16:10 Haydock

Saturday 8 June 2024

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Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 31.09s

(10)

Silver Trumpet¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 80| D

16/1

Improving 3-y-o who won back-to-back AW handicaps earlier in the year and took another marked step forward when running out a comfortable winner at Salisbury (7f) 14 days ago, clear inside final 1f. Handicapper has reacted but he's still lightly raced on turf.

Form: 8-41151

(5)

Bigbertiebassett²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 78| D

7/2

Won a 7f novice for Tom Dascombe last year and lines up here having posted a career-best display when fourth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (1m) 4 weeks ago, disputing second final 1f and keeping on. Well-made sort and he's very much of interest from a handy draw back at 7f.

Form: 21998-4

(7)

Shy Hi Bye¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: W J Haggas| OR: 77

11/2

Left Yarmouth debut form in her wake when edged out by a subsequent winner at Newcastle (6f) in November and she displayed a nice attitude to go one place better on return in 4-runner Ayr maiden (6f) in May. Type to go on improving in handicaps for top stable.

Form: 02-1

(8)

Commander Of Life⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Botti| OR: 77

16/1

Invincible Spirit gelding who showed benefit of his reappearance/stable debut effort when just failing to land 9-runner Southwell handicap (1m) in April, travelling better than most. Not dismissed lightly back on turf with Rossa Ryan again in the plate.

Form: 1408-52

(11)

Miguel¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 76| D

14/1

Winner of a Brighton maiden and Ripon nursery in September. Didn't shape at all badly when hitting the crossbar on return at Wolverhampton but he hasn't scaled same heights either start since, ninth of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (1m, good) 15 days ago. Back down in trip now.

Form: 104-279

(13)

Pedro Valentino^p1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 75

13/2

Improved on debut form when taking a Wolverhampton maiden (6f) in November. Gelded thereafter and he's ran to a similar level in pair of 3-y-o handicaps so far this campaign, fifth of 19 in handicap at Newmarket (7f) 5 weeks ago. Cheekpieces go on but another with a less-than-ideal draw.

Form: 51-35

(6)

Jonny Concrete¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 75

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden who got back to something like his debut form when second of 11 in a Carlisle novice (6.9f) hanging right briefly over 1f out and keeping on. Present mark does demand further progress, though.

Form: 280-42

(2)

Tourist¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: H Kobeissi| OR: 74

14/1

Maiden following 8 starts but hard to knock his consistency, creditable third on back of 4 months off in a Redcar maiden (6f, soft) for new stable 12 days ago. Well drawn inside but suspicion he'll be vulnerable to less exposed sorts now pitched in to a handicap.

Form: 353-433

(3)

Kindest Nation¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer| OR: 73| D

6/1

Sioux Nation filly who built on debut effort when winning 10-runner Southwell maiden (7f) in March. Made the frame both starts subsequently, having run of the race when third of 9 in handicap at Sandown (1m, soft) 16 days ago. No surprise to see her thereabouts.

Form: 5133

(4)

Tennessee Gold³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Parr| OR: 73

7/2

Displayed some promise in trio of starts as a juvenile and, gelded/back from 6 months off, he confirmed his opening mark lenient when readily taking 10-runner Kempton handicap (6f) 31 days ago. Up 8 lb on the back of that but very much the type to do better again. Respected upped to 7f.

Form: 667-1

(9)

Beale Street²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 72

40/1

Zoffany gelding who displayed fair form in a trio of back end novice events at up to 7f last term, fourth of 12 at Newcastle when last seen in October. Off 7 months and he goes handicapping in what could prove a warm enough race. Others make more appeal.

Form: 644-

Non-Runners

(1)

Ezra Cee¹⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: K P De Foy J: Non Runner

(12)

Daring Legend²⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Tennessee Gold (7/2), Bigbertiebassett (7/2), Shy Hi Bye (11/2), Kindest Nation (6/1), Pedro Valentino (13/2), Ezra Cee (8/1), Tourist (14/1), Miguel (14/1), Silver Trumpet (16/1), Commander Of Life (16/1), Jonny Concrete (18/1), Daring Legend (25/1), Beale Street (40/1)

BIGBERTIEBASSETT shaped promisingly when fourth on his reappearance at Ascot (1m) 4 weeks ago and, appealing as the type who can go on improving this term, he looks to hold sound claims back down in trip/from a handy draw. Easy Kempton scorer Tennessee Gold is another of interest with the prospect of more to come. Silver Trumpet, Kindest Nation and Shy Hi Bye complete the shortlist.