14:05 Goodwood

Saturday 27 May 2023

All13:3014:0514:3515:1015:4516:2016:55

William Hill Harroways Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 25.29s

(13)

Ancestral Land²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 97

25/1

Useful sort. Failed to build on his reappearance fourth in the Craven when fourth in a 1m course conditions race 22 days and now drops back to 7f for handicap debut. Opening mark demands improvement.

Form: 213-44

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(5)

Bresson²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 93

13/2

Useful juvenile at up to 7f. Salisbury last time. Failed to fire with blinkers added in listed company on final start and the headgear is left off on return. Handicap debut. From a top stable and no surprise were he to go on to even better things at 3.

Form: 323125-

(8)

Hectic²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 92

18/1

Back on the up when close second on 7f Newbury reappearance and seemed stretched by 1m at Newmarket since. One of 3 runners for a stable no stranger to success in this. Respected with Alec Voikhansky taking a useful 5 lb off.

Form: 168-26

(7)

Yacowlef²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: P & O Cole| OR: 92| C| D

4/1

Won a 6f novice here last autumn. Good start in handicaps at Newmarket this spring, second of 14 over 6f at the Craven meeting before winning over 7f (heavy) 3 weeks ago. Considered up 6 lb.

Form: 3514-21

(11)

Dark Thirty¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 92| D

14/1

Lost his way a bit after debut win last May but firmly back on the back on the up this month, building on Newmarket second when winning a 14-runner 7f handicap at York's Dante meeting last week. Should remain very competitive after a 3 lb rise.

Form: 67-7421

(10)

Classic³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 91| D

12/1

Useful 7f winner at 2. Not up the Greenham on Newbury reappearance and more realistic chance now switching to a handicap.

Form: 4213-0

(4)

Fully Wet³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 91| C| D

28/1

6f course maiden winner last May. Added to tally in Chelmsford novice in September and good second in 7f Newbury listed on final 2-y-o start. Never involved in the Fred Darling back at Newbury on her reappearance but her stable is in better form now. Handicap debut.

Form: 1012-0

(1)

Seeking Gold²³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: Tom Clover| OR: 90| D

15/2

7f Yarmouth novice winner last summer. Not up to listed/Group 3 level on final 2 outings last year but still early days and no surprise were he to resume his progression on handicap debut/reappearance.

Form: 2146-

(12)

Dionysian³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Cieren Fallon| T: S C Williams| OR: 87

50/1

Won 2 AW novices over 1m at Kempton at the end of 2022. Too free on 1m Newmarket handicap debut/reappearance and this drop to 7f could suit.

Form: 411-0

(3)

Urban Sprawl¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 85| D

7/1

Likeable type who signed off for 2022 with back-to-back 7f nursery wins and has returned with good placed efforts at Musselburgh (1m) and Chester (7.5f). The drop to a bare 7f won't inconvenience this front-runner who is nicely drawn in stall 3.

Form: 2411-23

(2)

Tafreej³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: W J Haggas| OR: 84| BF

3/1

Novice winner at 2. Split reopposing Richard Hannon pair Hectic and Dark Thirty in 7f Newbury handicap on reappearance, not seen to best effect having raced away from where main action unfolded. Definitely more to come from him.

Form: 631-3

(6)

Prairie Falcon²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: M Dods| OR: 79| CD

14/1

Dual 6f/7f winner last summer. Two respectable efforts on return to action this spring without suggesting he has enough in hand of his mark to win a race like this.

Form: 3519-44

(9)

Saturnalia²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

28/1

Won 7f Wolverhampton novice in January. Creditable second on 1m Kempton handicap debut in March. Respectable sixth over 1m here since. Return to 7f won't inconvenience but this looks a tough ask.

Form: 21426

Forecasts

Tafreej (3/1), Yacowlef (4/1), Bresson (13/2), Urban Sprawl (7/1), Seeking Gold (15/2), Classic (12/1), Dark Thirty (14/1), Prairie Falcon (14/1), Hectic (18/1), Ancestral Land (25/1), Saturnalia (28/1), Fully Wet (28/1), Dionysian (50/1)

TAFREEJ wasn't seen to best effect on his Newbury reappearance and, from a handy inside draw, can show he's on a good mark at the second time of asking in handicaps. Yacowlef's form this spring looks very solid so he's second choice ahead of Hectic, who was a place ahead of the selection at Newbury and failed to stay 1m at Newmarket since.