Hampton Handicap

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(2)

Amazing Red¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 98| D

5/1

1m4f Listed winner in Spain who has scored at up to 2m. Produced one of the best performances of his career when just over 2L third at Newmarket last time, and is entitled to enter calculations from 1lb higher.

Form: 176-503

(1)

Diocletian^h³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 96| D

3/1

Dual winner over 1m6½f at different venues, on soft/good ground. Romped home in the more recent of those at Chester last September. Well held at Royal Ascot on his only start since, when reported to be too free, and should be a player here.

Form: 92231-0

(3)

Hochfeld¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 93| D

4/1

Has won in this grade, but that was the last of his four successes and came in 2017. Has struggled to get competitive in most starts in the past couple of years, but is now on a very handy mark, so is not written off.

Form: 20/07-00

(5)

Mancini^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: Ian Williams| OR: 91| D

4/1

Four-time winner from 1m6f-2m½f, his turf wins coming on good/fast ground. Back on the same mark as his last success at York about a year ago and not in bad form so far this season, No surprise if he is heavily involved.

Form: 703-496

(6)

Platitude¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: P J Dobbs| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 89| D

12/1

Without a win since his first run of 2018, when with Amanda Perrett. Showed enough on a few occasions last season to suggest that he may still be a threat from this reducing mark.

Form: 3358-45

(7)

Kaloor^t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: W Buick| T: D Menuisier| OR: 88

9/2

Scored on debut at Salisbury in 2018, but hasn't come close to a repeat in eight more outings. Well held on both runs so far this campaign and more needed.

Form: 6536-55

(4)

Busy Street²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 85

50/1

Triple AW winner who is 1-22 on turf. Beaten a long way on his last two starts, and hard to make a strong case for him on that evidence.

Form: 25-7895

Forecasts

Diocletian (3/1), Mancini (4/1), Hochfeld (4/1), Kaloor (9/2), Amazing Red (5/1), Platitude (12/1), Busy Street (50/1)

Amazing Red came back to form last time and looks a serious player here if he can come up with a similar effort, but preference is for DIOCLETIAN, who is taken to put his Royal Ascot run behind him and bounce back over this shorter trip. Mancini may be next best, but the handicapper is also giving a chance to both Hochfeld and Platitude.