17:15 Wetherby

Monday 19 June 2017

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:50

Racing UK Free For A Month Handicap (Div 1)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   5f 110y  |   Good to Firm (Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:17  |   Winning time: 1m 4.25s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(10)
Horse silk
Ambitious Icarusb4
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: R C Guest| OR:  60| D
7/2
No win on the turf since August 2015 and unusual to see him wearing blinkers as oppose to his usual eye shield. Looks best left alone given those doubts.
2
(9)
Horse silk
Cullodenv9
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: Charlie Bennett(3)| T: S A Harris| OR:  58| D
4/1
Has been improving with each of his recent starts, the last two of which have come while wearing a visor. Went close last time and should be right there in this if able to continue with his current progression.
3
(5)
Horse silk
Spikeb25
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: D McCain Jnr| OR:  55| D
11/1
Slightly better last time out at Catterick than some of his recent performances, but generally has been unable to build on a Pontefract maiden win in September 2015, in what was a weak enough affair in itself.
4
(3)
Horse silk
Dapper Manb14
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: T Hamilton| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR:  58
6/1
Showed some promise when trained in Ireland for Dermot Weld but hasn't been able to maintain that since moving to his current trainer, and looks well short of the required quality here.
5
(4)
Horse silk
Pavers Pride28
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: M Harley| T: N Wilson| OR:  58
17/2
Not particularly impressive in maidens and then finished 6L behind Ebitda at Redcar last time. Is 7lb better off at the weights here and should make a bold bid.
7
(1)
Horse silk
Lady Molly24
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: Joe Doyle| T: K Dalgleish| OR:  54
7/1
Has the ability to run the occasional eye-catcher, but hasn't shown enough raw quality to be able to trust her to get competitive off her current mark
9
(8)
Horse silk
Under Approvalp5
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Gray| T: K Tutty| OR:  45| D
33/1
Won at Musselburgh last July but has seemed to regress since despite him now being back below that winning mark. 1lb higher than when finishing last of all at Hamilton last time out.
10
(2)
Horse silk
Ebitda6
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: P J McDonald| T: S Dixon| OR:  51| D
4/1
Won on handicap debut following some solid attempts at maidens, and unsurprisingly went 5lb up in the handicap as a result. Struggled with the extra weight last time but finds herself pitched at a more suitable level now.

Non-Runners

6
(7)
Horse silk
Decadent Times14
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 3
T: Mrs Marjorie Fife  J: Barry McHugh
NR
8
(6)
Horse silk
Maggi May2
Weight: 8-10|  Age: 3
T: D H Brown  J: Lewis Edmunds
NR

Forecasts

Ambitious Icarus (7/2), Culloden (4/1), Ebitda (4/1), Maggi May (4/1), Dapper Man (6/1), Lady Molly (7/1), Decadent Times (7/1), Pavers Pride (17/2), Spike (11/1), Under Approval (33/1)

Verdict

It has seemed for a long while like MAGGI MAY has been waiting to win a race of this nature, and perhaps this could prove to be the perfect opportunity. She has now has not been out of the first three in her last five races, and proved she was versatile in terms of surface when running well at Leicester last time. Ebitda won on her handicap debut and could go well here again despite the extra weight, while Culloden has improved for a recent change of headgear, and should also run a big race.
  1. Maggi May
  2. Ebitda
  3. Culloden

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00

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