16:00 Yarmouth

Monday 15 October 2018

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Grosvenor Casino Of Great Yarmouth Handicap

Off time: 16:09 | Winning time: 2m 8.93s

(4)

Boreagh Lass²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: S Gollings| OR: 60

11/1

Not disgraced on final start for Ed De Giles at Sandown in August, but she ran poorly starting out for new yard at Leicester, and opposable again for all jockey booking takes the eye.

Form: 5-65070

(2)

True Calling¹⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 60

40/1

Third of 5 on debut at Chelmsford in February, but that form amounts to little and she has been well beaten since. Opening mark looks very stiff on balance.

Form: 300

(9)

Debatable¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 60

7/2

Best effort when a distant second to promising Collide in 1m1f novice at Hamilton on debut for current yard, and has run respectably in a couple of handicap starts. Not best placed last time, and may still do better

Form: 68256

(1)

Gas Monkey⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shelley Birkett⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 59

7/2

Dam was a multiple winner for connections, and this gelding won on handicap debut at Kempton (1m) in April. Shaped well when closing fourth to Reveleon over this trip at Nottingham in August, and claims if in the same form now.

Form: 094-124

(12)

Apple Anni⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J F Egan| T: M R Channon| OR: 59

10/1

Well treated on the pick of her form, and not disgraced on penultimate start, but no excuses for latest modest effort at Pontefract, and may simply be regressing.

Form: 775369

(16)

Viceroy Mac^b1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: D Loughnane| OR: 58

40/1

Ran well despite meeting trouble when third at Leicester on penultimate start, but form is very mixed, and he finished last at Wolverhampton subsequently. Blinkered now, and must produce his best to figure.

Form: 756730

(11)

Cottingham^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 58

6/1

Full-brother to Group 1 winner Integral, and plenty of other winners in the family. Yet to better a promising start at Chelmsford, but back on track when fourth of 12 on handicap bow at Bath, and has scope for improvement. Interesting.

Form: 6784

(15)

Tesorina¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Harley| T: W J Knight| OR: 57

25/1

Fourth at Lingfield in June the best she has mustered in three handicap starts, and soundly beaten after a break at Chelmsford last month. May have needed that, but hard to be confident now.

Form: 4-50349

(7)

Amaretto¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 57

4/1

Showed ability in three qualifying runs last year, and not disgraced when sixth behind Dagian on handicap debut at Bath, although has a couple of lengths to make up on Cottingham from that run.

Form: 768-6

(14)

Four Fifty Three^b1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 55

66/1

Well treated on form of his handicap win at Chelmsford in July, but he's gone badly off the boil since, and needs first-time blinkers to spark a revival.

Form: 014660

(3)

Pablow^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Darragh Keenan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Bailey| OR: 50

80/1

Has achieved nothing of note, including in handicaps, and fitting of cheekpieces does nothing to tempt here.

Form: 69070

(5)

Kevlar^b1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rossa Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 50

40/1

Well held on all four starts for Jonathan Portman, and failed to do any better on debut for new yard at Wolverhampton recently.

Form: 0-0998

(6)

Elusive Show⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 46

16/1

Has improved to make the frame from basement mark in handicap company at Wolverhampton on last two starts. Well beaten on previous outing here, so remains to be seen whether he can translate progress back to turf.

Form: 997043

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(13)

Highland Bobby⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: S A Gray

(10)

Compulsive¹¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: G & J Moore J: G Mosse

(8)

Moretti⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J L Eyre J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Debatable (7/2), Gas Monkey (7/2), Amaretto (4/1), Cottingham (6/1), Moretti (8/1), Apple Anni (10/1), Boreagh Lass (11/1), Highland Bobby (14/1), Elusive Show (16/1), Compulsive (20/1), Tesorina (25/1), Kevlar (40/1), Viceroy Mac (40/1), True Calling (40/1), Four Fifty Three (66/1), Pablow (80/1)

MORETTI ran well on his first two starts for Les Eyre, and was eased after his rider's stirrup-leather broke last time, so is easily forgiven that run. He has a chance to dominate here, and may offer value against more obvious rivals like Gas Monkey, who returns from a break having caught the eye at Nottingham, and Debatable, who has yet to build on the promise of her second to the highly regarded Collide at Hamilton, but remains low-mileage and likely to do better. Cottingham fared best of the hold-up horses at Bath last time, and completes the shortlist.