13:40 Goodwood

Saturday 22 May 2021

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Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 3m 9.92s

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Hochfeld¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 99| CD

5/1

Back on the scoresheet at Nottingham in April and unlucky not to finish closer when third in the Chester Cup (18.6f, good to soft) recently. Just 1 lb higher now, this C&D winner is a big player.

Form: 6-38123

(2)

Hyanna²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 97

17/2

Useful mare who largely performed with credit last season after making a winning reappearance at Windsor. Not so good on return this time round, though, and others look better treated.

Form: 32528-5

(3)

Just In Time^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: A King| OR: 91| CD

15/2

Successful 3 times during 2018 campaign, including over this C&D, but lightly-raced and essentially below par since.

Form: 10/670-4

(5)

Nuits St Georges¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: S De Sousa| T: D Menuisier| OR: 87| C| D

4/1

Scored twice in 2020 and good third in the November Handicap at Doncaster on final start of that campaign. Well held on Ascot reappearance 2 weeks ago, but that run will have blown away the cobwebs.

Form: 31763-7

(1)

Prince Alex²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Watson| T: R M Beckett| OR: 86| D

11/8

Unbeaten in 5 handicaps at up to 1¾m on various ground-types last term. Winning run came to a half off this mark on return at Salisbury, but he should come on for that and his yard is in good form.

Form: 11111-4

(6)

Indigo Times⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 80| D

12/1

Fine AW strike rate, taking record on artificial surfaces to 5-11 when striking at Chelmsford (1¾m) in February. However, more on his plate returned to turf following a break off a 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 112-111

Non-Runners

(7)

Amtiyaz⁵⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J & T Gosden J: M Harley

(4)

Stargazer⁴⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: P A Kirby J: R Kingscote

Forecasts

Prince Alex (11/8), Nuits St Georges (4/1), Hochfeld (5/1), Amtiyaz (6/1), Just In Time (15/2), Hyanna (17/2), Indigo Times (12/1), Stargazer (12/1)

The vote goes to HOCHFELD, who arrives here on the back of a fine effort in the Chester Cup 15 days ago, a race he may well have gone close to winning granted better luck-in-running. Prince Alex made big strides in 2020 and showed enough on his Salisbury reappearance to suggets that there's still mileage in his current mark. Ralph Beckett's charge is second choice ahead of Nuits St Georges.