Celebrating The Life Of Jake Cheeseman Handicap

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 2m 33.85s

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Angel On High⁹^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Joe Leavy| T: A Wintle| OR: 52| C

2/1

Course winner. 11/2, won 12-runner handicap at Leicester (10f, firm) 9 days ago, holding on gamely. Overall strike rate isn't particularly compelling, though, and may prove vulnerable under a penalty back up in trip here.

Form: 442441

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(1)

Irezumi^p,h1⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke Catton⁽³⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 53| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in June. 11/4, good second of 5 in handicap at Lingfield (13f, good to firm) 52 days ago, slowly away. Hood on 1st time and likely to give another good account.

Form: 823212

(2)

Stintino Sunset^h⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 53

5/2

7/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm) 48 days ago. Bold show on the cards.

Form: 24-5533

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Edvard Grieg²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 51| D

15/2

Winner at Beverley in June. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Wolverhampton (14f) 28 days ago. Should make his presence felt back on turf.

Form: 003186

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Foinix^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jim Crowley| T: J & S Best| OR: 48| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 10 in minor event at Lingfield (11.6f, good to firm, 9/4) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Not without hope back in handicap company.

Form: 350622

Forecasts

Angel On High (2/1), Stintino Sunset (5/2), Foinix (7/2), Irezumi (11/2), Edvard Grieg (15/2)

This looks trappy with all five holding realistic claims. The vote goes to STINTINO SUNSET, who failed to build on her solid Windsor third in June when filling the same spot at Epsom a month later, but that was still a creditable enough effort and she is now 1 lb below her last winning mark. Foinix and Irezumi are both in good form and are feared most in that order of preference.