Riverside Rental Ladies Of Horning Handicap

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 23.82s

(1)

Lake Volta¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 95| D

4/6

Won the Surrey Stakes (Listed) at Epsom last June and kept to decent company afterwards. Respectable effort at Musselburgh on seasonal debut 10 days ago and should be sharper this time. Worth considering.

Form: 33767-4

(5)

Whinmoor²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 91| D

6/1

Won three on the bounce last summer and held his own in a couple of decent handicaps after reassessment; been off since October and resumes on a stiff mark. Worth a betting check but likelihood is he'll be better for the outing.

Form: 111126-

(2)

Givinitsum³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L Dettori| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 91| D

10/1

Won a couple of races in South Africa as a juvenile but was out of his depth in the Doncaster Mile on his British/stable debut last month. He's probably better than that but a lot has to be taken on trust. Others more convincing at present.

Form: 11-9

(3)

Burguillos^h,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: S C Williams| OR: 88

11/4

Has tended to need a gap between his races and noteworthy that he's gone well fresh in the past, so the poor effort last time is a concern. Still 4lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 05/57-79

Non-Runners

(6)

Colonel Frank¹⁵²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: M Quinn J: K T O'Neill

(4)

Swift Approval⁵²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: S C Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lake Volta (4/6), Burguillos (11/4), Whinmoor (6/1), Givinitsum (10/1), Swift Approval (10/1), Colonel Frank (10/1)

A tough one to call and it's no easy task for LAKE VOLTA to give weight away at this stage of the season, but the gelding is a typically tough performer from a top yard and could be hard to resist if building on the bare form of his seasonal debut run. Whinmoor is on a stiff mark and will probably need the outing, so it might be down to Givinitsum to throw down the sternest challenge to the selection. The ex-South African gelding was overfaced on his British debut in the Doncaster Mile last time but can be expected to be fitter and wiser for the run. Support for Swift Approval would also be noteworthy.