17:10 Ascot

Friday 12 July 2024

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Tide Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 13.9s

(2)

Glenfinnan^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 95| CD

5/1

Got off the mark for his new yard over C&D in May and confirmed he's better than ever with a brace of excellent efforts since, latterly when fifth in the Wokingham 3 weeks ago. Cheekpieces on for the first time.

Form: 69-0135

(9)

Mums Tipple²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 94| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023 and just a fair effort when mid-field in the Wokingham 3 weeks ago. 2 lb ease in the weights will help his cause.

Form: 862480

(1)

Rizg¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Varian| OR: 94| D

14/1

Won sole start as a juvenile and displayed useful form in light 2022 campaign. Missed all of 2023 and excuses on last month's return/handicap debut, too free and also hampered. This will reveal more.

Form: 1240/9

(6)

Fresh^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: P J Dobbs| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 91| CD

9/2

Multiple-course winner but fourteen runs since last success in 2022. Shaped quite nicely at Haydock but having missed the cut for the Wokingham, he was below form when seventh of 26 in handicap at this course (7f, firm, 11/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 00-5057

(7)

Rhythm N Hooves^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 90| C| D

12/1

Royal Ascot winner last term and back in the groove sporting first-time blinkers in a 9-runner event at Doncaster (6f, good) at the end of May. Easy to draw a line though his subsequent Goodwood display and quickly back on the up when second at Newmarket 3 weeks ago.

Form: 775152

(4)

Executive Decision^h⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 89| D

13/2

Back-to-back handicap winner over 6f last summer but ended 2023 with a brace of heavy defeats. Shaped as if better for the run after 7 months off at Windsor, and Epsom performance confirms she's back in excellent heart. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 1507-64

(8)

The Big Board²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 84| C| D

33/1

Won three of her first 4 starts in 2023 and stepped up on this season's reappearance when fourth over C&D in May. Unable to carry on the good work since.

Form: 70-0478

(3)

Bishop's Crown²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 84| D

14/1

Picked up where he left off when winning at Windsor in April. Runner-up at Goodwood next time and easy enough to excuse both subsequent defeats.

Form: 21-1250

(5)

Jarraaf²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 87| D

9/4

Winning debut on the AW in October. Restricted to just 2 runs since but promise each time, fourth of 9 in handicap at Sandown (7f, good to soft, 7/1) 27 days ago. May have a bigger performance in him.

Form: 1-34

Forecasts

Jarraaf (9/4), Fresh (9/2), Glenfinnan (5/1), Executive Decision (13/2), Mums Tipple (8/1), Rhythm N Hooves (12/1), Bishop's Crown (14/1), Rizg (14/1), The Big Board (33/1)

EXECUTIVE DECISION's form last summer reads very well and having confirmed that she's back in good order at Epsom last time, she now looks ready to cash in on her reduced mark. Glenfinnan will find this easier than the Wokingham so he should be right in the mix, with Jarraaf another to consider at the other end of the weights.