Play 'Four From The Top' At valuerater.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 3m 43.86s

(3)

Charlie D^p,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 75

9/4

3-13 career record though all success to this point has come over 1m4f. Chester third in June over 2m bodes well and must go on the shortlist.

Form: 36-1742

(6)

Horatio Star^p⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: B J Meehan| OR: 68| C

6/4

Scored over 1m6f here recently, seemingly taking well to the extra stamina test. Raised 5lb for that success but appeals a player with further yardage added now.

Form: 2-84661

(5)

Beer With The Boys¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M R Channon| OR: 68

4/1

Pontefract winner over 1m4f in October, hasn't threatened either run this season over 1m6f however at Sandown and Haydock and definite questions to answer on the stamina front.

Form: 5731-66

(1)

Gemini⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: R P Downey| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 67| C

13/2

Scored at this track in September over 1m3½f on quick ground. Yet to sparkle in two starts this term but this sort of stamina-test could be up his street. Watch betting.

Form: 9114-56

(4)

Knight Commander^b,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: S Flook| OR: 55| D

10/1

Hard to be confident that the 26th time of asking will be the lucky one, races from out of the handicap and others are preferred.

Form: 342647

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(2)

Le Torrent²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: Miss E C Lavelle J: David Probert

Forecasts

Horatio Star (6/4), Charlie D (9/4), Beer With The Boys (4/1), Le Torrent (4/1), Gemini (13/2), Knight Commander (10/1)

Charlie D shaped well over 2m at Chester earlier in the summer and has claims here while Gemini is a previous course winner that could take to this sort of stamina test. Horatio Star can go well again despite a 5lb penalty for his last-time-out course success but LE TORRENT was an eye-catching second on the AW on debut for Emma Lavelle and, rated 1lb higher, is another with winning Bath form that looks primed to go well.