Branfords Handicap.
Yarmouth · Thursday, 2 Jul · 19:25
· 7f 3y
· Class 6
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:25
Off time
9
Runners
Good to Firm
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
29
28/1
09 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 7 |
Giant (G)
Fourteen runs since last win in 2025 but back-to-form second of 11 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Good chance if he can build on that now back at 7f.
|
0-63002 | Ryan Kavanagh | Ian Williams | 6 | 63.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | 8 |
Wilde And Dandy (G)
Won off this mark at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) last summer but not seen since a below-par effort at Southwell in February so it's hard to know what form he turns up in.
|
2836-93 | S De Sousa | I Furtado | 6 | 63 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 3 | 5 |
Dion Baker (G)
[P]
Got a hat-trick up at Brighton/Bath in May/June but had his winning sequence ended under a penalty at the former track on Tuesday and this doesn't look any easier.
|
441113 | Darragh Keenan | M Wigham | 7 | 63 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 6th | 4 | 3 |
Federal Envoy (G)
FAV
All 3 wins over 7f on all-weather but has a lower mark on turf and latest stable debut second at Ripon (6f, good to firm) suggests he can cash in on it soon.
|
690526 | Marco Ghiani | Charlie Clover | 5 | 62.6 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| 9th | 5 | 4 |
Dancing With Drums (G)
Registered a third victory on all-weather at Kempton (6f) in May. Good third at Chepstow (6f) next time but 2 subsequent 7f efforts disappointing and has yet to prove he stays this far.
|
571305 | D C Costello | Adam Kirby | 4 | 62.6 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 9 |
Adelaide Bay (G)
Three-time all-weather winner during his first spell with Jane Chapple-Hyam and has shaped well from a reduced mark on both starts since rejoining the yard. A return to turf asks a different question but he should be winning again soon.
|
908825 | S Donohoe | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 4 | 60.3 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 4th | 7 | 6 |
Jungle Knight (G)
[T]
Improved effort when getting off the mark in 14-runner C&D handicap (good to soft) 22 days ago. This 3-y-o only went up 3 lb and has to be of interest now taking on his elders for the first time.
|
457-761 | Mikey Sheehy | M G Rimell | 3 | 59.9 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 8th | 8 | 1 |
Hakin Adraar (G)
Maiden who showed some encouragement when fourth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (1m) on reappearance for new yard but tailed off back on turf at Doncaster since.
|
3407-40 | Dylan Hogan | Martin Dunne | 3 | 59 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 7th | 9 | 2 |
Mayflower Rock (F)
Caught the eye when fourth of 12 in 6f Windsor novice on second start. Always behind at Wolverhampton since but retains potential with handicaps in mind.
|
840 | Taryn Langley | Dylan Cunha | 3 | 56.2 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: Federal Envoy (11/8), Dion Baker (10/3), Adelaide Bay (6/1), Jungle Knight (15/2), Wilde And Dandy (10/1), Giant (10/1), Dancing With Drums (25/1), Mayflower Rock (28/1), Hakin Adraar (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3768.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1768.0 GBP |
| P3 | 883.0 GBP |
| P4 | 442.0 GBP |
| P5 | 220.0 GBP |