William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 3m 33.79s

(6)

Jabbar²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 90| CD

6/5

Resumed winning ways in 6-runner minor event at this C&D (11/10) 21 days ago by 6½ lengths from Jerandme, pushed out. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 41232-1

(2)

Persian Bliss⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Murray| OR: 88| C

7/2

Lightly-raced winner who landed 5-runner minor event at this course (12f, 9/4) 7 days ago, driven out. Significantly back up in trip. Getting better and got to be respected.

Form: 173-1

(1)

Jerandme^v²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 82| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 14/1, solid second of 6 to Jabbar in minor event at this C&D 21 days ago. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 1203/4-2

(4)

Pavilion End²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 80| C

9/2

Won 8-runner maiden at this course (12f, 16/1) on flat debut 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 1

(5)

Ted Hastings²⁰⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 80| D

14/1

Good fourth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at York (16.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1700/94-

(3)

Pearl Jewel⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 76| C

11/2

7/4, bagged 6-runner maiden at this course (12f) 79 days ago, keeping on well. Significantly up in trip. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 542551-

Forecasts

Jabbar (6/5), Persian Bliss (7/2), Pavilion End (9/2), Pearl Jewel (11/2), Ted Hastings (14/1), Jerandme (16/1)

A few with chances but JABBAR looks the way to go on the back of his wide-margin C&D victory. Jerandme chased home the selection that day and is again next on the list ahead of the returning Ted Hastings and Persian Bliss.