19:00 Haydock

Saturday 20 July 2019

All18:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Steve Yarborough Memorial Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 13.39s

(15)

Statuario¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: R Spencer| OR: 77| BF

11/2

Made an okay return to the flat. Not disgraced in a higher grade last time when well-fancied (sent off 5-2f) but only managing to finish fourth at Epsom (1m2f; good to firm). Should find this easier and is dangerous to fully dismiss.

Form: 8893-54

(9)

Prevent^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: Ian Williams| OR: 76| D

4/1

Raised 2lb for securing second career win when outbattling Carp Kid to win by a nose at Newbury (1m2f; good to firm). That was on first try at this trip, so there should be plenty more to come. Big player.

Form: 5-00501

(2)

Tum Tum^h⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Herrington| OR: 75

10/1

Made debut on turf as a two-year-old in November 2017, but has ran exclusively on the AW since then. Returns to turf on step up to 1m2f after disappointing at Kempton (7f; standard to slow) last time. Dark horse in the race.

Form: 372610

(16)

Indomeneo¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73| D

5/1

Unlikely runner. Due to contest 5.25pm at Beverley.

Form: 058544

(3)

Harbour Vision²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: D Shaw| OR: 72

10/1

More appealing record on the AW than turf. Bit below-par the last twice but both of those runs have came in a slightly higher grade. Steps up from 1m to 1m2f, so stamina to prove. Plenty of questions to answer.

Form: 514507

(5)

Regal Mirage⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| D

6/1

Previously in good form before disappointing at Hamilton (1m2f; good) last week. Step up in trip possibly to blame, and he would have a chance on any of his three efforts before that, particularly when he went close at Ayr (1m2f; good to firm).

Form: 702538

(11)

Critical Thinking^p,t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S Donohoe| T: D Loughnane| OR: 68| D

14/1

Hasn't ran over this trip since finishing last at Chester (1m2f; good) in May 2018. Been running over 7f-1m since then, and hasn't shown much at all in 2019. Return to 1m2f may spark something but others are more solid.

Form: 678567

(13)

Elixsoft^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67

16/1

Promising runner-up effort when second to Tamreer at Newcastle (1m2f; standard) was let down by disappointing effort at that track when she failed to get involved. Shown encouraging form on turf before but too inconsistent to place maximum faith in.

Form: 273920

(1)

Gloweth⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: W S Kittow| OR: 63

5/1

Scored at the ninth attempt when fending off the challenge of Anif to win by a short-head at Goodwood (1m1f; good to soft). 5lb rise is fair, given that the pair drew four-length clear of the third. Should have a chance on debut over 1m2f.

Form: 948-871

(7)

Lucy's Law³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: T P Tate| OR: 60

14/1

Very hard to recommend when in such dire form. Tailed off last of 10 at Ripon (1m4f; good to soft) most recently and was hit & miss before that so cannot be fancied. Look elsewhere for more solid propositions.

Form: 3/6-7360

(8)

Remmy D^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Goldie| OR: 56| D

16/1

Now 11lb below latest winning mark, but he has been out-of-form and inconsistent lately. Latest sixth at Ayr (1m2f; good to firm) showed he isn't in as poor form as he has been, but he still ran quietly then and makes little appeal at present.

Form: 076046

Non-Runners

(12)

Railport Dolly¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: T D Barron J: Cieren Fallon

(14)

Miss Sheridan⁵⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: M & D Easterby J: Nathan Evans

(6)

The Throstles¹⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: K Frost J: Non Runner

(10)

Maroc⁴³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: Mrs N S Evans J: T E Whelan

(4)

Citta D'Oro⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: J W Unett J: F Norton

Forecasts

Prevent (4/1), Indomeneo (5/1), Gloweth (5/1), Railport Dolly (5/1), Statuario (11/2), Regal Mirage (6/1), Harbour Vision (10/1), Tum Tum (10/1), Miss Sheridan (10/1), The Throstles (10/1), Lucy's Law (14/1), Critical Thinking (14/1), Remmy D (16/1), Elixsoft (16/1), Citta D'Oro (16/1), Maroc (25/1)

A race in which a couple of contestants are in-form and look the ones to stick with while the iron is hot. Namely, RAILPORT DOLLY and Prevent. The former is narrowly preferred after she followed up her win at Wetherby with a fine second at Leicester when only beaten a length. Off just a 2lb higher mark, she can regain the winning thread. The latter is not passed on lightly after showing evident progression for the step up to 1m2f when successful at Newbury at the beginning of the month, and with the possibility of more to come he is likely to be well-fancied. Statuario is also worth a mention as he returns to calmer waters after faring okay in Class 4 contests recently.