4.35 1m. 20 Declared. Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) (Class 2 ) of £200,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €103,080.00 2nd - €48,340.00 3rd - €24,180.00 4th - €12,080.00 5th - €6,040.00 6th - €3,020.00
Formscan - A wide-open handicap and one that hasn't seen a successful favourite since 2017, with a 25/1 winner last year. Thunder Run took a competitive handicap at York's Ebor Festival in August and he can go well with Ryan Moore booked to ride, but a 4lb rise may be enough to stop him. TOIMY SON has been targeted at this since his Cambridgeshire third and with a top-four finish in his last six outings and an added 2lb for future races, he is fancied to go close under Oisin Murphy, especially if he starts smartly. Elnajmm won here in July and he could be of some interest if first-time cheekpieces bring any improvement.