15:50 Goodwood

Saturday 26 August 2023

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

William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 2m 14.18s

(2)

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.

Form: 707032

(9)

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.

Form: 852517

(10)

Graignes^t⁶

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.

Form: 055-411

(3)

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.

Form: 96-2111

(6)

Sir Laurence Graff^h1²⁸

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.

Form: 32291-5

(4)

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.

Form: 8-62116

(8)

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.

Form: 453671

Non-Runners

(1)

Mappatassie³⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: C G Cox J: K Shoemark

(5)

Oj Lifestyle⁴³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: G & J Moore J: David Egan

(7)

Crack Shot²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: Saffie Osborne

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)

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.