17:40 – Mayz
18:10 – Bantry
18:40 – Vingegaard
19:10 – Joy Choi (NAP)
19:40 – Some Nightmare
20:10 – Romanovich
20:40 – Starfighter
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Rose Fandango’s best efforts have come over 7f, while this trip is a bare minimum for Khangai and Long Call. Enzos Angel’s turf record is an obvious worry, so the vote goes to MAYZ, who came back to form last time and won’t mind any rain. Eye Of The Water, who’s often run well in defeat round here, including when favourite for this race last year, rates the main danger.
Thoughtful Gift wouldn’t want too many of the forecast showers to materialise, with soft ground put forward as the reason for her failed four-timer attempt last time. Ceilidh, on the other hand, won’t mind rain and should do better than on his comeback last month, but this can go to BANTRY, who’s bounced back for wind surgery and a hood going on and went close in this race 12 months ago off the same mark. Ravenglass’s long losing run is an offputter, while Racing Demon seems to have lost the plot mentally.
Sonic Si is the pick of those with experience, having not seen it out from the front over a stiffer 5f on soft ground last time, but there’s a good chance this goes to a newcomer. Bantz and Cayman Tai both hold sales-race entries later on, as does VINGEGAARD, an early foal whose trainer boasts a 27% strike-rate with juveniles round here.
A few of these boast good course records, including Rhubarb, who’s hard to win with but who offered more four days ago. Jacquelina and Notre Maison should provide the pace down either wing and JOY CHOI (nap), who sports first-time headgear and is 4lb better off with Under Curfew from Bath last Monday, can come out on top.
Beyond Equal hasn’t had much luck with one thing and another this year and is too attractively handicapped to leave out of calculations, but three-time C&D winner SOME NIGHTMARE has a lot in his favour too, back in headgear and off a sliding mark. Plenty of rain would suit Hiatus, with Jax Edge also considered as she looks to make it 3-3 in C&D handicaps.
John O’Shea won a division of this race with ROMANOVICH in 2023, and was second in the other with Letter Of The Law, and he holds a useful hand this time too, with his Stella Hogan also in the mix. This looks tight but the selection won a shade cosily last year and is preferred to Fact Or Fable who had five wins last year, three of them at this track. Romanovich hasn’t had many chances on turf and the recent break could be in his favour too. Diamondsinthesand can also figure.
More questions than answers here, with The Pug and Louisiana Bay unproven on turf, and Merry Minister’s recent revival having come over further on Polytrack. Cherryhawk has generally been kept to soft/heavy ground, so plenty of rain would be ideal after a pleasing comeback for her new yard, but perhaps STARFIGHTER will get a decent pace to track back on turf, in which case he’s quite capable.
17:40 – Mayz
18:10 – Bantry
18:40 – Vingegaard
19:10 – Joy Choi (NAP)
19:40 – Some Nightmare
20:10 – Romanovich
20:40 – Starfighter
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