Madar Corporation Handicap

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 40.28s

(2)

Just Bring It²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 88| D

2/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (9/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 21 days ago, battling well and comfortably on top at the finish. Sound claims again from 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 172461

(1)

Resolute Man²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: R Varian| OR: 86| BF

7/2

Yarmouth novice winner (7f) only start at 2 yrs. Similar form in defeat on first 2 starts this year and, having been gelded, he took a step forward when third of 8 on handicap debut at Lingfield (7f) 23 days ago, keeping on final 100 yds. Could do better still now upped to 1m.

Form: 1-343

(6)

Sly Madam^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss S West| OR: 81| CD

12/1

C&D winner who ran well when runner-up at Epsom (8.5f) on penultimate start and similar form when creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Sandown (9f) 18 days ago. Likely to give her best again but likely has her work cut out against a host of 3-y-os here.

Form: 802625

(3)

Oj Lifestyle⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 84

28/1

Caused a big upset in a maiden at Newbury on second start last summer. Matched that form when second on AW in December but beaten a long way in 2 handicaps at Ascot this summer. Betting may prove a useful guide on the back of a 55-day break.

Form: 9152-49

(4)

Garden Route^p1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R L Moore| T: W J Haggas| OR: 83| D

5/4

Landed cramped odds (gelded/following wind op) on return in a Windsor novice (1m) in June. Couldn't build on that faced with much softer ground when sixth of 15 in strong-looking handicap at Goodwood (9.9f) 5 weeks ago. This less demanding with cheekpieces on.

Form: 32-16

Non-Runners

(5)

Stormbuster²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Garden Route (5/4), Just Bring It (2/1), Resolute Man (7/2), Stormbuster (7/1), Sly Madam (12/1), Oj Lifestyle (28/1)

GARDEN ROUTE may have found his latest Goodwood assignment coming too soon in his development but he'd previously looked a useful prospect when making all on return at Windsor so, back in calmer waters/returned to quicker ground, he gets the nod to come out on top for his leading stable. Windsor-scorer Just Bring It and Resolute Man can give the selection most to think about.