16:45 Goodwood

Thursday 1 August 2024

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:55

Buccellati Handicap

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 56.32s

(12)

Unbreak My Heart²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: C G Cox| OR: 95| D

16/1

Useful at 2yrs and back to that level when fourth in a Sandown listed race in June (good to soft, 28/1). Stiffer task in a Group 3 there last time but opening mark takes no chances now handicapping.

Form: 63-0647

(4)

Got To Love A Grey⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 94| D

20/1

Dark Angel filly who returned with a 5.5f win in Listed event at Chantilly in March. Subsequently failed to make an impact in 3 further starts at pattern level and finished down the field on handicap debut at Royal Ascot last time, so probably needs a further ease in weights to be of major interest.

Form: 5-16740

(5)

Toca Madera¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: B J Meehan| OR: 94

66/1

Placed twice in pattern company as a juvenile but has well beaten in a pair of big-field Ascot sprints over this trip this season, reportedly having bled on his latest start. Plenty to prove.

Form: 1033-00

(3)

Shagraan³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 93| BF

7/2

Encouraging fifth in a 28-runner handicap at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) in June but failed to immediately build on that promise when fourth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Not discounted if able to bounce back.

Form: 65-2354

(10)

We Never Stop^p⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 92| D

11/1

Seemingly all the better for first-time cheekpieces and a drop to 5f as he made all in good style in Redcar handicap 6 weeks ago, drawing clear well inside final furlong. This is tougher but he's unexposed at the trip.

Form: 107-591

(15)

Kendall Roy^t⁶^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R L Moore| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 86| BF| D

7/2

Seemingly thriving on racing and gained swift compensation for a narrow defeat the previous week when landing 9-runner handicap at Cork (5f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Has to be shortlisted under a penalty.

Form: 121021

(6)

Grandlad¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Farragher| T: James Horton| OR: 89| CD

9/1

Resumed progress when coming clear in good style in a C&D handicap in June and wasn't disgraced upped in grade when 6 lengths sixth of 7 to Starlust in listed race at York (5f, good to soft, 16/1) 19 days ago. Frame claims back in a handicap.

Form: 411816

(2)

Dorney Lake^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 88| BF

7/1

Useful form when winning over 6f at Yarmouth (maiden) and Lingfield (novice) in the spring. Below expectations in a pair of top-end handicaps since, latterly at Newmarket (6f, good to soft, 4/1) 21 days ago, but it remains too early to fully write him off.

Form: 5-1108

(14)

Chief Mankato⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J Channon| OR: 84

16/1

Back on the up fourth in a 17-runner Newmarket (6f, good to firm) handicap on his return and is best excused finishing down the field at York last time on account of a poor track position. Not fully ruled out having since left Charles Hills.

Form: 190-40

(8)

Enchanting⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A M Balding| OR: 83| BF| CD

18/1

Good fourth in the 3-y-o “Dash” at Epsom before showing much improved form to get off the mark for the season in C&D a fortnight later. Not quite in the same form when second to Grandlad in a 4-runner contest here 41 days ago but overall profile still merits respect.

Form: 1-30412

(11)

Cloud King²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Spencer| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 83| D

18/1

Looked a potentially useful sort in the spring and returned to form when readily winning 7-runner handicap (17/2) at Haydock (5f, good) 26 days ago. Consistency hasn't been his strong suit to this point but still possible he has better to offer.

Form: 8-12741

(13)

Batal Zabeel^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 82| D

50/1

Resumed progress when winning 8-runner handicap at Ripon (6f, good, 10/1) in June, despite looking a shade awkward in the closing stages. Again raised questions over his temperament when seventh at Ayr (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago and others are preferred.

Form: 512-717

(1)

Mc Loven²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S Dow| OR: 81| D

15/2

Runner-up 3 times this season prior to recording a first win on turf in a 5-runner handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to soft, 7/1) 22 days ago. That performance represented a career best, so can't be taken lightly from 5 lb higher mark.

Form: 620221

(9)

Noel Fox³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Edward Greatrex| T: R M Beckett| OR: 79| D

11/1

Progressive form, resuming winning ways in determined fashion in a 3-tunner event at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) 5 weeks ago. The runner-up won next time and she could still be well treated after a 4 lb rise.

Form: 6121

(16)

Make It Easy⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 76| BF| D

25/1

Fourth in a 17-runner event at York in May and confirmed herself as back in form when a never-nearer third of 14 in handicap there (5.4f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Frame claims.

Form: 244533

(7)

Kiss And Run²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 71| D

40/1

Off mark for the year at Windsor in June and bounced back from a lesser effort when 3 lengths third of 5 to Mc Loven in handicap at Lingfield (5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. This will be tougher from out of the weights.

Form: 224143

Forecasts

Shagraan (7/2), Kendall Roy (7/2), Dorney Lake (7/1), Mc Loven (15/2), Grandlad (9/1), We Never Stop (11/1), Noel Fox (11/1), Chief Mankato (16/1), Unbreak My Heart (16/1), Enchanting (18/1), Cloud King (18/1), Got To Love A Grey (20/1), Make It Easy (25/1), Kiss And Run (40/1), Batal Zabeel (50/1), Toca Madera (66/1)

The most likeable KENDALL ROY has already scored 4 times this season and Kate McGivern's Irish raider can defy a penalty to record his biggest success to date. Mc Loven found some improvement at Lingfield last time and is also shortlisted, with Noel Fox and We Never Stop others to consider.