20:05 Nottingham

Tuesday 14 August 2018

All17:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:05

Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   6f 18y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:06  |   Winning time: 1m 15.22s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(8)
Horse silk
Swanton Blue19
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-12| J: S De Sousa| T: E De Giles| OR:  66| D
5/1
Made all when winning over this trip (good) at Chepstow in June, but has given the impression that he's trained off a little since; capable, and has the bonus of Silvestre De Sousa in the saddle, but his best form is on quick ground.
2
(7)
Horse silk
Father Mckenzie144
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR:  64| DWS
7/1
Off the track since March, and has had wind surgery; has plenty of placed form as a three-year-old over 6f with cut, and whilst it's a clear leap of faith to support one with such a poor win record (1 from 23), he looks very well handicapped.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Searanger20
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Menzies| OR:  62| D
10/3
Reliable sort who is a credit to his trainer; inching up the weights, and that'll make finding winning opportunities tougher, but beaten by just a nose at Catterick last month (6f, good to firm), so fully respected.
4
(2)
Horse silk
At Your Service19
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: P Howling| OR:  62| BF| D
7/2
Just unable to provide this trainer with a comeback winner at Yarmouth last month (6f), when losing little in defeat to Deeds Not Words; 3lb higher now on very different ground conditions.
5
(5)
Horse silk
Coastal Cyclonep15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: H J L Dunlop| OR:  61| D
12/1
Yet to win on turf (0 from 14), but went closest off a 4lb higher mark when finishing third over C&D in May; increasingly poor efforts with each subsequent start since, so needs the first-time cheekpieces to provide the spark.
7
(3)
Horse silk
Secret Agent10
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: M Dwyer| T: W R Muir| OR:  60
6/1
Capable performer on his day (mainly over 5f on quick ground) so has a few question marks to answer over this trip with cut, but beaten narrowly off a 2lb lower mark latest, and that was a step back in the right direction.
8
(9)
Horse silk
Seebringb13
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: Ben Robinson(3)| T: B Ellison| OR:  48| D
8/1
Nine-race turf maiden (runner-up at odds of 50/1 over C&D in June); not entirely disgraced over this trip at Redcar latest (fifth) and is fairly lowly-rated, but others hold far better winning chances.
9
(4)
Horse silk
Fantastic Flyer21
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: D K Ivory| OR:  49
14/1
Not shown much in the way of ability in five starts so far (5f-7f), dropping 7lb in the weights since being allocated a handicap mark; hard to consider in any shape or form.

Non-Runners

6
(1)
Horse silk
Nampara2
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 3
T: P W D'Arcy  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Searanger (10/3), At Your Service (7/2), Swanton Blue (5/1), Nampara (5/1), Secret Agent (6/1), Father Mckenzie (7/1), Seebring (8/1), Coastal Cyclone (12/1), Fantastic Flyer (14/1)

Verdict

Both Searanger and At Your Service are fully respected after a sustained spell of solid recent form, but their winning opportunities are slowly being restricted by the handicapper, and both horses need to find further improvement. Secret Agent took a step back in the right direction on his most recent start, but rates as slightly risky on slower ground, so a chance is taken on the very well handicapped FATHER MCKENZIE. Assuming wind surgery has proved beneficial, he has the conditions (6f on soft ground) to more than make his mark.
  1. Father Mckenzie
  2. At Your Service
  3. Searanger

Previous Winners

2017
Kaaber
Weight: 8-13  |Age: 6
J: Mitch Godwin  |  T: M Blake
6/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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