20:45 Leicester
Tuesday 27 June 2017
All18:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4521:15
Bruntingthorpe Handicap
- 4YO plus | Class 6 | 1m 3f 179y | Good | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 2m 34.99s
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Hurdles form has been useful of late (winner at Huntingdon) but has been successful on the Flat this year winning over 1m4f on the AW at Kempton Park. Now back on the Flat/turf with a leading jockey booked and not easily written off here.
Course winner at the end of last year here over 7f and after disappointing on her reappearance here over a mile she's improved of late over 1m4f on the AW. Looked as though she didn't stay this far on her first attempt at the trip but stayed on well to win over the trip second time around at Wolverhampton. Will be interesting to see if she stays this far on turf off a 4lb higher mark but can be slow away.
First run for this predominantly jumps based yard after leaving Richard Hannon. Below form when last seen at Salisbury in a handicap and can only be watched here.
More usually seen on the AW at Southwell over the winter but has won here before. Back on turf for his last two starts he's run below his AW form twice now and others have stronger claims.
An AW winner in April at Wolverhampton over this trip he doesn't have many outings on turf these days he ran well below form on that very surface at Musselburgh last time.
Makes her first appearance for this yard after leaving Brendan Powell and although she's yet to win a race she was badly hampered last time and that run is best ignored although it did come a fair while ago. Hard to know what to expect off a break for a new yard although the handicapper has shown her some mercy.
A Kempton Park winner over this trip in January off a 2lb lower mark she failed to make much of an impression last time out at Salisbury back on turf. Probably needed that run and didn't look at home on the track and it may well be that she is just better on artificial surfaces.
Like many in this low-grade affair the losing run is starting to extend itself and his last run was back in April 2016 although that did come off a mark of 70. Tumbling down the handicap since then he looked unsuited by ground and trip (1m6f, heavy) at Wetherby last time but his old form would give him a chance in this if he revives.
Best run remains her debut in France on the AW and she offered very little on her handicap debut for this yard recently at Yarmouth over 1m2f in a basement grade handicap off a mark of 55. Dropped 2lb now she is lightly raced but you would have liked to have seen a little more zip last time to support her here.
Plenty of maidens in this field and this slow starter is another one who has shown only modest form in handicaps so far. Certainly not disgraced at Wolverhampton last time over a shorter trip and does look as though this longer trip well suit her and could play a part in this.
Beaten off lowly marks in handicaps enough times to be suspicious of her fourth in a maiden at Chepstow last time when starting at 150/1. Seemed to excel herself back up to this trip last time back from a break but may be flattered by that and has been beaten off this mark before in handicaps.
Non-Runners
3
(6)
Callaghan19
Weight: 9-5| Age: 4
T: T R Gretton J: D C Costello
NR
13
(13)
Paddy's Rock13
Weight: 8-8| Age: 6
T: Miss L C Siddall J: P Aspell
NR
14
(4)
Touch The Clouds12
Weight: 8-7| Age: 6
T: W Stone J: Milly Naseb
NR
Forecasts
Shining Romeo (9/4), Infiniti (4/1), Paddy's Rock (7/1), Star Ascending (8/1), Howardian Hills (8/1), Rock Palm (8/1), Rowlestonerendezvu (10/1), Touch The Clouds (10/1), Ocean Gale (12/1), Callaghan (14/1), Yul Finegold (20/1), The Lock Master (20/1), Staplehurst (25/1), Avocet (33/1)
Not a particularly strong race and plenty of these have never won a race or are long losing runs and that means that plenty can be fancied. One who is would be SHINING ROMEO who has slipped back into this grade and comes here off the back of some decent hurdles runs and the bonus is the booking of Adam Kirby. Infiniti has to be respected off the back of her win although there may still be a slight stamina doubt. Both Rowlestonerendezvu and Ocean Gale have some form which would give them some hope here although their form does need treating with some caution.
- Shining Romeo
- Infiniti
- Rowlestonerendezvu
Prize Money
1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00
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