Betway Casino Selling Stakes

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 1m 59.53s

(5)

Barnaby Brook^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁷⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 73| CD

7/4

Solid around Wolverhampton since the turn of the year (4,2,1,2); and beaten just 1½L by Maratha in a C&D handicap earlier in the month. A winner of a claimer over the extended mile prior to that, he must go close in this grade.

Form: 27-4212

(1)

What Usain^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Kevin Lundie⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| CD

14/1

Not won since April 2017 (1m4f at Kempton), and this six-year-old was tailed off over a similar trip here on his latest start. Dropped in trip and into selling company, but with something to find at the weights as well as form wise.

Form: 639640

(4)

Tha'ir¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Appleby| OR: 79| CD

4/7

Top-rated (79), this stablemate of What Usain was a C&D winner for this rider in January, beating Wonderfillo by 1L. Consistent on the whole since until a lesser effort latest (finished behind Barnaby Brook), but much better treated on these terms.

Form: 6-91236

(2)

St James's Park¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Watson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Smith| OR: 48

66/1

An 11-race maiden with an official rating of just 48. Pulled up after weakening quickly in a 1m Class 7 Kempton handicap latest and disconcerting to see him slip quickly into a seller thereafter.

Form: 0-5036P

(3)

Cabal^v³⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 8-7| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 60| CD

33/1

Old-timer who is eased in grade seeking a winning opportunity. Out of form when last seen at Newcastle in February, she's stood little racing since last summer, so couldn't be entertained.

Form: 35380-0

Forecasts

Tha'ir (4/7), Barnaby Brook (7/4), What Usain (14/1), Cabal (33/1), St James's Park (66/1)

THA'IR drops into a seller and is best treated by the weights based on handicap ratings (79). Despite finishing a well held four places behind Barnaby Brook over C&D recently, he should gain his revenge on 13lb better terms (effectively reduced to 6lb by Elisha Whittington's 7lb claim). Oisin Murphy steered Tha'ir to victory over C&D in January, and he should be plenty streetwise enough to expose the relative inexperience of the rider aboard his sole realistic danger at the weights.