Just Around The Corner Ascot Handicap

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 18.95s

(3)

Priors Dell²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 84| D

8/1

Dual winner last season and signed off with a respectable fourth in a nursery at Nottingham 7 months ago. Needs more but he's not fully exposed.

Form: 911454-

(2)

Sergeant Pep³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 82| D

11/2

Off the mark at the second attempt at Wolverhampton in December. Disappointing since but had an excuses last time and it's too soon to write him off.

Form: 21-20

(5)

Love Affairs^b1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 82| D

8/1

Fairly useful form for Clive Cox but hasn't yet fired for new yard and others make more appeal.

Form: 2312-60

(4)

Fox Master⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 76| D

9/2

Winner at Newcastle in January on debut. Found things tougher under a penalty back there next time and improvement needed now switched to handicap company, but he's in good hands and, of course, it's still early days.

Form: 15

(6)

Nogo's Dream²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 76

13/8

Landed the odds in maiden at Wolverhampton in March and seemed stretched by the trip over 7f at Newmarket last time. Remains with potential and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 0-214

(1)

Prospering²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 75

9/2

Very green in Newbury maiden on debut last year but has developed into a fairly useful sort on AW, again running well when third of 8 in handicap at Kempton last time. Likely to be involved if as effective on turf.

Form: 02-233

Forecasts

Nogo's Dream (13/8), Prospering (9/2), Fox Master (9/2), Sergeant Pep (11/2), Love Affairs (8/1), Priors Dell (8/1)

NOGO'S DREAM shaped well prior to seeming stretched by the longer trip at Newmarket last time and, back over a more suitable distance, he could take the beating. Fox Master is a big danger and Prospering should play a part if he can convert his AW form back to turf.