17:15 Beverley

Wednesday 12 August 2020

All13:3514:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4517:1517:50

Walkington Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 2m 3.65s

(1)

Vampish³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 64| C

7/1

Course form figures (over 1m4f) read 1,2; still reasonably handicapped, and back to something like her peak form under this 7lb claimer at Thirsk (1m4f) latest - 3¾L fourth to the 40-1 winner The Rocket Park.

Form: 122094

(7)

Power Player²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 63

50/1

Based with Karl Burke when a game winner at Ayr (1m, good) last September; mainly poor since, including on two of his three starts for Ruth Carr; stamina in question at 1m1f+.

Form: 219-580

(5)

Hua Mulan⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 63| CD

6/5

Won in the style of a progressive filly when shedding her maiden tag over C&D (Class 5) last week; should make light work of the incurred 6lb penalty; by far the likeliest winner.

Form: 325-61

(4)

Jupiter Road^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 57

8/1

Ex-Joseph O'Brien (previously a winner over 7f at Dundalk, and 1m at Bellewstown); has plummeted down the handicap - some 26lb or so - since joining Nigel Tinker; at least offered minor encouragement at Redcar latest.

Form: 540-007

(6)

Provocation²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 64

14/1

Can only be viewed as regressive on the basis of what he has shown since the return from lockdown; was always in rear (33-1) when upped-in-trip at Yarmouth (1m3½f) three weeks ago; difficult to envisage a re-emergence.

Form: 036-800

(3)

Araka Li²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61

4/1

Free-going seven-race maiden; was no match for the front pair when a distant third over C&D four weeks ago; 2lb lower in what is essentially a weaker race; probably there or thereabouts.

Form: 048-603

(2)

Grouseman^h1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 57

25/1

Never better than mid-division in three starts in novice company (7f-1m); switches to handicapping over a new trip sporting an added hood; his dam Speciosa won the 1000 Guineas for Pam Sly in 2006.

Form: 70-7

(9)

Top Attraction³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Phil Dennis| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 56

11/1

Unsurprisingly cut little ice in maidens, starting at odds of 250-1 at Pontefract (1m, good) in June; took minor honours (third) on Thirsk handicap debut, and that offers something positive to work upon; is set to tackle a new trip.

Form: 07-63

(8)

William Alexander⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 53

20/1

Still retains basic scope for improvement after making just five career starts; finished sixth of 11 to Puckle (runs in Div 1) over C&D last week; shouldn't be discounted as a possible place contender.

Form: 870-56

Forecasts

Hua Mulan (6/5), Araka Li (4/1), Vampish (7/1), Jupiter Road (8/1), Top Attraction (11/1), Provocation (14/1), William Alexander (20/1), Grouseman (25/1), Power Player (50/1)

With the exception of last week's decisive C&D winner HUA MULAN, there's probably not much to choose between the remainder. Keith Dalgleish's three-year-old filly won in the style of a most progressive horse (for the grade) and is fully expected to make light work of the incurred 6lb penalty. Araka Li and William Alexander are more tentative selections for the remaining places.

Walkington Handicap (Div 2)

Forecasts

Prize Money

RACING TIPS

Next Off

Walkington Handicap (Div 2)

Forecasts

Verdict

Prize Money

MOST READ RACING

RACING TIPS

Next Off