Slingsby Gin Handicap

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 2m 39.13s

(3)

Battle Of Wills¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: D Allan| T: J Tate| OR: 82

4/1

Progressive 3yo who is equally adept on turf (as the AW); game ½L winner at Nottingham (1m2f, good) earlier this month; has considerably more on his plate over this new trip from a 6lb higher mark.

Form: 7541-41

(4)

Cuban Sun³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: J G Given| OR: 74

25/1

A filly who has done all of her racing so far in 2019 over 1m2f at Nottingham; 7lb higher than when beating Queen Constantine by 2¼L in April; weakened quickly (finished last of six) after again forcing the pace latest.

Form: 305-216

(2)

Faylaq⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas| OR: 73

8/15

Cost 1.5 million gns as a yearling; his dam won both the Arc and King George over 1m4f; is showing gradual improvement with racing (although nothing startling just yet); finished 5¾L fourth of 9 in a Chester maiden (1m2f+) 43 days ago.

Form: 65-4

(1)

Mister Chiang¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73

13/2

1m Chelmsford maiden winner (December 2018); has came up short in three starts as a 3yo (1m2f-1m6f), but did have the grave misfortune of forcing the pace against the thriving Moon King at Nottingham a fortnight ago.

Form: 241-475

(5)

Agravain²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| D

12/1

Has found his forte as a stayer with successive Class 6 handicap wins at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm) and Beverley (1m4f, good to soft); 3lb higher in more competitive race, but certainly can't be dismissed off a nice racing weight of 8st 6lbs.

Form: 99-7911

Forecasts

Faylaq (8/15), Battle Of Wills (4/1), Mister Chiang (13/2), Agravain (12/1), Cuban Sun (25/1)

Just five declared runners, although this doesn't make the race any easier to solve with the progressive duo Battle Of Wills and Agravain doing battle from opposite ends of the handicap. The chances are that the race will be run at a true and even gallop with a number of those in the line-up adept at cutting out the early fractions, most notably the filly Cuban Sun who doesn't possess any other run style. Therefore, from an Arc and King George winning dam, we'll chance the upped in trip handicap debutante FAYLAQ who in all fairness has proved to be a costly flop to date.