15:25 Ascot

Friday 8 July 2022

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3617:1117:45

Close Brothers Property Finance Handicap (Rnd)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 42.59s

(9)

Atrium²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 92| CD

5/2

Novice/nursery winner as a juvenile over 7f and looked well at home on this track when a taking winner of a handicap in May. Unable to land a blow in the Britannia but this is easier and he remains of interest.

Form: 461-410

(4)

Razzle Dazzle⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 89

16/1

Landed novice at Newmarket (July course) last summer. Yet to build on that, including over 10f at Newbury in May. Isn't one to give up on yet, though.

Form: 216-40

(5)

Al Marmar⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A M Balding| OR: 87| D

22/1

Confirmed debut promise when scoring at Lingfield (1m) in January. Sent to Qatar and did well to get fourth in a big-field race on turf after missing the break. No impact on handicap bow at Sandown in April and mark looks tough. Gelded.

Form: 2-140

(2)

Cosmic Desert^h1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies⁽⁵⁾| T: C Appleby| OR: 87| BF

10/3

Expensive to follow after 4 starts but he's pretty consistent, finding only one too good on handicap debut over 10f 3 weeks ago. Down in trip with a hood fitted for top yard.

Form: 3232

(7)

Bling On The Music¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 85

9/2

Caught the eye when second of 6 in a novice at Salisbury (7f) on return, keeping on having conceded first run. Perhaps unlucky not to go one place better at Windsor 18 days ago and he's open to progress now handicapping.

Form: 5-22

(1)

Tiempo Star⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 82| D

20/1

Continued race-by-race progress when off the mark at the fourth attempt on nursery bow at Lingfield in October. Gelded in the interim and weakened as though in need of the run on April's reappearance.

Form: 8321-5

(3)

Two Tempting²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 77| D

7/1

Showed improved form to get off the mark in 8-runner handicap at Kempton in May. Followed that with a solid second at Sandown but worn down late upped to 9f there a month ago.

Form: 224125

(8)

Royal Rift²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: B J Meehan| OR: 76| D

11/2

Gelded having not looked totally straightforward as a juvenile and much improved when making winning reappearance/handicap debut at Newmarket (1m) 3 weeks ago. Up 7 lb in a better race.

Form: 456-1

(6)

King Cabo^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Jefferson Smith| T: L A Dace| OR: 73| D

20/1

Well ridden from the front when making a winning handicap debut at Kempton 16 days ago. Dominating this lot switched to turf asks a different question but he represents a yard in good form.

Form: 33-51

Forecasts

Atrium (5/2), Cosmic Desert (10/3), Bling On The Music (9/2), Royal Rift (11/2), Two Tempting (7/1), Razzle Dazzle (16/1), Tiempo Star (20/1), King Cabo (20/1), Al Marmar (22/1)

BLING ON THE MUSIC progressed in each of his qualifying runs and there's the strong feeling that he has more to offer in handicaps, so he looks the way to go. Atrium's course win in May reads pretty well in the context of this and his run in the Britannia can be excused, so he's a threat, along with Cosmic Desert back in distance.