16:17 Yarmouth

Wednesday 18 May 2022

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Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 1m 25.45s

(2)

Verreaux Eagle¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 77| BF| D

9/2

Unlucky third of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (7f) 11 days ago, denied a run from 2f out. Sure to go well off the same mark.

Form: 544923

(3)

Valentinka^b⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 71| BF

14/1

Winner at Lingfield in November. 6/4, only fifth of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 46 days ago, so needs to bounce back.

Form: 4631-25

(1)

Taskheer^h1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: E Bethell| OR: 71| BF

5/2

Good second of 5 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 5/4) 22 days ago, running on. Hood on 1st time and needs considering.

Form: 195-432

(7)

Tamaska^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| D

5/1

3/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wetherby (7f, good) 15 days ago, always holding on. Likeable sort who ought to be competitive again.

Form: 2260-41

(6)

Epic Express^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 67| CD

11/4

Resumed winning ways in 9-runner handicap at this C&D 22 days ago, responding well. Expected to be bang there despite 5 lb rise.

Form: 7213-61

(5)

Must Be Royale¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Appleby| OR: 62

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/3, fifth of 6 in minor event at Newcastle (6f), unsuited by drop in trip. Makes handicap debut after a lay-off and no forlorn hope.

Form: 425-

(4)

Foreseeable Future^v²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 54| C| D

9/1

Visored for 1st time and improved on recent efforts to bag 10-runner handicap at Doncaster (7f) 26 days ago. Course winner too, so he's in the mix despite being 2 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 350-901

Forecasts

Taskheer (5/2), Epic Express (11/4), Verreaux Eagle (9/2), Tamaska (5/1), Foreseeable Future (9/1), Valentinka (14/1), Must Be Royale (16/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which EPIC EXPRESS is taken to follow up his recent C&D success given he still looks ahead of his mark despite going up 5 lb. Tamaska is feared most on the back of his Wetherby success, with unlucky LIngfield third Verreaux Eagle not taken lightly either.