20:30 Epsom Downs

Thursday 28 July 2022

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Vulcan Building Services Handicap

Off time: 20:41 | Winning time: 1m 24.65s

(7)

Showdiemlad²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: William Carson| T: R Brisland| OR: 66

25/1

18/1, fourth of 5 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 507-594

(9)

Heerathetrack¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M D I Usher| OR: 65

15/2

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 17 days ago, slowly away. Should give another good account but doesn't appear to have much in hand.

Form: 430-554

(4)

Essencial^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 65| D

17/2

8/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Could get involved if everything drops right.

Form: 448053

(1)

Lelabad^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 64

2/1

7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fourth of 13 in handicap at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Likely to bounce back returned to a sound surface.

Form: 600-254

(8)

Silver Kitten¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 62| D

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Third of 12 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to firm, 18/1) 11 days ago. Well treated if she arrives in the same form.

Form: 0-60603

(2)

Whistledown²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 60

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 6 in handicap (7/1) at Chepstow (6.1f, good to firm) 20 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 343665

(3)

Dazzerling⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Cosgrave| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 60

25/1

Last of 8 in handicap (14/1) at Brighton (7f, good) 44 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 758-428

(5)

Smarden Flyer⁶⁵

11/1

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (5/2) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 65 days ago. Makes turf debut. Remains one to be positive about bearing in mind encouraging reappearance.

Form: 8083-24

(10)

Volenti¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: A West| OR: 55| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 28/1) 14 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Obvious claims if he can back that up.

Form: 90-001

Non-Runners

(6)

Huntsman's Moon³⁷

Weight: 8-4| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Mollie Phillips

Forecasts

Lelabad (2/1), Volenti (10/3), Heerathetrack (15/2), Silver Kitten (8/1), Essencial (17/2), Whistledown (10/1), Smarden Flyer (11/1), Huntsman's Moon (16/1), Dazzerling (25/1), Showdiemlad (25/1)

SMARDEN FLYER made a positive reappearance when runner-up at Kempton and did enough to think he was still in form at Lingfield next time. He's had a two-month break and a breathing operation since so, in an ordinary event, he makes most appeal, with Volenti and Lelabad also worthy of consideration.