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Thursday 19 August 2021

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William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Racing League Race Twenty-Three (Handicap)

Off time: 19:26 | Winning time: 2m 7.61s

(8)

Highwaygrey⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: T Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 87| D

25/1

Latest win at Doncaster in April. Not seen to best effect when seventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 18/1) 7 days ago, left with lot to do.

Form: 145457

(1)

Gaheris^t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 88

3/1

Found a touch of improvement to get off the mark in 9-runner maiden at Leopardstown (9f, good) 35 days ago. Into handicaps now and may do better still.

Form: 6-21

(3)

Miss Mulligan¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Louis Steward| T: George Scott| OR: 80| C| D

10/1

Course winner in 2020 who resumed winning ways at Epsom (10f) in July. Run best excused at Leicester 11 days ago, badly hampered approaching 3f out.

Form: 243915

(5)

The First King^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 80| D

20/1

28/1, turned in his best effort of the season when fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 7 days ago. He's not sure to back that up, though.

Form: 91-6954

(10)

Fierospeed¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: R Hannon| OR: 79| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Lingfield in April. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm, 12/1) 14 days ago, though had every chance.

Form: 211543

(6)

Oslo^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: M Appleby| OR: 78| D

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 7/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 7 days ago, though outbattled after headway on bridle 1f out. Should remain competitive.

Form: 555342

(7)

Champagne Piaff²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: H Crouch| T: G & J Moore| OR: 83

2/1

Lightly-raced winner who ran creditably when sixth of 11 on handicap bow at Goodwood (11.2f, good to soft, 40/1) 20 days ago, despite still looking green. Remains with potential.

Form: 418-6

(4)

Rafiki³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M Dwyer| T: A King| OR: 82

33/1

Scored at Lingfield in March and wasn't seen to best effect at that venue 38 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Up in trip.

Form: 31-1055

(11)

Epidemic^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: G Boughey| OR: 75| C| D

10/1

3 wins from 6 runs this year, latest at Chelmsford City in July, but ran below form with no obvious excuses at Newcastle 3 weeks ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 141219

(2)

Semper Augustus⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 72| BF

17/2

Winner at Newbury in June, and again shaped better than the result when third of 9 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good) 6 days ago. Can remain competitive.

Form: 2D1243

(9)

Barenboim¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M L W Bell| OR: 72

20/1

Fairly useful maiden who was well backed but again raced too freely when well below form in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Likely to benefit from this return to shorter.

Form: 842-80

Forecasts

Champagne Piaff (2/1), Gaheris (3/1), Semper Augustus (17/2), Miss Mulligan (10/1), Oslo (10/1), Epidemic (10/1), Fierospeed (12/1), Barenboim (20/1), The First King (20/1), Highwaygrey (25/1), Rafiki (33/1)

GAHERIS is bred to improve for this slightly longer trip now handicapping so he's taken to follow up his Leopardstown maiden success. Barenboim is likely to benefit from this return to shorter and shouldn't be taken lightly, while Champagne Piaff still looked rather green at Goodwood and remains with potential.