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Friday 18 October 2019

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Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2)

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

(8)

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| C

7-32 and has won on soft, but never over 6f and not since September 2018. On a competitive mark, but has a bit to prove over this far.

Form: 543304

(3)

Stallone^v⁴^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: R Spencer| D

Arrives seeking a hat-trick after successive wins over this trip on heavy at Yarmouth and Leicester. Had a penalty to shoulder for the latter, but looks a big player once again.

Form: 725311

(1)

Black Isle Boy²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: D C Griffiths

Multiple 6f winner who has gone close over this trip. Without a win since the spring of last year, and has slipped to a very handy mark. Has to turn that to his advantage.

Form: 900079

(4)

Arcavallo⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: M Dods

Triple winner over 5f/6f, but not since August 2018. Handicap mark has tumbled since then, but well held over this trip on soft last time. Plenty to prove.

Form: 569009

(5)

Rolladice⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby

Nottingham win (5f, good to soft) last year remains his sole success. Now 2lb lower, after four successive defeats, punctuated by wind surgery. Interesting if backed, but otherwise still plenty to prove.

Form: 610-000

(9)

Gullane One^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

4-18, all four wins including 'good' in the going description. Back on the same mark as the last of those successes at Ripon in August. Tries this trip for the first time since his debut, is bred for it. Interesting if handling heavy.

Form: 803184

(11)

The Stalking Moon^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| C| D

Course winner over 6f, and has also won three more times at 7f/1m, including on soft. 6lb higher than most recent success at Leicester last month, but ran well from just 1lb lower at Ayr last time. Contender.

Form: 459413

(7)

Eloquent Style¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado

Showed promise on debut (7f, good), but well held on both starts since. Initial mark reasonable based on his first run, so don't be surprised if he is able to make an impact.

Form: 488

(2)

Lady Monica⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Holt

Opened her season with a win in a Nottingham novice event (6f, soft). Yet to win a handicap, but should be competitive from this mark, although does have a bit to prove over this trip.

Form: 198447

(10)

Hitman⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: A Elliott| T: Rebecca Bastiman| CD

3-35 and a C&D winner (good to soft) in 2017. Now 9lb lower than her only win since then and hard to fancy from today's mark based on recent efforts.

Form: 076565

(6)

Lord Rob¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁷⁾| T: D Thompson

0-41 and impossible to fancy from 10lb out of the handicap.

Form: 890855

Forecasts

Stallone (13/8), The Stalking Moon (7/2), Yes You (8/1), Gullane One (10/1), Lady Monica (10/1), Hitman (12/1), Black Isle Boy (14/1), Eloquent Style (20/1), Lord Rob (20/1), Arcavallo (20/1), Rolladice (25/1)

The Stalking Moon looks a major player here based on recent efforts, but another to have won at Leicester recently is STALLONE, who arrives seeking a hat-trick and is taken to complete it under a penalty. Gullane One could get involved if handling heavy ground, while Eloquent Style is not written off on his handicap debut.