17:15 Goodwood

Tuesday 3 September 2024

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Tiger Beetle^b,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: M G Rimell| OR: 72| BF| D

9/1

Clear-cut winner at Haydock on penultimate start and should have finished closer than he did when fourth of 9 subsequently at Nottingham (10.2f, good to firm) where he slipped on the bend around 4f out. Big player off the same mark with William Buick booked.

Form: 946014

(6)

Kamanika¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: J Parr| OR: 71| D

11/1

Had a productive campaign last season, bagging 4 handicaps over this trip on ground ranging from good to heavy. Recent belated reappearance run at Newmarket was probably needed and she will be interesting provided the word 'firm' doesn't appear in the going description.

Form: 43110-6

(15)

Hoornblower⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D J Coakley| OR: 70

15/2

Produced best effort to date by some way when accounting for 6 rivals in a 1m Lingfield handicap (1m, AW) in June. Failed to reproduce that spark over the same C&D next time and while the booking of Oisin Murphy is a positive, this step up in trip and return to turf are potentially negative factors.

Form: 5056-17

(16)

Grey Fox^t,p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Charles Bishop| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 70| D

22/1

Regained the winning thread at Newbury (1m, good) and, following a couple of low-key efforts, he has got back on track with respectable efforts in defeat at Ascot and most recently back at this trip returned to Newbury in July. Still, others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 710064

(13)

Twin Earth¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 68

20/1

Produced one of his better efforts when fourth in a 7-runner handicap here (9f, good) 11 days ago, albeit he was better placed than most and more will be needed if he's to open his account in this contest.

Form: 64404

(12)

Carp Kid^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J L Flint| OR: 67| D

14/1

Landed Chepstow handicap for the second year running 3 starts back but he possesses something of an up-and-down profile and was safely held at Sandown next time prior to being beaten 19 lengths when third at Newbury. Others look more solid.

Form: 947173

(11)

Pink Lily²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 66| C| D

16/1

Resumed winning ways at Bath in May and bettered that when scoring in good style over 9f here next time. However, she appears to have gone off the boil since, again finishing nearer last than first at Kempton on latest start.

Form: 311488

(8)

Coolree^t,p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 66

12/1

Got on top close home at Beverley in May and settled better than he did at Pontefract when a close third in this headgear combination in a Yarmouth handicap (10.1f, good) 15 days ago. High on the shortlist off the same mark with Tom Marquand aboard.

Form: 314493

(10)

Abu Royal^b⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main| OR: 64

10/1

Winner of an Ayr maiden for Charlie Johnston in May 2023 but that's his sole success form 17 career starts and recent efforts have not been overly encouraging. Blinkers refitted.

Form: 746457

(3)

Meleri³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 64| D

8/1

Signed off last season on a winning note at Bath and posted best effort of 2024 campaign so far when finding just one too good at Sandown (1¼m, good) last time. Creditable fourth off 3 lb higher on sole previous visit here last September and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 1-97752

(5)

Solanna^t,p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: J Butler| OR: 63| BF| D

16/1

Winless since May 2023 but has slipped to a good mark as a consequence and returned to form when placed in handicaps at Carlisle (9f, good) and Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) in July. Live each-way chance.

Form: 580932

(14)

Celebrating Ethel⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62

8/1

Winner of a big-field Leopardstown handicap for previous connections last summer and has shaped fairly well on a couple of occasions for present yard, including when fifth in the 11-runner contest won by Pink Lily here in June. However, she was below par last time and stall 14 is hardly ideal.

Form: 755645

(9)

Imperial Cult¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 61| BF

7/2

Scored twice over 1½m on the AW at Lingfield in July and, though 0-11 on turf, he proved that he is equally effective on grass when narrowly failing in his hat-trick bid at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 978112

(7)

Lawn Ranger⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Watson| T: M J Attwater| OR: 58| C| D

22/1

Has winning course form to his name but that was back in August 2019 and he hasn't put his best foot forward in 3 runs this year, including when trailing in last of 11 in the handicap won by Pink Lily in June. Engaged 7.00 Windsor Monday.

Form: 385-504

(2)

Jimmy Mark²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: David Probert| T: W S Kittow| OR: 55| D

28/1

Back-to-back winner over this trip at Ffos Las in recent months but his bubble was burst in no uncertain terms at Salisbury last month. Others preferred.

Form: 733116

Non-Runners

(1)

Bloomwithgrace⁷⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: R A Teal J: Harry Davies

Forecasts

Imperial Cult (7/2), Hoornblower (15/2), Meleri (8/1), Celebrating Ethel (8/1), Tiger Beetle (9/1), Abu Royal (10/1), Kamanika (11/1), Coolree (12/1), Carp Kid (14/1), Pink Lily (16/1), Solanna (16/1), Bloomwithgrace (16/1), Twin Earth (20/1), Grey Fox (22/1), Lawn Ranger (22/1), Jimmy Mark (28/1)

The pick of these may well turn out to be TIGER BEETLE, who was a pretty decisive scorer at Haydock in July and luck wasn't on his side at Nottingham next time. He looks the way to go with William Buick doing the steering. There are dangers aplenty, headed by Coolree, while the in-form Imperial Cult is third choice ahead of Meleri and Solanna.