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FIFTH RACE 4.45

ONE MILE, TWO FURLONGS ABOUT 43 YARDS (10F ABT 43YDS) FOR THREE YRS OLD

THE 50 DAYS UNTIL THE ST LEGER HANDICAP STAKES (CLASS 5)

Total prize fund £8400 ™ Owners Prize Money. 1st £3468, 2nd £1735, 3rd £867, 4th £433, 5th £217. (Penalty Value £4396.56) Weights raised 1lb and paragraphs 27 to 31 of the Weights and Handicapping Code complied with where applicable. SS

LEADING COURSE TRAINER (17-22): R Varian (32 wins from 153 runners, 21%) runs MATHEMATICIAN TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): R Fahey (9 wins from 48 runners, 19%) runs BOSC GIRL LONGEST TRAVELLER: LUNACY trained by I Jardine, Carrutherstown, 179 miles.

GOLDEN MAVERICK can get the hat-trick up under a penalty. Mathematician and Hondo are potential improvers now going handicapping up in trip

B g Zarak (FR) - Waritta well on top finish Back against his own age group but good chance of the hat-trick under penalty. TFRHHHHH BHA69 (+7)

2 MANDEGA (FR) (10) 310250 D 9-9 (1)

B g Panis (USA) - Ana Style (FR) Aiden Brookes (5)

Mr Samuel Sutton Micky Hammond, Middleham

Br Simon Urizzi & Sarah Brel Phillips Sutton Associates Ltd

TIMEFORM VIEW Latest win at Fontainebleau in March 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good) 10 days ago. More needed.

3 HONDO (IRE) (30) 446

HHIII BHA74 (-3)

9-9 (4)

B g Gregorian (IRE) - Queen’s Novel Jason Hart Ringfort Stud Ltd Roger Fell & Sean Murray, Nawton Br Ringfort Stud Ltd OR8 Wellness

TIMEFORMVIEW Sixth of 7 in maiden (7/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut and longer trip will suit.

4 BOSC GIRL (IRE) (13) 3220

HHHII BHA74

9-8 (2)

B f Zoffany (IRE) - El Issidro Connor Murtagh

Mr R. A. Fahey Richard Fahey, Malton

Br Zcjd Bloodstock Richard Fahey Racing

TIMEFORM VIEW Lightly-raced maiden Tenth of 12 on handicap debut at York (7.9f, good, 10/1) 13 days ago, dropped away over 1f out, not persevered with once held Back up in trip

5 LEAP YEAR LAD (IRE) (20) 231441 D

HHHII BHA73

9-3 (6)

Gr or Ro g Havana Grey - Skeleton (IRE) Shane Gray

My Vein Clinic Syndicate 1 Kevin Ryan, Hambleton

Br B. Kennedy & Mrs Ann Marie Kennedy She Swings Limited

TIMEFORM VIEW 7/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Haydock (10.2f, firm) 20 days ago, well ridden More needed up 3lb.

6 MATHEMATICIAN (IRE) (16) 066P

9-0 (7)

B g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Stranagone (IRE) David Egan

Mr A. D. Spence

Roger Varian, Newmarket

Br Eimear Mulhern Spreadex Ltd

TIMEFORM VIEW Thrice-raced maiden 40/1, sixth of 10 at Salisbury (7f, firm) 44 days ago. Makes handicap debut up in trip and could have more to offer. 11/2 third-favourite when running in void race Jul 11 TFRHHHHI BHA65

7 LUNACY (GB) (12) 00-0461 8-12 (3)

B g New Bay - Lunar Spirit

The Crown Lunatics, D Bell & K Elliott

Andrew Mullen

Iain Jardine, Carrutherstown

Br Beaslay Thoroughbreds Bloomfields Raceline Horseboxes

TIMEFORMVIEWCareer best when winning 12-runner handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, soft, 14/1) 12 days ago, showing a tenacious attitude with front-running tactics employed for the first time Could go well again back up in class. TFRHHHII BHA63 ran

Hood worn by No. 6. Tongue Strap worn by No. 7.

Stewards Note:

HONDO: Following its run on 27/6/2023 it was reported that the trainer could not explain the poor run.

Probable S.P’s: 13-8 Golden Maverick (FR), 4-1 Leap Year Lad (IRE), 13-2 Lunacy (GB), 7-1 Mathematician (IRE), 15-2 Hondo (IRE), 16-1 Bosc Girl (IRE), 40-1 Mandega (FR)