William Hill Silver Cup Handicap

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 2m 34.68s

(1)

Drawn To Dream^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 103

11/1

12¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Mistral Star in listed race (25/1) at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Sights now lowered and she needs considering.

Form: 414-668

(5)

Quietness²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 91| D

13/8

Four wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to firm, 5/6) 22 days ago, in control long way out. Further progress needed up 6 lb here but she's clearly on a roll.

Form: 3-11121

(2)

Loyal Touch⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 86

3/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, heavy, 28/1) 8 days ago, finding test too much. Now below last winning mark but yet to conclusively prove that he stays this trip.

Form: 507076

(4)

Walter Hartright^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Ray Dawson| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 87| CD

15/8

Four wins from 8 runs this year, the latest at Yarmouth in July. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Chepstow (12f, good to soft, 9/2) 23 days ago. 2-3 over this C&D and it's not hard to envisage this 3-y-o making a bold bid.

Form: 411112

Non-Runners

(3)

Thundering³⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: K A Ryan J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Quietness (13/8), Walter Hartright (15/8), Loyal Touch (3/1), Thundering (8/1), Drawn To Dream (11/1)

WALTER HARTRIGHT and Quietness are both enjoying productive campaigns and are taken to fight out the finish of this handicap, despite the fact that they're both stepping up in class. The former is 2-3 over this C&D and the form of his latest Chepstow second looks solid, factors which helps tilt the scales in his favour. Drawn To Dream, formerly a useful performer in Germany, is interesting back in a handicap but Loyal Touch would prefer slower ground and Thundering is 5 lb out of the handicap.