Enhanced World Cup Specials At 188Bet British EBF Fillies' Handicap

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Elysium Dream¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 83

7/1

Winner of a valuable sales race at Newmarket on the Rowley Mile she had a busy juvenile season (ran 10 times). Got back to form last time on her second start of the year but off a mark of 85 she looks held by the handicapper.

Form: 6177-57

(7)

Zoraya^h⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Raul Da Silva| T: P & O Cole| OR: 82

7/1

Ended his two-year-old season in good form with consecutive victories over 7f seemingly enjoying the soft ground. Consistency has been her watch word in handicaps this year but that means this mark remains one that makes winning difficult.

Form: 11-5432

(2)

Mesquite²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 81| BF| D

5/2

A break and a wind op appear to have been the catalyst for a better three-year-old season with a minor event and a handicap already tucked away. Not quite up to completing the hat-trick last time and now returns to turf off a 1lb higher mark.

Form: 98-112

(5)

Simply Breathless⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C G Cox| OR: 80| D

9/4

A winner as a juvenile she built on a promising return when winning on her penultimate start over 1m at Windsor. Below form but with mitigating circumstances last time (high draw; forced wide) and better judged on her Windsor win.

Form: 323-218

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Dolcissimo²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: N Mackay| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 75

9/2

Unraced as a juvenile this expensive yearling made a promising debut earlier this year on the AW over an extended mile. Hasn't for the most part come on for that run but has a very likeable pedigree and improvement likely now handicapping.

Form: 227

(1)

Any Little Rhyme¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Cameron Noble⁽⁵⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 72

16/1

Pedigree suggests that she should be far better than this mark and there were signs of distinct progress stepped up in trip and in a handicap last time. Still showed inexperience there and further progress can be expected off the same mark.

Form: 54-74

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Cherubic^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Nicola Currie⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 68| D

25/1

Won a weak race last time having the run of the race on a day when being prominent was an advantage at Brighton in a 0-70 handicap. Should find this tougher off a 5lb higher mark in a better race with forcing tactics harder to execute.

Form: 144351

Forecasts

Simply Breathless (9/4), Mesquite (5/2), Dolcissimo (9/2), Zoraya (7/1), Elysium Dream (7/1), Any Little Rhyme (16/1), Cherubic (25/1)

Sir Michael Stoute has seen a notable upturn in his fortunes of late and his well-bred ANY LITTLE RHYME looks the type to progress now that she’s underway in handicaps and allowed to run off the same mark as last time. Mesquite has already taken a step forward this year and should continue that progress here having won twice and run with credit against talented rival last time out. Dolcissimo has not yet really blossomed but it’s hard to believe that she’s not better than she’s shown so far and handicaps may well see her realise her potential. Simply Breathless doesn’t have the same scope as some of the others but judged on her Windsor win is not ruled out.