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Saturday 2 August 2025

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William Hill Price Boosts Handicap

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 24.61s

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(3)

Ron O³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: D Thompson| OR: 90| D

40/1

20/1, last of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 37 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 3250-60

(13)

Eldrickjones³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: Roger Fell| OR: 90| BF| D

12/1

Latest win at Newcastle in May. 4/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 35 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 78-1230

(10)

Our Havana²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 90| D

12/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in April. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good, 66/1) 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Others preferred.

Form: 101608

(6)

Dubai Beach^h³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 89| BF

7/1

Won back-to-back handicaps (both 8f) at Kempton and Chelmsford in June. May have found race coming too soon when runner-up back at Kempton last time and better is expected on turf debut here.

Form: 7/2-7112

(1)

Darkness^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 89| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm, 20/1) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-79109

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Desert Falcon²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 88| CD

5/2

C&D winner who found further improvement when taking 10-runner handicap (11/2) at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 29 days ago, kept up to work. 5 lb higher now but looks sure to go well again.

Form: 4611-21

(11)

Tinto³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Oliver Stammers| T: M Dods| OR: 87| C

66/1

Course winner. 11/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 31 days ago, slowly away. Others look better treated.

Form: 08-0200

(5)

Cruyff Turn⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 86| CD

8/1

C&D winner who got back on track when creditable second of 6 in handicap (5/1) at Redcar (8f, firm) 43 days ago, albeit no match for winner. Ought to give another good account.

Form: 414002

(9)

Rhythm Master^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: G A Harker| OR: 86| D

10/3

Twenty four runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 10/1) 16 days ago. Others more convincing.

Form: 037323

(12)

Individualism^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 84

18/1

Found improvement, in first-time cheekpieces, when winning 11-runner handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 5/1) 16 days ago, always holding on. 4 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 6-87241

(7)

Bosh³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Dods| OR: 83

25/1

6/1, bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 33 days ago, slowly away. Likely capable of better.

Form: 6-07004

(8)

Jonny Concrete^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 82| D

10/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in April. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Figures off a handy mark.

Form: 91-1227

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It Just Takes Time¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 81| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good, 10/3) 10 days ago. Likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 387453

Forecasts

Desert Falcon (5/2), Rhythm Master (10/3), Dubai Beach (7/1), Cruyff Turn (8/1), Jonny Concrete (10/1), It Just Takes Time (11/1), Eldrickjones (12/1), Our Havana (12/1), Individualism (18/1), Darkness (25/1), Bosh (25/1), Ron O (40/1), Tinto (66/1)

DESERT FALCON is in the form of his life and may be able to register his sixth career victory. Dubai Beach and Individualism head the list of dangers.