16:40 Yarmouth

Monday 16 October 2017

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Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf Club Mechants Gallop Handicap (Str) (Div 1)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 3y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:43  |   Winning time: 1m 42.03s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(3)
Horse silk
Tan Arabiq16
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR:  66| D
9/2
This season's form highlights his need for this trip and a sound surface. Back to his last winning mark and with the same rider engaged to ride.
2
(8)
Horse silk
Anastazia11
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: P W D'Arcy| OR:  65| CD
7/1
Better with a strong pace to aim at and there is no obvious pacemaker in this. Record now 3-45 including a win here in May under this rider off 1lb higher.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Chiswick Bey20
Age: 9|  Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR:  62| D
5/1
A drop in the weights lets him back into this grade where he is 4-7 and stable have a 22% strike rate here. Last two runs have been on unsuitable ground and, having won twice this year, he is not ready to be pensioned off just yet.
4
(9)
Horse silk
Harry Beau87
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR:  63
16/1
Has failed to make the anticipated progress since going handicap. Debuts for new yard after three months off and worth checking for a market move in a race this poor.
5
(1)
Horse silk
Coverham21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR:  62
7/2
16-race maiden who has gone close in this grade more than once. Respected back up to this trip on a sound surface.
6
(5)
Horse silk
Marilynp121
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood(3)| T: C F Wall| OR:  61| C
3/1
Winner here last summer but that form amounted to little and she is yet to work her way down to the mark that form warrants. Getting closer now and cheekpieces might help.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Gatillo21
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-12| J: Adam Beschizza| T: Miss J Feilden| OR:  56
25/1
Has dropped away tamely in all his starts this year and has dropped 14lb as a result. Remains one to have reservations about.
8
(7)
Horse silk
Harlequin Rockp142
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: F Norton| T: M Quinn| OR:  52| D
11/1
Has produced a couple of good runs here this season but hard to fancy on the balance of his last two starts. Cheekpieces go on as a result.
9
(4)
Horse silk
Birikyno29
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Alison(3)| T: Mat Salaman| OR:  45
66/1
Modest maiden racing from 6lb out of the handicap. Did not show enough on return to suggest he will be a factor.

Forecasts

Marilyn (3/1), Coverham (7/2), Tan Arabiq (9/2), Chiswick Bey (5/1), Anastazia (7/1), Harlequin Rock (11/1), Harry Beau (16/1), Gatillo (25/1), Birikyno (66/1)

Verdict

It is hard to warm to any of these but TAN ARABIQ should do better now dropped in trip and reunited with Luke Morris. Chiswick Bey has a good record in the grade and has excuses for his last two defeats. Coverham has shown enough to suggest he will not remain a maiden for long but he, and Anastazia, probably need a stronger pace than is promised here.
  1. Tan Arabiq
  2. Coverham
  3. Chiswick Bey

Prize Money

1st: £2,264.002nd: £674.003rd: £337.004th: £168.00

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