16:55 Goodwood

Saturday 30 April 2022

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Knights Hill Handicap

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 8.52s

(8)

State Legend⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 85| D

5/2

10/3, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 43-1151

(6)

Le Forban³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker| OR: 76

5/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 9/2) 31 days ago, joining leader line. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 525-1

(1)

Swilcan Bridge¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 73

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Southwell in March. Good third of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Epsom (8.5f, good) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 95-153

(2)

Silverdale¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: J G Portman| OR: 72

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form third of 10 in minor event at Bath (8f, good to soft, 16/5) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 433-3

(5)

Game Nation²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 72

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 10 in minor event at Salisbury (7f, good to soft, 12/1). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Has been gelded. More needed.

Form: 066-

(10)

Borntobealeader¹⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 72

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2, sixth of 8 in nursery at Chelmsford City (8f). Off 175 days. Up in trip.

Form: 8276-

(3)

Al Azhar¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 66

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, very good second of 12 in nursery at Kempton (8f). Off 134 days. Up in trip. Has been gelded. Respected.

Form: 7672-

(7)

Iskaheen²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 65

14/1

33/1, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 26 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip.

Form: 77358-7

(9)

Flintstone¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon| OR: 65

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1, bit below form third of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 15 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip.

Form: 006-23

Non-Runners

(4)

Gliding Bay¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: I Mohammed & J Santos J: Non Runner

Forecasts

State Legend (5/2), Swilcan Bridge (4/1), Le Forban (5/1), Al Azhar (6/1), Flintstone (9/1), Game Nation (11/1), Gliding Bay (12/1), Borntobealeader (14/1), Iskaheen (14/1), Silverdale (22/1)

LE FORBAN showed improved form despite still looking a bit rough around the edges when forcing a dead heat on handicap bow at Lingfield on his return and should have more to offer over this longer trip. State Legend quickly got back on the up with a stylish win at Doncaster last week and is an obvious threat, while Al Azhar should be suited by this step up in trip.