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Saturday 22 July 2023

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Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 2m 8.4s

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Dungar Glory^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D C Costello| T: A Keatley| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner in June and followed up at Leicester (1m) 8 days later. Run of good form came to an abrupt halt when only fifth of 6 at Beverley last time, though.

Form: 38-8115

(3)

Casilli²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 76| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Six wins from 22 Flat runs. Has dropped to below last winning mark and there was enough in last month's Beverley fifth to think she may come good again soon.

Form: 71-0575

(8)

Cosmos Raj^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72| CD

8/1

Built on last month's back to-form C&D second when going one better over 1m here 12 days ago. Ought to remain very competitive up 3 lb.

Form: 794021

(6)

Baltic Voyage²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: R M Beckett| OR: 80

16/5

Fairly useful form. 7/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Salisbury (1½m, good to firm) 24 days ago. Remains relatively unexposed now dropping back in trip.

Form: 0444-84

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Poet's Dawn¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Close third over C&D off 2 lb higher in June and enough in his latest Beverley fourth to think he's still in form. Not discounted.

Form: 003384

(2)

Blueflagflyinghigh²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M L W Bell| OR: 77| BF| CD

11/4

All-the-way winner over C&D in June. Respectable fourth of 9 at Newmarket since.

Form: 7-32514

(1)

Gareeb³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 76

4/1

Winner at Southwell in April. Creditable 2¾ lengths third of 8 to Dungar Glory in C&D handicap (good, 11/2) 31 days ago. Her leading stable has won this 3 times since 2013.

Form: 43-1403

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Tabuk¹⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 75

20/1

All 7 starts for Gavin Cromwell in Ireland were on Dundalk's AW, ending his time over there with a 10.54f maiden win in March. New stable is among the winners. Betting perhaps the best guide to expectations now switching to the grass.

Form: 44-9351

Forecasts

Blueflagflyinghigh (11/4), Baltic Voyage (16/5), Gareeb (4/1), Cosmos Raj (8/1), Casilli (17/2), Poet's Dawn (10/1), Dungar Glory (10/1), Tabuk (20/1)

An open handicap in which a final chance is given to BALTIC VOYAGE, with the drop back to 1¼m potentially in his favour. Cosmos Raj and Blueflagflyinghigh merit respect as recent course winners. Casilli has also tasted success here and is another who can't be dismissed having dropped back to a favourable mark.