Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 10.21s

(4)

International Girl⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 84| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (25/1) at York (6f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 82-4107

(2)

Twelfth Knight³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 25/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good) 33 days ago. Claims on old form.

Form: 0-85568

(3)

Fortamour¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 80| CD

11/2

Resumed winning ways over C&D in April and posted creditable in-frame efforts all 3 starts since, latest when third of 12 in Thirsk handicap (6f, good) last month. Likely player.

Form: 651433

(6)

Kings Merchant¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 80| D

5/2

Posted career best when narrowly winning 7-runner handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm, 10/3) 11 days ago, keeping on well. 3 lb rise fair and another bold bid is on the cards.

Form: 215131

(5)

Mattice^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win here in May. Seventh of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 11 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 140407

(1)

Bay Breeze^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 73| CD

11/2

Multiple C&D winner (including this event off 11 lb higher) who shaped well, in first-time cheekpieces, when fourth of 21 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 446584

Forecasts

International Girl (2/1), Kings Merchant (5/2), Fortamour (11/2), Bay Breeze (11/2), Mattice (15/2), Twelfth Knight (11/1)

Sole 3-y-o representative KINGS MERCHANT enhanced his fine strike rate when scoring at Doncaster last month and still looks on a workable mark. He can go in again. Last year's winner Bay Breeze is feared most.