14:30 Wetherby

Sunday 30 April 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:3516:0516:3517:05

Royal Pigeon Racing Association Handicap

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 1m 44.20s

(5)

Obama Army⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 60

11/4

Fair maiden. Good second of 11 in handicap (3/1) at Nottingham (1¼m, soft) 8 days ago. Back down in trip. Likely to go well.

Form: 660-42

(10)

Brabusach⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: I Furtado| OR: 55

10/1

Modest form. Hooded and tongue tied first time, never involved on 7f Wolverhampton handicap debut last month. Headgear off. Steps up to 1m and tackles turf for the first time now.

Form: 40-98

(1)

Lough Swilly Lass⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 55

50/1

Well held in 3 runs on turf in Ireland last year and fared no better on 6f Newcastle handicap debut for new yard 8 weeks ago. Still early days but this longer trip needs to spark improvement.

Form: 000-8

(6)

Golden Maverick¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 55

11/4

Suited by the step up to 1m when making a promising start to his handicap career at Southwell 16 days ago, finishing well from further back than ideal. Open to further progress and leading claims under Buick.

Form: 8-673

(2)

H Key Lails^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harrison Shaw| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 55| BF

15/2

Winner at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in March and backed that up when narrowly denied at Southwell (1m) 16 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 60-3612

(7)

Seraphia¹⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 49

16/1

Didn't show much in 3 outings over 7f/1m last autumn but could prove a different proposition in handicaps. One to note in the betting.

Form: 080-

(8)

Ribkana²²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 48

16/1

Poor form at 2, including in handicaps. Improvement will be needed back from 7 months off.

Form: 86758-

(3)

Havanawing²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 46

40/1

Down the field in 3 outings over 6f last summer. Steps up in trip for this handicap debut from a basement mark. Betting should guide.

Form: 089-

(4)

Carmentis⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 45

28/1

Poor form, faring no better for cheekpieces at Newcastle (7f) 47 days ago. Yard going well but still hard to fancy.

Form: 460-856

(9)

Angel De Luz¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 45

7/2

Beaten a long way in 3 outings for George Boughey last autumn. Has switched yards (same owner) ahead of this handicap debut/reappearance. Worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

Form: 099-

Forecasts

Golden Maverick (11/4), Obama Army (11/4), Angel De Luz (7/2), H Key Lails (15/2), Brabusach (10/1), Ribkana (16/1), Seraphia (16/1), Carmentis (28/1), Havanawing (40/1), Lough Swilly Lass (50/1)

This looks a good opportunity for GOLDEN MAVERICK to build on an encouraging handicap debut second at Southwell. Obama Army and H Key Lails are the obvious threats unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding one of the handicap newcomers.