15:30 Beverley

Tuesday 26 June 2018

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Alec Scotter's 70th Birthday Handicap

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 2m 2.95s

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Pioneering²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81| CD

11/1

Twice a course winner (once over C&D) he's not really sparkled this year in the way that he did when ending last season with a hat-trick. Still 6lb above his last winning mark and needs one or two of these to falter.

Form: 0111-86

(5)

Music Seeker^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G C O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 80| D

7/1

Got back to winning ways looking better than ever when taking a 1m2f handicap at Wetherby last time (suited by good gallop). 4lb higher for that win but could well be dangerous if he gets the same scenario here.

Form: 724051

(1)

Jacbequick^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 79| C

12/1

Five times a course winner but all those victories have come over shorter trips around here (has won over further elsewhere). Below form last time and needs a strong gallop to operate off ideally; slipped below last winning mark by 3lb now.

Form: 228459

(8)

Zlatan^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E De Giles| OR: 77

4/1

Smooth travelling sort who can prove difficult often needing some finesse in a finish. Came from a less than ideal position last time out when losing out over C&D to one with a good record here with three opposing rivals behind him.

Form: 444222

(2)

Maifalki²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ward| OR: 76

7/1

Made good use of his lower turf mark when coming out on top over 1m at Hamilton on his return from a break in early May and has since run respectably over hurdles. Still looks fairly treated on his return to the level; likely to be involved.

Form: 40-2231

(7)

Detachment¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: J L Eyre| OR: 73| CD

5/2

Always appears to run his race around here (C&D winner) and might not have been seen to best effect here last time (closely matched with Zlatan/Bollin Ted). Champion jockey now takes over from an apprentice and sure to be in the mix.

Form: 40-2104

(4)

Auxiliary¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Paula Muir⁽⁷⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 65| D

9/2

From a stable in fine form he was well backed when making a winning debut for them last time out; only scored narrowly but looked to have more to come. Back in trip here and likely to need a strong pace as will several here; hard to ignore.

Form: 56558-1

(6)

Ascot Week¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 62

66/1

Well beaten by several of this field last time out and doesn't look in the best of form at the moment. Will take quite a turn round in form to see him take a hand in this.

Form: 0-30708

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Bollin Ted⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61| BF| CD

15/2

Another who shows his best here (three-time C&D winner) who ran with credit again here last time out to split Zlatan and Detachment behind another course specialist. That was the second time he's been beaten off this mark though (more needed).

Form: 8-02133

Forecasts

Detachment (5/2), Zlatan (4/1), Auxiliary (9/2), Maifalki (7/1), Music Seeker (7/1), Bollin Ted (15/2), Pioneering (11/1), Jacbequick (12/1), Ascot Week (66/1)

A really fascinating contest and almost a re-run of a race a week ago which saw four of this field take each other on. Zlatan did the best of the quartet on that occasion and given the run of the race he would have to be fully respected again although his finishing effort can be questioned on occasions. Bollin Ted and Detachment filled out the places behind Zlatan on that occasion but all of them need some luck in running and it may be better to rely on AUXILIARY who maintained the fine form of his stable last time and looks to have some more to come off a 1lb higher mark. Maifalki returns to the level and he can’t be easily dismissed and neither can Music Seeker after his Wetherby win.