20:30 Yarmouth

Thursday 27 July 2023

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William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Racing League Race 7 Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 8.82s

(2)

Certain Lad¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: K Shoemark| T: J Channon| OR: 103| D

14/1

Just about a career best when landing the Group 3 Strensall Stakes at York in 2020. Missed all of the following year and pretty lightly raced since, failing to add to his tally. Looks up against it off top weight.

Form: 03-7300

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(5)

Eagle's Way³⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 96| D

5/1

Progressed well last term, winning all of his 4 starts, culminating with decisive success in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good) in September. Not seen since, but is in good hands and it's likely we haven't seen the best of him yet.

Form: 87/1111-

(7)

Cumulonimbus^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L Dettori| T: C Fellowes| OR: 95| CD

11/2

C&D winner last term and has won 2 of his 4 starts this season, latest at Haydock (11.8f) last month. Ran just as well when third of 13 over same C&D latest and ought to give another good account here,

Form: 13-6113

(4)

Andaleep^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 94| D

11/1

Winner of 5 handicaps last season and took form up a further notch when a decisive winner at York (10.2f, good) earlier this month. 8 lb higher now but not taken lightly.

Form: 16-3421

(8)

Old Port²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 91

10/1

Six wins from 18 Flat runs. Stepped up on yard debut effort when creditable sixth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (12f, good to firm) 25 days ago, badly hampered. Warrants respect.

Form: 6144-06

(1)

Dark Pine¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 90| D

50/1

Turned in his best effort of the season at Chester in May but hasn't really built on that and makes limited appeal.

Form: 4-70265

(13)

Baryshnikov¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 89| BF| D

25/1

Not scored since spring of last year and has been given a chance by the handicapper (2 lb below last winning mark) but no real encouragement taken from recent efforts.

Form: 632346

(10)

Like A Tiger⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: J Ferguson| OR: 92| D

9/4

Looked on the up when resuming with Newmarket handicap win over this trip in April. Beat only one in Listed race there next time but remains low mileage and better expected back in grade here.

Form: 231-16

(3)

Regal Empire²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J Tate| OR: 89

8/1

Dual winner (at up to 11.1f) at Southwell last winter and acquitted himself well on turf more recently, latest when third of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good) 27 days ago. Not out of things,

Form: 131273

(9)

Elzaam Blue²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 78

15/2

Matched pick of his Irish form, on debut for Jamie Osborne, when winning 12-runner handicap at Doncaster (8f, firm) 20 days ago, keeping on well. This is tougher but he must enter calculations. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 553-711

(11)

Aqwaam^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 76| BF

11/1

Won a heavy-ground handicap at Galway last summer and back to that sort of form when second of 10 to Bringbackmemories at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm, 3/1) 33 days ago. However, 3 lb out of the weights in a much deeper contest now.

Form: 85-6242

Non-Runners

(6)

Ace Rothstein¹

Weight: 8-2| Age: 5

T: Dylan Cunha J: Cam Hardie

(12)

Bringbackmemories¹³

Weight: 8-2| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: Andrew Breslin

Forecasts

Like A Tiger (9/4), Eagle's Way (5/1), Cumulonimbus (11/2), Elzaam Blue (15/2), Regal Empire (8/1), Old Port (10/1), Andaleep (11/1), Aqwaam (11/1), Bringbackmemories (12/1), Certain Lad (14/1), Baryshnikov (25/1), Ace Rothstein (33/1), Dark Pine (50/1)

LIKE A TIGER disappointed when upped to listed grade last time but remains with potential and gets the nod in a highly competitive finale. Eagle's Way is much respected, despite his 10-month absence, whilst York-winner Andaleep is also a big player.