Remembering Christine And Colin Brown Handicap Stakes

Buxted Reel arrives in fine fettle — a winner last time out, placed in two of his three starts before that, and he has run over today's trip and going. The chief concern is whether 142 lb blunts that sharp recent form.

Newport has run over today's trip and going before, and his rating of 72 leads the field — yet to score in his last five starts, though a fourth last time out and a fourth five starts back suggest he retains ability, and 15 days between runs leaves him ready to go.

Nanny Park landed a win two starts back and has experience of today's distance and going, making her a live each-way contender here; the risk is that unplaced effort last time out leaves a question mark over her current form.

Saratoga Gold has shown consistent placing ability in recent starts, with a second three starts back and a third four starts back, and he has run over today's distance and going before; the worry is that he has been winless in his last five starts and his two latest efforts were sixths.

Placed third three starts back and second four starts back, Spooky Wooky has shown ability in recent starts yet is winless in his last five, and back-to-back seventh-place finishes either side of those efforts raise questions about consistency heading into this.