15:05 Leicester
Friday 7 April 2017
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H.A.C. Pipeline Supplies Handicap
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 7f | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 18 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 23.78s
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Ran up a hat-trick last summer from marks up to 80, so 6lb higher here and looks up against it first time back if his last couple of runs last year are anything to go by.
Debut scorer at Doncaster two seasons ago but has only seriously threatened to get his nose in front on one subsequent occasion, when runner-up off 85 at Pontefract in June. 1lb higher here so if he handles conditions then he could get competitive.
Landed a Haydock maiden on debut in July 2015 (good) but has thus far looked anchored in handicaps, including from this mark last time. Change of yard may freshen things up, though perhaps best watched today.
Won a Salisbury maiden in June (7f, good to firm) but well beaten in a couple of handicaps thereafter. May be able to find improvement now he has another year on his back and for being gelded, though not sure he is well handicapped at present.
Plenty of miles on the clock and has won four of his 23 starts, half each at Windsor and Wolverhampton. 1lb higher than the last/best of those (6f, good to firm), but this trip is within range and not ruled out, particularly if market speaks for him.
Won here over 6f in October and has taken two Wolverhampton handicaps since. 3lb higher than the latest of those and remains in reasonable form for this return to turf. Interesting.
2lb higher than when scoring at Haydock in July 2015, his most recent win, and went close to scoring again in a Lingfield claimer last time. Can't be ruled out but likely that one or two will prove too strong here.
Last two wins have come in claiming and selling races and has been well beaten in handicaps on all of his last three starts on the All Weather. Significantly better on turf, but his recent record from similar marks does not inspire confidence.
Last win was from a mark of 80 in July 2015 when with Robert Eddery. Has gone close in handicaps twice for current yard from 1lb lower than today, so has possibilities, though well beaten on both runs here, which is a concern.
Lingfield maiden winner last June (6f, soft) and has run with credit in a couple of Chepstow handicaps since from 1lb and 2lb higher. Should be capable of being very competitive on ground that is likely to suit.
C&D maiden winner last season (soft) and didn't do too badly in a couple of her three subsequent handicaps. The slight ease in the ground should suit and with another year on her back she could get heavily involved from today's slightly lower mark.
Won a Redcar maiden in October (7f, soft) before joining current yard for 40,000 GNS. Well beaten in only run since then, on his Newcastle handicap debut. Same mark today and is clearly going to need to improve to win this.
C&D median auction maiden winner in 2015 (good) when previously with this trainer and unable to add to that in four starts for Ivan Furtado last year, though clearly enjoys it here as he was runner-up in a C&D handicap (good to firm) in July from this mark. Too soon to write and market check advised.
Winner of back-to-back handicaps at Haydock and Hexham in the summer, the latter from 5lb lower than today. Sees out a mile, although stamina unproven in two tries beyond that. Change of yard here and slight drop in weights, though probably best watched.
Not won since his debut in a Windsor maiden two seasons ago, but it has not been all doom and gloom and some of his form last season makes him looked thrown in here. Given that we know he goes well when fresh too, he is a very interesting runner.
3-23 when with Richard Hannon and now gelded before his first start for new yard. Has tended to need his first run after a break. Well in on some of his winning form, though he may well be one to note for next time.
2-46 career profile and although both his wins have come from higher marks, the last of them was in May 2015 and apart from one run on the Polytrack at Kempton in October, recent effort suggests that he is genuinely in recession.
2lb higher than his highest winning mark, which was two starts ago at Wolverhampton. Not a bad effort from 1lb higher last time and not ruled out when the prizes are up for grabs, with trip and forecast going to suit.
Forecasts
Gallipoli (6/1), Handytalk (7/1), Tripartite (8/1), He's My Cracker (9/1), Evening Attire (10/1), Prying Pandora (12/1), Rio Ronaldo (12/1), Gabrial The Tiger (12/1), Mamillius (14/1), Flexible Flyer (14/1), Mister Music (16/1), Steal The Scene (18/1), My Lucille (20/1), Major Crispies (20/1), Le Roi Du Temps (20/1), Eqleem (22/1), Glorious Poet (66/1), Our Boy Jack (100/1)
Plenty of these coming back from winter breaks and it will be interesting to see how they have matured. Gallipoli looks the pick of the Richard Fahey pair, while Triparite props up the card but cannot be ruled out. Le Roi Du Temps, Prying Pandora and My Lucille are others who can get involved, but the suggestion is HANDYTALK, who goes well when fresh and appears well treated on his best form.
- Handytalk
- Gallipoli
- Le Roi Du Temps
Prize Money
1st: £6,469.002nd: £1,925.003rd: £962.004th: £481.00
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