2:48 Brighton: Follow Matchbook On X Handicap Stakes

Panama Black Saffie Osborne · Laura Mongan

Panama Black has been below his best in his last two outings, an eighth last time out and a seventh before that, but he was a third four starts back and has run over today's trip and going. Our 75 rating tops the field of 11, and he comes here after 141 days off, from draw 7.

Thestral William Carson · Tony Carroll

Thestral is a leading danger, having run over today's trip and going and returned just nine days after a ninth last time out, with a third four starts back and a second five starts back showing his better side. Our rating of 64 sits above his official 60, but he is yet to win in his last six starts.

South Kensington Charles Bishop · Adam Kirby

South Kensington is fit after 13 days off, with a second two starts back and a win five starts back, and she has run over today's trip and on this going before. Our rating of 64 ranks her fourth of 11, but she was unplaced last time and carries 133 lb from stall four.

Venetian Romance Kieren Fox · Michael Attwater

Venetian Romance has run over today's trip and going, and ranks second of 11 on our rating of 71, with a second three starts back her best recent finish. The risk is form that has tailed off, with a ninth last time out and a sixth the run before, though she's yet to win in her last six starts.

Scarfo Charlie Tucker(7) · Bernard Llewellyn

Scarfo is winless in his last six but has been consistent, with a third and another third in recent starts and a fifth last time out just nine days ago; he has run over today's trip and going, though a drop from fourth to fifth suggests he needs a bit more to get involved from stall 11.

King of The Dance Isobelle Chalmers(7) · Bernard Llewellyn

Third last time out and a winner two starts back, he's been consistent and returns quick after nine days, having run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 56 ranks him sixth of 11, though, and 128 lb from draw 9 leaves little scope for error.

Birkie Boy Laura Coughlan(3) · Miss Celine De La Haye

Birkie Boy arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out, a second two starts back, and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Yet our rating has him tenth of eleven, and 37 days off plus 127 lb from stall six make him hard to fancy.

Celtic Spirit Dylan Hogan · Karen Jewell

Celtic Spirit has run over today's trip and going before, and a second three starts back shows some ability, but he's yet to win in his last six and comes here on the back of two sevenths. Our rating of 56 sits above his official 50, though 126 lb from stall five leaves little margin.

Rainbow Sign Kieran O'Neill · Mark Pattinson

Rainbow Sign is yet to win in his last six, though a fourth last time out and a third two starts back show he's consistent, and he has run over today's trip and going. A 35-day break and a midfield ranking of eighth of eleven on our ratings temper the appeal from stall eight.

Turpin Liam Wright(3) · Jim Boyle

Turpin is winless in his last six, beaten into eighth last time out after a third two starts back, and has only a pair of thirds to show from that sequence. He has run over this trip and on this going before, and 24 days since his last run is fine, but our figures rank him last of 11.

Outrace Alec Voikhansky · Richard Hannon

Outrace was third last time out and fourth two starts back, but he is yet to win in his last five and returns after 60 days off. He has run over this trip and on this going, yet ranked ninth of 11 on our figures, he is hard to fancy from stall 1.