Churchill Tyres Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 13.5s

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(1)

Very Excellent²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 71

20/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 66/1) 23 days ago. Back down in trip and likely to come up short once again.

Form: 310-387

(6)

Where's Jeff^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 70| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Hamilton in May. 4/1, last of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 6-21459

(3)

Kingsley Pride^v1⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 77

9/2

Unreliable sort. 12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 6 in maiden at Chester (12.3f, soft) 73 days ago. Now tried in a visor and now has a bit to prove.

Form: 6222-36

(2)

Solar Joe^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68

9/2

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap at York (10.2f, good) 10 days ago. Continues to slip down the weights and may well bounce back at some point soon.

Form: 89-6860

(5)

Arkenstaar¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 68

1/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year, the latest at Hamilton in May. Good second of 7 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, firm, 6/1) 17 days ago and he's a big player.

Form: 321142

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(7)

Freak Out¹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: G Tutty J: Callum Hutchinson

(4)

Invisible Friend⁷¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: K A Ryan J: G Lee

Forecasts

Arkenstaar (1/1), Freak Out (2/1), Where's Jeff (7/2), Solar Joe (9/2), Kingsley Pride (9/2), Invisible Friend (6/1), Very Excellent (20/1)

The consistent ARKENSTAAR did well to finish as close as he did under the circumstances at Haydock earlier this month and, still on a fair mark, he is taken to resume winning ways. Freak Out has bagged C&D handicaps the last twice and is likely to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick. He is feared most ahead of the filly Invisible Friend, who hasn't offered much in 2 starts so far this year but has undergone a wind op and remains of interest in view of the promise she showed last term.