Custom Kitchens Handicap

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 3m 9.04s

(4)

Excellent Puck¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Spencer| T: S Lycett| OR: 68

6/1

Well handicapped on his old form and now rated 7lb lower than for his most recent victory. Pulled up over hurdles at Worcester last time and more needed returning to the Flat here.

Form: 6-66553

(6)

Orin Swift⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Martin Lane| T: J G Portman| OR: 73

9/2

Best effort in maiden company came when third of eight over an extended 1m3f at Lingfield (good-to-firm) last time out. Making his handicap debut stepping up in trip today.

Form: 043

(1)

Veiled Secret²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Powell| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 69| BF

8/15

Beaten a neck when finishing runner-up over 1m6f at Sandown (good) on his penultimate outing. Disappointed in first time cheekpieces (absent here) when finishing sixth of eight over the same C&D subsequently and seeking his first success today.

Form: 657-526

(3)

Tayaar¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ryan| OR: 56

10/1

Fair effort when finishing fifth of eight over 2m at Chelmsford last time out. Races off a 3lb lower mark here and others make more appeal in this.

Form: 648-05

Non-Runners

(5)

Chocolate Box²⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: L M Cumani J: J P Spencer

(2)

Imphal²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: M P Tregoning J: Tyler Saunders

Forecasts

Veiled Secret (8/15), Imphal (5/6), Chocolate Box (4/1), Orin Swift (9/2), Excellent Puck (6/1), Tayaar (10/1)

The Marcus Tregoning-trained IMPHAL made all when winning at Bath last time out and is likely to get an uncontested lead upped to this trip for the first time today. The selection has been keen in the past which would be a slight concern over this trip but he can get the better of his rivals here with Chocolate Box looking the most likely to chase him home having run well over an extended 1m5f last time. Of the remainder Orin Swift is another stepping up in trip and he can take third on his handicap debut.