Fifth Race 8.25 5y THE CONSTANT SECURITY SERVICES

“CONFINED” HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 5) (for horses with no more than one win)

for three yrs old and upwards ™ Total prize fund £8000 Owners Prize Money. 1st £3303, 2nd £1652, 3rd £826, 4th £413, 5th £206. (PenaltyValue£4187.20)Weightsraised1lbandparagraphs27to31oftheWeightsandHandicappingCodecompliedwithwhereapplicable.

For conditions of this race, see page 31

LEADING COURSE TRAINER (17-22): R Beckett (10 wins from 38 runners, 26%) runs MILDYJAMA

TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): R Beckett (9 wins from 40 runners, 22%) runs MILDYJAMA

LONGEST TRAVELLER: SUPPOSEDTOBE trained by P Bowen, Haverfordwest, 248 miles.

Gr g Epaulette (AUS) - Thunder In Myheart (IRE)

O Mr H. Jones & Mrs E. Evans ago.

2

First run since leaving Noel C. Kelly when pulled up in handicap hurdle at strap on 1st time. Fair on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing.

LOCKDOWN (GB) (20) 1560-06 D

VIEW 40/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) good to firm) 21 days ago. This is tougher but he must enter calculations.

4 MILDYJAMA (IRE) (17) 440-651 D

Br B f Zoffany (IRE) - Moment Juste

O Mr P Stokes & Mr S Krase

B Camas Park, Lynch Bages & Summerhill

TIMEFORM VIEW Found improvement when opening account in 6-runner handicap at Ffos Las (10f, good) 17 days ago. Just 2lb higher now and holds strong follow-up claims. TFRHHHHH BHA70

5 DAMASCUS STEEL (IRE) (50) 0-22214 BF

Br Gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Shanjia (GER)

3 9-6 (5)

Alistair Rawlinson J

O Racing Unity and J Ball Ed Dunlop, Newmarket T

B J. Wall & E. Kennedy Castle Physiotherapy, Tattersalls S

TIMEFORM VIEWDidn’t need to improve much to get off the mark in a race at Windsor (11.5f) in May, but found it tougher under a penalty against completely unexposed ones at Yarmouth just 3 days later. Fancied to be in the shake-up.

6 VIOLETA (IRE) (30) 3-32430

TFRHHHHI BHA68

3 9-5 (3)

Br B f Kodiac - Welsh Anthem Graham Lee J

O Daniel Shapiro & David Clifford Ben Haslam, Middleham T

B Luke & Adam Morgan

TIMEFORM VIEW Seventh of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good, 9/1) 30 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

7 DANCING GYPSY (GB) (18) 523534

Br Ch g Intello (GER) - Paquerettza (FR)

TFRHHIII BHA67

3 9-5 (9)

Aiden Brookes (5) J

O Mr Aleem Kanji John O’Shea, Newnham-on-Severn T

B Mrs Ann Greenwood

TIMEFORM VIEW Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 18 days ago, running on. Each-way claims.

TFRHHHII BHA67

8 FOREVER PROUD (GB) (8) 00-3064 3 9-3 (7)

Br B f Sioux Nation (USA) - Marsh Pride

Stud

VIEW Fourth of 7 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good to soft, 11/1) 8 days ago. Others look

(2) Br B f Nathaniel (IRE) - Singing Sky Ben Curtis J O URSA Major Racing Ltd & Partner Mark Walford, Sheriff Hutton T

9 NIGHT LIFE (GB) (13) 5256-40

TIMEFORM VIEW Seventh of 9 in maiden at Carlisle (11.2f, good to soft, 18/1) 13 days ago.

DECLARED RUNNERS 9

2022: NO CORRESPONDING RACE LAST YEAR

Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 1. Blinkers worn by No. 5. Sheepskin Cheek Pieces worn by No. 3.

Record Time: 2mins 8.2secs; Median Time: 2mins 13.70secs

Stewards Note:

SUPPOSEDTOBE: Following its run on 9/7/2023 it was reported that the trainer could not explain the poor run

VIOLETA: Following its run on 21/6/2023 it was reported that the horse suffered interference in running.

DANCING GYPSY: Following its run on 3/7/2023 it was reported that the horse suffered interference in running.

Probable S.P.’s: 3-1 Damascus Steel (IRE), 10-3 Mildyjama (IRE), 9-2 Intergalacticat (GB), 9-1 Forever Proud (GB), 11-1 Dancing Gypsy (GB), 16-1 Total Lockdown (GB), 18-1 Violeta (IRE), 20-1 Supposedtobe (IRE), 28-1 Night Life (GB)

PLAY SMARTER

Preference is for MILDYJAMA, who upped her game when scoring at Ffos Las earlier this month and remains fairly treated. Damascus Steel and Intergalacticat look the likeliest dangers.

Louise Korobka, the Director ofAdministrative Services at Constant Security will present a memento and a bottle of Go Racing In Yorkshire Champagne to the winning owner in the Winner’s Enclosure after this race. A cash prize of £50 will be presented to the stable employee in charge of the best turned out horse in this race.

The winning horse will also receive a sack of carrots kindly donated by Poskitts Vegetable Farmers and Growers