16:20 Haydock

Saturday 21 May 2022

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Cazoo Edge Green Handicap

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 1m 12.82s

(12)

Lil Guff¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: James Doyle| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 76| D

9/2

Dual 6f winner in 2021 who recorded creditable seventh of 18 in handicap at Ascot (6f) 15 days ago. Well in the mix with James Doyle now up.

Form: 1218-47

(2)

Leopold Bloom^h1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: D Loughnane| OR: 75

20/1

Lightly-raced 7f winner. 18/1, good fourth of 6 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f) 19 days ago. Hood on now. Others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 19-64

(8)

Captain's Bar^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| CD

14/1

C&D winner who wasn't disgraced when seventh of 12 in 6f handicap at Hamilton 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Can give another good account.

Form: 419-587

(15)

True Jem²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 72| BF| D

28/1

Winner at Southwell in January who got back on track when third of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago. Shortlisted off the same mark.

Form: 3-16363

(5)

Prodigious Blue¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70

17/2

Still to get his head in front, but he arrives on back of respectable third of 8 in maiden at Ripon (6f) 15 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 5522-43

(10)

Raydoun²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 69| D

18/1

Winner at Newcastle in February but only sixth of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (6f) 28 days ago. More needed.

Form: 8-41626

(3)

Bicep¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 68| D

9/1

Bounced back to form when second of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f) 19 days ago. Needs to follow it up now.

Form: 403-772

(9)

Gidwa¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: K P De Foy| OR: 68| BF

4/1

Dual 7f AW winner in February who posted excellent second back on turf at Windsor (6f) 19 days ago. Weighted to go close again despite taking 3 lb rise.

Form: 94-4112

(16)

Sixstar²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67

66/1

Modest maiden, only eighth of 10 in minor event at York (6f) 7 months ago. Makes handicap debut with plenty to find on his return.

Form: 348-

(1)

Riversway²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 67| D

50/1

6f Carlisle novice winner for Richard Fahey. 12/1, last of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (6f) on yard debut 24 days ago, so she needs to get back on track.

Form: 16-7

(6)

Variety Island¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S Whitaker| OR: 64| D

8/1

Arrives in good nick, eighth of 19 in handicap at Thirsk (6f) 14 days ago. One for the shortlist eased 1 lb.

Form: 0012-38

(14)

Rockprincess¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Megan Nicholls| T: K A Ryan| OR: 62| D

9/1

Winner at Redcar in October who has posted two good efforts to make the frame in 2022, fourth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 11 days ago. Holds solid claims.

Form: 5710-24

(13)

Prayer Matt^b1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J Fanning| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59

17/2

Yet to get her head in front, but she posted good third of 14 in handicap at Ripon (6f) 6 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not taken lightly off the same mark.

Form: 60-3303

(4)

Eldeyaar⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 57

17/2

Fair maiden. 8/1, first home in near-side group when good fourth of 14 in handicap at Ripon (6f) 6 days ago. Needs considering off an unchanged mark.

Form: 46464

(7)

Caracristi³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Joey Haynes| T: P A Kirby| OR: 54

80/1

Fair form as a juvenile but below form in 2022, fourth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (6f) 37 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 46-6304

Non-Runners

(11)

Justcallmepete¹⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: H J Evans J: Benoit D L Sayette

Forecasts

Gidwa (4/1), Lil Guff (9/2), Justcallmepete (13/2), Variety Island (8/1), Prayer Matt (17/2), Prodigious Blue (17/2), Eldeyaar (17/2), Bicep (9/1), Rockprincess (9/1), Captain's Bar (14/1), Raydoun (18/1), Leopold Bloom (20/1), True Jem (28/1), Riversway (50/1), Sixstar (66/1), Caracristi (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. GIDWA has progressed well for his current yard so looks the way to go on the back of his excellent Windsor second after back-to-back AW wins. Justcallmepete didn't enjoy the rub of the green when sixth at Ascot and is also weighted to have a big say while in-form trio Eldeyaar, Prayer Matt and Rockprincess all figure high on the shortlist too.