William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 46.75s

(2)

Sanitiser^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 86| D

9/4

Three wins at 2. Best run this year when second of 4 in handicap at Windsor (1m, good to firm, 15/8) 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 415-752

(1)

Ikhtiraaq⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 83| D

10/11

Just second start for this yard when gaining career win number 2 in 1m Yarmouth handicap at the end of June. The runner-up in that contest beat Sanitiser when going one better at Windsor next time. Likely he has more to offer.

Form: 221-71

(4)

Gorak²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

10/3

Progressive form at 2, but comfortably held in 2 handicaps this term. Still early days but hard to be confident about his prospects here.

Form: 721-05

Non-Runners

(3)

Alooqaal¹¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ikhtiraaq (10/11), Alooqaal (2/1), Sanitiser (9/4), Gorak (10/3)

There should be more to come from IKHTIRAAQ so he's the obvious one in a race that has cut up. Sanitiser may be the one to chase him hom wearing cheekpieces for the first time.