Illuminate Christmas Party Handicap

Off time: 20:33 | Winning time: 1m 25.54s

(3)

Cogsworth¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 61| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Brighton in May. 11/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 10 days ago, faring best of those held up. Very much one to consider.

Form: 114583

(1)

Thomas Equinas^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: D K Ivory| OR: 57| CD

11/4

3-time C&D winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f, 25/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has fallen to a workable mark so can't be discounted.

Form: 01-9979

(6)

Cuban Harry¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 58| BF

7/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in September. Ninth of 11 in handicap (3/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 12 days ago. Back down in trip with more needed.

Form: 491479

(2)

Profitman^p1,t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: George Wood| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 56| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Solid second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (5/2) 9 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on form.

Form: 047422

(5)

Velvet Vortex^h²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 55

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 12 in maiden (80/1) at this C&D 23 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Should improve.

Form: 046

(4)

Batal Dandy^p,t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 53| D

11/2

10/1, won 13-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) 17 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up despite taking a 3 lb rise.

Form: 766661

Forecasts

Profitman (5/2), Thomas Equinas (11/4), Cogsworth (7/2), Batal Dandy (11/2), Cuban Harry (7/1), Velvet Vortex (14/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which PROFITMAN rates just the pick of the weights and is fancied to gain a deserved second C&D victory. Fellow C&D scorer Cogsworth is next on the list with recent Kempton victor Batal Dandy and handicap-debutant Velvet Vortex also firmly in the picture.