Bob Hillery 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 39.26s

(5)

Soar Above¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Butler| OR: 86| D

40/1

Narrow winner at Kempton last season. Off 5 months, last of 8 in handicap (100/1) at Kempton (7f) 16 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 20054-8

(1)

Tylos^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 86| D

11/2

Back on track when fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 7/2) 27 days ago. albeit having the run of things.

Form: 54-2264

(2)

Gorak^p⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 73| BF| D

8/13

Latest win at Doncaster in April. Excuses under a penalty when seventh of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Redcar (7f, heavy) 4 days ago, left poorly placed. Worth another chance to defy penalty.

Form: 722517

(3)

Dashing Dick^p⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Collen Storey| T: W Stone| OR: 77| CD

5/2

Consistent sort who posted another creditable effort when fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 70 days ago. Won this last year off same mark and likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 5224-34

Non-Runners

(4)

Amber Island³⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: D Loughnane J: Rossa Ryan

(6)

Ascot Adventure¹²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gorak (8/13), Dashing Dick (5/2), Ascot Adventure (5/1), Tylos (11/2), Amber Island (6/1), Soar Above (40/1)

GORAK had excuses at Redcar on Monday so is worth another chance to defy a penalty given how much he had in hand at Doncaster earlier this month. The reliable Dashing Dick won this race last year off the same mark so is the obvious threat.