15:50 Haydock

Friday 4 September 2020

All14:1014:4515:2015:5016:2516:5517:25

Betfair Exchange Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 3.40s

(3)

Fantasy Keeper²⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 82| D

5/1

Pair of wins on softer than good last year. Out of sorts when last seen but capable off this mark if primed for this return under Silvestre De Sousa.

Form: 218058-

(2)

Helvetian⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: K Frost| OR: 79| D

40/1

Below form on both comeback starts in June so others are more persuasive back from 10 weeks off.

Form: 4159-98

(4)

Seen The Lyte^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 79| CD

8/1

Benefited from a cool ride when arriving late to score at Doncaster in July but he's not the easiest to predict and has been below par 3 times since. Needs things to drop right.

Form: 721567

(8)

Afandem^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| D

12/1

Dual 5f winner in 2019 but he has proved very in and out since return, not on a going day again at Beverley 17 days ago.

Form: 8-20297

(12)

Cloudea³⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78| BF| D

33/1

5f Ripon maiden winner last July. Off since finishing fourth back there last August but returns as an unexposed sort from a leading yard. Interesting to see how she goes in the betting.

Form: 414-

(7)

Majestic Sands⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 75| D

14/1

Looked promising as a juvenile but disappointing in his 3 starts this year, leaving Richard Fahey after latest. Still early days but the change of scenery needs to have done him some good.

Form: 10-468

(10)

Shepherds Way⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 75| CD

10/3

Much improved when winning 11-runner C&D handicap (good to soft) 25 days ago, forging clear. Up 7 lb but she has the potential for better again for this yard now she's up and running.

Form: 012-441

(11)

Fox Hill²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rachel Richardson| T: E J Alston| OR: 73| D

7/1

Decisive winner at Thirsk in June. Placed twice since and not seen to best effect when sixth of 8 at Chester since (likely still in form).

Form: 912536

(1)

Tom Tulliver^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 70| D

11/2

Runner-up on C&D reappearance in June. Disappointed on next 4 starts but back on song from his reduced mark when second at Sandown 13 days ago. Player if able to string good runs together.

Form: 260072

(6)

Somewhere Secret^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 66| CD

13/2

Placed twice prior to resuming winning ways over C&D (good) 24 days ago. Ought to remain competitive after a 5 lb rise at a course where's he's been successful 3 times.

Form: 550231

(5)

Red Stripes^b⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: J Quinn| T: L Williamson| OR: 64| D

25/1

Three Southwell wins at the beginning of the year. Also runner-up over C&D in July but hasn't fired since, including back at Southwell on Monday.

Form: 242980

(9)

Celerity^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

150/1

Long-standing maiden who makes no appeal from well out of the weights.

Form: 066309

Forecasts

Shepherds Way (10/3), Fantasy Keeper (5/1), Tom Tulliver (11/2), Somewhere Secret (13/2), Fox Hill (7/1), Seen The Lyte (8/1), Afandem (12/1), Majestic Sands (14/1), Red Stripes (25/1), Cloudea (33/1), Helvetian (40/1), Celerity (150/1)

SHEPHERDS WAY could easily have more to come for Julie Camacho and is taken to make light of a 7 lb rise for her C&D win in July. Tom Tulliver bounced back to form when second at Sandown recently and he was runner-up off 9 lb higher over C&D on his reappearance so he could go well again. Somewhere Secret's good track record also earns him a place on the shortlist.