Value Rater Racing Club Handicap

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Done Deal⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 76

4/1

Debut winner over 1m at Chelmsford last July but struggled in the main since most recently on seasonal debut at Hamilton (1m3f, good-to-soft). Worth a check in the market stepping up in distance.

Form: 1664-5

(3)

Gendarme^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 75| C

12/1

Dual winner including over 1m2f at Chepstow (good-to-soft) last month. Put a disappointing effort behind him when fourth in France last time out and is a notable runner stepping up in trip.

Form: 223174

(2)

Mister Chiang^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 74

5/2

Wore blinkers (retained) for the first time when winning by a neck over 1m4f at Pontefract (good-to-firm) earlier this month. Interesting despite a 3lb rise in the weights.

Form: 1-47531

(1)

Lady Natasha^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: James Grassick| OR: 45

150/1

21 race maiden under all codes and probably best watched from out of the handicap having been beaten 40L when last of nine at Chester (soft) over an extended 1m4f a month ago.

Form: 65806-9

(7)

Hermocrates^b¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: S De Sousa| T: R Hannon| OR: 67

3/1

First start since being gelded when finishing sixth in a 1m4f handicap at Epsom (good) earlier this month. Experienced trouble in running that day and is interesting upped in distance.

Form: 2-16326

(5)

Victoriano^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 66| BF| D

5/2

Placed on all three starts since winning over this trip in a maiden handicap at Redcar (good-to-firm) in May. One to note having finished runner-up off a 1lb lower mark last time out.

Form: 441332

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Singing The Blues³

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: B R Millman J: Rob Hornby

Forecasts

Mister Chiang (5/2), Victoriano (5/2), Hermocrates (3/1), Singing The Blues (3/1), Done Deal (4/1), Gendarme (12/1), Lady Natasha (150/1)

Proven stayer VICTORIANO receives weight from all of his rivals in this contest and he can double his career tally with a victory in this staying handicap. The selection is taken to see off Singing The Blues who has been running well in recent starts while third place can go to Mister Chiang who was a winner in first time headgear last time out.