Topsy Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 5.1s

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(2)

Mr Lightside^t1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: D Tudhope| T: M Appleby| OR: 92| D

7/2

Career-best effort when runner-up on reappearance at Chelmsford in April. Little to shout about since but this does represent a pretty big drop in class. Of interest fitted with a tongue tie for the first time.

Form: 0-25000

(1)

Dan Tucker¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 88| BF| CD

9/4

Deservedly off the mark in an Ayr maiden (6f) in May and progressed further in handicaps, runner-up at York prior to going one better over C&D, quickly putting the race to bed when gap appeared. Unable to land a blow at Goodwood 17 days ago but this is easier and he's landed stall 1.

Form: 215218

(4)

Ventura Express²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 82| CD

4/1

Four-time C&D winner remains 2 lb below her last winning mark. Looked unlucky not to finish even closer when second of 8 in handicap at Beverley and eased in class he also came up a nose shy in a C&D handicap 3 weeks ago.

Form: 540022

(5)

Reigning Profit^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 81| CD

8/1

Bagged 5f handicaps here and at Ripon in the spring and ran a stormer when runner-up in big-field Ascot handicap last month. Missed break and never figured at Glorious Goodwood but harder to find an excuse for last week's Haydock run.

Form: 889207

(6)

Equity Law^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

7/1

Finally doubled tally in handicaps in 10-runner contest at Thirsk (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago, cashing in on what was a career-low mark. 3 lb rise shouldn't prevent a bold follow-up bid.

Form: 252801

(3)

Wen Moon²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 71| C| D

6/1

Plenty of solid efforts here and at York but yet to get going in 2025, albeit he was drawn out of it at latter track 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3-84000

Forecasts

Dan Tucker (9/4), Mr Lightside (7/2), Ventura Express (4/1), Wen Moon (6/1), Equity Law (7/1), Reigning Profit (8/1)

This represents a welcome drop in class for MR LIGHTSIDE and from a handy stall, he's worth risking in the hope the application of a tongue tie has a positive effect. Dan Tucker, Ventura Express and Equity Law are in-form opponents.