15:00 Brighton

Friday 10 August 2018

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Kew Electrical Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 2m 40.57s

(2)

Kath's Legacy^b1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 67| D

8/1

Closely matched with Roy Rocket on a line through Pour L'Amour on Chepstow form when positive tactics were adopted. No surprise to see her struggle over 1m6f last time when she missed the break and later found trouble. New headgear applied.

Form: 902315

(1)

General Brook^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Rossa Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 67| D

5/1

Has won five races this year, three under today's rider. Faces a stiffer test than when dominating a poor bunch at Chepstow and there will be more competition for the lead.

Form: 112211

(4)

Roy Rocket³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: John Berry| OR: 67| CD

8/1

Beaten in a class 4 last time (0-8 at that level) but has won eight times here in lower grades. Has won off this mark in the none too distant past and should get the strong gallop he prefers.

Form: 233113

(6)

Light Of Air^v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Jason Watson⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 66| CD

3/1

Lost his way after romping home by 5L over C&D last year off a mark of 70. Appeared to be on the way back at Sandown last time and top young claimer adds to the appeal.

Form: 2-00432

(7)

Fanoulpifer^h,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 62

12/1

Have to go back to 2016 to find the last time he visited the winners enclosure and at times this year has looked less than cooperative with trying to remedy that. Seems to reserve his best for Lingfield these days and Brighton has similar features.

Form: 436363

(8)

Hermosa Vaquera^p²⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 60| CD

15/2

Enjoyed a good summer on the wet ground last year but has winning form on a quicker surface too. Has won following a break and represents last year's successful stable.

Form: 0/11130-

(3)

Poetic Steps⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 67| D

11/4

Winner off a mark off 66 and went well on Monday in a better race than this. Stable rarely leave here empty handed and she will be hard to beat if maintaining her current rate of progress.

Form: 822442

(5)

Lady Natasha¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: James Grassick| OR: 47

20/1

Looks held by a couple of these on recent form and hard to see her shedding her maiden tag.

Form: 557-665

Forecasts

Poetic Steps (11/4), Light Of Air (3/1), General Brook (5/1), Hermosa Vaquera (15/2), Roy Rocket (8/1), Kath's Legacy (8/1), Fanoulpifer (12/1), Lady Natasha (20/1)

Course specialist Roy Rocket will be a popular winner and he has won here five times in class 6 company. On this occasion he may find the concession of 10lb to POETIC STEPS too much to ask given the filly has improved with each of her last three runs and represents a yard that do well here. Mark Johnston's filly went well from this mark on Monday in better company and she has most to fear from Light Of Air who is a C&D winner returning to form.