SHE’S A CHARACTER hit the mark at Doncaster last time and can follow up at Haydock, despite a 7lb hike in the weights.
Richard Fahey’s charge paid the price for showing up well in Pattern company as a juvenile with her initial mark of 97 proving an overestimation of her abilities.
She has been steadily dropping through the ratings since then and hitting a low of 73 last time, and duly returned to form when bolting up by four lengths on Town Moor.
The handicapper has pushed her back up the ratings for that victory but she won in style and will be full of confidence now.
Henry Cecil can claim both divisions of the Football Pools Maiden Stakes with Midsummer Sun and Solar Sky.
The former was not beaten far on his debut in a really decent maiden at Newmarket when he looked desperately in need of the experience, while Solar Sky was a real eyecatcher when finding only stablemate World Domination too good at Newbury.
World Domination was tried next in the Dante and was Derby favourite for a while, so it is safe to say there should be nothing of that calibre in this.
Ree’s Rascal impressed when winning at Windsor last time and is worth watching as he makes the trip at Sandown.
The three-year-old will be saddled with an extra 6lb in the Panmure Gordon Institutional Equities Handicap but trainer Jim Boyle evidently thinks he will go up a bit more than that for his recent victory.
Ree’s Rascal was twice a winner on the all-weather over the winter but needed his seasonal reappearance in April, which was also his first outing as a gelding.
That run sharpened him up for Windsor and he never looked like losing after taking it up a furlong from home, eventually prevailing by four and a half lengths.
Ree’s Rascal still looked to have a bit up his sleeve that day and further improvement would make his tough to beat.
Musawama was all at sea on the Epsom track on his latest run but the switch back to a more conventional terrain should help in the Panmure Gordon Corporate Finance Handicap.
Upped in class for the Derby Trial, dual all-weather winner Musawama was never a threat, despite being sent off as favourite.
He faded badly after trying to do it from the front and a slight drop in class can help him get back on the right path.
Milnagavie makes a swift reappearance under a penalty in the Bathwick Tyres Handicap at Salisbury.
The four-year-old proved game to triumph off a career-high mark last time and Richard Hannon is obviously keen to strike again before she is reassessed.
La Estrella can make it six wins on the bounce in the Membership of Southwell Golf Club Claiming Stakes at the Nottinghamshire venue.
Don Cantillon’s charge evidently relishes the Fibresand surface and can excel at this venue once again.
Dontpaytheferryman is worth a look as he returns to fences in Wetherby’s Life & Style Novices’ Chase.
He has not lined up over the bigger obstacles since last May but he fared well in two starts then and could go well again returned to the chasing sphere.
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