Timeform Daily: Newbury 9th Oct - 16:25 1m2f Hcap

Race of the Day Preview / Timeform / 08 October 2008 / Leave a Comment

Fourteen go to post for this fillies and mares handicap over ten furlongs for three-year-olds and upwards.

The weights are headed by Folly Lodge. Fourth to Heaven Sent in a listed race at Kempton on her reappearance (first start since leaving Barry Hills), she has generally held her form well since, though shaped as if amiss at Doncaster last time. She has yet to prove her effectiveness on ground this soft.

Baylini has shown useful form on the all-weather this season, but leaves the impression she is better suited by such a surface. She was back to her best on turf when a half-length second to Higgy's Boy at Windsor last time from a lenient-looking handicap mark. That may have represented a missed opportunity, as she hung right when hitting the front.

Summers Lease won an eight-runner maiden at Nottingham in August by one-and-a-half lengths from Mohathab on her belated reappearance. She travelled strongly that day and given that she is very much unexposed, looks sure to improve further. She has shaped as though she will stay this trip.

John Gosden's Rhadegunda has been showing progressive form all season, winning her last two races; a maiden at Chester in August and an eleven-runner handicap at Sandown in September. She did well to win on the latter occasion, having been short of room two furlongs out. Rhadegunda has been raised 4 lb for that success, but can do better still.

Lee Miller was three lengths fifth to Rhadegunda at Sandown on her latest start, having failed to settle in a first-time visor. She re-opposes on 5 lb better terms and unlike Rhadegunda has form at this trip.

Sir Michael Stoute's Censored won a weak five-runner maiden in August by nine lengths and was allotted a mark of 80 by the official handicapper. She was disappointing when finishing last at the same venue last time and has yet to prove herself on ground as soft as this.

Of the remainder, Lady Brora put up a career-best effort on her handicap debut at Wolverhampton last time with the potential for more, whilst Belotto is effective on soft ground but will need to continue her recent progressive form.