15:50 Sandown

Saturday 16 June 2018

All14:0514:3515:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Randox Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 29.22s

(7)

Tadbir^h¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: B J Meehan| OR: 93

11/2

Won a Chelmsford maiden on seasonal bow and just his second start, went well again there next time and might be worth forgiving tame Epsom effort on soft ground this month.

Form: 5-125

(3)

Flavius Titus¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 92| D

15/8

Career-best in winning Doncaster handicap (7f, good to firm) on the first of the month in nice style. Up in class and rated 10lb higher, capable of improving again.

Form: 921-41

(4)

Mutakatif²⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills| OR: 87| D

4/1

Winner at Chester on final start year over 7f on good ground, should be capable of progressing now going handicapping, yard find winners hard to nail right now (1-44).

Form: 2231-

(2)

Myboyhenry⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 87| D

14/1

Three wins from eight starts, latest in Class 2 AW handicap at Newcastle over 6f in March. Rated 3lb higher now having perhaps failed to see out front-running tactics over 7f in sole outing since. May bounce back.

Form: 1728-13

(5)

Mr Top Hat¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 87

11/2

Better effort recently at Leicester over 6f, this trips looks more this things and interesting if building on that run.

Form: 12-4263

(1)

Zalshah^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Fran Berry| T: R Hannon| OR: 83| D

9/1

Yet to win in 12 tries on turf and was well beaten at Ascot (1m, good to firm) and Sandown (1m, good). Only dropped 1lb for that and is likely to find this tough going once more.

Form: 213-305

(6)

Rum Runner³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 83| CD

8/1

C&D maiden winner in the autumn, didn't run badly on reappearance at Haydock last month. Hannon yard not firing many winners of late (3-82).

Form: 0417-5

Forecasts

Flavius Titus (15/8), Mutakatif (4/1), Mr Top Hat (11/2), Tadbir (11/2), Rum Runner (8/1), Zalshah (9/1), Myboyhenry (14/1)

Flavius Titus produced an improved showing when landing a big-field Doncaster contest last time. He's going the right way but the handicapper hasn't missed him and he's up in class now too, so may be vulnerable. Mutakatif ended last year with a win at Chester and should progress this term, he needs paying attention in the betting but might just benefit from the run. RUM RUNNER on the other hand has the benefit of a run behind him and shaped well enough at Haydock. He won his maiden over C&D and should improve in this.