Sir Wilford Brett Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 28.9s

(2)

Apres Dark^h⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 81

17/2

Temperamental sort who was on his best behaviour and ran up to his best when second of 6 in 7f handicap at Doncaster 47 days ago. Remains to be seen if he's able to back that up.

Form: 74-2482

(1)

Billy Mill¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| D

14/1

Resumed with wins at Wolverhampton (7.1f) and Windsor (6f) and back on track when second at Lingfield in June. Run best excused at Epsom last time and remains on a workable mark.

Form: 9-11326

(6)

Sunset Bay²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E Walker| OR: 80| D

6/4

Sturdy filly who was unlucky not to win when second at Salisbury in mid-June and duly went one better off the same mark at Newbury 9 days later. 6 lb rise fair and likely to continue in form.

Form: 46-2621

(3)

Shuv H'penny King²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: M Dwyer| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 79| CD

7/2

Improved to get off the mark at Wolverhampton in May. Progressed again to follow up at Sandown, but never looked like completing the hat-trick in a race not run to suit at Doncaster last time.

Form: 538115

(5)

Mighty Power⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 77

5/1

Opened account at Lingfield in April, just holding on from a couple played later. Ran creditably on the back of a gelding operation at Yarmouth 6 weeks later and is still relatively unexposed.

Form: 45-5213

(4)

Matamua^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 75| BF

15/2

Lope de Vega filly who ran her best race when third on handicap bow at Nottingham (8.3f) in June. Failed to repeat that effort back in a maiden at Lingfield but was possibly unsuited by conditions.

Form: 44233

Forecasts

Sunset Bay (6/4), Shuv H'penny King (7/2), Mighty Power (5/1), Matamua (15/2), Apres Dark (17/2), Billy Mill (14/1)

SUNSET BAY was comfortably on top of a rival with recent winning form at Newbury last month so 6 lb rise may not be enough to prevent the follow up, especially as she may have a bit more to offer now back on a sounder surface. Mighty Power is still relatively unexposed, while Billy Mill's current mark remains a workable one.