Sytner BMW Sunningdale & Maidenhead Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 2m 7.46s

(4)

Bangkok^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 113| D

9/4

Smart horse. 3 wins from 6 runs this year. 14/1, didn't need to improve to win 5-runner York Stakes at York (10.2f, good) 35 days ago by head from Juan Elcano, battling well. In the mix once again.

Form: 181441

(2)

Harrovian^p,t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 102| D

10/1

Smart gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 28 days ago, having run of race. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 2102-72

(3)

Solid Stone^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 111| C| D

9/4

Smart gelding. Creditable length fourth of 10 to Megallan in Sovereign Stakes (7/2) at Salisbury (8f, good) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes plenty of appeal back up in trip.

Form: 3-51334

(1)

Fancy Man²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 109

13/8

Smart colt. Very good ¾-length second of 6 to Foxes Tales in Rose of Lancaster Stakes (15/2) at Haydock (10.4f, soft) 21 days ago. Has to be respected.

Form: 21-5332

Forecasts

Fancy Man (13/8), Solid Stone (9/4), Bangkok (9/4), Harrovian (10/1)

An open renewal despite the small field. SOLID STONE is a course winner who has barely put a foot wrong this year. He should be able to find a bit more improvement with first-time cheekpieces applied so looks the answer to a tricky puzzle. Bangkok has a good strike-rate in small fields at this level and he can't be ruled out either.