15:25 Yarmouth

Wednesday 23 May 2018

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Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 2m 25.61s

(6)

Sean O'Casey¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| CD

5/4

Struggled in three starts this spring but more positive signs when seventh at Thirsk (1m4f, good-to-firm) last time. Races off a mark 6lb lower than when winning over C&D two years ago.

Form: 5-47897

(3)

Free Forum²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 67| BF| C

10/3

Successful over 1m2f on good-to-firm ground here last August. Disappointing on final start of last season and worth a check in the market on seasonal debut.

Form: 001336-

(2)

Widnes^t,v⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Bailey| OR: 66

8/1

Broke his maiden at the 20th time of asking when winning over 1m4f on the AW at Lingfield last time out. Remains of interest despite a 3lb rise in the weights.

Form: 62-5251

(1)

Scoones^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 64

6/1

Has run well on the AW the last twice including when 3L third at Lingfield over 1m2f last time out. Stays this trip and wears cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: 410-443

(4)

Buskin River¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S Donohoe| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 63

16/1

Held in three starts since winning at Brighton (1m, good-to-soft) last September and stamina to prove stepping up in distance.

Form: 7710-65

(5)

Arabian Oasis^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: L McJannet| OR: 60

16/1

Winner of three races including over 1m4f on the fibresand at Southwell on his penultimate outing. Shaped as if stamina an issue when weakening over 1m6f at Nottingham (good-to-firm) last time.

Form: 735015

(7)

Go On Gal²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Shelley Birkett⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 57

12/1

Successful twice over 1m4f on the AW at Southwell including when winning by a head on his penultimate outing. Finished a decent second over 1m3f there last time and is making her first turf start since August.

Form: 4-43612

Forecasts

Sean O'Casey (5/4), Free Forum (10/3), Scoones (6/1), Widnes (8/1), Go On Gal (12/1), Buskin River (16/1), Arabian Oasis (16/1)

ARABIAN OASIS should appreciate this drop in trip having weakened over further last time out and he is taken to record his second turf win in this seven runner handicap. Widnes generally runs his race and he is taken to claim second having won at Lingfield last time out while third can go the way of Scoones is fitted with cheekpieces for this.