Sodexo Live! Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	1	French Duke (G) H Doubled his tally on first start for new yard having left Roger Varian at Meydan (1½m, good) in January. Not so good tried in listed company at Abu Dhabi next time and wasn't remotely competitive bac…	03-1606	James Doyle H Al Jehani	5	64.4kg	13 12/1
—	1	—	Plage De Havre (G)	P31-639	— A M Balding	5	64.4kg	—
3rd	2	5	Merveilleux Lapin (F) Polish Oaks winner who was unlucky not to make a successful handicap/stable debut on reappearance at Windsor in May (denied a clear run). Ran to a similar level back up in trip/grade when fourth of 8…	1/530-24	Callum Rodriguez Owen Burrows	4	62.6kg	8 7/1
9th	3	9	Theory Of Tides (G) Looked a good prospect when winning first 2 starts in spring 2024 and took his form up a notch when running well both starts in defeat last season. Left John & Thady Gosden (58,000 gns) and ran up to…	000/42-2	Saffie Osborne J A Osborne	5	61.7kg	7 6/1
8th	4	2	Flying Frontier (H) Low-mileage 6-y-o who showed the benefit of his reappearance when fourth in the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar (1¼m) in May. Took too long to find his stride under a typically patient ride at Sandown sin…	919-844	H Crouch J Tate	6	61.2kg	26 25/1
5th	5	3	Dancing In Paris (G) Acquitted himself well without winning in staying handicaps last year. Well beaten at Epsom on reappearance and was too free back at 2m in Northumberland Plate last time.	240-905	D Egan Ian Williams	6	60.3kg	21 20/1
4th	6	6	Fantasy Believer (G) Landed a useful handicap at Doncaster last September and made an encouraging return from 8 months off when fifth of 16 at York in June. Better than he could show back there last time and not taken li…	160-504	Oisin Murphy E Walker	9	59.9kg	11 10/1
1st	7	7	Al Azd (G) FAV B Improved since the blinkers went on, winning 11f maiden at Southwell and 1½m handicap at Doncaster this spring. Unsuited by the drop back to 1¼m in the London Gold Cup and quickly back on the up retu…	221162	Ray Dawson R Varian	3	59.4kg	3 2/1
7th	8	8	Elsass (G) Returned from a break/gelding operation an improved model, following up Southwell success with plenty to spare at Hamilton (11f) in mid-May. Eased off as if amiss in Old Newton Cup at Haydock 7 weeks…	20-1103	Daniel Muscutt C Johnston	4	58.5kg	9.50 17/2
2nd	9	4	Study Of Words (C) Progressed with each run at 2, easily winning 1¼m Newmarket maiden on final start. Confirmed he's useful when third of 5 in handicap back at Newmarket (1¼m again) on reappearance and was possibly ami…	521-35	Billy Loughnane C Appleby	3	56.2kg	4.33 10/3
—	11	—	Baltic Fleet (G)	51-232P	— Ian Williams	3	53.1kg	—

Betting forecast: Al Azd (2/1), Study Of Words (10/3), Theory Of Tides (6/1), Merveilleux Lapin (7/1), Elsass (17/2), Fantasy Believer (10/1), French Duke (12/1), Dancing In Paris (20/1), Flying Frontier (25/1)