Ladies Day Featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor Handicap

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 3m 1.77s

(5)

Against The Odds¹³³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 60| C

28/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 8/1). Off over 3 years. First run for yard after leaving Tom Clover and can't be ruled out.

Form: 902545/

(4)

Mardoof^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hunt| OR: 60

13/8

Good second of 6 in handicap (5/2) at this C&D 19 days ago. Progressing well recently, so he merits serious consideration with few miles still on the clock.

Form: 53-5532

(2)

Be Fair²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59| BF| D

85/40

Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 10/11, good fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 24 days ago. Firmly in the picture once more.

Form: 435514

(3)

Bayston Hill^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M D I Usher| OR: 57| C

15/2

5-time course winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (10f, 12/1) 14 days ago. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021, though.

Form: 543636

(1)

Typewritten^p1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: T Ward| OR: 50

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Andrew Balding when last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 11/1) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time with work to do.

Form: 62-37

(6)

Brute Force^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 49

7/2

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f, 11/2) 14 days ago. Not dismissed eased 1 lb now.

Form: 3205-26

Forecasts

Mardoof (13/8), Be Fair (85/40), Brute Force (7/2), Bayston Hill (15/2), Typewritten (28/1), Against The Odds (28/1)

MARDOOF comes here on the up and is still quite lightly raced too so Mitchell Hunt's 4-y-o can open his account at the chief expense of Be Fair, who rates a big threat on the back of his good Wolverhampton fourth. Brute Force looks the pick of the remainder for minor honours.