Dr. Tom Connors Handicap

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 44.7s

(6)

Kharbetation^e/s1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| D

11/1

Much his best effort this year when winning good-ground handicap at Ripon (1m) last month, and may have found quicker going against him since. Eyeshields replace cheekpieces now, and not dismissed.

Form: 50-4714

(5)

Destroyer³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J F Egan| T: T P Tate| OR: 78| D

3/1

Stepped up on reappearance effort when 1¾L third of 15 to Give It Some Teddy at York (1m1f) last time. Won over this trip last year from a higher mark, so enters calculations.

Form: 1498-33

(1)

Moxy Mares⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 79| D

2/1

Motivator gelding who won a soft-ground 1m handicap at Haydock in April in taking style. Not disgraced last time, but unraced on ground faster than good, and would make more appeal if rain arrived.

Form: 383-14

(2)

Recollect⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Spencer| T: L M Cumani| OR: 73

9/4

Homebred colt by Invincible Spirit from excellent family which includes Irish 2000 Guineas winner Dubawi. Form to date is patchy, although may not have handled Brighton (6f) on handicap debut, and likely to do better now tackling 1m.

Form: 52-465

(4)

Sioux Frontier²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70| D

7/1

Showed improved form on second start in handicaps when scoring at Hamilton (1m, soft) last time, and ought to do better again, for all quicker ground is a slight concern.

Form: 5728-51

Non-Runners

(3)

Secret Return³¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: Karen George J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Moxy Mares (2/1), Recollect (9/4), Destroyer (3/1), Secret Return (7/2), Sioux Frontier (7/1), Kharbetation (11/1)

A few of these would prefer some easing of the ground, but that's not the case for DESTROYER, who is below his last winning mark and ran really well at York last time. Recollect may have found both track and trip against him on handicap bow at Brighton, and remains open to progress in this sphere, while Sioux Frontier improved to win at Hamilton last time, and ought to be suited to this track on that evidence.