Ladies Day 22nd June 2023 Handicap

Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 1m 24.25s

(1)

Tarrabb²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: W Buick| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 91| BF| CD

11/8

Won 3 times last year, including over C&D on debut. 7/4, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good) 7 months ago but fancied to get back on the up on just her second outing on the all-weather.

Form: 281135-

(3)

Sir Oliver²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 88| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Bounced back to best when second of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 27 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 3747-32

(2)

Wyvern¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S C Williams| OR: 83| D

13/8

Latest win at Lingfield in February. 7/2, ran up to best to place again when second of 8 in handicap at this C&D 2 weeks ago. Ought to be in the shake-up once again.

Form: 5-52132

(4)

Riot¹⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: D O'Meara| OR: 79| D

15/2

Kempton novice winner for the Gosden yard at 2 yrs and some good form to his name last year, not least when third in a Royal Ascot handicap. Has made the frame on 2 of his 4 starts for new yard but he's not the easiest to win with and may need this outing.

Form: 653040-

Forecasts

Tarrabb (11/8), Wyvern (13/8), Sir Oliver (5/1), Riot (15/2)

A tricky finale to solve despite the small field but WYVERN ran up to his best when foiled only by a 66/1 shot over C&D a fortnight ago and, now nudged up just 1 lb for that near miss, Stuart Williams' charge can notch a fourth career success. The returning Tarrabb shades the vote for the forecast spot over Sir Oliver.