20:05 Goodwood

Friday 23 June 2023

All17:1217:4718:2218:5519:3020:05

William Hill Handicap

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 1m 37.76s

(3)

Sceptic²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 86

9/2

Gelded after debut run and much more like it when landing 9-runner maiden at Lingfield in March. Very good fourth of 10 in handicap at York (7.9f) 27 days ago, never nearer and he's clearly going the right way.

Form: 4-164

(4)

Acotango¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 86| D

11/5

AW winner final 2-y-o start. Better form this term, runner-up on 2 of 3 starts, latterly when pulling clear with another progressive one at Southwell 10 days ago. Same mark here so lots to recommend.

Form: 241-292

(2)

Mindthegap¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 85

20/1

Different proposition on second start when successful at Chelmsford in November. Shaped as though in need of the run on reappearance a fortnight ago but more is needed from current mark switched to turf.

Form: 41-7

(7)

Halla Dubai²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 83

5/2

Progressive form in novice company, keeping on for second of 12 in novice event at Doncaster (8f, good to firm, 11/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut and there may well be more to come.

Form: 622

(1)

Nails Murphy¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: R Hughes| OR: 83| BF

9/2

Saw off a couple of subsequent winners on debut at Chelmsford in November. Too free at Kempton 2 months later and off since but he could easily get back on track now handicapping switched to turf.

Form: 1-3

(5)

Seductive Power^b,t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 81

17/2

Blinkered for first time and ran right up to form when third of 11 in handicap over this C&D 28 days ago, well positioned. Isn't obviously capable of better but he's likely to give it another good go.

Form: 93-2293

Non-Runners

(6)

Troon³⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Liam Keniry

Forecasts

Acotango (11/5), Halla Dubai (5/2), Sceptic (9/2), Nails Murphy (9/2), Seductive Power (17/2), Troon (12/1), Mindthegap (20/1)

ACOTANGO improved again when coming clear with another progressive one in a good time at Southwell 10 days ago and he looks well handicapped from the same mark. Sceptic and Nails Murphy could be the chief threats.