15:55 Wetherby

Tuesday 7 May 2019

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Ocala³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 77

5/1

Nathaniel filly, half-sister to a winner. Opening mark is attractive if regaining the form of her Newmarket second in April last year and while she was disappointing on her reappearance, she was entitled to need the run. Not one to give up on yet.

Form: 23/2-4

(9)

Shawaamekh^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 76

2/1

Unraced for John Gosden and joined current connections last year for £25,000. Improved with every run and shaped well over 7f here on reappearance. Up in trip and entitled to go close on handicap debut.

Form: 73231-2

(14)

Vive La Difference²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76| D

11/1

Suited by any ground and although he's back on his last winning mark, both wins have come over 1m0.5f at Hamilton. Likely best waiting for a return to that track after a poor run on his reappearance.

Form: 80885-0

(1)

Duck Egg Blue²¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 75| D

40/1

Won on stable and season debut last season for Lawrence Mullaney and now joins another new yard for this reappearance off 5lb higher. Refused to race when last seen so that remains a major concern.

Form: 28704R-

(4)

Showboating^p³⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Balding| OR: 72| D

33/1

Veteran has won 13 races including back-to-back successes on the fibresand at the turn of the year. Last turf win came off 6lb higher so could go well but would prefer a fair bit of rain.

Form: 721-126

(13)

Dubai Acclaim¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

20/1

Back on last winning mark when he gained a second AW with at Newcastle in November. Well below that level in two starts since and yet to place in four previous runs on turf. Others look stronger candidates.

Form: 6651-59

(6)

Starplex¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 70

100/1

On a clearly good mark based on his old form with Keith Dalgleish but has now been tailed off or failed to finish in 10 starts for this yard under both codes. Impossible to make any sort of case for on this run of form.

Form: 50-0880

(5)

Redarna¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lee| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 69

14/1

Tends to reserve his best form for Ayr and a softer surface, where he has been successful four times, including on final two starts last season. Should be fitter for last month's return but remains high in the handicap.

Form: 54811-8

(15)

Samphire Coast^t,v¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: D Shaw| OR: 68| D

22/1

Yet to place in four previous starts on the turf with all his seven wins coming on the AW and five of them at Chelmsford. Well handicapped if now transferring form to this surface but that remains a big question.

Form: 524546

(2)

Jo's Girl^h,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 68| D

33/1

Sole win came off this mark and over this trip at Pontefract on season reappearance in April 2018. Shaped well enough there on this season's debut but subsequently tailed-off and questions to answer now.

Form: 6745-68

(12)

Equidae^t⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 67| D

11/1

Placed on turf on her debut and has raced exclusively on the AW since with a career-best latest win on start number nine and her second for this stable. Open to further improvement, well drawn and still potentially well handicapped off 2lb higher.

Form: 0367-51

(8)

Coviglia¹⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Evans| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 66| D

14/1

Remains just 1lb higher than the last of three successes in 2018 but final four starts proved regressive. Has gone well fresh so could bounce back but others look more reliable.

Form: 120657-

(7)

Zodiakos^p²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| BF| D

9/2

Has returned with two good runs including when going close at Hamilton on Sunday. Last turf win back in 2017 came off 17lb higher and another success shouldn't be far away if building on the current form. Leading contender.

Form: 2-22532

(10)

Ebbisham^v1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: P J McDonald| T: J Mackie| OR: 63| BF| D

28/1

Now tried in a first-time visor after regressing last year and no better when returning at Thirsk a tailed-off last. Hard to fancy at present and others readily preferred.

Form: 24890-0

(3)

Khitaamy²⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: S A Gray| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 62WS

80/1

Sole win came in a 7f Catterick maiden on final start for Ed Dunlop back in 2017. Very disappointing in three starts for new yard last year and has wind surgery since. Remains best watched on reappearance.

Form: 451/908-

Forecasts

Shawaamekh (2/1), Zodiakos (9/2), Ocala (5/1), Equidae (11/1), Vive La Difference (11/1), Redarna (14/1), Coviglia (14/1), Dubai Acclaim (20/1), Samphire Coast (22/1), Ebbisham (28/1), Showboating (33/1), Jo's Girl (33/1), Duck Egg Blue (40/1), Khitaamy (80/1), Starplex (100/1)

Ocala was fancied on her reappearance so while it was a disappointing return, she remains lightly-raced and potentially well handicapped. SHAWAAMEKH remains is proving progressive and has shaped as though there's more to offer now going up in distance. There's no reason the improving Equidae can't transfer his good run of form to turf and rates a danger alongside Zodiakos who is back to form and likely to go close again.