17:20 Newmarket

Saturday 29 July 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:1016:4517:20

Henry Cecil Open Weekend Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 58.74s

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(8)

May Blossom^b¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: James Doyle| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| D

15/8

3-time winner last term and was back on the up at Nottingham last time, finishing strongly to lead late. Small rise might not be enough to stop her following up.

Form: 273361

(2)

Afterlife^p1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: David Probert| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 77

25/1

Winner for John Gosden but hasn't offered much for current yard, so has a bit to prove.

Form: 951-06

(5)

Han Solo Berger^v¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 65| CD

13/2

C&D winner who has generally held is form since scoring at Southwell in April but looks vulnerable to less-exposed rivals.

Form: 124244

(4)

Triple Jaye^p,h³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64| D

15/2

Landed a big-field Ayr handicap with a bit up her sleeve in September but below form since, including both starts this term. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 1766-77

(1)

Man On A Mission¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck| OR: 63| D

28/1

Had a productive winter on AW but there was little encouragement to be gleaned from his return from a break at Yarmouth recently. Others make more appeal.

Form: 322320

(6)

Harry With Style^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam Tracey⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 65| D

9/2

Sprang a surprise to score at Bath in April and stepped up markedly from his return after a short break to score at Yarmouth earlier this month. Good third there since, so another solid showing is on the cards.

Form: 081613

(3)

Lilkian¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 60| BF| D

18/1

Scored at Kempton earlier this month but followed it with a tame effort at Yarmouth and, based on his overall turf record, he's best watched.

Form: 642617

(7)

Gustav Graves^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 56| D

7/2

4/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Gives his running more often than not and this is a thin race, so he's likely to be on the premises.

Form: 322874

Forecasts

May Blossom (15/8), Gustav Graves (7/2), Harry With Style (9/2), Han Solo Berger (13/2), Triple Jaye (15/2), Lilkian (18/1), Afterlife (25/1), Man On A Mission (28/1)

MAY BLOSSOM rattled home to get up at Nottingham last time and, provided the pace is solid again, she's capable of following up. Gustav Graves is a consistent type who should pose a threat and Harry With Style is worth noting given he arrives on the up.