14:30 Epsom Downs

Monday 27 August 2018

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Fly China Southern Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.9s

(9)

Han Solo Berger^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Queally| T: C F Wall| OR: 77| D

7/2

Soft ground winner for Keith Dalgleish, and shaped well for new yard when second over this trip at Kempton last month. Better effort since when sixth at Newmarket last time, and this is easier. Cheekpieces retained.

Form: 1-89296

(2)

Hula Girl⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Winston| T: C Hills| OR: 74| BF

7/2

Flattered by her run in listed company at Newmarket in November, and better judged by placed efforts in maiden company at Ripon on last two starts. Has something to find on those runs.

Form: 457-623

(7)

Swissal^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson⁽³⁾| T: David Dennis| OR: 73| D

8/1

Best efforts on good or faster, and won at Brighton (6f, good) in June. Similar form in defeat since, but recent rain a worry, and passed over despite fitting of cheekpieces.

Form: 461434

(6)

The Lamplighter^b1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 72

10/1

Tends to finish weakly, as he did at Ffos Las on most recent start, but had run well in small fields prior to that run, and possibilities if responding positively to first-time blinkers.

Form: 8-60346

(8)

Charming Guest⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M R Channon| OR: 71| D

6/1

Won minor events over shorter trips at Bath in April and June, but she has run poorly on her last couple of starts, and this trip on soft ground might stretch her stamina even if back on song.

Form: 015683

(1)

Your Choice⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 69

12/1

Handled easy ground when runner-up at Leicester on final 2-y-o outing, but she hasn't gone on from mild promise of return, and needs to find her best form to have any chance now.

Form: 942-309

(3)

Haverland²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Aled Beech⁽⁷⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 65

7/2

Still a maiden, but numerous creditable efforts to his name, and should strip fitter for his first run for 12 weeks when a plugging-on fifth at Nottingham recently.

Form: 842535

(5)

Quick Recovery²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J R Boyle| OR: 62| D

7/1

Three wins so far, all at 6f, including at Lingfield last time out when staying on dourly to score off rating of 55. Now 5lb higher on softer ground, but knows how to win, which entitles her to plenty of respect.

Form: 467421

Non-Runners

(4)

Our Man In Havana¹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: R J Price J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Han Solo Berger (7/2), Hula Girl (7/2), Haverland (7/2), Charming Guest (6/1), Quick Recovery (7/1), Swissal (8/1), The Lamplighter (10/1), Your Choice (12/1), Our Man In Havana (12/1)

An open race in which the maiden HAVERLAND is a tentative choice on his second run back from a break. He has several runs to his name which suggest he's fairly treated, and he's bred to handle the forecast going. Quick Recovery is respected on the back of a gritty win at Lingfield, and soft-ground winner Han Solo Berger ought to be more competitive down in class.