14:20 Yarmouth

Thursday 30 May 2019

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Haven Wild Duck Holiday Park Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 25.56s

(7)

Facethepuckout^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Mosse| T: J Ryan| OR: 75| BF| D

13/2

Well supported last time out but faded 2f out and was well held at the line. Remains on a handy mark but is yet to win in Britain (did win from a 1lb lower mark when with Joseph O'Brien in Ireland). Respected but is becoming expensive to follow.

Form: 6-52834

(8)

Coastline²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: J Tate| OR: 75| D

6/1

Lightly raced and unexposed on turf; won a fillies only novice stakes at Newcastle in March but was brushed aside on handicap debut last time out. Now has a bit to prove.

Form: 22-17

(4)

Molly's Game¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 74

14/1

Respectable effort on debut for her current yard last time out and possible there's more to come from this French-bred filly; a step forward is still required.

Form: 475-5

(2)

John Clare³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 74| D

6/4

Arrives in good form but is 8lb above his winning mark at Leicester on his penultimate start. Seems versatile regarding the ground but would be a beneficiary if any rain got into the ground. Worth a betting check.

Form: 97701-2

(6)

Strawberry Jack^t,v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: George Scott| OR: 73

7/2

Holding his form well but is yet to win a race from 13 previous attempts and limitations are clear to see; dropped 1lb since his last run but was well beaten over C&D on his only previous visit to this course.

Form: 0-22233

(1)

Havana Ooh Na Na^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Egan| T: K R Burke| OR: 67| D

7/1

Won on the Tapeta on his penultimate start but was held from this mark last time out and needs to better his previous performances on turf if he's going to play a strong part here. Yard respected but the gelding has no secrets from the assessor.

Form: 0-71617

(3)

No Thanks^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: George Wood| T: W Jarvis| OR: 66

33/1

Still unexposed but hasn't looked to be anything out of the ordinary in his four previous starts. Finished last on his debut at this course last September and is another who needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 768-5

Non-Runners

(5)

Tulloona⁷⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Tom Clover J: S M Levey

Forecasts

John Clare (6/4), Strawberry Jack (7/2), Tulloona (5/1), Coastline (6/1), Facethepuckout (13/2), Havana Ooh Na Na (7/1), Molly's Game (14/1), No Thanks (33/1)

There could be mileage to be gained in giving FACETHEPUCKOUT another chance even though the gelding has been expensive to follow lately. He does, however, arrive here in better form than most and might just be able to stamp his authority under top weight. John Care is 8lb higher than from his win at Leicester on his penultimate start but is still respected in this company, while Molly's Game showed good speed on her debut run for her new yard last time out and is another to bear in mind now she's acclimatised to racing in Britain.