National Racehorse Week 12th-19th September Handicap

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 57.91s

(4)

Abate¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 76| D

11/10

Dual winner last summer and threatening to come good this season before a below-par run at York 10 days ago. Respected back down in trip/grade.

Form: 263320

(5)

Outrage^b¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 74| D

9/1

Latest win at Lingfield in February. Off 10 weeks, 12/1, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Bath (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Goes well for Kingscote and worth a look.

Form: 513362

(2)

Latin Five^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 74

10/3

One win from 21 Flat runs. 8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good) 17 days ago. Bubbling under and could strike again soon.

Form: 077553

(1)

Canford Bay^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 70| D

6/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Chester (5.5f, soft) 11 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 735664

(3)

Bezzas Lad^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| BF| C

6/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 2/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Back up in grade but wouldn't dismiss.

Form: 244852

Forecasts

Abate (11/10), Latin Five (10/3), Bezzas Lad (6/1), Canford Bay (6/1), Outrage (9/1)

ABATE had been shaping up well before a below-par run at York and is taken to strike back down in trip/class. Latin Five is put forward as the main danger after a good run in first-time cheekpieces at Beverley, though it's hard to draw a line through any of the others.