Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 27.4s

(1)

Hajjam¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: D O'Meara| OR: 90| BF| D

5/2

Redcar winner in June, though only managed seventh of nine in a handicap there (1m, good) 15 days ago, must bounce back (engaged 3.15 Goodwood Saturday).

Form: 612377

(4)

Colonel Frank⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Fran Berry| T: M Quinn| OR: 82| D

2/1

Versatile in terms of trip (6f-1m), but his three wins have come on good ground or slower; creditable second of six in handicap over C&D (good) five days ago. Should give his running again.

Form: 245252

(5)

Robero⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Spencer| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 82| D

10/3

Cheekpieces on for first time (discarded now) when ninth of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to soft) recently. Gone 11 runs without a win now and others seem more likely in this small field.

Form: 7-78459

(3)

Los Camachos¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: B Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 85

3/1

January Lingfield AW scorer has acquitted himself well in all four turf starts this summer earning place money in each. Can go well here, though may not win.

Form: 6-12323

Non-Runners

(2)

Spanish City²⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: R Varian J: David Egan

Forecasts

Spanish City (6/4), Colonel Frank (2/1), Hajjam (5/2), Los Camachos (3/1), Robero (10/3)

SPANISH CITY, so agonisingly close in the Bunbury Cup last month, has since run a storming race in the International at Ascot and Roger Varian's charge looks to have been found an excellent chance to end his run of near misses here. He should take a bit of stopping today. Colonel Frank went well here earlier in the week but might want some rain and, with doubts over Hajjam turning up, Los Camachos may be the best of the rest.