Les Hoey MBE Dreammaker Foundation Handicap

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 59.97s

(2)

Burj Malinka^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 69| CD

7/4

C&D winner who wasn't seen to best effect (pestered for lead) when sixth of 15 in handicap at Ripon (6f, soft) 17 days ago. Expected to be bang there off a still handy-looking mark.

Form: 3062-36

(5)

Rory^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 16 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft, 17/2) 29 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 43335-6

(6)

Refuge^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| CD

7/1

3-time C&D winner but yet to hit top form this term, only fifth of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 9320-45

(3)

Gustav Graves^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: D Shaw| OR: 59| BF| D

3/1

Arrives in good nick, third of 5 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, soft, 15/8) 12 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 1-90243

(4)

Burtonlodge Beauty^p⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 46| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Only tenth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 50/1) 93 days so she has a bit to prove now.

Form: 2578-80

(1)

Sharrabang⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45| D

12/1

It's now nineteen runs since his last win in 2021 and he came in only sixth of 7 in minor event (11/2) at Southwell (6.1f) 52 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 48907-6

Forecasts

Burj Malinka (7/4), Rory (5/2), Gustav Graves (3/1), Refuge (7/1), Sharrabang (12/1), Burtonlodge Beauty (28/1)

BURJ MALINKA could get his own way in front so this C&D scorer is fancied to resume winning ways at the chief expense of fellow C&D winner Rory. In-form Gustav Graves appeals as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.