB), 9-1 Crazy Spin (GB), 12-1 Lake Sand (IRE), 14-1 Book of Verse (USA), 16-1 Faithless Insomnia (GB), 22-1 Guitar (GB), 40-1 Cape Cornwall Rose (IRE)

PLAY SMARTER

In a first-time visor, SAUSALITO opened his account at this C&D last week and he can follow up with there likely to be a decent pace for him to aim at again. Six Strings quickly returned to form last time and heads the list of possible dangers, ahead of Channel Packet.

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