Family Day On 25th July Handicap

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 2m 20.82s

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Tombolo²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

5/2

18/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Chester (10.3f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Up 4 lb but likely to do better still so he's not ruled out.

Form: 2/546-81

(1)

Smart Qibili^p1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Botti| OR: 74

10/1

Hooded for 1st time, only eighth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm, 22/1) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and not easy to make a case for. Engaged Nottingham 3.40 Monday.

Form: 9425-28

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Zookeeper⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73| BF

11/2

Returned with win at Musselburgh in April but only eleventh of 12 in handicap at Leicester (10f, soft, 10/3) 50 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 6357-10

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Chinese Whisperer¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: W Bethell| OR: 63

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019 and first run since leaving Alan King when below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 22/1) 11 days ago. Needs to step forward now for his new handler.

Form: 546438

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Epidemic^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R L Moore| T: G Boughey| OR: 67| D

1/1

Made it 2-3 this year when landing 8-runner handicap at Leicester (10f, good) 12 days ago, digging deep. Raised 4 lb but has more to offer and rates a big player.

Form: 757-141

Non-Runners

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Billy Roberts¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: S Whitaker J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Epidemic (1/1), Tombolo (5/2), Billy Roberts (7/2), Zookeeper (11/2), Smart Qibili (10/1), Chinese Whisperer (12/1)

EPIDEMIC arrives on an upward curve and George Boughey's 3-y-o is fancied to make it 3-4 this term after his taking win at Leicester on his first go at this trip. Chester scorer Tombolo is another with better days ahead of him and is feared most ahead of course winner Billy Roberts.