15:30 Yarmouth

Wednesday 12 June 2024

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Paul Corrigan Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 2m 35.14s

(1)

Polemon^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 67

18/1

Fair form when runner-up twice in AW novice events to start 2023 but has struggled more recently, faring no better switched to turf after wind surgery at Doncaster 12 days ago. This a drop in class but it's not enough to tempt.

Form: 4220-87

(4)

Baltic^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R L Moore| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 67

8/13

A different proposition since equipped with cheekpieces and stepped up to 1½m, adding to last autumn's Pontefract handicap debut success when comfortably seeing off 7 rivals on his Doncaster reappearance. A 7 lb rise won't prevent him making a bold bid for the hat-trick under Ryan Moore.

Form: 0601-1

(3)

Gold Aura^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: H Crouch| T: Jack Jones| OR: 67

10/3

Creditable placed efforts on her last 5 starts (including here), shaping well when faring best of those held up at Windsor and Kempton on her last 2 starts. Should go well again.

Form: 423332

(7)

Eloped^t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 64

14/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton (1½m) in January. 5/1, creditable third of 7 over C&D (good to soft) 39 days ago, running on.

Form: 43-1543

(6)

Kojin^t,p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Saffie Osborne| T: Ian Williams| OR: 62| BF

11/1

Creditable ¾-length second of 9 to reopposing Eljaytee in handicap at Brighton (1¼m, good to soft, 5/2) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-98732

(8)

Eljaytee^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: J Quinn| T: John Berry| OR: 48| C

16/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Brighton (1¼m, good to soft, 11/2) 15 days ago by ¾ length from Kojin. Should remain very competitive up 2 lb.

Form: 728-941

(5)

Blondelle^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 45

150/1

Poor maiden. 100/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (11.5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 6040-50

Non-Runners

(2)

Churchill Rose¹²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: C Fellowes J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Baltic (8/13), Gold Aura (10/3), Kojin (11/1), Churchill Rose (12/1), Eloped (14/1), Eljaytee (16/1), Polemon (18/1), Blondelle (150/1)

GOLD AURA has been better than the result on her last 2 starts and is taken to gain reward for her consistency. The handicapper hasn't missed Baltic after his Doncaster success but Harry Charlton's progressive sort could easily have more to offer and is feared most ahead of recent Brighton 1-2 Eljaytee and Kojin.