Racecards
16:55 Yarmouth
Racecourse Video Services Handicap
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 101y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Mac's Elan
114- Form 622477-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A B Coogan
- Jockey O Urbina
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 78524-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 58
held up, never dangerous
Dhehdaah
266- Form 670/735-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Willie Supple
in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 00/0730-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer B J Curley
- Jockey T P Queally
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
Phone Tapping
129- Form 066074-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Saleem Golam
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten
Star Welcome
25- Form 0/73-42
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey M Fenton
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 9590-44
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 52
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 42-3936
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey A Kirby
mid-division, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 506-347
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D Morris
- Jockey Paul Eddery
in touch, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Escalade
2- Form 7-63459
- Age 8
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey B Swarbrick
held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 232232
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Lisa Jones
slowly into stride, always behind
- Form 000-154
- Age 4
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey M Halford
Withdrawn
- Form 378728
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Laura Pike
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Lillebror is the one to be on if the money is down, but Star Welcome looks the safest option ahead of Phone Tapping. Willie Musson's four-year-old has just had a couple of races following a years holiday and looks ready to take first prize. She improved on a fourth at Wolverhampton to finish an excellent second to Lawaaheb at Lingfield last time. She should still be on the upgrade and will be hard to beat off today's mark. Lillebror is trained by bookie basher Barney Curly and he landed a massive gamble over the jumps at Plumpton on October. He has shown some decent flat form in the past but should only be followed if well supported this afternoon. Phone Tapping ran well to finish fourth in a competitive race at Wolverhampton in November and still looks on a decent mark. The best of the others could be Explosive Fox, but Star Welcome looks the most progressive in the line up and gets our vote.