15:05 Leicester

Tuesday 16 October 2018

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Wreake Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 23.73s

(10)

Muntadab¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Cameron Noble⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 102| D

9/2

Entered Musselburgh 3.20 Monday. Won a decent Newmarket handicap from 5lb lower on penultimate start. Held in Listed company latest, but cannot be ruled out back at this level.

Form: 790172

(3)

Shady Mccoy¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: Ian Williams| OR: 100| CD

5/2

Goes on most ground and won on soft over C&D in 2015. 9lb higher today than when last seen winning, at York a year ago. More needed, given his record since, but has each-way claims.

Form: 002443

(2)

Good Effort²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: I Mohammed| OR: 99| D

4/1

Unexposed colt, who won a Newbury handicap (7f, good to firm), when 21lb lower in August. 4½L second back there in Listed company last time, which was an improvement. Up another 7lb, so more needed.

Form: 743162

(6)

Hajjam²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 96| D

9/2

Triple winner over this trip this year, including last time at Ayr (heavy). 7lb rise will ask more questions and his CV suggests that he might have his work cut out in trying to provide the correct answers.

Form: 377201

(5)

Masham Star¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 96| D

12/1

4lb higher than when last winning at Redcar (1m, good to firm) in August. A couple of runs since would place him high on short-lists here, but out of sorts on his last two starts and has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 904208

(8)

Brian The Snail³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 96

6/1

1lb higher than when scoring at Doncaster (6f, good to firm) in June, in a Class 3. Has struggled to repeat that at this level since. More needed.

Form: 000098

(4)

Sea Fox³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Fran Berry| T: P D Evans| OR: 96| D

16/1

Goes into this 7lb higher than when winning at Newmarket (7f good to soft) in August. Well held in a couple of big field events since, both from 3lb lower than today, so more needed.

Form: 331100

Non-Runners

(7)

Graphite Storm³⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: C G Cox J: A Kirby

(1)

Pettifogger²⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: Non Runner

(9)

Lord Oberon¹⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

Shady Mccoy (5/2), Good Effort (4/1), Muntadab (9/2), Hajjam (9/2), Brian The Snail (6/1), Lord Oberon (7/1), Graphite Storm (7/1), Masham Star (12/1), Sea Fox (16/1), Pettifogger (16/1)

Most of these have a bit to prove coming into this and the suggestion is to side with GOOD EFFORT, who is unexposed and back in this grade after living up to his name in Listed company last time. Lord Oberon is worth consideration as another unexposed performer, with Muntadab and Shady McCoy others of interest.