Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 1m 14.71s

(2)

Fools Rush In^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Hayley Turner| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 86| BF| D

11/4

Picked up where he left off in the autumn when making all 7f handicap at Haydock in June. Failed to repeat that effort under similar tactics from 7 lb higher back there last week, though.

Form: 3541-15

(5)

Fighter Pilot²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80| D

17/2

Ready winner on his final 2-y-o start and progressed again to follow up on handicap debut at Nottingham (5f) in April, but has run poorly both subsequent starts.

Form: 321-180

(4)

Sir Benedict^h1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: Ian Williams| OR: 78| D

3/1

Dual winner as a juvenile and mostly performed with credit this term, good third here (7f) on penultimate start and had excuses when well held back here 24 hrs later. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 943539

(1)

Eloquent Arthur⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Hannon| OR: 76| BF| D

9/4

Left previous form well behind when making an emphatic winning reappearance at Windsor in May. Underperformed quite considerably back at 7f at Doncaster though, so needs to bounce back.

Form: 3328-17

(3)

Cuban Breeze^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 74| BF| C| D

5/1

Course winner who bettered recent efforts when runner-up in 5f Wolverhampton handicap in June. Ran about as well as could be expected from out of the handicap here last time.

Form: 743526

Forecasts

Eloquent Arthur (9/4), Fools Rush In (11/4), Sir Benedict (3/1), Cuban Breeze (5/1), Fighter Pilot (17/2)

A tentative vote goes to SIR BENEDICT, who is not badly weighted on the pick of his form and had a clear excuse over 7f here last time. Cuban Breeze is second choice.