20:25 Chester

Friday 12 July 2024

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Camden Town Brewery Handicap

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 1m 37.24s

(3)

Society Lion^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 82| D

9/1

Won 11-runner handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to soft, 18/1) 26 days ago. Thriving at the moment and deserves plenty of respect in the hat-trick bid.

Form: 74-0711

(6)

Racingbreaks Ryder³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 81| D

7/1

Form tailed off after a very promising start in handicaps last season but took a sizable step forward on first 2 starts this term. Latest effort was underhwelming, though.

Form: 67-0048

(7)

Spioradalta^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 78| CD

9/1

Well suited by the strong gallop and justified good support when successful over 7.6f here last season. Has generally been holding his form this season and easing ground will help.

Form: 00-4354

(5)

Native King^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: H Palmer| OR: 84| CD

11/8

First run since leaving George Boughey when career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 17/2) 28 days ago, avoiding some of the interference but coming from a long way back in a short space of time. That form is working out and he's worth a chance to follow up.

Form: 9231

(2)

Evocative Spark²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: F Norton| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 74| C

4/1

Lurks on a handy mark and placed on his last 4 starts, runner-up at Haydock on latest. Goes well at this track and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 673232

(1)

Touchwood^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| CD

18/1

Improved when successful over C&D in June and, while not in the same form at Beverley next time, he's hard to completely rule out.

Form: 8-50818

(4)

Transitioning¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 78| BF

6/1

Good pedigree and made a winning start to his career in a 6-runner maiden at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) in May. Hasn't gone on from that, his latest effort at Nemarket particularly disconcerting, so has something to prove.

Form: 146

Forecasts

Native King (11/8), Evocative Spark (4/1), Transitioning (6/1), Racingbreaks Ryder (7/1), Society Lion (9/1), Spioradalta (9/1), Touchwood (18/1)

NATIVE KING swept past the whole field when scoring over C&D on his debut for this yard and the form is looking strong, so he gets the nod over Society Lion, who is chasing a hat-trick. Spioradalta also comes into the reckoning with the softer conditions in his favour.