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Saturday 7 October 2023

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Racing TV EBF Stallions Guisborough Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 1m 21.79s

(3)

Awaal⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Coakley| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 104| C

6/4

Smart gelding. Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 7½ lengths fourteenth of 20 to Johan in handicap (6/1) at Goodwood (8f, soft) 64 days ago. Good efforts prior to that and he merits consideration.

Form: 1-29330

(1)

Azano²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| CD

18/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 5/1, won 7-runner handicap at Sandown (7f, good) 22 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. This is much tougher.

Form: 253631

(7)

Gweedore¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: K Scott| OR: 100| D

20/1

Useful gelding. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at Newmarket in August. 11/1, good third of 24 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 14 days ago. Not without each-way hope up in class here.

Form: 311973

(9)

Johan⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Channon| OR: 106| D

4/1

Smart gelding. Produced a career-best when winning 20-runner handicap (25/1) at Goodwood (8f, soft) on his belated seasonal reappearance in August. On that evidence, this step up in class is warranted and he's a big player.

Form: 0/1680-1

(5)

Vafortino⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: K P De Foy| OR: 103| D

9/2

Smart gelding. 15/2, twenty-second of 25 in handicap at Ascot (7f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Has largely acquitted himself well this season and has to enter calculations.

Form: 323020

(10)

Ramazan¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 101| D

9/2

Smart gelding. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Chepstow in August. Good second of 24 in the Ayr Gold Cup (6f, good, 16/1) 14 days ago. Return to this trip no bad thing and he's a lively candidate.

Form: 391912

(6)

Zaman Jemil²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 91

25/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Thirsk in July. 11/4, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Has a fair bit to find with several of these rivals.

Form: 37-3162

(2)

Biplane^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 68| CD

250/1

Fair mare. C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 20/1, good second of 15 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good) 20 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Out of her depth in this company.

Form: 141072

(8)

Purplepay^b1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: W J Haggas| OR: 97

12/1

Useful filly. 17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, 4½ lengths sixth of 8 to Chindit in listed race at Sandown (8f, heavy) 17 days ago. Likely to find a few too good once more. Blinkers back on.

Form: 003266

Non-Runners

(4)

Streets Of Gold⁴²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Awaal (6/4), Streets Of Gold (7/2), Johan (4/1), Vafortino (9/2), Ramazan (9/2), Purplepay (12/1), Azano (18/1), Gweedore (20/1), Zaman Jemil (25/1), Biplane (250/1)

RAMAZAN has developed into a smart handicapper this year and looks ready for this step up in class judged on his near miss in the Ayr Gold Cup a fortnight ago. He is marginally preferred to Johan, who pulled a rabbit out of the hat when landing the ultra-competitive Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood on his belated reappearance and dropping back to 7f is unlikely to be an issue. Awaal failed to fire in the Golden Mile but will be a threat if back to his best, while Vafortino also merits respect.