17:40 Yarmouth

Thursday 24 July 2025

All17:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 29.96s

(13)

Charmaine²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 85| D

9/1

Back-to-back winner on AW this spring and has improved again when placed in competitive 1½m events at Chester and Kempton this summer. Should give another good account.

Form: 2-81123

(8)

Baltic^p⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 82| CD

28/1

C&D winner. 6/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Sandown (1¾m, good to firm) 40 days ago, not ideally placed. Has work to do.

Form: 1182-76

(7)

Big Bear Hug^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Finley Marsh| T: J R Boyle| OR: 81

18/1

Made a winning reappearance at Goodwood (1½m) in June. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Epsom (1½mf good to firm) 22 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 2823-13

(1)

Sportingsilvermine¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: James Owen| OR: 80| D

11/1

Bagged handicaps at Southwell (11f) and Musselburgh (1½m) on first 2 outings for James Owen. Has remained in form since (fourth in competitive Old Newton Cup latest) and a prominent showing is on the cards here.

Form: 112434

(10)

Papagei^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: J Ferguson| OR: 80| C

22/1

Course winner. 6/1, good second of 5 in handicap at Salisbury (1½m, good to firm) 12 days ago.

Form: 4-30382

(5)

Secret Beach^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 77

10/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at York (1½m, good to firm, 10/3) 13 days ago. Raised 7 lb but the third has boosted the form by winning since.

Form: 270-321

(6)

Newtown Duke^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Ian Williams| OR: 76

12/1

28/1, very good third of 15 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, heavy) 19 days ago, suited by way race developed. Up in trip. Not long with a shred yard no stranger to success in competitive handicaps.

Form: 2344-03

(4)

Carnival Day⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: J R Boyle| OR: 75

6/1

9/2, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Windsor (11.6f, good to firm) 66 days ago, no extra only late on having raced keenly.

Form: 112-347

(12)

Minhad³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: I Mohammed| OR: 83

14/1

Got off the mark in 6-runner novice at Newmarket (1½m, good to firm) in May. Predictably found a Royal Ascot Group 2 too much since but retains potential for handicaps.

Form: 3518

(2)

Fantasy World²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 82

7/4

Career best when winning 8-runner maiden (2/1) at Ffos Las (1¼m, good to soft) 24 days ago, comfortably. While an opening handicap mark of 82 isn't obviously generous he has to enter the reckoning as a lightly-raced sort from a top yard.

Form: 7-331

(3)

Sword Of Wessex^v1⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Davies| T: C Fellowes| OR: 80

12/1

Fairly useful maiden. 14/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (14.5f, good to firm) 47 days ago. Down in trip. Visor on first time.

Form: 62-367

(11)

Neoma⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 73| BF| D

12/1

Got off the mark over 11f at Hamilton in June. Close second over 1½m on both outings since and middle-distance staying types from this stable can just keep on improving.

Form: 9-45122

Non-Runners

(9)

Obsidian Knight⁴²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 7

T: T Kent J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Fantasy World (7/4), Carnival Day (6/1), Charmaine (9/1), Secret Beach (10/1), Sportingsilvermine (11/1), Sword Of Wessex (12/1), Newtown Duke (12/1), Neoma (12/1), Minhad (14/1), Big Bear Hug (18/1), Papagei (22/1), Baltic (28/1), Obsidian Knight (33/1)

A very competitive opener in which SPORTINGSILVERMINE is a tentative pick to strike an early blow for team Scotland. His teammate Neoma is respected as a 3-y-o filly heading in the right direction for the Johnston yard. Charmaine and Andrew Balding handicap newcomer Fantasy World also make the shortlist.