17:30 Wetherby

Sunday 29 April 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:5016:2516:5517:3018:00

Racing Again On Saturday 5th May Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:34 | Winning time: 1m 10.22s

(8)

Dapper Man^p⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 60| BF| CD

9/4

Gained a second career success at Catterick on Wednesday when proving he handled some cut. No certainty to follow-up under a penalty, but a lack of credible opposition raises the possibility.

Form: 543251

(4)

Peachey Carnehan^v¹³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 60| D

9/1

Lost form towards the end of 2017 but has been given a break. Handles any ground and all four wins have come in better company. Has to be respected off a career low mark.

Form: 769696-

(6)

Breathoffreshair^p,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Makin| T: R C Guest| OR: 58| D

9/1

Triple AW winner in this class but he has been withdrawn previously when turf conditions have been soft. May want further.

Form: 11-7539

(2)

Glyder²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mathers| T: J R Holt| OR: 57| DWS

7/1

Best efforts came early last season but she needed her first run back and was better on quick ground. Having her first run following wind surgery.

Form: 669447-

(1)

Market Choice¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 52| D

10/3

Started last season on a mark of 74. Handles soft ground but yet to produce his best since joining this yard.

Form: 590658-

(10)

Jazz Legend^h²¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: William Cox⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss M E Rowland| OR: 49| D

25/1

Scored at Leicester off a similar mark when the runner-up looked unlucky. Was trained then by Olly Murphy and form has nosedived since.

Form: 156070-

(9)

Mitchum^p¹⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: R E Barr| OR: 46| D

9/2

Has gone 20 races without a win but has underfoot conditions to suit and he went well off a similar mark at Catterick last October.

Form: 556847-

(3)

Lucata⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: A Berry| OR: 45

80/1

Runner-up at Leicester two years ago but form has taken a significant turn for the worse. Plum last on his two most recent starts.

Form: 53/0-498

(5)

Grandad Chunk¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: S A Gray| T: C J Teague| OR: 45

50/1

Down the field in three weak races this year and hard to find any form that offers any grounds for hope.

Form: 0/88-478

Non-Runners

(7)

Red Stripes⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: L Williamson J: K Stott

Forecasts

Dapper Man (9/4), Market Choice (10/3), Red Stripes (4/1), Mitchum (9/2), Glyder (7/1), Peachey Carnehan (9/1), Breathoffreshair (9/1), Jazz Legend (25/1), Grandad Chunk (50/1), Lucata (80/1)

Dapper Man scored on Wedndesday and although he is yet to prove himself from a mark as high as his penalty takes him, his wellbeing against a modest set of opponents stands him in good stead. Peachey Carnehan lost his way towards the end of a busy 2017 but he starts this season on an attractive mark and he has winning form in better company than this. RED STRIPES has not been beaten far in his recent AW races and a Haydock second off a higher mark last summer proves he can go close under similar conditions.