17:35 Sandown

Saturday 17 June 2017

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Randox Food Handicap

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 3m 8.14s

(8)

Fire Jet³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: J Mackie| OR: 84| D

11/4

Consistent sort who won her first two handicaps last year and showed the benefit of her two previous runs this year when winning last time out at Nottingham. Win came in smooth fashion and the 5lb rise looks more than fair considering that she looked to win with a little bit in hand.

Form: 143-421

(9)

Vuela⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Spencer| T: L M Cumani| OR: 83

15/8

Has some very smart relations in her family and it was no surprise to see her follow-up her maiden win on her handicap debut and reappearance at Doncaster over 1m4f. Just raised 3lb for that win over this extra 2f and looks just the sort to go on improving for a yard who are very good with this type.

Form: 31-1

(6)

Cool Sky^p1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: Ian Williams| OR: 83| CD

7/1

Cheekpieces go on for the first time on this one who needs to step up on his Flat return at Haydock recently having won over hurdles in March. Probably needs a little more help from the handicapper to be successful again in this sphere.

Form: 51023/6

(4)

Machine Learner^b1²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: J Tuite| OR: 82

9/2

Consistent sort last year and although he did win twice he did look rather reluctant on occasions and it's not hard to see why new connections have popped on the blinkers for the first time. Does have to cope with a rise in the weights for his new yard and may just need this initial run.

Form: 233131-

(1)

Taper Tantrum^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Louis Steward| T: M L W Bell| OR: 78| C

7/1

Dual hurdles winner last August/September but hasn't really shaped like a stayer on the Flat and the 2m trip looked to test him last time out. Would need to step up to take a hand here with the cheekpieces going on for the first time on one who isn't totally straightforward and faces a relatively tough test here.

Form: 253-572

(7)

Authorized Too^p⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: F Sweeney| T: Noel Williams| OR: 77

25/1

Makes his first Flat start for quite some while after being successful over obstacles where he's looked in decent form. This is a totally different test though and its hard to be too enthusiastic about his chances.

Form: 633149/

(3)

Ayr Of Elegance²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Bentley| T: P Hide| OR: 74

13/2

Winner of two races at Lingfield on the AW over 1m4f and 2m she will find this a lot tougher although she ran a reasonable enough race at Goodwood last time out.

Form: 511425

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Non-Runners

(10)

Pleasure Dome³³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: W Buick

(2)

Jelly Monger²²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: D J S Ffrench Davis J: Dane O'Neill

(5)

Against The Odds³⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: P & O Cole J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Vuela (15/8), Fire Jet (11/4), Machine Learner (9/2), Ayr Of Elegance (13/2), Taper Tantrum (7/1), Cool Sky (7/1), Pleasure Dome (7/1), Against The Odds (8/1), Jelly Monger (8/1), Authorized Too (25/1)

There don’t appear that many that are ahead of the handicapper here and in fact a few like Cool Sky, Machine Learner and Taper Tantrum look as though they are off tough marks here. Pleasure Dome could well be one that can win back on the Flat but looks to have run into a couple of improvers here in Vuela and FIRE JET. The former isn’t harshly treated for her second run in a handicap but preference is for the latter who looks in good form and ran with a little bit in hand last time out.