Rayner Bosch Car Service Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 36.96s

(1)

Nowshesdancing³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 75

10/3

Made a winning start in Dundalk maiden in January for Mark Fahey. Good third at Wetherby on yard debut on return in April and proved her handicap bow wasn't a true reflection when third of 7 in handicap at Goodwood (1½m, good to firm) last month. Better still to come.

Form: 1363

(2)

Into Battle²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: R Stephens| OR: 75

9/4

Ended time with Ed Walker with a good win at Salisbury in October and built on earlier promise to justify support on his handicap hurdle debut in 4-runner event at Bangor (17f, good) just under 4 weeks ago, impressing with some fast jumps. Can continue his good work returned to the level.

Form: 456641-

(3)

Dancing Tiger^p⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 75

7/1

Made a winning return at Doncaster in March and has taken his form up a level since without looking one for maximum faith, second of 9 at Goodwood (1½m, good to soft) just under 7 weeks ago (took time to knuckle down). Nudged up another 2 lb for that and may need more severe headgear.

Form: 34-1622

(5)

Sarangpur¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: R Hughes| OR: 70| BF| D

5/4

Irish recruit who has run out the easy winner of 1½m handicaps at Brighton and Epsom since joining Richard Hughes. Unable to complete the hat-trick from 10 lb higher on all-weather debut when second of 7 at Kempton (11f) recently but can build on that further, especially if getting a lead.

Form: 834112

Non-Runners

(4)

Port George³²⁴

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: J Mitchell

Forecasts

Sarangpur (5/4), Into Battle (9/4), Nowshesdancing (10/3), Dancing Tiger (7/1), Port George (25/1)

SARANGPUR hasn't looked back since joining Richard Hughes and having been narrowly denied the hat-trick at Kempton earlier in the month, he's fancied to regain the winning thread at the expense of unexposed 4-y-o Nowshesdancing, who seemed suited by a step up to 1½m when third at Goodwood last month. The enigmatic Dancing Tiger can fill out third.