19:50 Yarmouth

Tuesday 21 August 2018

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Family Funday At Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap (Str)

Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 1m 38.49s

(15)

Topmeup^b⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 52| BF| C| D

4/1

Best with some cut, but effective between 7f-1m and in good order at present; carries a 6lb penalty for a commanding 3L win here last week (7f, good to soft).

Form: 422631

(4)

Sharp Operator^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 57| D

7/1

Twice a Brighton winner in 2018 (1m, good to firm), and he's continued to hold his form well between 1m and 1m2f; 3lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 172124

(2)

Cool Echo²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Liam Jones| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 57

14/1

16-race maiden; runner up on her last two starts at this track (7f), including when beaten 1L by Herringswell last month; up a further 2lb and in trip.

Form: 25-9722

(8)

Shyarch²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 57| C

8/1

His sole win came in a 7f seller here in August 2017 (5/2f); there or thereabouts in two AW runs last month (Chelmsford), but an unknown as to how he'll cope with this extra furlong.

Form: 216-625

(9)

Foie Gras^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 55| D

33/1

Eight-time AW winner (0-12 on turf); seemingly out of sorts on his last two starts which came after a short mid-season break.

Form: 0-42799

(5)

Big Bad Lol²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Spencer| T: E Walker| OR: 54

4/1

Winner over an extended mile at Wolverhampton in December, but hadn't achieved much of note on turf until a fair third at Ffos Las (1m2f, good to firm) last month; drop in trip helpful.

Form: 61-5683

(16)

Molten Lava¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J Mitchell| T: S Gollings| OR: 54| D

7/1

Both wins have come over 1m (back in the summer of 2015), but back to form with a ½L defeat by Castle Talbot (runs in the previous race) over 1m1f here recently; can he back that effort up?

Form: 0690-62

(6)

Sunovarebel^b1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Joey Haynes| T: P Howling| OR: 50

25/1

Eight race maiden; yet to race on turf, but has failed to beat a single rival on his last two AW starts and can't be considered despite the presence of newly applied headgear (blinkers).

Form: 8/75-500

(11)

Wild Acclaim^t,v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P S McEntee| OR: 50| CD

16/1

Kept very busy this summer, but not in the same kind of form as when winning twice at this track (6f-1m) during June; likely pace angle, but looks in need of a short break on balance.

Form: 102596

(12)

Tellovoi^p⁷³

Age: 10| Weight: 8-8| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: R C Guest| OR: 47| D

14/1

Veteran who is a two-time winner in Jersey (Les Landes) this summer, but quite how that form equates to this level is difficult to gauge; opposed.

Form: 253310

(7)

Foxy Rebel⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 47| D

12/1

Pacy sort who is essentially a modest performer; shown his best form at Nottingham, but weakened quickly over this trip at Ripon last week (finished 13th of 14).

Form: 8-51930

(10)

Calm Charm^b1⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall| OR: 45

16/1

Seven-race maiden who has fallen 15lb in the weights since introduced to handicaps in May; highly unlikely to prove competitive despite the newly applied blinkers.

Form: 85-6608

(1)

Wasted Sunsets^t⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Hayley Turner| T: John Berry| OR: 45

10/1

Lost her action and eased on her return from wind surgery at Nottingham in June (1m½f, good to firm); hard to offer any positive vibes despite this being her handicap debut.

Form: 46-6

(3)

Harvest Ranger^p1¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

28/1

Nine-race maiden; not raced on turf since his debut in October 2016, but off the track since March and very difficult to consider on all known form; wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 4568-66

(13)

Amelia George¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Ryan Tate| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 45

22/1

Remarkably has done okay in two starts since returning from a four-and-a-half year absence; makes her turf debut at the age of eight, but others hold far more compelling claims.

Form: 80/25

Non-Runners

(14)

Little Indian¹²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: J R Jenkins J: J Quinn

Forecasts

Topmeup (4/1), Big Bad Lol (4/1), Sharp Operator (7/1), Molten Lava (7/1), Shyarch (8/1), Wasted Sunsets (10/1), Foxy Rebel (12/1), Cool Echo (14/1), Tellovoi (14/1), Calm Charm (16/1), Wild Acclaim (16/1), Little Indian (20/1), Amelia George (22/1), Sunovarebel (25/1), Harvest Ranger (28/1), Foie Gras (33/1)

Numerically a challenging contest and this race should be run at an end to end gallop with no shortage of early pace-setters in the field. Both Molten Lava and Big Bad Lol have implied that their turn mightn't be too far away in their respective recent outings, whilst Little Indian holds outside place claims if able to build upon a solid reappearance third (over 7f). Shyarch (stamina unproven) and Sharp Operator are broadly consistent sorts in this grade, but such was the authoritative manner of the top-weight TOPMEUP('s) win here last week, she's fancied to follow up despite the combination of an extra furlong and faster ground.