Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap

Off time: 19:36 | Winning time: 2m 7.89s

(2)

Emirates Knight¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 89

7/2

Has shown very definite improvement since turning three; beaten a head on the AW at Wolverhampton (1m+) in April, he made amends when seeing off Military Tactic by 2L in a 1m Thirsk novice (good to soft) 19 days ago; handicap debut.

Form: 432-21

(4)

Sameem¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tate| OR: 87| D

4/1

Unsuccessfully contested the Derby trial at Epsom (1m2f) in April following back-to-back wins (7½f-1m2f) prior; raced prominently and very narrowly beaten in a three-way tussle by Global Heat at Ripon (1m2f) latest; due a 4lb rise in the weights.

Form: 321-173

(5)

Fox Premier²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S De Sousa| T: A M Balding| OR: 85| D

9/4

Frankel colt (€700,000 yearling); showed reasonable juvenile form, yet progressed markedly when upped in trip (to 1m2f) on handicap debut at Chelmsford, beating The Trader by ½L; 6lb higher for turf return.

Form: 6526-1

(1)

Jersey Wonder²³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: J A Osborne| OR: 85

20/1

Zoffany colt who seeks an elongated hat-trick following late season juvenile wins at Salisbury (1m) and Wolverhampton (1m1½f); probable that the handicapper has erred on the side of caution with an opening mark of 85.

Form: 211-

(3)

Albert Finney⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 84| D

6/1

Has won twice on the AW (1m-1m2f) and competes off a mark which is 9lb higher than when beating Lord Lamington by just over 1L at Lingfield in March; caught close home by Korcho in a Class 4 Windsor handicap latest.

Form: 4-13312

(6)

Pour Me A Drink³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox| OR: 79

7/2

Nathaniel gelding; ran well on seasonal reappearance in a good quality 1m Newbury maiden; off the mark at the first time of asking in a 1m Class 5 handicap at Haydock (soft) next up, beating Ouzo by ½L; should stay this new trip.

Form: 53-41

Forecasts

Fox Premier (9/4), Pour Me A Drink (7/2), Emirates Knight (7/2), Sameem (4/1), Albert Finney (6/1), Jersey Wonder (20/1)

A compact looking handicap in which it would be foolish to dismiss any of the six declared runners, although the handicapper has possibly set Jersey Wonder plenty to do off an opening mark of 85. This 1m2f trip has brought about considerable improvement for Fox Premier and could equally do so for the slightly less exposed Nathaniel gelding Pour Me A Drink. However, for small stakes only the vote sways in the direction of the front-runner SAMEEM who clearly has his own fairly effective way of going about his business.