Nucleus HR Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 44.49s

(5)

Danville^v1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 78| D

10/1

Latest win at Windsor in May. Last of 6 in handicap (9/1) at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Visor on 1st time and needs to get back on track.

Form: 16-9156

(3)

Master Of Combat²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D Allan| T: K Frost| OR: 78| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (4/1) at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 20 days ago, going clear. More needed up 8 lb here.

Form: 33-951

(2)

Hathlool^h⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Appleby| OR: 75

16/5

Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Ascot (8f, firm, 6/1) 6 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Very much one to consider off the same mark.

Form: 835043

(1)

Majestic Fighter⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 81

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. 12/1, excellent second of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 61 days ago. 3 lb rise for that near miss is fair and he's a strong candidate.

Form: 515-62

(4)

Shaladar^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73| BF| D

4/1

Winner at Hamilton in June. 2/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm) 16 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Likely to be in the thick of things once again.

Form: 5-93612

Forecasts

Majestic Fighter (7/4), Hathlool (16/5), Master Of Combat (7/2), Shaladar (4/1), Danville (10/1)

MAJESTIC FIGHTER left his inauspicious reappearance effort well behind when just touched off by another unexposed type at Doncaster in May, and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. He certainly won't have things all his own way though, as both Hathlool and Shaladar arrive here on the back of solid efforts and are likely to be in the mix.