Neptune Investment Management Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 1.03s

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Odds

Polybius

3/1, 7/2, 4/1, 7/2

3/1

Encore d'Or

5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2, 4/1

9/2

Show Stealer

6/1, 13/2, 7/1

13/2

Gracious John

9/1

8/1

Vibrant Chords

12/1, 10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1

8/1

Venturous

8/1, 9/1, 8/1, 9/1, 17/2, 8/1

9/1

Blue De Vega

14/1

12/1

Evergate

11/1, 12/1, 14/1

12/1

Golden Steps

11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1

12/1

Koditime

10/1, 11/1, 10/1

12/1

SP Book Percentage 139.7

Non-Runners

(2)

Oriental Lilly¹⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Non Runner

(3)

Tarboosh⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: P T Midgley J: L Morris

Forecasts

Polybius (3/1), Encore d'Or (9/2), Show Stealer (13/2), Tarboosh (7/1), Gracious John (8/1), Vibrant Chords (8/1), Venturous (9/1), Blue De Vega (12/1), Evergate (12/1), Golden Steps (12/1), Koditime (12/1), Oriental Lilly (12/1)

An impossibly difficult looking sprint handicap in which many darts could be unsuccessfully fired, so it's simply a case of looking for a single runner and hoping to hit the bull. POLYBIUS is one of a number of horses in this race who find winning difficult (that list also includes Venturous), but he's feasibly handicapped from his current mark of 95 and has shown a consistent level of previous course form (finished fourth of 27 in the 2017 Wokingham; rated 101). His latest close-up C&D sixth behind Spring Loaded (when racing on the wrong side of the track) implies that his turn is near, so he gets the nod in a truly head-scratching contest.