16:40 Leicester

Saturday 7 July 2018

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Tap'nShower.com Nationwide Deliveries Handicap

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 2m 33.46s

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(1)

Gripper²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M Harley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 69

9/4

Produced a much improved effort, as anticipated with his pedigree, when stepping up in trip on handicap debut. The fourth and sixth have been out since and underlined the value of the form, so hard to rule out.

Form: 45-92

(7)

Surrey Blaze⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Tuite| OR: 66

10/1

3-4 on AW tracks but showed his first worthwhile form on turf last time despite looking short of pace. Drops a couple of pounds and, with an extra half-mile to help, he will be thereabouts.

Form: 111603

(3)

Ormesher¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 65

10/1

On a good mark currently based on last year's form, but he would need plenty of rain in order to take advantage.

Form: 253-354

(4)

Kabrit⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 65| BF

9/4

Can race with the choke out and the step up to this trip is a gamble. Proved expensive last time, but showed at Sandown what he can do when more co-operative.

Form: 0-0834

(6)

Pentland Hills¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood| T: C F Wall| OR: 62

11/4

With a yard that can get improvement with this age group when handicapping. That looked the case last time and he looked sure to progress further over this longer trip.

Form: 805-852

(2)

Praeceps⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ryan Tate| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 60

16/1

Yard have had plenty of success this week with their three-year-old handicappers, but this son of Canford Cliffs has a mountain to climb following an inauspicious return last Saturday.

Form: 0500-7

(5)

Born To Spend¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: David Egan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 53

18/1

Bred for middle-distances so interesting to see how the market responds to her handicap debut in this company off a low mark.

Form: 089-

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(8)

Brandy James¹¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Kabrit (9/4), Gripper (9/4), Pentland Hills (11/4), Brandy James (7/1), Surrey Blaze (10/1), Ormesher (10/1), Praeceps (16/1), Born To Spend (18/1)

GRIPPER stepped up on his handicap debut over this trip and the form has shown it has substance. Pentland Hills did well to finish second last time having been caught on the back foot 2f from home. The longer trip will help him and also triple AW winner Surrey Blaze.