tote Celebrating The Team At The National Horseracing College Handicap

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 2m 11.17s

(1)

Regal Mirage^p⁶^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| CD

7/4

C&D winner who proved at least as good as ever in first-time cheekpieces when winning 6-runner handicap (3/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good) 6 days ago. Has to be taken seriously under 4 lb penalty.

Form: 4184-61

(5)

Majalaat¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Collins| OR: 69

9/2

Fair maiden who showed improved form when second of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) on yard debut 13 days ago, suited by step up in trip. May go one better.

Form: 95944-2

(4)

Zeimaam²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: E Bethell| OR: 68

7/2

Fairly useful maiden who again ran respectably when third of 5 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 21 days ago. Can remain competitive back up in trip.

Form: 7224-83

(3)

Le Bayou^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S De Sousa| T: J L Eyre| OR: 56| BF

9/4

Confirmed his return to form when third at Doncaster (10.2f) in March. Run best excused at Redcar last time and remains one to be interested in from his current mark.

Form: 000-634

(2)

Framley Garth²⁰²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-5| J: Rhona Pindar⁽⁷⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 54| D

50/1

Unreliable sort. Twenty one runs since last win in 2018 and was below form at Ayr when last seen in October. Others preferred.

Form: 765548-

Forecasts

Regal Mirage (7/4), Le Bayou (9/4), Zeimaam (7/2), Majalaat (9/2), Framley Garth (50/1)

LE BAYOU was given too much to do at Redcar last time, so he's worth another chance to build on a good run at Doncaster the time before. Majalaat is feared most following a much-improved effort over this trip at Newcastle.