16:15 Yarmouth

Tuesday 15 October 2024

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Simon & Rosalyn Peak Retirement Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 2m 35.91s

(5)

Afloat⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Rae Guest| OR: 70| CD

4/5

3/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 8 days ago, readily. Carries penalty but shortlist material given all wins have come at this venue.

Form: 1-78231

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(4)

Alpine Stroll⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Darragh Keenan| T: M Wigham| OR: 69

14/1

Latest win at Salisbury in July. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Newbury (12f, soft) 40 days ago. Likely to give it another good go.

Form: 4-08173

(7)

Umbria²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 68| BF

3/1

Made second start a winning one at Wolverhampton in June. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good, evens) 27 days ago, running on. Enters calculations with this step up in trip sure to suit.

Form: 9134

(6)

Ghost Story⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 67

66/1

Different proposition when springing a surprise at Nottingham in July. 18/1, third of 7 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 48 days ago. Still early days but mark is stiff on the face of it.

Form: 013

(8)

Salik^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jim Crowley| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 67

28/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 20/1) 31 days ago. That was a rare poor effort and overall profile suggests he'll bounce back.

Form: 265326

(2)

Elforleather⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Edward Greatrex| T: J Channon| OR: 63| D

11/2

Three wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Windsor in August. Creditable 5¼ lengths fourth of 16 to Afloat in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 20/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 321164

(9)

Wanderlust^v1⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 62

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 9 in novice at Kempton (12f, 40/1) 69 days ago. Visor on for handicap debut and she's surely capable of better given yard she represents.

Form: 569

Non-Runners

(1)

Versatile²⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: M J Attwater J: William Carson

(3)

Arazzo²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Harry Charlton J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Afloat (4/5), Umbria (3/1), Elforleather (11/2), Versatile (10/1), Arazzo (10/1), Alpine Stroll (14/1), Wanderlust (22/1), Salik (28/1), Ghost Story (66/1)

AFLOAT thrives here and she can concede weight all round and notch up a fourth victory at Yarmouth. Umbria is a big player back up in trip, while there is more to come from Wanderlust.