Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 3m 13.62s

(4)

Alpha King¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 73

7/2

Unreliable sort. Hooded for 1st time, fourth of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good, 5/1) 19 days ago, carrying head awkwardly. Headgear left off now tackling this longer trip.

Form: 2459-24

(1)

Franco Grasso¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 68| C

8/13

Son of Frankel who, on the back of being gelded (well backed) showed improved form when winning 6-runner handicap at this course (11.5f, good to firm) 2 weeks ago, edging ahead close home having gone a little in snatches. Player in a race lacking depth up in trip.

Form: 6369-1

(2)

Harmonious^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 62

20/1

14/1, last of 4 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 8 days ago, left behind quickly 2f out. That was his first start for 7 months but been a while since he showed his best form.

Form: 00660-4

(3)

Henry The Fifth^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: J Quinn| T: A Carson| OR: 50

9/2

Good second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (14f, good to firm, 15/2) 12 days ago, no match for winner but pulling nicely clear of the remainder. Can get involved for all he's operating out of the weights.

Form: 807942

Forecasts

Franco Grasso (8/13), Alpha King (7/2), Henry The Fifth (9/2), Harmonious (20/1)

Despite making fairly hard work of things, FRANCO GRASSO ultimately justified good market support when edging ahead close home over shorter here 2 weeks ago and in a race lacking depth he can follow up now his stamina is drawn out further. Henry The Fifth may emerge next best ahead of Alpha King.