Patricia Underwood Memorial Handicap

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 1m 45.12s

(1)

State Of Bliss⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Ffrench| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 84| BF| D

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. 16/5, good third of 7 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good) 51 days ago. May still have more to offer.

Form: 912-3

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(5)

Urban War^v1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 80| D

9/1

Improved when close fourth at Redcar on return but last of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) in first-time headgear 30 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 1165-40

(3)

Top Of The Pops⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79| BF| CD

11/4

Thrice-raced winner. C&D winner on debut. Only fourth of 7 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm, 9/4) on return 58 days ago. Still early days.

Form: 15-4

(4)

Legendary Day²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: H Morrison| OR: 77| D

5/4

Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 6-runner minor event (8/13) at Nottingham (8.3f, soft) 25 days ago, readily. Better to come still and one to be interested in.

Form: 424-21

(2)

Cuban Cigar²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Hannon| OR: 72

6/1

Winner at Kempton in March. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft, 18/1) 28 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Stronger handling here should help.

Form: 241355

Forecasts

Legendary Day (5/4), Top Of The Pops (11/4), Cuban Cigar (6/1), State Of Bliss (13/2), Urban War (9/1)

LEGENDARY DAY won in the style of a potentially useful colt when landing the odds at Nottingham last month and is taken to follow up back in a handicap. Top of The Pops is next best ahead of stablemate State of Bliss.