Seadeer Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 9.41s

(1)

Pink Sands^t1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 81

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap (7/1) at York (5f, good) 28 days ago, missing break. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Too soon to write off.

Form: 21-339

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(2)

Benefit Street¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: K R Burke| OR: 81| D

5/1

Winner at Thirsk in July. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap at York (6f, good, 12/1) 10 days ago. Split a couple of subsequent winners on his previous outing, so remains one to bear in mind.

Form: 225120

(4)

Many A Star¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: J G Given| OR: 80| D

4/6

Winner at Doncaster in July. Good second of 16 in handicap (10/1) at York (6f, good) 10 days ago. Looks ahead of this mark, so boasts leading claims.

Form: 420-132

(3)

Juan Les Pins¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: E Walker| OR: 77| D

9/1

9/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Kempton (6f) 12 days ago. Could improve further but a steady pace would act against him.

Form: 732-481

(5)

Intimate Moment⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P J McBride| OR: 76| C

12/1

Course winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (5.2f, good to firm, 8/1) 50 days ago. Needs to do more if he's to defy current mark.

Form: 910-634

(6)

Wadi Al Salaam²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68

16/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Ayr (6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Shaped well on penultimate outing, so not totally dismissed.

Form: 17-8620

Forecasts

Many A Star (4/6), Benefit Street (5/1), Pink Sands (9/1), Juan Les Pins (9/1), Intimate Moment (12/1), Wadi Al Salaam (16/1)

MANY A STAR was just touched off having travelled powerfully when runner-up in a competitive event at York off this mark so, provided he's in the same mood 10 days on, he'll be hard to beat in this slightly lesser affair. Last-time-out winner Juan Les Pins could launch a challenge if the pace is strong enough and Benefit Street is still one to bear in mind despite a lesser effort recently.