15:15 Goodwood

Saturday 24 August 2024

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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Races Handicap

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 2m 13.80s

(9)

Mustazeed⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 87| D

4/1

Back to form second of 10 in handicap at Ascot (1¼m, good) 43 days ago. The winner of that race won next time. Considered under Loughnane.

Form: 420-802

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(10)

Sweet Reward²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: H Crouch| T: J G Portman| OR: 84| CD

8/1

Won this race last year off only 1 lb lower last year. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9f, good to firm, 18/1) 21 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 748535

(12)

Zealot^v²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 83| D

25/1

Prolific upon joining present connections, registering 7 AW wins in a 3-month spell. Creditable placed efforts lately, proving himself on turf when third at Haydock (1¼m) last time.

Form: 007333

(5)

Alpha Crucis^p1⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jason Watson| T: G & J Moore| OR: 82| C

5/1

Course winner. 7/2, respectable fifth of 10 in Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar ( 1¼m 10f, soft) in May. Has cheekpieces added on return.

Form: 16-4035

(1)

Hot Fuss^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 87

16/1

12/1, respectable seventh of 12 in Racing League handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 23 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62-4497

(6)

Trouville⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 84| D

7/1

Chased home smart sorts on first 2 starts before striking at the third time of asking at Chepstow (1¼m, good) at the end of May. Returns from break as an unexposed handicap newcomer from a good yard who should have more to offer.

Form: 221

(3)

Break The Bank^v²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding| OR: 83| BF

11/1

Winner at Kempton in March. Good third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 7/2) 23 days ago.

Form: 165473

(11)

City Of Delight¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: D Menuisier| OR: 81| D

5/2

Improved model back from a break/gelded, completing a 1¼m hat-trick when easily seeing off 6 rivals at Newmarket a fortnight ago. Even a 9 lb rise may not stop him.

Form: 7-34111

(2)

Afloat^h¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee| T: Rae Guest| OR: 70| BF| D

33/1

Ended 2023 with a pair of 1¼m Yarmouth wins but only seventh of 11 in handicap on Bath reappearance in May and absent again since.

Form: 64311-7

(8)

Bigbertiebassett³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 73

11/1

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (1¼m, good to firm, 10/3) 30 days ago, looking stretched by this trip.

Form: 98-4575

Non-Runners

(4)

Tahitian Prince²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: George Baker J: Hollie Doyle

(7)

Tiger Beetle²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: M G Rimell J: K Stott

Forecasts

City Of Delight (5/2), Mustazeed (4/1), Alpha Crucis (5/1), Trouville (7/1), Sweet Reward (8/1), Bigbertiebassett (11/1), Break The Bank (11/1), Tiger Beetle (12/1), Hot Fuss (16/1), Zealot (25/1), Tahitian Prince (25/1), Afloat (33/1)

CITY OF DELIGHT is a 3-y-o on the roll and even a 9 lb rise may not be enough to bring his winning run to an end. Fellow 3-y-o Trouville makes obvious appeal as an unexposed sort who should have more to come in handicaps, while Tahitian Prince caught the eye here last time and is well handicapped if he can build on that under Hollie Doyle.