20:45 Newmarket

Friday 28 July 2023

All17:5218:2719:0219:3520:1020:45

Henry Cecil Open Weekend Handicap

Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 1m 26.50s

(4)

Lordsbridge Girl²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: N Callan| T: W J Knight| OR: 69

2/1

Won pair of AW handicaps over 1m in January and has acquitted herself well on turf more recently, latest when third of 7 at Yarmouth (1m, good) 22 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 113333

(11)

King of The Dance¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K Stott| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 66

4/1

Fair maiden. Stepped up on reappearance when good third of 11 in handicap at Newbury (7f, good to firm) last month but down the field at Chepstow since.

Form: 672-938

(5)

Split Elevens^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 63| D

17/2

Won a brace of AW contests early this year. Bounced back from a couple of lesser efforts when third of 10 over 1m here last time but this tricky ride wouldn't be a good thing to reproduce that form now.

Form: 616053

(2)

Nahwand^h1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 67

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Kevin Ryan when eleventh of 12 on 6f Kempton handicap debut 22 days ago. Hooded for the first time now stepping up in trip.

Form: 84-40

(6)

Porfin^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 59| D

13/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Good second of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (7f) on Tuesday. Also placed on turf last week. Each-way claims if his busy spell doesn't catch up with him.

Form: 034332

(3)

Red Evelyn^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 57

11/2

Pair of AW wins for Simon Pearce earlier in the year. Creditable third at Chepstow last month on first outing for John Butler but needs to shrug off a lesser run at Yarmouth since.

Form: 410238

(10)

Where's Freddy^t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: H Crouch| T: S C Williams| OR: 62

22/1

Showed ability on debut in the spring but well held since, including on handicap debut at Haydock (7f, good to firm, 11/2) 22 days ago. Still early days and perhaps a first-time tongue strap will help him to get his career back on track.

Form: 5888

(9)

Landlordtothestars¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: H J Evans| OR: 60| D

13/2

Won 7f Southwell handicap debut in February. Creditable second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7f) in March but not in the same form switched to turf at Bath (1m, soft) in April. Given a break since. Needs to show he's as effective on the grass.

Form: 079-127

Non-Runners

(8)

Overnight Oats²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 3

T: W Muir & C Grassick J: Non Runner

(7)

Ajrad²⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: M J Attwater J: A J Farragher

(1)

Dazzerling⁴³

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: P S McEntee J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Lordsbridge Girl (2/1), Overnight Oats (3/1), King of The Dance (4/1), Red Evelyn (11/2), Landlordtothestars (13/2), Porfin (13/2), Split Elevens (17/2), Ajrad (10/1), Nahwand (16/1), Where's Freddy (22/1), Dazzerling (25/1)

LORDSBRIDGE GIRL is taken to gain reward for her recent consistency. Porfin arrives in form and should also be on the premises, while Where's Freddy failed to live up to market expectations on his handicap debut but perhaps a first-time tongue tie will help this unexposed 3-y-o to reveal his true ability.