Grey Goose Essences Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 59.86s

(3)

Gabrial The Devil¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 91| CD

9/2

5-time course winner who shaped as if better for the run after 8 months off when sixth of 8 over C&D a fortnight ago. No surprise if he's much closer to form here so he can't be discounted.

Form: 21918-6

(2)

Navello⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: G Boughey| OR: 89| CD

5/4

Yet to score in 2022, but she arrives in good nick, finishing a close eighth in a big-field handicap at Royal Ascot 8 days ago. Scored over C&D last year so no surprise were he to feature from stall 2.

Form: 528428

(4)

Glory Fighter¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| CD

3/1

C&D winner who ran creditably from the inside stall when runner-up over C&D a fortnight ago. Has to be of interest once again.

Form: 73-0522

(6)

Bossipop^b²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76| CD

9/1

C&D winner who is now eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Has failed to fire on both starts since his Musselburgh second in April so he's tough to support with much confidence here, especially coming from the widest stall.

Form: 00-0276

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

Night On Earth¹⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: Alistair Rawlinson

(1)

Fast Response⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: F Norton

Forecasts

Navello (5/4), Glory Fighter (3/1), Fast Response (3/1), Gabrial The Devil (9/2), Night On Earth (8/1), Bossipop (9/1)

Cases can be made for all the sextet but preference is for NIGHT ON EARTH. Mick Appleby's charge has had plausible excuses for a couple of below-par efforts recently and, with his mark continuing to ease, he's fancied to open his account on the turf this year with first-time cheekpieces added to his usual hood. Navello arrives in good nick so he heads up the opposition, ahead of 5-time course winner Gabrial The Devil.