PMJ Capital Property Finance Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 10.80s

(3)

Sing Us A Song⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D Tudhope| T: R M Beckett| OR: 91| BF

9/4

Promising individual. Latest win at Sandown in April. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Goodwood (12f, good, well-backed 10/3) 58 days ago. Easy to put a line through that run, as he got upset in the stalls and probably shouldn't have been allowed to run. Gelded since and remains with potential.

Form: 531-197

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(5)

Klassleader²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 88

7/4

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 7-runner novice (30/100) at Ffos Las (12f, good) 29 days ago, pushed out. Further progress likely now handicapping for top yard and he's a major player.

Form: 721

(6)

Way Of Stars²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alfie Redman⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 88| D

16/1

Winner at Goodwood in June. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 16/1) 20 days ago. That run may have been needed on the back of a 9-week break, but he looks vulnerable all the same.

Form: 324147

(2)

Arabian Poet⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: C Appleby| OR: 86

17/2

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Kempton (12f, 4/1) 46 days ago, responding well. 5 lb rise looks manageable and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 74-21

(1)

Gentle Warrior^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 78| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Chester (14.4f, good, 6/5) 14 days ago, forging clear. Clobbered with an 8 lb rise, but he's clearly on the up and bold show on the cards as he bids for the hat-trick.

Form: 322311

(4)

Respiro Solitario¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 70

12/1

Latest win at Ffos Las in July. Good second of 13 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good, 9/2) 18 days ago, running on. Promises to be suited by this stiffer test and while he needs to raise his game a touch, he's hard to knock given his consistency.

Form: 311322

Forecasts

Klassleader (7/4), Sing Us A Song (9/4), Gentle Warrior (7/2), Arabian Poet (17/2), Respiro Solitario (12/1), Way Of Stars (16/1)

Cases can be made for each member of the sextet in what is a good-quality handicap. SING US A SONG impressed when making a winning handicap debut at Sandown in April and it's no great surprise that he has been gelded following his pre-race antics the last twice, particularly last time at Goodwood where he got very upset in the stalls. The son of Camelot is taken to get back on track here and prove too strong for Klassleader and Arabian Poet, both of whom are unexposed and represent strong yards.