Racecards
13:30 Yarmouth
Sharp Minds Winners Welcome Nursery Handicap (Class E3) (Class 3)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Form 00014
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey D Holland
prominent, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
Swords
25- Form 005
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D Daly
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
slowly into stride, hampered start, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 002
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
close up, led up over 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 3000
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
track leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Baddam
67- Form 406
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey K Darley
held up, outpaced halfway, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
Daisy Bucket
31- Form 0310
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey C Catlin
always towards rear
- Form 650045
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Mrs C Dunnett
- Jockey Leanne Kershaw
pulled hard, led, headed over 5f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 366533
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
Akraan
68- Form 005
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
prominent, ridden and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 50052
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J Payne
- Jockey P Cosgrave
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, never nearer
- Form 40064
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, ridden and chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 05003
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3005
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey S Whitworth
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 400
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer P McBride
- Jockey T P Queally
hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, ran on
- Form 00032
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey N Mackay
held up, smooth headway halfway, outpaced over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
Bongoali
38- Form 452500
- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey T Dean
slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, outpaced halfway
In depth
Verdict
A big field for us here but it should pay to side with Caribbean Dancer, who can outpoint Lola Sapola and Manic. The selection made a marked improvement at the third time of asking last time out, when a three-and-a-half length second to kindling over nine furlongs at Musselburgh. The drop back to a mile is not certain to suit, but the soft ground here will clearly help bring more stamina in to play and as the filly seemed to like that last time out then there is every reason to suggest that she can progress again here and score. Lola Sapola is also drawn low here and comes into the race in decent form, which has meant that she is at the top of this particular handicap. She will get every inch of this trip, but on what we have seen she would prefer much quicker ground and for that reason is opposed. Of the remainder, Manic is fit and firing, having taken a Wolverhampton maiden last month and then putting up a decent effort in defeat on heavy ground at Nottingham last time. This step up in trip may just be a little too far at this stage, though she is sure to want this after another winter on her back. Nevertheless we expect a good run again, but our idea of the winner is Caribbean Dancer.