16:25 Goodwood

Saturday 25 August 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Ladbrokes Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 56.10s

(8)

Easy Tiger⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: M S Saunders| OR: 86| C

11/4

Front-runner who has shown a consistent level of form in being placed in all four starts this year. Moving up the weights as a consequence but likely to make a bold bid.

Form: 152323

(5)

Stylehunter^b⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 92

8/11

Has improved with every run so far and followed breakthrough Lingfield win with a very good sixth in the Britannia. On an upward curve and looks the one to beat.

Form: 03-2216

(7)

Elusive Heights²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: S W Kelly| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 82

7/1

Struggled in first five starts for this new stable before bouncing back when third in Thirsk Summer Cup having dropped 18lb. Irish form suggests this extra trip will help and looks a major danger.

Form: 700063

(1)

Lawn Ranger¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Kieren Fox| T: M J Attwater| OR: 83

14/1

Didn't progress from early promise but ran an encouraging race on his return when not getting a clear run at Windsor. Possibly this extra distance will help and not without hope.

Form: 223764

(3)

Kreb's Cycle^h1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: Ian Williams| OR: 75

11/1

Has dropped to last winning mark but not in good enough form of late to win a race as strong as this. First-time hood replaces blinkers.

Form: 235753

Non-Runners

(4)

Grand Inquisitor¹⁰⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: J Fanning

(2)

Another Eclipse²¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: D M Simcock J: Rossa Ryan

(6)

Monaadhil²⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: M P Tregoning J: Dane O'Neill

Forecasts

Stylehunter (8/11), Easy Tiger (11/4), Another Eclipse (3/1), Monaadhil (5/1), Elusive Heights (7/1), Kreb's Cycle (11/1), Grand Inquisitor (12/1), Lawn Ranger (14/1)

Another Eclipse is a model of consistency much like Easy Tiger and while both should run good races yet again they are vulnerable at the weights to an improving type. That could well be STYLEHUNTER who has a really progressive profile and didn't get the smoothest of passages when running a big race at Royal Ascot. Monaadhil is another consistent performer while Elusive Heights is on a really attractive handicap mark and rates the main danger after bouncing back to form. Lawn Ranger shouldn't be discounted after a luckless run at Windsor and is still open to progress.