Sky Bet Club Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	12	City Of Poets (C) FAV Won 2 of first 3 starts and ended the year with a first handicap success at Wolverhampton in November. Shaping up well this season, coming from further back than the pair who beat him on return and t…	1-39410	P J McDonald J Tate	4	62.1kg	5 4/1
6th	2	13	Mr Professor (G) Winner of the Lincoln on 2024 return before losing his way. Raced only 3 times last season but showed better signs, hampered late on when sixth of 10 at Newcastle on final outing in June. Now below l…	00/056-6	S H James K P De Foy	7	61.2kg	10 9/1
13th	3	1	New Image (G) Progressive form when winning 4 times in 2024 but lightly raced since. Promising comeback at Redcar 4 weeks ago having been easy to back and one to note now 2 lb below last successful mark.	305700	D Tudhope D O'Meara	6	61.2kg	6.50 11/2
9th	4	11	Esherann (C) T Dual winner over 1m for Dermot Weld last season fitted with headgear (not worn yet this year). Stepped up on his comeback run without looking especially well treated in the Hunt Cup here a fortnight …	141-889	Zak Wheatley D Carroll	4	61.2kg	15 14/1
5th	5	3	Oolong Poobong (F) T Continued to improve last season, winning at Haydock before a fine effort upped to this trip in the Sandringham at Royal Ascot, not so well placed as a couple who beat her. Gone well fresh and could …	2/214-50	Callum Rodriguez E Bethell	4	60.8kg	6 5/1
8th	6	9	Impartiality (G) P A three-time winner (around 1m) early last summer. Probably needed his Musselburgh return minus headgear (back on here) and could be much closer to form now.	034-982	Shane Gray Phillip Makin	4	59kg	8 7/1
—	7	6	Zapphire (M) P Reliable mare who won twice when the cheekpieces went on last season and was a good third at York when last seen. Might need this back from 8 months off.	142013-	Ryan Sexton Miss J A Camacho	6	59kg	21 20/1
2nd	8	4	Hot Cash (G) Won the Carlisle Bell off 2 lb higher mark last summer. Form gradually tailed off thereafter and having been gelded, should have come on for his return in the Newbury Spring Cup.	54-0228	Rose Dawes J Channon	4	58.1kg	8 7/1
1st	9	14	Empire Of Light (G) Picked up where he left off in 2025 when gamely winning at Haydock (10.5f) 3 weeks ago. Exuberant sort and has more on his plate in hat-trick bid back down in trip in tougher race.	541-110	Oliver Stammers Grant Tuer	5	57.6kg	11 10/1
12th	10	10	Capital Guarantee (G) Won 3 times last season (including a second success over C&D) and bounced back to his best with his reappearance behind him when just failing at Beverley, doing well under the circumstances having be…	209061	Mark Winn D O'Meara	6	57.2kg	13 12/1
3rd	11	8	Frankies Dream (G) H Won a competitive big-field 7f York handicap on firm ground this time last year. Well held in 3 runs since, including on return from 9 months off here 4 weeks ago.	332378	P Mulrennan J Candlish	4	57.2kg	34 33/1
10th	12	7	Count Palatine (G) Won at Carlisle and Ayr last season. Tends to need a run or 2 to get up to speed and shaped accordingly after 6 months off here 4 weeks ago. This trip may stretch him and he'll find easier openings.	12-0030	Connor Beasley M Dods	5	57.2kg	41 40/1
11th	13	5	Empirestateofmind (G) B Successful twice last season (long odds-on in 4-runner seller latest). Stepped up on reappearance at Ripon 4 weeks ago without looking a winner waiting to happen again. Passed over for all he's a dua…	040995	Jason Hart J & S Quinn	8	56.7kg	17 16/1
7th	14	2	Leadenhall (G) Dual 1m scorer in 2025. Shaped well on his return when fifth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (1m) 17 days ago, nearest finish having been set too much to do. Interesting off a 2 lb lower mark.	716124	D Fentiman T D Easterby	6	54kg	19 18/1

Betting forecast: City Of Poets (4/1), Oolong Poobong (5/1), New Image (11/2), Hot Cash (7/1), Impartiality (7/1), Mr Professor (9/1), Empire Of Light (10/1), Capital Guarantee (12/1), Esherann (14/1), Empirestateofmind (16/1), Leadenhall (18/1), Zapphire (20/1), Frankies Dream (33/1), Count Palatine (40/1)