15:50 Goodwood

Saturday 26 August 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:55

William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 1f 197y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:50  |   Winning time: 2m 14.18s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(2)
Horse silk
Mr Professor12
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-5| J: Owen Lewis(7)| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR:  88
8/1
Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 9/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (9f, good to soft) 12 days ago.
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Timeform
3
(9)
Horse silk
Sweet Reward30
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-0| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: J G Portman| OR:  83| C| D
16/1
Course winner who when taking 7-runner handicap over this trip at Epsom in July. Only seventh over this trip at Sandown since, though.
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Timeform
4
(10)
Horse silk
Graignest6
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-0| J: James Doyle| T: George Baker| OR:  83| D
7/4
Back in his best form for a while, winning over 11f at Kempton in June and making all with plenty to spare at Sandown on Sunday. Escapes a penalty as that was an apprentice race. Likely to make a bold bid for the hat-trick.
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Timeform
5
(3)
Horse silk
Lucky Fifteen53
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR:  85| CD
6/4
Completed a hat-trick in recent months (including C&D) and a further 7 lb rise doesn't look enough to stop him with his stable in flying form.
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Timeform
8
(6)
Horse silk
Sir Laurence Graffh128
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR:  82| D
40/1
Won an AW novice last autumn on his seventh and final outing for the Gosdens. Made a sound start for his new yard when fifth of 7 in a handicap at Newmarket last month but he will need improvement to defy a mark in the 80s.
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Timeform
9
(4)
Horse silk
Silastar59
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR:  75| D
8/1
Back-to-back handicap winner over this trip at Leicester and Sandown during the spring. Bit below that form when sixth at Kempton (11f) in June, hanging right. Given a bit of time since then.
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Timeform
10
(8)
Horse silk
Lawn Ranger19
Age: 8|  Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: M J Attwater| OR:  65| C| D
11/1
Front runner who landed another Windsor win 19 days ago but has a bit more on his plate off effectively 4 lb higher (1 lb out of weights) in this more competitive race.
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Timeform

Non-Runners

2
(1)
Horse silk
Mappatassie35
Weight: 10-1|  Age: 4
T: C G Cox  J: K Shoemark
NR
6
(5)
Horse silk
Oj Lifestyle43
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 3
T: G & J Moore  J: David Egan
NR
7
(7)
Horse silk
Crack Shot23
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 3
T: E Walker  J: Saffie Osborne
NR

Forecasts

Lucky Fifteen (6/4), Graignes (7/4), Crack Shot (13/2), Mr Professor (8/1), Silastar (8/1), Lawn Ranger (11/1), Mappatassie (12/1), Sweet Reward (16/1), Oj Lifestyle (20/1), Sir Laurence Graff (40/1)

Verdict

LUCKY FIFTEEN is improving at a rate of knots and could still be ahead of his mark so he's narrowly preferred to the revitalised Graignes, who is unpenalised for his ready Sandown success last weekend. Crack Shot may prove best of the remainder.

Previous Winners

2022
Precisely
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 5
J: Jim Crowley  |  T: J Butler
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,621.002nd: £3,107.003rd: £1,552.004th: £777.005th: £387.00

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