Golf And Gallop Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 2m 39.41s

(5)

The Pouncing Lion³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: M L W Bell| OR: 90

5/6

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 3/1, readily won 12-runner maiden at Chelmsford City (10f) 31 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 3-61

(4)

Burj Zabeel²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Johnston| OR: 84| D

4/1

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 5-runner maiden (5/6) at Haydock (11.8f, good) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 421

(3)

Tuscan Star⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: A M Balding| OR: 83| C

14/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in February. 28/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at York (11.8f, good) 59 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 9-11137

(2)

Renato^p1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Botti| OR: 82

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Doncaster (14.5f, good to firm) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 92-238

(1)

Hinchinbrooke²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 80

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden, good third of 12 in maiden (13/2) at Sandown (10f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Up in trip and one to consider on handicap debut.

Form: 433

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Non-Runners

(6)

Golden Handshake²⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: W J Haggas J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

The Pouncing Lion (5/6), Burj Zabeel (4/1), Golden Handshake (4/1), Hinchinbrooke (5/1), Renato (13/2), Tuscan Star (14/1)

GOLDEN HANDSHAKE easily opened his account at Lingfield last time and is fancied to make a winning start in handicap company at the chief expense of The Pouncing Lion and Burj Zabeel, who both look to have better days ahead of them too and can chase home William Haggas' son of Zarak in that order.