16:20 Yarmouth

Thursday 7 June 2018

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China Boy Takeaway Hemsby Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 1m 37.03s

(1)

Mutafarrid¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Dane O'Neill| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 82| BF| C

3/1

Victorious over 7f on good ground here last October. Gelded since and made a pleasing reappearance when finishing third over 7f at Doncaster (good-to-firm) last month. One to note upped in distance.

Form: 9451-3

(5)

Employer¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Louis Steward| T: H Palmer| OR: 81| D

7/2

Broke his maiden when winning over this trip at Windsor (good-to-firm) last month. Well held since and making his handicap debut in this.

Form: 3-17

(2)

Martineo²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: W J Haggas| OR: 79

6/1

Off the mark at the second time of asking in a maiden over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton in March. Beaten 8L into third at Thirsk (1m, good) last time and making his handicap debut on this occasion.

Form: 313

(6)

Hombre Casado²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: E Walker| OR: 78| D

11/4

Made a winning handicap debut when successful over an extended 1m at Nottingham (good-to-firm) last time out. Has to defy a 4lb rise in the weights if he's to follow up here.

Form: 0-461

(3)

Sheriff^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 77| D

80/1

Impressive 6L winner on handicap debut at Kempton over this trip in January. Struggled since however including on debut for this yard when wearing blinkers (retained) for the first time last month.

Form: 65-1437

(7)

Echo Cove²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan⁽³⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 74

9/2

Good efforts on both handicap outings so far most recently when 2L third over an extended 1m at Nottingham (good-to-firm) last month. Repeat of that should see him involved in the finish.

Form: 774-43

(4)

Vera Drake²⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72

20/1

Placed twice from four starts at two but disappointed on her final outing last October. Market support would be interesting on handicap bow.

Form: 4224-

(8)

Make Good¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Watson⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Brown| OR: 71

50/1

Successful over 6f at Doncaster (good) last July. Well held in two starts this year however and probably best watched at present.

Form: 1259-40

Forecasts

Hombre Casado (11/4), Mutafarrid (3/1), Employer (7/2), Echo Cove (9/2), Martineo (6/1), Vera Drake (20/1), Make Good (50/1), Sheriff (80/1)

MARTINEO looks fairly handicapped on what he's shown so far and he can make a winning handicap debut in this three-year-old handicap. The selection has conditions to suit here and with trainer William Haggas in good form at present (10/36) he can get the better of Mutafarrid who should appreciate this step up in distance while Echo Cove can finish third following a good effort last time.