17:05 Goodwood

Tuesday 5 September 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 1m 10.77s

(9)

Royal Parade^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 85| CD

9/1

Resumed winning ways in emphatic style over C&D in June and back to that sort of form when creditable eighth over minimum trip at Sandown latest. Wouldn't want ground too slow, though.

Form: 971098

(3)

Mister Bluebird^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: H Main| OR: 84| C| D

10/3

Course winner who returned to form when third of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Newmarket (6f, good) 17 days ago. Remains fairly treated and is one for shortlist.

Form: 316503

(4)

Live In The Moment^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 84

15/2

On a lengthy losing run and arrives on back of a below-par effort at Ripon last month. Blinkers now reapplied.

Form: 023640

(1)

Cairn Gorm³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K P De Foy| OR: 84| D

7/2

Bagged first win for almost 3 years when taking 16-runner handicap (12/1) at York (6f, good) 22 days ago. 4 lb rise fair and merits consideration.

Form: 865-431

(2)

Punchbowl Flyer^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Charles Bishop| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 83| D

28/1

Useful handicapper at his best but failed to fire last season and shaped as if needing outing when seventh at Newbury on yard debut last month. This run should reveal more.

Form: 07766-7

(12)

Aplomb²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 81| D

9/1

Lightly raced this term but posted creditable second of 11 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) last month and can race off same mark here. Likely contender.

Form: 360-502

(10)

Count Otto^b,h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 78| D

18/1

Won back-to back handicaps over this trip last month and far from disgraced when second in hat-trick bid at Epsom (6f, good to firm, 5/2) latest. Not out of things.

Form: 948112

(11)

Mokaatil^t,v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 76| D

25/1

Yet to score this season and has been well below best in recent starts, Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 993590

(8)

Holkham Bay^h1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: W J Knight| OR: 78| D

22/1

Lightly-raced gelding who won on second outing as a juvenile on AW at Lingfield and returned with encouraging second at Doncaster over this trip in July. However, not been in same form since and hood reached for now.

Form: 21-290

(7)

Amazonian Dream¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman| OR: 75| D

11/2

Acquitted himself well in recent starts, latest when creditable third of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Remains on a workable mark but slow ground would be a slight concern.

Form: 326543

(6)

Lady Dreamer^t,v²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S M Levey| T: T Ward| OR: 74| D

9/1

Opened account at Windsor (6.1f) in July and ran to similar level when third over same C&D next time. Needs to bounce back from a disappointing run at Newmarket last month, though.

Form: 422139

Non-Runners

(5)

Coco Bear³⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: P R Chamings J: Saffie Osborne

Forecasts

Mister Bluebird (10/3), Cairn Gorm (7/2), Amazonian Dream (11/2), Live In The Moment (15/2), Aplomb (9/1), Royal Parade (9/1), Lady Dreamer (9/1), Coco Bear (10/1), Count Otto (18/1), Holkham Bay (22/1), Mokaatil (25/1), Punchbowl Flyer (28/1)

APLOMB has had a light campaign and caught the eye when runner-up at Redcar last month. He can go one better here. Mister Bluebird and Coco Bear head the list of dangers.