Fitzdares Official Partner Of Season Opener Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
9th	1	1	Democracy Dilemma (G) V Enthusiastic front-runner who proved better than ever when easy winner of 5f handicap at Haydock (good to firm) last autumn. Good third in 5f Lingfield listed event (all-weather) on reappearance and …	309604	Daniel Muscutt R M H Cowell	6	61.2kg	6 5/1
7th	2	8	Spartan Arrow (G) P Smart gelding who was a 4-time winner in 2025, signing off with a Group 3 success at Dundalk in October, but has failed to fire in 4 outings this year. Needs a change of headgear (cheekpieces for bli…	1-78807	Hollie Doyle A Watson	6	59.4kg	10 9/1
5th	3	4	Clearpoint (G) Has thrived on all-weather in recent starts, completing a hat-trick last autumn and posting good runner-up efforts on his last 3 outings. Needs to prove he's equally as effective on turf now.	112-225	Alistair Rawlinson S Hodgson	6	59.4kg	12 11/1
6th	4	7	Fandom (G) Useful form in the US earlier in his career. Limited impact in 3 outings for Joseph O'Brien in Ireland last year and hard to know how much he achieved when going close twice at Saint Moritz for Olly …	310430	Tyrese Cameron R Hannon	5	58.5kg	41 40/1
11th	5	6	Rogue Enforcer (G) B Dual winner on heavy ground for Peter Chapple-Hyam as a juvenile in 2023. Three wins in Europe last year, including a Milan listed, suggest he's still very useful ahead of this return to Britain for …	192-080	Ashley Lewis A Watson	5	58.5kg	34 33/1
10th	6	9	Trefor (G) Did well last year, notably a win in a York Ebor meeting handicap (5.4f, good to firm) in August. Possibly unsuited by softer ground when down the field in the Portland at Doncaster on final start. M…	10-0400	Charles Bishop C Hills	5	58.5kg	9 8/1
3rd	7	3	Tropical Storm (G) Listed winner at York over 5f last May. Lost his way subsequently but his mark has come down as a result and he should be sharper for last month's Musselburgh reappearance (not helped by being hamper…	009-830	Rob Hornby A M Balding	4	57.2kg	6.50 11/2
8th	8	11	Rosario (G) P Consistent sort (third in last year's Portland) but this regular slow starter doesn't have a great strike-rate (2-22). Should come on for his Newmarket reappearance 17 days ago but others are stronge…	03-6854	Lewis Edmunds R A Teal	5	55.8kg	12 11/1
2nd	9	5	King Of Light (G) TP Really found form in a cheekpieces and tongue tie combination for Stuart Williams last autumn, winning 5f Haydock handicap before creditable fourth of 11 at Ascot (5f, soft). There could be more to c…	251078	Jason Watson S C Williams	4	55.3kg	13 12/1
1st	10	2	Lexington Blitz (G) FAV P Back to winning ways at Catterick (5f, good to soft) last autumn. Cracking reappearance effort when third of 14 at Musselburgh (5f, soft) 27 days ago, in the firing line throughout. All ground comes …	219-313	Edward Greatrex R M H Cowell	4	54kg	4.33 10/3
4th	11	10	Rhythm N Hooves (G) P Three wins in 2025, the latest at Newbury (5f, good to firm) off 1 lb higher in August. Respectable efforts in his 3 outings this year, with the ground softer than he ideally wants it when fifth (reo…	430388	Saffie Osborne R M H Cowell	6	54kg	6.50 11/2

Betting forecast: Lexington Blitz (10/3), Democracy Dilemma (5/1), Tropical Storm (11/2), Rhythm N Hooves (11/2), Trefor (8/1), Spartan Arrow (9/1), Clearpoint (11/1), Rosario (11/1), King Of Light (12/1), Rogue Enforcer (33/1), Fandom (40/1)