Silk Series Handicap (Pro-Am Females Jockeys)

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 57.93s

(5)

Buy Me Back¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 81| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 4 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Brighton in July. 9/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Place claims once again.

Form: 155112

(6)

Charming Kid¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Ivory| OR: 77| D

13/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 6/1). Best watched after six months off.

Form: 02094-3

(1)

Thegreatestshowman^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 77| CD

6/4

C&D winner. 100/1, creditable seventh of 25 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, heavy) 10 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on. Expected to be bang there in a much easier race.

Form: 249357

(2)

Vandad^p,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: M J Attwater| OR: 72| D

9/4

Career best when winning 5-runner maiden at Brighton (5.3f, good, 10/11) 28 days ago, easily. Shouldn't be far away once again.

Form: 2-52231

(3)

Lorna Cole⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: C Wallis| OR: 61| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 40 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 607150

Non-Runners

(4)

Lethal Blast²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: J J Bridger J: Rhiain Ingram

Forecasts

Thegreatestshowman (6/4), Vandad (9/4), Buy Me Back (7/2), Lethal Blast (4/1), Charming Kid (13/2), Lorna Cole (25/1)

THEGREATESTSHOWMAN has been contesting much more competitive races than this of late and he should take all the beating dropping in class. A winner over C&D, he holds leading claims with Hollie Doyle on board. Vandad finally got his head in front last time and he's consistent so should play a part in the finish. Buy Me Back is another consistent type who can't be dismissed easily.