Mike Ford Birthday Blaythwayt Plate Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 1m 41.34s

(1)

Colour Image^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 82| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 11/2, last of 6 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 44 days ago, so he needs to bounce back.

Form: 41/700-6

(3)

Lyndon B^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: J L Flint| OR: 80| D

4/1

Not disgraced when sixth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good to firm, 11/1) 18 days ago. No forlorn hope off an easing mark.

Form: 042-936

(2)

Sheer Rocks¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 86| CD

13/8

C&D winner who posted a good fifth of 7 on his handicap debut at Sandown (8f, good to firm, 13/2) 18 days ago. May do better still, so he's a big player off 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 11-85

(4)

Eton College⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 74

7/2

Eleven runs since his last win in 2021, but he posted good third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 7 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 9566-63

Forecasts

Sheer Rocks (13/8), Colour Image (11/4), Eton College (7/2), Lyndon B (4/1)

SHEER ROCKS made a good start to life in handicaps when a close fifth at Sandown so this low-mileage colt is fancied to build on that now and bag a second C&D success. Eton College is a long time without a win but still feared most on the back of his good C&D third ahead of Lyndon B.