Chris And Sarah Burrows Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 2m 36.95s

(5)

Cape Islay²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82| D

7/2

Has underachieved since winning at Chester (1m4f, good to firm) in June and arrives with plenty of questions to answer; speaking more positively, she returns to her last winning mark (82) and that's certainly considered helpful.

Form: 616766

(4)

Regal Mirage³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| CD

9/4

C&D winner last August; driven right out to fend off Firewater at Pontefract (1m2f, good) on his penultimate start; travelled smoothly off his revised mark (4lb higher) here latest until emptying quickly inside the final furlong.

Form: 538417

(3)

Five Helmets¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 77| C

6/5

Appreciates hearing his hooves rattle, and was recording a third win for the calendar year when beating First Response by ½L here (1m2f, good to firm) on his penultimate start; 3lb higher; far from guaranteed to stay this extra yardage.

Form: 611510

(2)

Zihaam^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| CD

8/1

4lb higher than when profiting from a excellent Ben Sanderson ride to beat Bigbadboy by ½L here (1m2f, good) in June; in fair shape since; bumped into a progressive rival latest when his stamina was stretched over 2m; realistic chance.

Form: 151574

Non-Runners

(1)

Arctic Ocean⁵⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Sir Michael Stoute J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Arctic Ocean (11/10), Five Helmets (6/5), Regal Mirage (9/4), Cape Islay (7/2), Zihaam (8/1)

A tricky handicap in which the vast majority have a chance of sorts, although some also have a few questions to answer, namely Cape Islay (form) and Five Helmets (trip). Historically, Zihaam has run consistently on the Westwood, and there's no denying that he faced a difficult task against a progressive rival (Platform Nineteen) over 2m here latest, while Regal Mirage is also effective here. However, off a short break the preferred option is the Sir Michael Stoute-trained ARCTIC OCEAN. Undeniably she requires a career best performance off her current mark, but probably wasn't suited by the run of the race when seeking the hat-trick at Doncaster in July.