AJN Steelstock 'The Winning Team' Handicap

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 2m 9.27s

(4)

Box To Box¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ross Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 78

9/4

Placed on final 3 starts of 2021, latest when sporting first-time cheekpieces and second of 8 in nursery (easy-to-back 10/3) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) on final outing for Tom Dascombe. Off 5 months. Headgear discarded and may pick up from where he left off.

Form: 647332-

(2)

Yarralumla¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 77

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2, second of 12 in minor event at Kempton (8f), needing the emphasis more on stamina. Makes handicap debut/reappearance and there could be more to come now she's stepped up in trip.

Form: 632-

(3)

Cabrakan¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 76

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Stepped up on reappearance when third of 9 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm, 13/2) 18 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Every chance he will feature from same mark.

Form: 734-53

(5)

Postmark¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 76

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/1, fourth of 10 in maiden at Lingfield (8f, AW) when last seen. Gelded in the interim and he's open to further progress now upped in trip for this handicap debut/reappearance. Shortlisted.

Form: 764-

Non-Runners

(1)

Brayden Star¹⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: H & R Charlton J: R Kingscote

(6)

Le Forban¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: George Baker J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Box To Box (9/4), Postmark (9/4), Yarralumla (11/4), Le Forban (7/2), Cabrakan (4/1), Brayden Star (12/1)

Le Forban would hold serious claims if lining up but with his participation in some doubt (declared at Goodwood on Saturday), a chance is taken on the returning POSTMARK. Ralph Beckett's charge showed race-by-race progress towards the back end of last year and with this step up in trip looking the way to go, he can make a winning start to life in handicaps. Similar comments apply to Yarralumla so she shades the vote for the forecast spot over Cabrakan.