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Friday 18 October 2019

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Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 1)

3YO plus | Class 5 | 7f | 11 Runners | Turf

(3)

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

Multiple winner over 7f/1m, most of them on soft. Last of those came at Ayr in July, when 2lb lower. Has been inconsistent since, but would be a big player if bringing her 'A' game.

Form: 917409

(6)

London Protocol^v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: J Mackie| OR: 70

Heavy ground winner over 1m last year for Karl Burke, when 15lb higher. On the slide since then, and hard to fancy on recent evidence despite an apparently handy mark.

Form: 6-90608

(8)

Zip¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

Goes well on heavy ground. Ran well in a class 2 here last time, when 1lb higher. Opposition here not as strong, and he has claims if he can back up that run.

Form: 265395

(4)

Fast And Furious²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: J D Bethell| OR: 69

Dual 6f Hamilton winner (one on good to soft). Has slipped to a handy mark after a lengthy absence. Was held on his first run since then at Newcastle last month. Back up in trip with a bit to prove at present.

Form: 01940/7

(1)

Take It Down Under^t¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 67| BF

Scored at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm; first-time tongue-tie) in April. Beaten at odds-on back there when last seen later that month. Up another 4lb here. Unexposed. Has it to prove on heavy, but can't write him off.

Form: 0-8613

(9)

Holiday Magic³⁰¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 65| BF| D

Multiple AW winner who is 0-21 on turf. Without a win since January 2017, and not seen since last December. Will be of greater interest back on AW.

Form: 800008-

(7)

Gleeful³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67

Ran some good races in defeat when with Roger Varian (0-8 for him) and again on her debut for this trainer at Chepstow. 2lb drop should help and she should be capable of going very close.

Form: 443263

(5)

Echo Of Lightning^p⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 64| D

Multiple winner at up to 1m (inc on soft). 4lb higher than when scoring at Musselburgh in August, and went close off this mark next time. Held last twice, and good pilot up and could bounce back.

Form: 881480

(10)

Ey Up Its Mick^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 62| D

Scored at Thirsk (7f, soft) in August, when 5lb lower. Again went close at Hamilton (6f, heavy) last time, when 2lb lower. Unexposed and looks a player again here.

Form: 456102

(11)

Grimsdyke¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jamie Gormley| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| BF| C

Dual 6f winner here on good ground this season, the latter when 8lb lower. Held in same race as Ey Up Its Mick at Hamilton (heavy) last time, so improvement needed for this return to further.

Form: 126716

(2)

Sienna Dream^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 55| D

Off the mark at the 11th attempt at Ayr (7f, soft) last time, when 8lb lower. Handles heavy, and needs to eek out more to win from this mark, but can't be discounted easily.

Form: 040-931

Forecasts

Take It Down Under (11/4), Sienna Dream (5/1), Gleeful (6/1), Ey Up Its Mick (15/2), Zip (8/1), Grimsdyke (10/1), Start Time (12/1), London Protocol (12/1), Holiday Magic (14/1), Fast And Furious (16/1), Echo Of Lightning (20/1)

An open look to this. Start Time would be a major player if close to his best, but preference is for ZIP, who handles these conditions and should find this opposition less taxing than he did here last time. Take It Down Under can't be ruled out if acting on the ground, while Ey Up Its Mick and Echo Of Lightning are others with chances.