QuinnBet Handicap

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 2m 7.46s

(4)

Global Art¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 72| D

12/1

Cashed in off reduced mark at Newmarket (9f) in September. Similar form refitted with blinkers having a couple of spins on AW earlier this year but he ran poorly back on turf at Nottingham (10.2f) 11 days ago.

Form: 14-8536

(3)

Al Qaasim^p,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 68| BF

1/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Pontefract (1m) in April. 13/8, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good) 16 days ago, running on. Makes obvious appeal once more in this groove.

Form: 232123

(1)

Victory Star¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 62| D

5/2

Merely ticking over on AW/turf initially this year but slipped in weights and ran best race for a while when landing 6-runner Lingfield handicap (10f, turf) 11 days ago, granted the run of the race. Feasible to think he can go well again.

Form: 30-7461

(2)

Mitigator^b⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: P Leech| OR: 62| BF| C

7/2

Course winner who hit the target at third attempt for new yard at Kempton (11f) in March. Faded out of things having been headed over 2f out at Doncaster (10.2f) later that month but bounce back certainly not ruled out.

Form: 30/3719

Forecasts

Al Qaasim (1/1), Victory Star (5/2), Mitigator (7/2), Global Art (12/1)

AL QAASIM has proved to be a model of consistency since the turn of the year, gaining his third success at Pontefract in April and losing little caste in defeat when a close-up third at Beverley (8.4f) in a race that looks solid form for the grade. He can continue the good work, possibly at the chief expense of recent Lingfield turf scorer Victory Star.