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16:40 Yarmouth
Aylsham Slurry Services Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f 3y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 415163
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer R W Price
- Jockey E Creighton
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 600824
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
- Form 822709
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey Hayley Turner
pulled hard, held up, always in rear
- Form 117626
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J Pearce
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
Final Bid (IRE)
259- Form 6792-57
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey J M O'Dwyer
slowly into stride, always in rear
- Form 040730
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey J Fanning
mid-division, ridden and not much room 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0643
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, caught near finish
- Form 878856
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 085905
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
held up in rear, shaken up over 1f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 395450
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
pressed leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
Al Rayanah
15- Form 345243
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 539-706
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey T P O'Shea
very reluctant to go to post, chased leaders, ridden halfway, hung left and weakened over 1f out
- Form 332441
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
Light Dreams
21- Form 788235
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Doubtful
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Gracie's Gift, Ektimaal and Captain Darling are the three to look at here and Gracie's Gift is taken to follow up a recent success. Ed Dunlop's Ektimaal is making his handicap debut here having not been beaten far in maiden auction races and maidens. He has not been beaten far in any of his starts to date and a bold showing is expected off this mark. After scoring impressively at Kempton, Captain Darling has run well in defeat twice since, on both occasions not beaten far. He can be expected to run well again but the weight concession to all may be beyond him. Bottom weight Gracie's Gift had been running well in handicaps before benefitting from a drop in grade last time when scoring in a big field in a Goodwood claimer. That was a deserved success as he had also been unlucky in running recently and Gracie's Gift, having just squeezed into this contest can present his rivals with a tough task.
Formwatch
Captain Darling (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Soon chasing leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Sovereignty (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sept.
Redwood Rocks (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Treasure House (9-3) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sept.
Brigadore 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 16, 3l behind Pamir (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Border Artist 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 7l behind Molem (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol.
Dispol Katie 9-2jt-fav (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong, 16th of 17, 16l behind Forces Sweetheart (9-1) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) sft.
Ektimaal 5-2 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Bachelor Party (9-3) at Brighton 7f mdn stk (5) gd in Sept.
Hits Only Jude (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) In touch, one pace from over 2f out, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Glenbuck (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, won at Goodwood 1m clm hcap (6) gd in Sept beating Harare (8-12) by a nk, 20 ran.