16:50 Yarmouth
Wednesday 22 July 2020
All12:4513:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap
- 3YO only  |  Class 5  |  1m 3y  |  Good to Firm  |  8 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:50Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 38.55s
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Yard well known for their prowess with fillies she failed to improve making her handicap debut after eight months off at Doncaster (1m, good). Eased just 1lb, that race does look reasonable form so it's far too early to be writing her off.
Course winner when landing a 7f nursery last year one of her two victories as a juvenile. Yet to repeat her sound 2yo form this year in two AW starts although the latest didn't see her to best effect, needs an end-to-end gallop to get involved.
Lightly-raced maiden who hasn't been disgraced in any of her starts, looked short of pace over 11.8f at Leicester last time (first-time cheekpieces). Now tried in blinkers first-time but could well be found wanting for pace back at this 1m.
Took three runs for the penny to drop in handicaps improving to win on the AW in March over 7f off a 3lb lower mark (did well to reel in runner-up). Two respectable runs last month, will appreciate the return to a longer trip, better expected.
Went like the best horse in the race when enduring a luckless passage throughout her handicap debut at Doncaster (1m, good/firm). Finished with running left, left on the same mark and hard to see how she doesn't play a leading part here.
Steps onto turf for the first time having shown improved form to get off the mark at the third attempt seeing the 1m trip out well. Open to further progress making her handicap debut (usual hood in place) off a reasonable mark, fair claims.
Out of her depth in Listed company last time, she's not shaped well of late and is lacking the enthusiasm that has seen her win four times at up to 1m2f. All those wins have come on the AW; faces some improving types, another stiff task.
Given four starts before connections have gone handicapping, comes here on the back of a poor run last time (went with little fluency) at Goodwood (6f, good/firm). Would need to improve substantially to take a hand in this, limited appeal.
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Oso Rapido309
Weight: 9-7|Â Â Age: 3
T: D O'Meara  J: D Tudhope
NR
Forecasts
Folk Dance (4/5), Oso Rapido (7/2), En Famille (4/1), Dashing Roger (6/1), Blausee (9/1), No Nay Bella (18/1), Rusper's Lad (18/1), Rosardo Senorita (18/1), Goddess Of Fire (80/1)
There must have been a lot of notebooks opening to insert the name FOLK DANCE after her Doncaster handicap debut last time where she got no run at all and the form has already received a couple of boosts with the 2nd and 5th winning next time out. She won’t have things all her own way but has a fair chance of gaining compensation. No Nay Bella on handicap debut looks a danger if she’s ready to go after a layoff having been successful on the AW at Kempton earlier in the year. Oso Rapido also has an absence to deal with but should enjoy this step up to 1m with Dashing Roger another protagonist who should give his running stepping back up in trip.
- Folk Dance
- No Nay Bella
- Oso Rapido
Prize Money
1st: £3,493.002nd: £1,040.003rd: £519.004th: £260.00
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