Fly London Southend Airport To Dubrovnik Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 2m 49.58s

(4)

Elegiac¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 92| D

8/11

Better for experience of Royal Ascot when winning 4-runner handicap at Hamilton (1½m) early this month, and improved further when third of 7 to Cross Counter at Ascot last time. Should continue to run with credit.

Form: 31-2013

(2)

Blue Laureate⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: Ian Williams| OR: 85

9/4

No impact for Doug Watson at Meydan earlier in the year, and ostensibly fared little better for new yard at Sandown last time, but wasn't given a hard time there, and should be better for that outing.

Form: 14-5007

(1)

Amourice⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 85| D

4/1

Won on handicap bow at Doncaster (1½m) in May despite an awkward head carriage, and anchored by a rise in the weights for that success since, albeit not discredited. Others preferred again.

Form: 2-32153

Non-Runners

(3)

Sleeping Lion²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J R Fanshawe J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Elegiac (8/11), Sleeping Lion (1/1), Blue Laureate (9/4), Amourice (4/1)

SLEEPING LION is improving all the time, and had more in hand than the bare margin when making a winning start in handicaps at Newbury last time. He can bring up his hat-trick at the chief expense of top-weight Elegiac, who is also going the right way. Blue Laureate has unimpressive form figures, but caught the eye last time, and can't be dismissed.