14:20 Wetherby

Sunday 24 April 2022

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Royal Pigeon Racing Association Handicap

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 40.79s

(7)

Eklil¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest| OR: 64| D

7/2

Becoming exposed as modest before finding a chunk of improvement (having been gelded) to open his account in 14-runner handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good) 13 days ago, staying on to lead near line. Up 5 lb and enters calculations now up and running.

Form: 0745-51

(6)

Mcqueen^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: H Spiller| OR: 60| BF| D

6/1

Latest win at Kempton in January. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (5/2) at Kempton (8f) 18 days ago, not well placed given how things panned out. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 951-125

(10)

Aryaah¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 60

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, matched debut form when 4¼ lengths third of 14 to Eklil on handicap debut at Windsor (8.1f, good) 13 days ago, forced to switch final 1f.

Form: 6-903

(5)

Do I Dream¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 59| D

17/2

Caused a shock (100/1) when getting off the mark in 9-runner handicap at Pontefract (8f, soft) 13 days ago, leading final 50 yds and well on top finish (suited by longer trip). 7 lb rise to deal with but she remains of interest.

Form: 96-081

(9)

Copper Mountain²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59| D

11/2

Latest win at Southwell in February. 9/2, shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (8f, soft) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort having been a shade keen. Each-way claims in this.

Form: 317-124

(11)

Lady Lou³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 59

10/1

Winner at Southwell in January. Good second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 9/2) 30 days ago. Another prominent showing likely.

Form: 000-122

(8)

Cubanista¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 58

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, last of 6 in minor event at Chelmsford City (7f). Makes handicap debut returning from 6 months off the track and market can guide expectations.

Form: 576-

(2)

Rose's Girl⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 58

7/1

Best excused her qualifying run when eighth of 9 in minor event (14/1) at Kempton (7f) 53 days ago, making little impression having hit rail after 3f. Open to improvement now sent handicapping.

Form: 0-38

(13)

Penelopeblueyes¹⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: A Keatley| OR: 51

28/1

Hooded for 1st time, fared no better when eighth of 13 in nursery at Newcastle (8f, 22/1) in November. Hood discarded and plenty to prove on return.

Form: 400608-

(1)

Fraulein Margot^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 51

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ran poorly over this longer trip when sixth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 40/1) 23 days ago. Makes turf debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Plenty more needed.

Form: 72596

(12)

Miss Wombleton^p¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 48

80/1

20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f), dropping away before straight. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 70578-8

(3)

U A E Fifty^p²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 47

8/1

Not disgraced after 10 weeks off when fourth of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 29 days ago. Interesting to see what the market makes of him back on the turf.

Form: 87-7454

Non-Runners

(4)

Buachaill¹⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Eklil (7/2), Copper Mountain (11/2), Mcqueen (6/1), Rose's Girl (7/1), Aryaah (8/1), U A E Fifty (8/1), Do I Dream (17/2), Lady Lou (10/1), Cubanista (14/1), Penelopeblueyes (28/1), Buachaill (33/1), Fraulein Margot (40/1), Miss Wombleton (80/1)

A few in with a shout but the vote goes to top-weight EKLIL, who found a chunk of improvement to score at Windsor just under a fortnight ago just when he was becoming to look exposed. A 5 lb rise shouldn't be beyond him and he's fancied to kick on now up and running. Lady Lou is in fine heart this year so she heads up the dangers with this step up in trip sure to suit, ahead of recent Pontefract scorer Do I Dream.