15:10 Goodwood

Saturday 27 May 2023

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Tony Barrett Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 6.79s

(6)

Global Heat^v⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 104| D

14/1

14f winner at Meydan in January and ended his spell there with a creditable fifth of 14 in Dubai City of Gold 84 days ago. Unreliable individual on the whole though so others are more persuasive.

Form: 3-51365

(1)

Courage Mon Ami²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 98

6/4

Highly promising son of Frankel who lookd a smart prospect when easily landing 12f minor events at Kempton and Newcaste in the autumn. Open to significant improvement and a most interesting handicap debutant.

Form: 11-

(8)

Tides Of War^h1⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D M Simcock| OR: 95

22/1

Useful performer at his best but well held all three starts this year in Meydan. Makes his handicap debut now with plenty to prove.

Form: 756-700

(2)

Selwan²²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: A King| OR: 95

18/1

Useful performer at up to 12.5f for Nicolas Clement in France. New connections acquired him for €75,000 in November. Not obviously well handicapped but betting perhaps the best guide to expectations on British debut.

Form: 157351-

(5)

Sir Rumi¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 94| BF

15/2

Resumed winning ways in 12f handicap at Epsom in April and backed it up with a solid third of eight at Ascot (12f, soft) 14 days ago. In the mix off an unchanged mark.

Form: 52-2013

(3)

Nathanael Greene¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 89| D

11/4

Mainly on the up last season (a dual winner) and he resumed from 6 months off with an encouraging fifth of 8 in handicap at Ascot (12f, soft) 14 days ago, staying on late. Needs considering now stepped back up in trip.

Form: 42140-5

(7)

Traila¹²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 88

14/1

Useful form without winning for his current yard in 2022. Shaped better than his placing suggests both outings in Medyan this winter, racing wide when ninth in 14f listed event on latter occasion. Not ruled out off an easing mark.

Form: 3524-69

(4)

Aggagio⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: G & J Moore| OR: 86| CD

13/2

C&D winner who comes here on the back of victory in 2m handicap hurdle at Haydock in April. Game sort who is highly respected back in this sphere.

Form: 115215-

Forecasts

Courage Mon Ami (6/4), Nathanael Greene (11/4), Aggagio (13/2), Sir Rumi (15/2), Global Heat (14/1), Traila (14/1), Selwan (18/1), Tides Of War (22/1)

A useful handicap but it is very hard to side against the Gosden's highly promising Frankel gelding COURAGE MON AMI who went 2-2 last autumn and now resumes with the prospect of much better to come on his handicap debut. Nathanael Greene made an encouraging return when fifth at Ascot and seems sure to take a step forward with his stamina drawn out more. Traila and Aggagio are two more to consider in a most intriguing contest.