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Friday 2 July 2021

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Eppleworth Handicap

Off time: 20:26 | Winning time: 2m 39.15s

(3)

Forus⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 64| BF

7/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in June. 10/3, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 7 days ago, no match for winner. No surprise to see him give another good account.

Form: 47-3412

(5)

Act Of Magic⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: J Mackie| OR: 54| BF

16/5

Creditable second of 14 in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, good, 3/1) 8 days ago, just failing having not been ideally placed. He's one to be interested in from 1 lb higher mark.

Form: 343322

(6)

Rhebus Road^v1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Beckett| OR: 63

6/4

9/2, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (12f, good) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Fitting of a visor may help and considered with pilot taking off valuable 5 lb.

Form: 994-933

(2)

Violette Szabo^p¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 46| CD

8/1

7/1, won 10-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 10 days ago, running on. That wasn't a strong race by any means and this demands more under a penalty.

Form: 095531

(7)

O'Reilly's Pass¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 47

12/1

Fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 11/1) 10 days ago, denied a run 2f out nd hampered again final 1f. Operating on a handy mark on that evidence and good showing not ruled out.

Form: 6-07604

(1)

Havana Bay³⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 45

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 15 in handicap (100/1) at Ripon (10.9f, good to soft) when last seen in August. Rates a likely otusider on return to action.

Form: 00/906-

(4)

Belvedere Blast^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 53

22/1

12/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (9.9f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 703375

Forecasts

Rhebus Road (6/4), Act Of Magic (16/5), Forus (7/2), Violette Szabo (8/1), O'Reilly's Pass (12/1), Belvedere Blast (22/1), Havana Bay (40/1)

RHEBUS ROAD proved too free at Salisbury 3 weeks ago yet his penultimate third over this sort of trip at Haydock gives him sound claims in a handicap lacking in unexposed sorts and the fitting of a visor may well put an extra edge on him. Act of Magic is knocking on the door and feared, ahead of O'Reilly's Pass who caught the eye here last time.