Royal Sussex Regiment Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 26.97s

(5)

Themaxwecan^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 96| CD

7/4

Won this in 2019. Largely below par since landing valuable prize at Musselburgh (1¾m) on return but ran a bit better in cheekpieces (retained) last time and now 2 lb lower than Musselburgh.

Form: 300087

(3)

Bodyline^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 95

7/1

Useful form in handicaps last season, ending campaign with a win at Yarmouth. Good second on Musselburgh reappearance but needs to shrug off a poor run when stepped to 2m for the first time at York.

Form: 6201-20

(1)

Just Hubert¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Nicola Currie| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 93| CD

9/4

Useful staying handicapper who has been well suited by a switch to more positive tactics on his last 2 starts, winning at Ascot before following up over C&D. Likely to go well on hat-trick bid.

Form: 009R11

(4)

Ernesto^p⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 84

14/1

Scored over hurdles in June but well held back on the Flat at York in July. Hard to be confident after that but does have William Buick up.

Form: 00985-8

(2)

Indigo Times¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 83| D

10/3

Upwardly-mobile handicapper on AW, winning for sixth time at Kempton (2m) in June. Showed he's as good on turf when scoring over 1¾m at Newmarket 10 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 161681

Forecasts

Themaxwecan (7/4), Just Hubert (9/4), Indigo Times (10/3), Bodyline (7/1), Ernesto (14/1)

There were better signs from THEMAXWECAN with headgear added at York last time so he's worth siding with to build on that in a race where he's tasted success before. Just Hubert is another who knows where the winning post is over C&D and he's feared most ahead of recent Newmarket scorer Indigo Times.