20:30 Yarmouth

Tuesday 1 June 2021

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 37.48s

(7)

Natural Value¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 10 on 1m Kempton handicap debut/reappearance 13 days ago, nearest finish. Makes turf debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 942-4

(5)

Lightening Shore³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Spencer| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

9/1

AW novice winner last year. 11/1, very good second of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (1m, AW) on reappearance 14 days ago. Unlikely to be too far away if showing up in similar form back on turf.

Form: 3156-2

(9)

Arqoob¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W Jarvis| OR: 77

14/1

Fair form. 16/1, first run since leaving Marcus Tregoning when seventh of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (1m, good) 19 days ago. Will need to step up on that to get heavily involved.

Form: 435-7

(8)

Bint Al Anood²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Loughnane| OR: 76| BF| D

6/1

AW novice winner in January and added to tally at Windsor in April. Went off too hard on soft ground at Nottingham since and likely still in form.

Form: 42-1618

(2)

Military Man¹⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 76

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 10 in nursery (11/4) at Newcastle (1m) when last seen in November. In good hands and type to go on to better things as a 3-y-o.

Form: 563-

(1)

Crane³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76| BF| D

13/2

Improved with each run last year, opening his account in 7-runner nursery at Lingfield (1m) in December. Not seen to best effect when fifth of 9 on 1m Redcar reappearance and remains open to progress.

Form: 631-5

(4)

Smart Qibili^h1¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 75

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/4, good second of 5 in handicap at Southwell (1m) in January. Has a hood added now tackling turf for the first time after 5 months off.

Form: 9425-2

(12)

Lenny's Spirit⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Crehan⁽⁵⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 73

33/1

York novice winner last autumn but made an inauspicious start to life in handicaps at Beverley in April.

Form: 814-0

(11)

Villeurbanne^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Tate| OR: 72

18/1

Fair form. 16/5, sixth of 7 in handicap at Beverley (1¼m, soft) 21 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces reached for now.

Form: 43-26

(6)

Addosh^h³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 72| D

15/2

Hooded first time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Thirsk (1m, good to firm) under Laura Pearson 36 days ago, staying on well. Can make presence felt again.

Form: 2254-01

(10)

Dickens^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: A King| OR: 71

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1 and hooded first time, good fourth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 19 days ago. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 539-4

(3)

Mind That Jet^t²¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Louis Steward| T: M Moubarak| OR: 65

22/1

Modest form on balance at 2, including well held in a pair of nurseries in the autumn.

Form: 05685-

Forecasts

Military Man (11/4), Dickens (11/2), Bint Al Anood (6/1), Crane (13/2), Addosh (15/2), Lightening Shore (9/1), Arqoob (14/1), Natural Value (16/1), Villeurbanne (18/1), Smart Qibili (22/1), Mind That Jet (22/1), Lenny's Spirit (33/1)

An open 3-y-o handicap to conclude. CRANE wasn't seen to best effect on his return and is taken to resume his progression and strike for Michael Bell. Military Man, Addosh and Lightening Shore are others likely to be in the thick of things.