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STRATUSNINE TO GO ONE BETTER AT SALISBURY

June 2024

Stratusnine made an eyecatching debut when going down by just a neck to the more experienced Arabie at York and is taken to go one better in the Danny McNab Bookmakers British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes.

Hugo Palmer's charge was slowly away and had plenty to do halfway through that contest but picked up really well once getting the hang of things.

A half-brother to six winners, including multiple scorers Ayaar and Dual Identity, Stratusnine hails from a yard which is doing well in juvenile races this term.

Strike showed a willing attitude to prevail on his seasonal reappearance and a 3lb rise up the ratings is not excessive for the Shipseys Marquees Handicap.

Own Accord is of obvious interest in the Be The Best Dressed Lady Handicap at Wetherby after getting up in the closing stages to score over this course on her second public outing.

The ground is set to be a fair bit faster this time, but everything about that run suggested there is more improvement to come and that a step up from 1400m to 1600m should suit.

Laser Focus is fancied to complete a hat-trick for the in-form James Owen yard in the Kelling Group Specialist Hire Experts Apprentice Handicap following nice victories at Windsor and Lingfield on a sound surface.

Over the jumps at Southwell, Annie Wicks appears to be in a good place at present and gets the nod in the Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Chase.

The seven-year-old was always doing enough when scoring at Taunton in March and then split a couple of in-form market leaders when second in a slightly higher grade at Hereford.

Sanitiser has run well in defeat several times over the past couple of months and deserves some reward for his consistency in the Play Southwell Golf Course Novices' Handicap Hurdle.

Although yet to score over timber from eight attempts, he struck four times on the Flat for Paul and Oliver Cole and is a very likeable sort.

Hobb's Delight obliged here in February and should strip fitter for a fair fourth at Cartmel on her sole outing since when lining up for the Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle. - Press Association

TAB is betting on 3 UK meetings on Tuesday. Here are the tips.

SALISBURY: Race 1: 15.00 Style King, Race 2: 15.32 Stratusnine, Race 3: 16.02 Match Anthem, Race 4: 16.37 Melisende, Race 5: 17.07 Jodhpur Blue, Race 6: 17.37 Steel Tiger, Race 7: 18.07 XIOMARA(NAP), Race 8: 18.42 Strike.

SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 15.15 Annie Wicks, Race 2: 15.45 Way Out, Race 3: 16.15 Abaya Du Mathan, Race 4: 16.50 Sanitiser, Race 5: 17.20 Matchadam, Race 6: 17.55 Bethpage, Race 7: 18.30 Mrs Tabitha, Race 8: 19.05 Hobb's Delight.

WETHERBY: Race 1: 18.25 Yes I'm Mali, Race 2: 19.00 Hickton, Race 3: 19.30 Thunder Run, Race 4: 20.00 John L Sullivan, Race 5: 20.30 Angle Land, Race 6: 21.00 Own Accord, Race 7: 21.30 Berry Clever, Race 8: 21.00 Laser Focus.

ALL TO COME: Stratusnine and Xiomara (Salisbury, Races 2 and 7).

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