sunracing.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 42.16s

(4)

Mr Top Hat¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Katherine Begley⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 91

9/4

Fibresand debutante (sire has a poor record here) who ran to a consistent level last year but failed to get his head in front. Beaten by a solid AW performer on Tapeta last time he could do with some help from the handicapper.

Form: 272242-

(6)

Three Weeks^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: D O'Meara| OR: 86| D

5/4

Finished a very commendable runner-up in both his starts here looking well suited by the surface and running into a useful sort (winner again since) last time over this trip. Remains of interest but may lack the gears to be successful at this trip.

Form: 546422-

(2)

Barrington^v⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 83

12/1

6f winner in June on his third start for this yard and has now fallen back below that winning mark switched to Fibresand for the first time. Yard knows what it takes to win here but unproven over the trip with a visor used for the first time.

Form: 0060V4-

(5)

Showboating^p⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: J Balding| OR: 72| CD

4/1

Four of his five Fibresand wins have come over this trip and he comes here on a hat-trick having won his last two starts over C&D. 1lb well-in under his penalty and has won and been competitive off higher marks in the past; not written off.

Form: 35721-1

(1)

Mama Africa¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 76| CD

16/1

Took a long while to get off the mark but did so in style when switched to this surface winning back-to-back races over 7f/1m. Has struggled to match that form off higher marks since; offered little on her last two AW starts and best watched.

Form: 1/42675-

Non-Runners

(3)

Weld Al Emarat⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: M & D Easterby J: Nathan Evans

Forecasts

Three Weeks (5/4), Mr Top Hat (9/4), Weld Al Emarat (9/4), Showboating (4/1), Barrington (12/1), Mama Africa (16/1)

There are one or two in this who look very at home on this unique surface with WELD AL EMARAT being the main contender. He’s unbeaten over C&D and overall is rather unlucky not to be unbeaten in four starts on the Fibresand (1121) his one defeat coming over 7f when drawn wide. Three Weeks has twice been second here with his most recent runner-up slot coming over this trip but he does look as though he needs further. Showboating faces a slightly more difficult task that of late in a bid to complete his hat-trick while Mr Top Hat would be of interest if he acts on this surface despite his long losing run.