George Lindon-Travers Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 3m 7.27s

(6)

Kalidasa⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 91

4/1

Expensive well-bred 3-y-o heavily backed prior to comfortably winning 11-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (8.6f) on debut in January. Useful effort when fourth in 1¼m Newmarket conditions event 3 months later and surely more to come now handicapping over a much longer trip after another 3 months off.

Form: 14

(2)

Arabian Tribe¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C Appleby| OR: 88

8/1

750,000 gns Dubawi colt who made a winning start on AW at Wolverhampton in December. Flopped at Newbury on return in April but bounced back when 6 lengths second in 1½m Kempton novice 15 days ago. Up in trip again for handicap debut. Buick prefers Kalidasa.

Form: 1-92

(1)

Spaceport¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 85

13/2

Lightly raced and relished the step up to 1½m when scoring in game fashion at Leicester in June. Just as good in defeat over this trip at Salisbury and Newmarket since. Attempts 1¾m for the first time now.

Form: 23-7124

(4)

Incensed¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 83

5/2

Fairly useful form, making all in 11f Carlisle maiden 19 days ago, idling in the final 1f and always holding on. Steps up in trip for handicap debut. Likely capable of even better.

Form: 3-321

(3)

My Dream World³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Gilligan| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 82

10/3

Promising second in 11.5f Haydock novice on reappearance and comfortably went one better in a maiden back there last month. Potential for better on handicap debut with 1¾m likely to suit.

Form: 7-21

(5)

Cock And Bull²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D Egan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76| CD

5/1

Hasn't finished out of the first 2 in his 6 handicap starts this year, including back-to-back C&D wins in recent weeks. Raised another 4 lb and in a tougher race this time but further progress can't be discounted in his current mood.

Form: 212211

Forecasts

Incensed (5/2), My Dream World (10/3), Kalidasa (4/1), Cock And Bull (5/1), Spaceport (13/2), Arabian Tribe (8/1)

An interesting 3-y-o staying handicap. KALIDASA showed useful form on only his second start when fourth in a good Newmarket conditions race in the spring and can improve again back from another break. My Dream World looks sure to benefit from the step up to 1¾m and is second choice ahead of Incensed.