Comec Voice & Data Handicap

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 3m 13.44s

Ship Of The Fen²⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 82

2/1

Dual winner including over 1m2f at Doncaster (soft) in April last year. Gelded since finishing third over 1m4f in first time blinkers (absent here) in September last year. Worth a check in the market upped in trip on stable and seasonal debut.

Form: 6/15303-

Thaqaffa^h²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 80

11/2

Good second in a 1m4f handicap on the AW at Kempton in March. Decent sixth over the same trip at Doncaster (good) last time out and is one to note stepping up in distance.

Form: 2-38026

Moayadd^p1³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 78

12/1

Beaten 10L when finishing runner-up in a 1m4f handicap at Les Landes (good) just under a fortnight ago. Held over hurdles prior to that and interesting to see how he fares with cheekpeices tried for the first time.

Form: 121/390-

Airton^p,t1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 76

5/2

Placed in a novice hurdle at Stratford (good) in March. Well held in handicap company in that sphere twice subsequently however. Cheekpieces replace blinkers worn the last twice and tongue tie tried for the first time on Flat return.

Form: 145937-

Sunblazer^t¹²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 76| DWS

10/1

Good fourth in a 2m handicap at Kempton in December last year. Had wind surgery since finishing last of seven over the same C&D the following month.

Form: 00734-7

General Zoff²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J F Egan| T: W R Muir| OR: 68

4/1

Dual winner over 2m last year including in first time cheekpieces (absent here) on the AW at Lingfield in September. Worth a check in the market off a 4lb higher mark on seasonal debut.

Form: 314221-

Non-Runners

Dazzling Rock²⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R M Beckett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dazzling Rock (7/4), Ship Of The Fen (2/1), Airton (5/2), General Zoff (4/1), Thaqaffa (11/2), Sunblazer (10/1), Moayadd (12/1)

DAZZLING ROCK was a winner last time out and he can handle this drop in trip to follow-up that Chelmsford success with a victory in this staying handicap. Top weight Ship Of The Fen is stepping up in distance and he can take second on seasonal debut while third place can go to fellow seasonal debutant General Zoff who is receiving weight from all of his rivals.