14:30 Goodwood

Sunday 25 August 2019

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Chichester City Selling Stakes

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 2m 27.95s

(9)

Blue Laurel^t1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Finley Marsh⁽³⁾| T: R Hughes

33/1

Showcasing gelding only beat one home in lone race to date over 1m at Chelmsford beaten 31L. Can only be watched here upped 3f in trip.

Form: 0

(10)

Drumshanbo Destiny^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: G & J Moore| OR: 47

16/1

47-rated five-race maiden steps into a seller for the first time but would receive plenty of weight from some of these if in a handicap so up against it today.

Form: 789-70

(4)

Hilbre Lake¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gavin Ashton⁽⁷⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 37

100/1

Next to nothing shown so far in six starts and another dismal effort at Wolverhampton latest (last of 12) evidence enough to rule him out here.

Form: 9-87080

(2)

Limelighter¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss S West| OR: 62

16/1

May fourth here over 1m2f off a mark of 69 would give him every chance but not beaten a rival since on Flat at Epsom and over hurdles at Newton Abbot.

Form: 208-47

(8)

Lord Howard¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: M R Channon

12/1

Havana Gold gelding tailed off and beaten over 30L on debut over 1m½f last November and never landed a blow when beaten 16L at Salisbury earlier this month. Remains best watched.

Form: 0-6

(7)

Queen's Soldier⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 61| BF

5/4

61-rated 10-race maiden placed in his last six races including twice at this course. As usual expected to be in the thick of things and this may be his best chance yet.

Form: 333232

(6)

Canford Dancer^p³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 65

14/1

65-rating is joint top but she looks flattered by that having only made the frame once. Dismal hurdles effort latest and for all she's weighted to have a chance others are more appealing.

Form: 6-35550

(3)

Elegant Love¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Harry Bentley| T: P D Evans| OR: 65

9/4

Variety of tactics employed of late as she has finished fourth in three straight 1m2f handicaps. Joint top-rated here so every chance she can better that if handling this extra 1f now faced.

Form: 746444

(5)

Hen¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: J A Osborne| OR: 58

12/1

58-rated filly twice third over 1m4f on AW at Wolverhampton but below that effort at Windsor in June and over hurdles more recently. Not totally ruled out here.

Form: 759339

(1)

Watch And Learn¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: F Norton| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 54

14/1

Last two starts for Andrew Balding hinted that she might win a race soon but below that level on stable debut when never a factor at Catterick and best watched here after that.

Form: 668249

Forecasts

Queen's Soldier (5/4), Elegant Love (9/4), Lord Howard (12/1), Hen (12/1), Watch And Learn (14/1), Canford Dancer (14/1), Limelighter (16/1), Drumshanbo Destiny (16/1), Blue Laurel (33/1), Hilbre Lake (100/1)

After a series of decent efforts in handicaps QUEEN'S SOLDIER would be a deserving winner and he boasts the most consistent form on offer here. Joint top-rated duo Elegant Love and Canford Dancer are likely to make bold bids also.