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Friday 31 July 2026

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3YO plus | Class 5 | 7f 36y | 12 Runners | Allweather

(6)

Al Muqdad^v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S De Sousa| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| CD

7/2

C&D winner who is on a losing run but he comes here in good form, running on for third in 6-runner Doncaster handicap (7f) 8 days ago. Possibilities in a switch of headgear.

Form: 063253

(3)

Gunfighter²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Jack Gilligan| T: J Butler| OR: 69| CD

15/8

Built on return at the second attempt when narrow winner at Southwell (7f) 26 days ago. Remains well treated on old form and still early days with in-form yard, so well worth a second look from a handy draw.

Form: 300-791

(8)

Kit Gabriel²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Tyler Heard| T: S Pearce| OR: 68| C| D

9/1

Course winner again ran well when just touched off in a deeper handicap at Kempton (7f) in May. Disappointed next time but took a step back in right direction when sixth over an extended mile here 24 days ago. Possibilities back at 7f from what rates a handy mark.

Form: 833206

(1)

Merry⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: James Horton| OR: 70

8/1

Zoustar filly who has shaped with promise all 3 starts in all-weather novice/maidens to date, appearing stretched by the step up to 1m when fifth on qualifying run at Kempton in April. Likely type to do better now attentions switch to handicaps.

Form: 3-45

(9)

Ballybunion⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ross Coakley| T: M L W Bell| OR: 69WS

15/2

Fair form as a 2-y-o, twice finishing runner-up, and he can easily have a line put through reappearance effort at Ascot when poorly placed in a higher grade than this for handicap debut. Still unexposed returning from another 84 days off/breathing operation.

Form: 722-0

(7)

Generous Rascal^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Doughty| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 68

7/1

Winner of a 6f Kempton novice last autumn for Oliver Cole. Creditable third at Ripon on yard debut in April but exploits have been rather mixed in handful of starts since. Blinkers now reached for returned to 7f.

Form: 338357

(10)

Angels' Share²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Knight| OR: 66| D

4/1

Wide margin winner on final 2 all-weather runs last summer and fared better than previously on turf this year when fifth at Yarmouth (7f, firm) 23 days ago. Potentially more interesting back on all-weather and now 3 lb below last winning mark, so well worth a look.

Form: 10-8985

(5)

Quick Quasar^b1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 66| D

14/1

Put it all together to get off the mark under an aggressive front-running ride at Kempton (7f) in March. However, hasn't looked entirely straightforward in 2 runs since and application of sterner headgear needs to have positive effect here.

Form: 702197

(4)

Espanita^h1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 63| CD

12/1

Landed a C&D maiden on second start in March. Hasn't gone forward since, albeit proving too free in race not run to suit when sixth of 12 in an 8.6f handicap here 25 days ago. First-time hood reached for now.

Form: 165896

(12)

Piazza¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 63

20/1

Steadily progressive in turf maidens last summer. Encouraging fifth on return at Kempton (7f) in June and best excused latest run given her track position in a messy race when seventh at Epsom (7f) 2 weeks ago. Too soon to write off but draw in 12 not ideal.

Form: 4334-57

(2)

Uniter⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Bass| T: D J Coakley| OR: 63

40/1

Failed to progress for Andrew Balding and having shaped as if better for the run on stable debut at Kempton in April, she went as if amiss when pulled up over 6f here in May. Passed over.

Form: 35-867P

Non-Runners

(11)

Lessay³³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: P Morris J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gunfighter (2/1), Lessay (7/2), Al Muqdad (4/1), Merry (5/1), Angels' Share (10/1), Piazza (10/1), Kit Gabriel (10/1), Espanita (12/1), Generous Rascal (12/1), Ballybunion (20/1), Quick Quasar (25/1), Uniter (50/1)

ANGEL'S SHARE finds herself 3 lb below the mark she defied when a wide-margin winner on all-weather last summer and, having posted easily her most encouraging effort this year at Yarmouth 23 days ago, she could be worth chancing to get back to winning ways. Kit Gabriel back at 7f from a handy mark and Southwell scorer Gunfighter are others high on the shortlist.