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Wednesday 6 August 2025

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RIU Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 45.86s

(6)

Garden Oasis^p¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Ayr in May. 6/1, solid close fifth of 6 to Cosmos Raj in handicap at Ripon (8f, soft) 18 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3-41165

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(5)

Cosmos Raj^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 79| D

15/2

3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Ripon in July. Respectable twelfth of 19 in handicap (12/1) at York (7.9f, good to firm) 11 days ago so can't be ruled out.

Form: 125210

(4)

Orbaan^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| D

5/2

Latest win at Beverley in July and posted a creditable fifth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good, 17/2) 12 days ago. Well in the mix once more from an easing mark.

Form: 323145

(8)

Volenti³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 67| D

12/1

11/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 259225

(1)

Bass Player³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Alfie Gee⁽⁷⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 67

15/2

Temperamental sort. 33/1, creditable tenth of 17 in handicap at York (10.2f, good) 39 days ago given he suffered a poor run. Back down in trip and can't be dismissed.

Form: 1-80830

(2)

Paris Lights²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| D

7/2

11/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 27 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. No forlorn hope.

Form: 625386

(3)

Captain Corelli¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: J Fanning| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 64| CD

11/1

C&D winner but yet to fire this season, sixth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good) 19 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 111-696

Non-Runners

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Distinction¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: J Mackie J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Orbaan (5/2), Distinction (11/4), Garden Oasis (10/3), Paris Lights (7/2), Bass Player (15/2), Cosmos Raj (15/2), Captain Corelli (11/1), Volenti (12/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which marginal preference is for DISTINCTION who looked better than ever when going in at Beverley recently and can defy a 3 lb weights rise with any overnight rain a big plus for this C&D scorer. Handily-weighted Orbaan could emerge as the main danger ahead of Garden Oasis and Cosmos Raj.