2.25 1m. 6f. 13 Declared. Coral Summer Handicap (Class 2 ) of £100,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €51,540.00 2nd - €24,170.00 3rd - €12,090.00 4th - €6,040.00 5th - €3,020.00 6th - €1,510.00
Formscan - Fairbanks was sporting blinkers for the first time (retained) when running out a game winner over 1m6f at Newmarket last month and he must enter calculations, for all that a 6lb rise demands more. With that in mind, preference is for TRUE LEGEND. He caught the eye when finishing fifth despite enduring a troubled passage in the Northumberland Plate on his penultimate start, before producing arguably a career-best over 2m at Ascot most recently. Nudged up only 1lb, and having performed well over this C&D previously, a bold bid is expected. Ayyab is also one for the shortlist pitched back into a handicap.