18:50 Goodwood

Friday 21 June 2024

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Degen Distillery X Michel13 Handicap

Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 2m 41.40s

(8)

Aikhal^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 82

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022, failing to make a significant impact in his 4 outings this year. Mark on the slide but need to see more.

Form: 06-6006

(1)

Robusto²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 80| D

10/1

Four wins in a productive 2023 and creditable placed efforts on 2 of his 3 outings this year. Likely to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 121-273

(7)

Lexington Knight^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 79| D

9/2

Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap (17/2) at Doncaster (1½m, good) 21 days ago, pushed out. Should remain competitive up 3 lb.

Form: 733321

(9)

Running The Game^t¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 78

16/1

AW novice winner at Kempton in January and creditable fourth in handicap there later that month. Stopped quickly when well held (AW again) in March and given a break since.

Form: 637-148

(4)

Mr Freedom^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: T E Whelan| T: Miss S West| OR: 77| BF| D

5/2

Pulled up in Swinton hurdle at Haydock last time but he has been largely consistent in that sphere, including a win at Plumpton in March. Also had a good spell on the Flat last summer and could still have some mileage in his mark.

Form: 4/11113-

(5)

Premiere Ligne^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies| T: H Morrison| OR: 77| D

15/8

Built on a good reappearance third at Windsor when landing his first success in Britain in 11.5f Lingfield handicap (good) 29 days ago. Quickened clear in quite taking fashion and isn't handicapped out of things after a 4 lb rise.

Form: 2486-31

(6)

On The Right Track³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: M D I Usher| OR: 64| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Brighton (1½m, good to soft) 31 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 9323-67

Non-Runners

(3)

Naval Commander³⁵¹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: F Brennan J: Aidan Keeley

(2)

Goblet Of Fire⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: N J Henderson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Premiere Ligne (15/8), Mr Freedom (5/2), Lexington Knight (9/2), Goblet Of Fire (5/1), Aikhal (8/1), Robusto (10/1), Running The Game (16/1), Naval Commander (16/1), On The Right Track (18/1)

MR FREEDOM was pulled up in the Swinton Hurdle at Haydock last time but Sheena West's 5-y-o, who did really well on the Flat last year, is not the type to stay down for long. He's selected ahead of last month's Lingfield scorer Premiere Ligne and Lexington Knight..