TDK Trade Roofs Ltd Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 3m 11.38s

Hawkerland¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 75

2/1

Back-to-back wins at Yarmouth and Chepstow last summer, but has struggled off higher marks since. Only seventh of eight at Ascot last time and needs to step forward.

Form: 1100-37

Sufi¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 71

7/2

Remains a maiden after 14 starts, but has shaped well in his last two races at this track and Newbury. On a feasible mark and is one to consider.

Form: 7-63823

Construct²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 76

2/1

Has been gradually getting his act together and got off the mark when winning a three-runner handicap at Pontefract. Runner-up has won since so the form looks solid. Up 6lb.

Form: 7-6621

Cheeky Rascal^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: R Hannon| OR: 73

4/1

Still looking for his first win after 11 starts, but has run well on his last two outings, including at this venue. Competes off the same mark and has fair prospects if first-time blinkers prove beneficial.

Form: 0-92533

Praeceps^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 57

14/1

Well beaten on first six starts before showing big improvement to be third of 12 in first-time blinkers at Wolverhampton. Runs off the same mark and the headgear is retained.

Form: 500-773

Non-Runners

Scrafton³⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: A W Carroll J: George Downing

Hernandes²²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: S Donohoe

Forecasts

Construct (2/1), Hawkerland (2/1), Sufi (7/2), Cheeky Rascal (4/1), Scrafton (5/1), Praeceps (14/1), Hernandes (14/1)

Blinkers sparked an improvement in Praeceps last time and it might be a similar scenario for Cheeky Rascal. Both are respected, along with Hernades and Sufi, but this looks good for CONSTRUCT, who may only have won a three-runner handicap last time, but has seen the form franked by the subsequent win of the second.