Holcombe Handicap

Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 2m 34.4s

(4)

Purple Rock²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 75| BF

3/1

Decent efforts in three starts since joining this stable. Beaten ½L over 1m at Chelmsofrd on his penultimate outing and interesting stepping up in distance.

Form: 5-72424

(3)

Archimento⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson⁽³⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 74| C

7/4

Finished a neck second when making his debut for this stable over an extended 1m3f at Windsor (good) last week. Has won twice here already this season.

Form: 131752

(1)

Roy Rocket⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: John Berry| OR: 70| CD

5/2

Dual C&D winner in 2018 including on soft ground on his penultimate outing. Held at Epsom (1m4f, soft) last time out but likely to fare better on his return to this venue.

Form: 311314

(5)

Henry Croft²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64

4/1

Disappointing since placing in a 1m4f maiden at Kempton in February last year including when beaten 15L over C&D last time out. More needed.

Form: 379-885

Non-Runners

(2)

Alcanar¹⁸

Weight: 8-3| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: L Morris

Forecasts

Archimento (7/4), Roy Rocket (5/2), Purple Rock (3/1), Henry Croft (4/1), Alcanar (16/1)

ROY ROCKET can register a fourth victory of the season at this venue by taking this small field 1m4f event. The selection has finished in the first three in all seven starts here in 2018 and can get the better of fellow multiple course winner Archimento who ran well when runner-up at Windsor recently. Third place can go to Purple Rock who is stepping up in trip having raced over 1m since joining this yard.