18:00 Yarmouth

Thursday 17 August 2017

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Bet totequadpot At betfred.com Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 54.22s

(3)

Lord Reason³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 78| D

20/1

Returned in impressive form this season when making all to win at Epsom last month and may have bounced at Beverley last time out. Given time to recover from that effort and perhaps better over a little shorter.

Form: 5528-17

(8)

Oasis Spear¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood⁽³⁾| T: C F Wall| OR: 77| D

5/1

Impressive when justifying favouritism at Windsor last year but has lost his form a little since. On a very workable mark now and effort last time not devoid of promise. Could go well if he can bounce back under a talented claimer.

Form: 80-8475

(6)

Whosyourhousemate¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Beschizza| T: E F Vaughan| OR: 80

11/4

Won a maiden at Southwell earlier in the year and run a big race in soft ground at Newmarket last time out. Winner from that race has come out and won again since and yard are in fine form currently. Will be hard to beat.

Form: 313

(1)

Hajaj³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 80

5/2

Winner on return at Ascot this year but has struggled off his revised mark subsequently, often compromising his chances with slow starts. Yard in form but needs to eradicate that bad habit.

Form: 317255

(4)

War At Sea^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 77

7/2

Still a maiden after six starts and has looked more effective on the AW. Hold up tactics have failed to work on three turf starts and those tactics likely to be deployed once again judged by the jockey booking. Opposable.

Form: 8-22843

(2)

Valley of Rocks¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 70

14/1

Off the mark at the eighth at Leicester but not beaten a rival home on two subsequent starts. Type to bounce back for this yard but hard to fancy at present and needs improvement from this mark regardless.

Form: 543187

(5)

Voi^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Tart| T: C Allen| OR: 70| CD

11/1

Won on handicap debut over 9f at this course. Held when racing off this same mark when upped in grade at Sandown but lightly raced and may have more to come. Interesting if she improves for the faster ground here.

Form: 35716

Non-Runners

(7)

Heatongrad¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Adam J McNamara

Forecasts

Hajaj (5/2), Whosyourhousemate (11/4), War At Sea (7/2), Oasis Spear (5/1), Heatongrad (7/1), Voi (11/1), Valley of Rocks (14/1), Lord Reason (20/1)

WHOSYOURHOUSEMATE looks the one to beat after a smart effort on turf debut at Newmarket last time and the form of that effort has been franked subsequently. Voi is an interesting runner and very lightly raced but Hajaj may be the main danger for a yard in form.