15:40 Haydock

Saturday 11 August 2018

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Smarkets Lester Piggott 70th Anniversary Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 1m 40.11s

(7)

Lamloom¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: D O'Meara| OR: 94| D

11/2

Has already won a couple of class 4 events this year over this trip and produced a career-best when beaten just over 2L in this grade at York (1m) last time. Nudged up another 1lb, so more needed, but enters calculations.

Form: 234152

(10)

Markazi⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 92| D

9/2

Listed winner who won his last two races in France (both 1m, good to firm) and was bought for €140,000 last month. Makes debut for this trainer and market should help to gauge expectations from this mark.

Form: 8-62311

(15)

Mountain Angel⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 92| D

11/4

Was a decisive soft ground winner over this trip at Ascot on his reappearance in May. Went up 9lb, but beaten just 2L from this mark when last seen later that month at Sandown. Probably wants some rain and interesting if it comes.

Form: 7225-13

(11)

Surrey Hope³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K Stott| T: J Tuite| OR: 92| D

6/1

All three wins have been gained over this trip, though all were last year. Returned with a good effort at Newbury in May, but form has tailed off since then. On a handy mark now, but has a bit to prove.

Form: 233000

(4)

War Glory⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Mahon⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 88| D

7/2

Won two of his first three starts (in 2016) but has not added to that since. Has some solid form in defeat this term, and should be capable of making an impact from one of the lowest marks of his career so far.

Form: 453244

(6)

Ghayyar^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| D

16/1

In good form of late, winning at both Carlisle and Beverley over similar trips to this. Well held in big field amateur event last time and previous runs from this sort of mark suggest that he needs a bit of improvement to win again.

Form: 165319

(1)

Alemaratalyoum⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: I Jardine| OR: 81| D

8/1

Not ground dependent and won't mind any rain. Scored at Ayr (7f, good to firm) in June, when 5lb lower, though well held from 1lb higher at Carlisle latest. Probably not quite fully exposed, but this looks tough enough.

Form: 18-6710

Non-Runners

(3)

Via Via⁷⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: J Tate J: J P Spencer

(14)

Greatest Journey¹³⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: M Appleby J: Alistair Rawlinson

(5)

Isomer³⁵

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: A M Balding J: David Probert

(13)

King's Pavilion⁴⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: J Ward J: B A Curtis

(8)

Lord Of The Rock⁶⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: P Hanagan

(9)

Salt Whistle Bay⁵⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Rae Guest J: Non Runner

(2)

Just Hiss⁹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: T D Easterby J: Robert Dodsworth

(12)

Frank Bridge¹⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Georgia Cox

Forecasts

Mountain Angel (11/4), War Glory (7/2), Markazi (9/2), Lamloom (11/2), Surrey Hope (6/1), Greatest Journey (7/1), Alemaratalyoum (8/1), Via Via (10/1), Salt Whistle Bay (12/1), Frank Bridge (12/1), King's Pavilion (14/1), Isomer (14/1), Ghayyar (16/1), Just Hiss (16/1), Lord Of The Rock (20/1)

An open heat, where VIA VIA is of interest now dropped to this grade and gets the vote ahead of Greatest Journey, who has a chance of claiming a first turf success, and Lamloom, who again merits consideration. King's Pavilion has dropped to a handy mark and, along with Lord Of The Rock, would be of more interest if the ground turns softer.