Betway Middle Claiming Stakes

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 2m 1.09s

(1)

Retrieve^t⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: J A Osborne| OR: 100

6/4

Improved on his first Flat outing since 2012 which came at Southwell last month when finishing fourth in a decent 1m4f conditions event at Lingfield last week. Won a listed race and was placed in a Group 1 event in his youth and takes a significant drop in class here.

Form: 7/54147

(3)

Regarde Moi¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Jacob Mitchell⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 87

7/2

Ex-Italian gelding who was a Group 3 winner back in 2013. All three starts since switching to this yard have come in claiming company finishing third at Southwell and Chelmsford prior to getting off the mark for this stable at the former venue last time out. Yet to race over this far but every chance if handling the extra distance.

Form: 3-33146

(5)

Marshgate Lane^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 86

3/1

Most recent win came in a similar race to this over C&D back in May 2016. Best effort since came in claiming company when finishing runner-up at Southwell last month but well held on three subsequent outings including over this C&D last time out but likely to run well returned to claiming class here.

Form: 0-13119

(6)

Modernism^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Ian Williams| OR: 80

7/2

Winner of his penultimate outing in a handicap off a mark of 77 here over 1m4f last month but disappointed over C&D off a 3lb higher mark subsequently. Has a good record of seven from 23 on the AW but others are more favourably rated on ratings here.

Form: 60-8163

(2)

Les Gar Gan¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: J Fanning| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 49

125/1

Well held in four outings since finishing third over 1m2f at Brighton in April. Has struggled in three outings since returning from a break in 2017 and has beaten just four rivals home in three handicap efforts and appears to have plenty on her plate here.

Form: 3336-00

Non-Runners

(4)

Mr Red Clubs²²²

Weight: 8-13| Age: 8

T: M Appleby J: L Morris

Forecasts

Retrieve (6/4), Marshgate Lane (3/1), Modernism (7/2), Regarde Moi (7/2), Mr Red Clubs (12/1), Les Gar Gan (125/1)

REGARDE MOI proved successful when last seen out in a mile claiming event at Southwell. The selection tries this trip for the first time here but has won under today's jockey and is likely to go well racing close to the pace while he had chief rival Retrieve (has a significant pull at the weights here) behind him when winning on the fibresand last time out. That pair can fill the first two placings while Mashgate Lane can claim third for a trainer who has a 30% (8/27) strike rate in recent weeks. 1. Regarde Moi 2. Retrieve 3. Marshgate Lane