8.30 1m. 7f. 218yds. 9 Declared. Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap (Class 5 ) of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €4,187.00 2nd - €1,965.00 3rd - €982.00 4th - €491.00 5th - €245.00
Formscan - COMTE DE LOIR offered plenty of encouragement when a close-up second on his handicap bow at Southwell eight days ago. The four-year-old ticks plenty of the right boxes on this quick turnaround and, off an unchanged mark, compensation could be on the cards. The biggest threat may emerge from Doublethetrouble, who arrives on the back of a fair fourth on his reappearance at Lingfield, while dual C&D winner Zivaniya warrants respect returning to this venue.