14:45 Newmarket

Tuesday 13 April 2021

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Pat Smullen Memorial Handicap

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 38.77s

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(8)

Oh This Is Us¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 102| CD

14/1

C&D winner but he arrives on the back of two below-par AW efforts this spring. Yard going very well now so it would come as no surprise if he gets back on track here.

Form: 2183-99

(1)

Hortzadar¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 97| D

4/1

Dual 1m winner last summer who returned better than ever when third of 18 in Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster (66/1) 17 days ago. Goes well for 5 lb claimer Sean Kirrane. Player off unchanged mark.

Form: 31190-3

(7)

Maxi Boy¹⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 96

8/1

Fairly useful winning juvenile who (14/1) made promising return after 15 months off when third in 7f handicap at Lingfield in October. Back from another break now, but he's not taken lightly.

Form: 1839/3-

(3)

Scottish Summit¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 95| CD

10/1

C&D winner last summer who returned with creditable sixth at Wolverhampton but only tenth of 18 in Lincoln Handicap (40/1) at Doncaster 17 days ago. More needed here.

Form: 1010-60

(4)

Overwrite⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 87| BF| D

16/5

First past the post twice in 1m handicaps during a busy 2020 campaign. Creditable second of 5 in 1m handicap at Newcastle (3/1) 6 days ago so he's respected off the same mark.

Form: 6305-02

(9)

Makram²³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 85| D

5/2

Looked useful prospect when landing 1m Ascot handicap on his turf debut last summer but seen out only once after when eighth from a poor draw at Sandown. Remains with potential and needs considering.

Form: 21818-

(6)

Madame Tantzy^p¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 79| CD

6/1

Much improved in first-time cheekpieces when bagging C&D success in September but only sixth of 9 in 1m handicap at Kempton on only run since. Headgear retained and she needs to bounce back on return.

Form: 342816-

Non-Runners

(5)

Rhythmic Intent¹⁵⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: S C Williams J: Oisin Murphy

(2)

Dogged²⁷⁶

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: D R C Elsworth J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Makram (5/2), Overwrite (16/5), Hortzadar (4/1), Rhythmic Intent (5/1), Madame Tantzy (6/1), Maxi Boy (8/1), Dogged (8/1), Scottish Summit (10/1), Oh This Is Us (14/1)

A useful handicap featuring some potential improvers, but it's hard to look beyond David O'Meara's HORTZADAR on the back of his excellent Lincoln third, especially with the talented 5 lb claimer Sean Kirrane again in the saddle. Michael Bell's lightly-raced Maxi Boy has better days ahead of him and is feared most, although both Rhythmic Intent and Makram also warrant plenty of respect.