Golden Gates Stakes (Handicap)

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Winless in its last five starts and well held last time at Newbury, Bourbon Blues at least handles today's trip and conditions; the 135 lb burden is stiff, and a question mark lingers over whether that French Group form fully represents its true level.

Cheekpieces go on for the first time as Sahara King steps up off a career-best effort — beaten a head at Newbury last time off a 6 lb lower mark — and with more likely to emerge over a trip and ground he handles well, he remains competitive from stall 17 on 133 lb.

Steadily climbing the weights after a four-length Newmarket success, Evanesco handles today's conditions well over this trip, but 132 lb off a revised mark makes life considerably tougher than when scoring last time out 48 days ago.

Beaten three and a half lengths off this very mark at Newbury last time out, Spyce shaped with promise on handicap debut yet may need a stiffer test to show his best; a tall, lightly raced colt who acts on today's conditions and rates unexposed at the trip.