18:15 Yarmouth

Wednesday 7 August 2019

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Lowestoft Hydraulics Handicap

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 2m 7.32s

(4)

Mauricio⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 66| D

13/2

Not seen on the Flat for this yard (dual winning hurdler); raced only on the level as a three-year-old in Ireland (won a 1m2f maiden on last Flat start). Not badly weighted on his return to this sphere although his jumping form has been below-par.

Form: 26771/

(3)

Makambe⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 65

7/1

First runner for the trainer with one who scored twice in handicaps for Charles Hills last year over 1m. Form this year (0-9), proved below that level for the most part; his most recent starts making it look like he's just going through the motions.

Form: 463576

(9)

Konigin^t²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: John Berry| OR: 63

9/1

Back in trip to 1m2f having been tried over further on all three AW starts this year shaping with credit and promise on each occasion; travelled well over 1m6f last time. Connections appear to be struggling to find her trip, will need a strong pace.

Form: 66525-3

(8)

Visor^h³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 63

6/4

Fair maiden who wasn't disgraced on his comeback run (failed to settle); had shown promise over this trip last year. Upped to 1m4f last time he left the impression he would improve for the run, will need a strong gallop to feature over this distance.

Form: 8/7739-4

(6)

Lunar Deity¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 58| CD

13/2

Took this last year (one of his two course wins) off a 6lb higher mark; won twice on the AW since off much higher marks (better on synthetics). Generally apprentice ridden (won for today's rider), shaped better than his finishing position last time.

Form: 462737

(1)

Incredible Dream^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: N Mackay| T: C Allen| OR: 50| D

9/2

Modest sort who hasn't won for over two years but did turn in one of his better efforts here over a longer trip last time. Has an unappealing strike-rate though (2-21) with inconsistency running through his profile; limited appeal.

Form: 067884

(2)

Telekinetic²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Shelley Birkett| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 45

14/1

Badly hampered over this trip in a Nottingham apprentice handicap last time he's excused that run although it's harder to give him a free pass for most of his recent form. Yet to win a race (Flat; 0-9) he's modest at best, needs others to falter.

Form: 934798

Non-Runners

(5)

Le Maharajah³⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Tom Clover J: David Egan

(7)

Ezanak⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: M Appleby J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Visor (6/4), Incredible Dream (9/2), Mauricio (13/2), Lunar Deity (13/2), Makambe (7/1), Konigin (9/1), Le Maharajah (10/1), Telekinetic (14/1), Ezanak (16/1)

A couple of the leading candidates Visor and Konigin will need a good pace to aim at to ensure that they are both seen to their best advantage in this with the trip looking on the short side for the pair although on form it’s hard to write either of them off. Most of the others have something to prove with Mauricio not having been seen in this sphere for a few years and his jumping form of late is hardly outstanding. LUNAR DEITY won this last year off a 6lb higher mark and although he’s generally better on the AW he’s better than his finishing position would suggest last time when the test proved too much for him.