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Book Your Raceday Hospitality On 01777 247103 Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 214y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 6-60422
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, no impression
Fire Finch
34- Form 6606
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
behind from halfway
- Form 410204
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J Fanning
made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 133553
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, unable to challenge
- Form 052-506
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
Vicario
6- Form 0-51332
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace never nearer
Our Emmy Lou
288- Form 006-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey J Mackay
in touch, headway to chase winner 3f out, ridden over 1f out, held inside final furlong
- Form 050-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey N Callan
took keen hold in mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, never troubled leaders
Ego Trip
36- Form 000-013
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
unruly stalls and missed break, always behind
Holly Walk
16- Form 255432
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
with winner, ridden 4f out, soon lost place and behind
- Form 000-6
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P M Quinn
slowly into stride and behind, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 053
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey R Ffrench
chased leaders to over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 0-03254
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer C Thornton
- Jockey J McAuley
in touch, ridden to chase leaders well over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Ego Trip looks the one to beat in this handicap with Vicario and Ile Facile the pair we fear the most. The selection has been in good form of late and he won well when beating Charlie Bear at Newcastle before finishing third behind Richtee at Redcar last time. The step up in trip should suit and with conditions to suit he is the one they all have to beat. Vicario ran well behind the Sir Mark Prescott hotpot Elusive Dream at Folkestone in less than ideal conditions last time and this quicker ground could bring about further improvement. However, he may prove to be better over further and for that reason he is opposed. Ile Facile ran well behind Jimmy Byrne at Haydock on Sunday but this trip could stretch the stamina of this colt and for that reason he is taken on. Our Emmy Lou should not be discounted easily now that Sir Mark Prescott's string have started to fire, but for the winner we return to Ego Trip.