20:15 Haydock

Thursday 15 June 2023

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Lyme Wood Handicap

Off time: 20:18 | Winning time: 1m 40.45s

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(3)

Finbar's Lad¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 71

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Eric Alston when fifteenth of 19 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm, 22/1) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0/14-0

(4)

Trais Fluors^p⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J Channon| OR: 70| D

9/4

Won 9-runner handicap (3/1) at Goodwood (9f, good to firm) 6 days ago, well ridden. Escapes a penalty (due to go up 4 lb) and another bold show on the cards.

Form: 00-9331

(7)

Bobby Dassler¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: T Ward| OR: 70| D

5/2

10/3, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to firm) 16 days ago, always holding on. 3 lb rise fair enough and likely to make his presence felt.

Form: 2-64241

(5)

Olympicus³²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ray Dawson| T: M Appleby| OR: 70

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 17 in maiden (11/2) at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 10 months ahead of this debut for new yard/handicap bow and interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form: 849-

(1)

Counsel^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

10/3

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 33 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 970000

(6)

Roman Dynasty^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: J Parr| OR: 65

8/1

One win from 27 Flat runs, which was gained back in 2020. Sixth of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Brighton (8f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and, down another 2 lb, he could have a part to play.

Form: 700-656

(2)

Dandys Derriere^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 57

18/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 20/1) 17 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 663-650

Forecasts

Trais Fluors (9/4), Bobby Dassler (5/2), Counsel (10/3), Roman Dynasty (8/1), Finbar's Lad (12/1), Olympicus (12/1), Dandys Derriere (18/1)

TRAIS FLUORS snapped a long losing run at Goodwood recently and, officially 4 lb 'well-in' with no penalty to shoulder, he will take plenty of stopping. Fellow last-time-out winner Bobby Dassler gets the nod ahead of Roman Dynasty and Irish import Olympicus for forecast purposes.