Play With The Finest Bookmaker - Fitzdares Handicap

Off time: 16:11 | Winning time: 1m 39.05s

(1)

Gone¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 67| D

5/2

Made it 3-5 this year in 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Gutsy sort who seems sure to go well again nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 7-15311

(5)

Oriental Dancer¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 67| BF

13/8

Yet to get his head in front but he arrives in good form, fifth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up once more.

Form: 7982-35

(4)

Lunario¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: R Brisland| OR: 65

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good neck third of 8 to Gone in handicap at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm, 11/1) 14 days ago. May do better still and very much one to consider off the same mark.

Form: 7-743

(3)

Apex¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: G Boughey| OR: 64

6/1

Temperamental sort but he posted a good fourth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good, 9/1) 11 days ago. Needs to back it up.

Form: 446-684

(2)

Passing Time¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding| OR: 62

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Gelded/off 4 months before very good second of 6 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 15 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 08-62

Forecasts

Oriental Dancer (13/8), Gone (5/2), Passing Time (9/2), Apex (6/1), Lunario (15/2)

GONE showed a good attitude when bagging his third win of 2023 at Lingfield a fortnight ago and can defy a 2 lb rise in the weights at the chief expense of the lesser exposed Passing Time, who can build on his latest Chepstow second. In-form maiden Oriental Dancer is another who can have a say in her bid for a breakthrough success.